Women Tech Charge

Emma Lawton was working as a graphic designer when she was diagnosed with Parkinson's at the age of 29. The condition rendered her unable to draw until she teamed up with Microsoft as part of a BBC documentary. Together they created a unit to wear on her wrist like a watch which balanced the tremors in her hand to enable her to draw again.Emma is now a digital strategist for Parkinson's UK, where she has been working to help create apps and devices which can help people with Parkinson's manage their condition - and not, in her words, look 'daggy': "remember you're designing for people with taste," she says.In this interview Anne Marie and Emma talk about living with a long-term physical condition and how that has informed and affected Emma's career in design and tech. They discuss exceeding others' expectations, how technology can play a role in helping people of all abilities to understand themselves and live well.Join the conversation: on Twitter, use the hashtag #womentechcharge, and join the Evening Stand

Rachel Riley is known to millions as the co-host and resident mathematician of the cult TV show 'Countdown', and its off-shoot '8 out of 10 cats does Countdown'. In 2013 she appeared on the hit BBC show 'Strictly Come Dancing'. Now she's taking on the online trolls with the Centre for Countering Digital Hate. In the first episode of Women Tech Charge series 2, Rachel Riley talks to Anne Marie Imafidon about being Britain's favourite TV mathematician, and why we should do maths, not war.Rachel Riley is on Twitter and Instagram at @RachelRileyRR.Anne Marie Imafidon is on Twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageAMIPlease subscribe and rate this show - it really helps share the tech love with a wider audience.Join the conversation with the hashtag #WomenTechCharge on Twitter, and join the Evening Standard Tech group on FacebookFor more tech content from the Evening Standard visit Standard.co.uk/tech  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Women Tech Charge is back, bigger and better. Launching on Ada Lovelace Day - the international celebration of women in tech - series 2 features a new set of incredible guests.In episode 1 Rachel Riley, co-host of the popular Channel 4 TV show 'Countdown' joins us to talk about battling online trolls. Future guests will include racing driver and Formula E team principal Susie Wolff, Head of Google Assistant, Lilian Rincon, and Charmaine Chan of Industrial Light and Magic on her role in the Marvel and Star Wars movies. We'll be discussing robots, artificial intelligence, algorithms, as well as business, start-ups, and funding.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Acast, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts. Share the love on Twitter with the hashtag #womentechcharge, join our new tech group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2369091799852801/?source_id=165348596842143 and head to standard.co.uk/tech for more tech newsFind Anne Marie Imafidon on twitter @aimafidon and instagram @notyouraverageami &n

On the day the world celebrates 50 years since the Beatles' iconic 'Abbey Road' album, we revisit an episode from series 1 with Isabel Garvey, MD of Abbey Road Studios.This episode was first published on 22nd April 2019--When services like Napster began to shake up the music industry, EMI called on Isabel Garvey to project how their business could prepare for the digital revolution. 15 years later Isabel continues to lead the music world's future focus as the MD of world-famous Abbey Road studios, leading their incubator for digital music technologies, Abbey Road RED. In this episode Isabel and Anne-Marie discuss how digital technologies are shaping the future of music, and how developments like artificial intelligence are becoming collaborative partners in the creative process.Abbey Road Studios is on twitter @AbbeyRoad. Find out more at www.abbeyroad.comAnne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more from the Evening Standard visit www.standard.co.ukOn Twitter: @evening

Roberta Lucca founded Bossa Studios in the basement of a circus school with a few friends. Millions of downloads later, Bossa Studios is a multi-million pound, BAFTA-winning business with hits to its name like Surgeon Simulator, I Am Bread and Worlds Adrift. In the final episode in Season One of Women Tech Charge Roberta talks to Anne Marie about what it takes to make a hit game, how she harnesses her teams' creativity through 'game jams', and why the games industry needs more women.Visit Bossa Studios at www.bossastudios.com. Follow them on Twitter at @bossastudiosRobert Lucca is on Twitter @betalucca1. Her YouTube channel is BetaLuccaAnne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more from the Evening Standard visit www.standard.co.ukOn Twitter: @eveningstandardOn Facebook hereAsk your smart speaker to 'play the news from the Evening Standard'  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As a young woman working in the construction industry, Savannah De Savary grew frustrated with the inefficiencies she perceived. Despite never intending to start a company, the problems she saw inspired her to find solutions through tech. Inspired by her own experiences she founded BuiltID which democratises the planning and approvals process, bringing power to the people by methods as inclusive as possible. She's also championing diversity in a characteristically monoculture industry. Savannah is on Twitter @SdeSavaryfind out more about BuiltID at built-id.com and Twitter: @Built_IDAnne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more from the Evening Standard visit www.standard.co.ukOn Twitter: @eveningstandardOn Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/eveningstandard/Ask your smart speaker to 'play the news from the Evening Standard'  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Around the same time Uber were changing the way we get around, Venetia Archer spotted an opportunity to similarly disrupt the beauty industry. There was just one problem - she had no experience in tech. What she did have was a background in journalism and a passion for ideas which helped her research what she did not already know. Within a few short years she has built a thriving business with global ambition, has already begun acquiring other companies, and has been named on Forbes 30 under 30 list for retail and ecommerce. In this episode of Women Tech Charge, Venetia talks to Anne-Marie about how she grew her company and the lessons she has learned along the way as a woman in Tech.Ruuby is available to download from the iTunes App StoreVenetia is on Twitter @venetiaarcher and Instagram @venetia_Follow Ruuby on Twitter and Instagram @ruubyappAnne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more from the Evening Standard visit www.standard.co.ukOn Twitter: @eveningstandardOn F

Helen Disney was writing for The Times when Bitcoin launched. She quickly realised that businesses, policy makers and the public didn't fully understand the revolutionary implications of emerging blockchain technology. Now she runs the startup UnBlocked, making it her business to help leaders understand how blockchain can impact their field of work. In this podcast she discusses with Anne-Marie the implications of blockchain, demystifying the technology and sharing some of the best use examples she's seen - including a surprising connection to race horses.Helen Disney is on twitter at @HDisneyFind out more about UnBlocked at www.unblockedevents.com and @unblockedeventsAnne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more from the Evening Standard visit www.standard.co.ukOn Twitter: @eveningstandardOn Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/eveningstandard/Ask your smart speaker to 'play the news from the Evening Standard'  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out in

When services like Napster began to shake up the music industry, EMI called on Isabel Garvey to project how their business could prepare for the digital revolution. 15 years later Isabel continues to lead the music world's future focus as the MD of world-famous Abbey Road studios, leading their incubator for digital music technologies, Abbey Road RED. In this episode Isabel and Anne-Marie discuss how digital technologies are shaping the future of music, and how developments like artificial intelligence are becoming collaborative partners in the creative process.Abbey Road Studios is on twitter @AbbeyRoad. Find out more at www.abbeyroad.comAnne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more from the Evening Standard visit www.standard.co.ukOn Twitter: @eveningstandardOn Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/eveningstandard/Ask your smart speaker to 'play the news from the Evening Standard'  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Priya Lakhani is a living example of how to use business to do a little good in the world. Her first company, Masala Masala, sold fresh Indian cooking sauces via supermarkets like Waitrose, and used the proceeds to provide a meal for a homeless person in India for every jar sold. When she discovered the overburden of workload affecting teachers in schools, and the knock-on effect for the students they teach, Priya spotted an opportunity to solve a new problem.Her company Century Tech now uses Artificial Intelligence and neuroscience to augment students' learning experiences in schools, enabling teachers and parents to make targeted interventions to improve children's education. How did the owner of a curry company transition into a pioneering technology guru? Listen to the episode to find out.Priya Lakhani is on twitter @priyalakhaniFind out more about Century Tech at www.century.tech and on twitter @thisiscenturyAnne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more from the Ev

Fans of the Great British Bake-Off will know Manon Lagrève for her Matcha and White Chocolate biscuit selfie showstopper, and for reaching the quarter finals of the TV baking challenge. But when she's not baking, Manon is a successful technologist with a career in software implementation. In this episode, Anne-Marie catches up with Manon over a Vegan Blueberry cake to discuss how tech has changed her life and her baking - and of course to share some behind the scenes gossip about Britain's favourite baking show.Follow Manon Lagrève on twitter @MMarla35 and Instagram @manonlagreve. Her website is www.ManonLagreve.comAnne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more from the Evening Standard visit www.standard.co.ukOn Twitter: @eveningstandardOn Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/eveningstandard/Ask your smart speaker to 'play the news from the Evening Standard'  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Way back when the iPod Touch was (briefly) the cutting edge of mobile technology, Jenny Griffiths spotted an opportunity to use images to search the web. She combined this with a love of fashion to create a pioneering engine which powers searches for high street fashion giants such as ASOS, TopShop and Gap. She started out wanting to be an artist - but became a computer scientist, pioneer of machine learning and computer vision, and was awarded an MBE for her services to digital innovation in the fashion industry. In this episode of Women Tech Charge, Jenny talks to Anne-Marie about her journey to STEM success, and why she's started speaking her mind on the issues that matter.Follow Jenny Griffiths on Twitter @JennySnapTech and @SnapFashionAnne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more from the Evening Standard visit www.standard.co.ukOn Twitter: @eveningstandardOn Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/eveningstandard/Ask your smart speaker to 'play the news from the Even

When Michelle Kennedy became a mother, she needed a safe place online to connect with other mums. She couldn't find it... so she built it. Her app Peanut has become an international brand, was featured on the Apple Store as App of the day, and has attracted investment from the likes of Ashton Kutcher. Her story is a masterclass in turning a problem you're passionate about into a successful startup idea, and the power of tech to bring people together.Michelle is on Twitter @shellkennedylon and Instagram @michellekennedylonPeanut is available on iOS and Android - find out more on Twitter @peanutapp and Instagram @peanutAnne Marie Imafidon is on Twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more news, sport and entertainment visit the Evening Standard at www.standard.co.uk, Twitter @eveningstandard and Instagram @evening.standard.Ask your smart speaker to play the news from the Evening Standard.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Louise Broni-Mensah was the first black female founder accepted into Silicon Valley's Y-Combinator programme (which counts AirBnB, Dropbox and Reddit among its alumni), and is now taking her urban music party platform global. How did she do it? Her story is incredible - in this podcast she tells it in her own words.Follow Louise on Twitter: @LouiseBroni and Shoobs at @shoobsonline and www.shoobs.comAnne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more from the Evening Standard visit www.standard.co.ukOn Twitter: @eveningstandardOn Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/eveningstandard/Ask your smart speaker to 'play the news from the Evening Standard'  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rikke Roselund founded BorrowMyDoggy.com which connects dog owners with those who would like to help look after their pup. She's using technology to bring people together, enrich lives and spread 'pawprints of happiness'. She speaks to Anne-Marie about starting a tech business with passion, failing fast, and how tech can enhance human (and canine) relationships.Follow Rikke on Twitter: @riroselund and @BorrowMyDoggyAnne-Marie Imafidon is on twitter @aimafidon and Instagram @notyouraverageamiFor more from the Evening Standard visit www.standard.co.ukOn Twitter: @eveningstandardAnd ask your smart speaker to 'play the news from the Evening Standard'  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"Beth" (not her real name because she's a bona-fide spy) equips secret service agents with the tech that keeps Britain safe. She talks to Anne-Marie about her role at GCHQ and the most surprising things about working in one of the world's leading intelligence agencies.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

From fashion to finance, technology is revolutionising every area of our lives. Meet the extraordinary women who are leading the charge.Hosted by Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE, CEO of www.stemettes.org, Women Tech Charge is a series of candid, inspiring and often funny conversations with inventors, entrepreneurs and even real-life spies. These are stories of eureka moments, successes and failures, passions and ideas, which will inspire you to take charge – woman or otherwise.Women Tech Charge is a podcast from the Evening Standard. For the latest news, entertainment and more audio content visit www.standard.co.ukAsk your Google Assistant or Alexa for the news from the Evening StandardTwitter: @eveningstandardFacebook: Facebook.com/eveningstandardInstagram: @evening.standardFollow Anne Marie on twitter at @aimafidon  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.