Fearless Voices
Fearless Voices
Martin James Network
Real stories from people that are overcoming obstacles to create fearless futures for all. A Martin James Network podcast.
Fearless Voices - From care to where?
Alison Alexander has lived and breathed the care system her whole life. Now Strategic Director of Antser, she helps to deliver transformational solutions to the health, education and care sectors. In this podcast she explains how her background has shaped her current role, and what she thinks needs to change before we see a fearless future for all.
Apr 22, 2021
37 min
Fearless Voices - Let's talk about mental health
How do you feel when you hear the words 'mental health'?   In this episode of Fearless Voices we chat to Leanne Stant Head of Mental Health at TalkOut. Leanne drives initiatives to support mental wellbeing in the workplace. We discuss our own journeys with mental health, and how we can move from being fearful of ill mental health, to feeling empowered.
Apr 12, 2021
45 min
Fearless Voices - Would you start a new business in a global pandemic?
Would you start a new business in the middle of a global pandemic?   Greg and Jill Hartigan did. In this Fearless Voices podcast Bryony Morris chats to them about the driving ambition to launch into a new career, when others may be expecting them to wind down.
Apr 1, 2021
31 min
Fearless Voices - AI and the future of healthcare
In this episode of Fearless Voices we speak to Loubna Bouarfa, the founder and CEO of OKRA Technologies, on the future of the healthcare sector and how AI can help.
Mar 19, 2021
25 sec
Fearless Voices meets Pink Palace: An LGBTQ+ History Month Special
In this Pink Palace Fearless Voices special for LGBTQ+ History month, host Shane Sidaway meets Key Assets CEO Steve Jacques, Martin James Group Head of Sales Ledger Sharon Burch, and Birmingham based photographer Kate Green. Together they chat about growing up gay, being open in the workplace, and fostering and adoption as an LGBT family. They also discuss the importance of representation in the media and what has changed from Brookside to It's A Sin.
Mar 4, 2021
1 hr 3 min
Fearless Voices - Unpacking inequality on Zero Discrimination Day
Every year on 1 March, UNAIDS highlights the urgent need to take action to end the inequalities that continue to persist around the world. In this powerful episode for Zero Discrimination Day, Eleanor Covell from the Martin James Foundation’s EPIC Youth programme, and Cliff Faulder from AboutFace share personal experiences where they have faced discrimination. 
Mar 1, 2021
49 min
Fearless Voices - Using fear to drive social change
In Episode Two of Fearless Voices, Richard Morcombe CEO of UK Fire Training talks about using fear as a motivator to create social positive outcomes. He also discusses how he overcame a personal obstacle by changing his way of thinking, and how he hasn't let it hold him back throughout his career.
Feb 18, 2021
50 min
Fearless Voices - Cancer in times of COVID
In this first Fearless Voices podcast, Bryony Morris chats to The Martin James Network's Teresa Cotton. In March 2020 Teresa was diagnosed with breast cancer. In this emotional episode, they talk about facing the ultimate fear during a global pandemic, and finding a support network that works for you.
Feb 4, 2021
32 min