Platform: The Podcast

A conversation where Isabella reflects on the impact of the first every Women's America's Cup with Victoria Low, former lead at the World Sailing Trust and the driving force behind the 2019 strategic review on women in sailing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"It took all the grit and tenacity I had to get back to where I am today, and now that I’m in a position in the cycling world where I can be a role model for other riders, I want to be part of changing the culture around brain injury. I love my brain, and I want other people to know how important it is to love their brain. I share about my experience with TBI because I want to ease the healing process for others. That is more gratifying than any race win!" Learn more about Love Your Brain: https://www.loveyourbrain.com/ Follow Lauren: https://www.instagram.com/laurenissima/?hl=en Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A professional cyclocross athlete that doesn't shy away from racing in other cycling disciplines, Maghalie Rochette is not only an incredible athlete, but also role model. This episode Maghalie shares a bit about her sustainability journey over the past year, what she learned, and how she is going to continue working with her sponsors to support them on their sustainability journey. Wanting to hear more about Maghalie's sustainability journey? Make sure to check out her own podcast "Fever Talk" https://open.spotify.com/episode/6uFUl3b7Tx3brtbVWucWt3?si=Vo2YYMfuTMu5CyONX5n6xw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My circular cycling journey started over five years ago, and working alongside innovative partners, the progress I have seen the industry make is encouraging and inspiring. One of the driving forces behind the scene? Erik Bronsvoort, founder of Circular Cycling. To continue transitioning to a circular economy will require businesses to completely rethink the way they do business, and will require the introduction of radical innovations - it is also a tremendous business opportunity that encourages supply chain optimization and new business models. This episode I speak to Erik about the progress he is seeing, his advice for project teams just starting out, and where he sees the next opportunity. #circulareconomy #shiftcycling #innovation #sustainabilityandcycling About Erik - Erik bought his first mountain bike, a Gary Fisher Big Sur, in 1997 and was hooked to cycling immediately. He studied Civil Engineering at Delft University of Technology, joined the student cycling club full of like-minded bike nerds. On Saturdays he worked in a bike shop on to be able to buy new bike parts to tune his bikes. His modest racing career peaked when he finished the mountain bike Transalp Challenge in 2004.As an engineer, Erik worked on track replacement in the London Underground for a few years. He then became an innovation project manager at a large construction company in the Netherlands.Since 2009, he has been working on sustainability projects, first as an employee, then as a self-employed project manager supporting both corporates and start-ups with his project management skills and knowledge about technology and sustainability.Founding Circular Cycling in 2018 proved to be the best way to learn about how a circular economy could really work, and Erik now uses this knowledge to train companies in the development of circular business models and manage their implementation.Erik is a board member of the non-profit Shift Cycling Culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics are well underway and many of us are now glued to our screens as we watch athletes compete for the podium. For some athletes though, it's not about standing on the podium - simply reaching the Olympics is a big goal accomplished. This episode we speak to Emily Bujega, Canadian Olympic Kiteracer and a Platform Coaching Grant Recipient. We caught up with her a few days before she headed to the Olympic venue to chat a bit about her journey to the Olympics, and what she is most looking forward to while at the games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should you be your authentic self in the workplace? This episode I sit down with Marjoleine Hulshof, HR Director at Investec and Teams Performance Coach to hear her thoughts on what it means to bring your authentic self to the workplace. We dive deeper into leadership, and more specifically leading a team for performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An episode that brought back many memories from my design thinking course - from information interviews, leadership, product development, to bringing your authentic self into the workplace. Enjoy this fast paced conversation with an incredible female leader and role model making waves in the bike industry and STEM fields. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode we chat with Charlotte, one of the two Foundation Coaching Grant recipients this year. She had big plans, but then thanks to one moment at team camp turned those plans upside down. Charlotte's energy and enthusiasm for the sport of cycling is contagious, and her journey back to the startline is both relatable and inspiring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Until we have women in leadership and female owners, we are not going to make progress. If you have one woman on the board of directors it makes no difference because they are often seen as the token female. If you have two women, it starts to make a difference, and once you get to three you are making the company more successful because you have a different perspective. If you want to be competitive, you need to have different points of view, you need to have diversity." Yes, the first Women's America's Cup trophy is a historic event, but it shouldn't be missed that women have competed at the America's Cup in the past. In fact, Dawn Riley was one of the sailors on the 1992 winning America's Cup team, and in 1995 Dawn was the team captain of an all women's team that competed for the America's Cup. So when considering questions like, what needs to change to enable greater gender equity in the sport of professional sailing? And is the Women's America's Cup trophy truly progress? It wouldn't be right to come up with answers without speaking to one of the trailblazers in the sport, and leaders creating opportunities for women in the sport of sailing. From the importance of diversity in leadership, to staying true to yourself, being consistent, and the importance of being authentic, our conversation is both inspiring and eye opening. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"As soon as you give people the opportunity to watch, you make it easier to watch, you give it the same broadcast, the same ease of access that men’s sport has enjoyed for so long – if you put women on that stage, people want to watch." Women's sport viewership is on the rise, and as we head towards the first Women's America's Cup I spoke with Kate Veronneau, director of women's strategy at Zwift, about the success of #watchthefemmes and what sailing should borrow from women's cycling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.