Women Emerging Podcast
1) 203. Trust Begins With Self-Trust
In this episode, Julia speaks with Ebisan about trust — and why it begins not with others, but with learning to trust ourselves. Ebisan reflects on how she approaches relationships with openness, but ...Show More
2) 202. How To Build Trustworthy Systems & Processes
In this episode, Julia speaks with Geetanjali Sampemane about trust — and what it really takes to build systems that people are willing to rely on, even when they do not fully understand how those sys...Show More
3) 201. How Trust Makes Communities Braver
In this episode, Julia speaks with Swatee Deepak about trust — taking the conversation beyond how it is built to the factors that quietly break it. Swatee works at the intersection of philanthropy, ge...Show More
4) 200. Why Trust Sits at the Heart of Running a Business
In this episode, Julia speaks with Sheila Gujrathi about trust: why it sits at the heart of running a business, and why it becomes even more critical as responsibility, complexity, and stakes increase...Show More
5) 199. Samar Ali on Trust as the Foundation of Leading
In the first episode of our new series on Trust, Julia speaks with Samar Ali, a lifelong peacebuilder, about how leaders can build trust in environments where it feels most fragile. Drawing on years o...Show More
6) 198. The Words We Lead With
In this episode, Julia brings together ten women from across the world who each share one word from their own language that sits at the heart of how they lead. Each woman offers her word as a gift: a ...Show More
7) 197. Combining Care and Fierceness: Anna on Finding Her Own Approach to Leading
In this episode, Julia speaks with Anna Kalmer, a social entrepreneur who founded a yoga-based organisation supporting refugees, children in state care, mothers raising children with disabilities, and...Show More
197. Combining Care and Fierceness: Anna on Finding Her Own Approach to Leading
32:11 | Dec 24th, 2025
8) 196. Maryam Pasha on Owning Your Own Narrative
In this episode, Julia speaks with Maryam Pasha, Executive Director & Curator of TEDxLondon, about the power of owning your narrative and why clarity about who you are changes...Show More
9) 195. WE Explorer Varsha Pillai on How Leading from ‘Motherness’ Creates Energy That Lingers
In this episode, Julia speaks with Varsha, a WE Explorer, about discovering that her Essence of motherness is a powerful anchor for how she leads. She was part of the Women Emerging expedition for wom...Show More
10) 194. WE Explorer Vijaya Balaji on How to Lead So People Can Show Their Vulnerability
In this episode, Julia speaks with Vijaya, a WE Explorer about her powerful reframing of vulnerability from weakness to strength. She was part of the Women Emerging expedition for women leading ...Show More