Weekend Woman's Hour: Sara Davies, Neath RFC tweet, Ramadan health, Frankie Bridge
Sara Davies, best known as an investor on Dragon's Den, on success in business and life.
Do you have a business idea that you would realise, if only you had the time? Sara Davies firmly believes we鈥檙e all capable of creating a successful business from scratch, in just six minutes a week. The Dragon鈥檚 Den star set up Crafter's Companion while she was still a student and has since built it into a multi-million pound business. Now she鈥檚 sharing what she鈥檚 learned in her new book 鈥� The Six Minute Entrepreneur: 52 Short Lessons for Long-term Business Success.
This week the owner of a Welsh Rugby club put up a social media post to promote an upcoming match against a local rival, featuring the words "Not For Girls" stamped across the top. He didn't expect the post would get more than a quarter of a million views, generate outrage and condemnation and become national news. Matthew Young from Neath Rugby Football Club talks exclusively to Nuala McGovern along with sports broadcaster, Stella Mills, one of the first people to see the post and comment.
The holy month of Ramadan is underway, which means millions of Muslims around the world are fasting, no food or drink from dawn until dusk - not even water. But for those with current, or past eating disorders, this period of fasting can bring challenges. So, how can they be best supported? Kylie Pentelow talks to fitness trainer Nazia Khatun, who has struggled with anorexia and bulimia in the past, and counselling psychologist, Dr Omara Naseem, who specialises in eating disorders.
Inside Counter Terrorism Policing is a new podcast featuring five women working in a range of roles across the UK, who have shared their story with the aim of inspiring others to consider a career in national security and policing. We hear from Vicki Evans, Senior National Coordinator for Counter Terrorism Policing for the UK, and an officer we are calling 鈥楨mma鈥�, who will explain the challenges of her role as a handler of covert sources.
Frankie Bridge has hit out at "double standards" for women after she received a backlash online for going on holiday without her children. The Loose Women presenter was called "the worst wife and mother" in comments on her social media post, after she took a break with a friend following health struggles, while her husband and mother were looking after her two sons. She joined Nuala, along with parenting coach Camilla McGill.
The Grammy award-winning Lainey Wilson is a country music trailblazer, with seven Country Music Association Awards and six Academy of Country Music Awards to her name. Her latest album, Whirlwind, earned a Grammy nomination and she is currently on a world tour promoting the album. Ahead of headlining this weekend's Country to Country Festival at the O2 in London she joined Nuala to discuss why she thinks country is cool again.
Presenter: Nuala McGovern
Producer: Annette Wells
Editor: Sarah Jane Griffiths
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