In this episode, Alex chats to Tim Hollingsworth OBE, CEO at Sport England, the agency responsible for delivering sport and physical activity at community level across England. Tim reflects on his career to-date and where he sees the sport and physical activity sector heading into the future.

In early 2021 Sport England announced a new ten-year strategy called ‘Uniting the Movement’ with a focus on helping grassroots sport and physical activity to recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, a vision to address the challenges of the next decade, tackle inequalities and provide more opportunities. Tim highlights what this really means for the sports and physical activity sector, whether you’re a national governing body of sport, a community sports club, or a sports tech entrepreneur building a product to help more people become active.

For seven years prior to his role in Sport England, Tim was Chief Executive at the British Paralympic Association, the National Paralympic Committee for the United Kingdom. He also served as Secretary General for ParalympicsGB at four Paralympic Games. Tim reflects on his time working through the London 2012 and Rio 2016 games, the impact that it had on his career, and the legacy these profound events have had on the sport and physical activity sector in the UK.

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This week’s episode features Hana Sutch, Co-Founder and CEO at Go Jauntly, a multi-award winning walking, wayfinding and nature connection app.

Hana created Go Jauntly to break down barriers to exercise by helping people discover walks, create their own journeys, and share outdoor adventures with friends. Go Jauntly, which is ranked among Airbnb and Calm on Apple's Editors Choice Awards, partners with a variety of organisations including Transport for London, Sport England, Greater Manchester Moving, to increase walking for leisure, active travel, as well as nature connection.

In this episode, Hana speaks to Alex and Milly about her mission to help more people get active through unlocking hidden gems in green spaces in the UK, her journey as a founder and the challenges she’s faced in the male-dominated tech industry when it comes to fundraising, and her experience of leading a social impact business.

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This episode features Baz Moffat, Co-Founder of The Well HQ, an expert women’s health and performance collective with a vision to change how we educate, engage, and train women in sport, health and life.

As former Team GB rower, Baz wants to revolutionise the sport and physical activity sector to support women to unlock their true potential.

In this episode, Alex and Milly chat to Baz about the importance of educating the sector on female health, the value of surrounding yourself with a team with diverse knowledge, skills and experience than you, all the while sharing the same vision, and the role of technology in supporting conversations around female health, not replacing them.

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