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Lorraine Williams, based in Rochdale, is the founder and driving force behind Wild_WanderlustTravel, a travel company built on her deep love for adventure and authentic experiences. Known for her warm approach and eye for memorable journeys, Lorraine is dedicated to helping travellers discover the world with confidence and curiosity.

Through Wild_WanderlustTravel, she curates unique itineraries, offers personalised guidance, and encourages others to step beyond the ordinary. Passionate about connecting people with cultures, landscapes, and unforgettable moments, Lorraine continues to inspire wanderlust in everyone she works with.

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Gabi is passionate about enabling women leaders to find both success and happiness in their careers. She uses the S.H.A.P.E.™ model to help leaders get their confidence into shape by strengthening the five muscles of leadership identity: Your Story, Your Haven, Your Ambition, Your Purpose, and Your Ethics. Through this framework, Gabi supports leaders in shaping their path and showing the world their authentic selves.

As a Mindset Architect, Gabi helps leaders detect their limiting patterns, create an empowering mindset, and bridge any gap between their success and happiness.

Her specialities include mentoring women in leadership, leadership and team development, business coaching and supervision, and organisational learning facilitation. Gabi is also a Points Of You® Expert and Trainer, a Certified Clear Beliefs Coach, an HR expert, and a keynote speaker.

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Emma de Goederen, Matthew Clark, Rhiannon Phillips-Bianco, Richard Human and David Porritt discuss their experiences of how technology is utilised in schools and colleges across Britain, Hungary, Italy and the Netherlands. From primary and secondary schools to teacher training university, they share their insights. Emma is a lecturer and researcher at NHL Stenden, Rhiannon serves as head of wellbeing at Globeducate, David is the Principal at BBIS in Hungary, Richard is the newly appointed Head of AI at Globeducate and Matthew is Senior School Improvement Officer at Derby Diocesan Academy Trust. They explore the positive aspects, challenges and pitfalls, whilst highlighting the significance of young people's voices in the dialogue. The panel discusses how they believe adults must become better role models regarding technology use and emphasise the importance of creating opportunities for meaningful face-to-face engagement. All this features in the latest episode of 'Leading Stories' podcast.

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David and Richard discuss the episodes that have made up Series 3 of 'Leading Stories'. In this episode they share their reflections and learning having spent time with more wonderful people.

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In this week's episode of Leading Stories, we sit down with two remarkable individuals shaping international education and commerce. Hanjing (Jing) Lai is the Co-founder of Peng Ge Learning Center, an innovative institution bridging cultural and academic gaps for international students. Through her work, Jing creates supportive learning environments that honor students' cultural backgrounds while empowering them to excel in their studies and daily lives abroad. We also welcome Robert Zou, General Secretary of the Hungarian Chinese Chamber of Commerce, who plays a pivotal role in strengthening economic ties and fostering business relationships between Hungary and China. Join us for an engaging discussion on cross-cultural education and international trade relations.

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Tony Sainsbury OBE has dedicated his career to disabled sports since the mid-1970s, when he began coaching at the Manchester & District Disabled Sports Club. He served as Great Britain's Paralympic Team Chef de Mission from 1980 to 1996, managing the team through five Summer Games. He helped establish the British Paralympic Association in 1989 and went on to work with multiple Olympic and Paralympic organising committees, including Sydney 2000, Salt Lake 2002, and London 2012, where he served as Villages General Manager. In 2016, he returned to the Chef de Mission role for the Independent Paralympic Athletes Team, leading the first-ever refugee and asylum seeker athletes in Paralympic competition.

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Tony Sainsbury OBE has dedicated his career to disabled sports since the mid-1970s, when he began coaching at the Manchester & District Disabled Sports Club. He served as Great Britain's Paralympic Team Chef de Mission from 1980 to 1996, managing the team through five Summer Games. He helped establish the British Paralympic Association in 1989 and went on to work with multiple Olympic and Paralympic organising committees, including Sydney 2000, Salt Lake 2002, and London 2012, where he served as Villages General Manager. In 2016, he returned to the Chef de Mission role for the Independent Paralympic Athletes Team, leading the first-ever refugee and asylum seeker athletes in Paralympic competition.

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Linda specialises in coaching leaders who navigate complex organisational environments and manage diverse stakeholder relationships. She understands the unique challenges faced by executives who find themselves juggling with competing demands, often struggling to perform at their peak potential.

Drawing on her diverse professional background spanning parenthood, family business, metallurgy, real estate, finance, and renewable energy, Linda brings a rich perspective to her coaching practice. Her academic credentials include an MBA with an Energy specialisation from BI Business School Oslo and an Executive Master in Change from INSEAD, Fontainebleau. Her expertise is further enhanced by dual EMCC-accredited coaching qualifications and INSEAD certifications in both individual and advanced group coaching.

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