The Dr. Sam Collins Podcast

Being a changemaker is hard and The Dr. Sam Collins Podcast is here to strip back the sensational success stories into real life advice and tools. From home to business to changing the world, Sam is here to give you the inspiration, motivation and downright grit to keep going. Dr. Sam Collins is Founder of Aspire and a gender leadership expert, coach and author.

The Heart & Soul of Leadership 03/19/2025

The Heart & Soul of Leadership Zoe Holland MBE, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Fletchers Solicitors about gaining balance, finding your heart led passion and making the impossible possible. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/35777385

Don't Boil the Ocean 03/17/2025

Don't Boil the Ocean A conversation with Amy Lynch, Head of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Europe, at global tech company Thoughtworks about microactivism strategies for keeping going when things get hard and that it's never too late to make changes. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/35725415

Take a Chance 02/26/2025

Take a Chance A conversation with changemaker Tracey Cramond, Chair of the award-winning Health Care Supply Association’s Women’s Network dedicated to addressing women’s issues in the workplace and working to drive positive change. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/35434555

Starting Again and Empowering Dreams 11/18/2024

Starting Again and Empowering Dreams A conversation with the inspirational Kamila Sidiqi, Afghan entrepreneur, government official, and the subject of the New York Times bestselling book, The Dressmaker of Khair Khana. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/33970677

Men, Make the Tea! 07/10/2023

Men, Make the Tea! A conversation with Karen McDonagh Reynolds, transformation executive, board member, and award winning CIO. How do we get men united with equality? /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/27416253

Career Snakes and Ladders 07/03/2023

Career Snakes and Ladders A conversation with Chief Legal Officer Caryl Longley about learning the 'rules of the game', set by men for men. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/27353541

From Small Acorns 08/28/2022

From Small Acorns Sam chats with Georgie Moseley, Founder of 'Help Harry Help Others' cancer charity about following your dreams whoever you are and making your vision a reality. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/24190002

Kadama 07/11/2022

Kadama Sam talks with Awah Francisca Mbuli, a victim of human trafficking about her escape and starting again. Contains themes of sexual abuse. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/23707859

Motherboards 06/29/2022

Motherboards Eileen Brewer, from being the only female on the team in tech companies in Silicon Valley to volunteering to teach girls in Rwanda about computer hardware. On saying yes and walking through fear. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/23580815

Choose Life 06/21/2022

Choose Life Aletta Raju, Employment Law Specialist from South Africa and Sam on finding self love and acceptance after loss. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/23500259

Climbing Mountains 04/04/2022

Climbing Mountains Sam chats with Mona Bafadhel, the new Chair of Respiratory Medicine, King’s College London about her career, failing and being called "challenging.” /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/22677329

Connecting to your Purpose 10/10/2021

Connecting to your Purpose Sam chats to Suzanne Steele, Vice President and Managing Director of Adobe Australia about the importance of purpose and having your own personal board of directors. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/20766953

Life's Profit and Loss Account 09/18/2021

Life's Profit and Loss Account Sam chats with Malan Wu from Wood Mackenzie, Robyn Dittrich, from BHP and Damien Jacotine from S&P Global following the "Collective Courage" talk for Women in Mining and Resources Singapore. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/20519600

Shooting Stars 07/28/2021

Shooting Stars Changemaker, child advocate and recent college graduate Destiny Ayo Vaughan shares her incredible story of creating your own destiny no matter the circumstances. Content includes child abuse and child marriage. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/19957958

Reluctant Feminist 07/08/2021

Reluctant Feminist Sam talks with Gill Whitty-Collins about how we can achieve gender equality through closing the respect gap. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/19746155

Thinking Errors 06/06/2021

Thinking Errors Sam chats with Charlotte Sheridan about leaving her highly paid yet unfulfilling job and following her true passions. We discuss how to overcome our 'Thinking Errors' to overcome financial and health fears. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/19372430

Mastering Your Psychology 05/20/2021

Mastering Your Psychology With no money, confidence or network and during a pandemic, Pip Hare, age 45 successfully took on on one of the toughest sporting events on the planet, racing a 60 ft yacht solo around the world in the Vendee Globe Race. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/19182014

Brave Inspires Brave 03/17/2021

Brave Inspires Brave A conversation with Heather McWilliam, a former police officer who was expected to have a bright future. A story about speaking up, self-care and being a changemaker. Contents includes themes of PTSD and sexual abuse. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/18368333

What Will I Do Next? 01/21/2021

What Will I Do Next? Dr Zareen Roohi Ahmed shares her emotional journey of loss, starting her own social business, her James Bond dream and period poverty activism! /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/17629853

The Voice of Karen DeJarnette 12/22/2020

The Voice of Karen DeJarnette "I don't know what to say. I am here to support you and I won't abandon you. Let's remain friends" Karen open discusses being a transgender woman and her experience post speaking out at the recent Aspire Resolve Global UnConference. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/17288243

I Am Unbreakable 11/30/2020

I Am Unbreakable Sam meets the inspirational Sister Zeph from rural Pakistan who has dedicated her life to the education of girls. They talk about love, doing difficult things and crying every night. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/17008730

Challenge It and Try Again 11/13/2020

Challenge It and Try Again Sam speaks with Ibtissam Al-Farah, originally from Ethiopia and Yemen about the beauty of reinventing your life, taking risks, the rewards and making good decisions. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/16799423

Incredible Resilience 11/05/2020

Incredible Resilience Andree Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer of FINCA Impact Finance joins from Washington DC and shares her views on resilience, using our voice and speaking our truth. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/16699448

Don't Babysit Your Ideas 10/29/2020

Don't Babysit Your Ideas Drama, shame, depression, sweat, tears and the silver linings of following through on your dreams with Sarah Kitakule, Founder of in Uganda. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/16608419

1,2,3, Hold Hands, In We Go! 10/22/2020

1,2,3, Hold Hands, In We Go! Sam chats with Brita Fernandez Schmidt, Executive Director of Women for Women International about turning 50, inequality, conspiracy theories and making leaps during crisis. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/16505102

Spinning in the Sun 10/15/2020

Spinning in the Sun Nasreen Sheikh, Founder of The Women's Empowerment Collective and One Million Masks talks to Sam from Nepal about her amazing journey to power, choice and survival. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/16422002

Go Lilly in Your Pajamas, Just Chillin 10/07/2020

Go Lilly in Your Pajamas, Just Chillin Ex offender, survivor of domestic abuse and victim turned perpetrator, Lilly Lewis joins Sam to discuss how we can be truly free, even in lockdown. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/16273526

I'm Listening with Karen Sherman 09/29/2020

I'm Listening with Karen Sherman Sam talks with her friend Karen Sherman, President of Akilah about following your own vision, life during COVID and the power of women. /episode/index/show/samcollins/id/16196651

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