We open Season 2 of Unstoppable Women with Sharon Parmar – Chief Heart Officer and CEO of Humanity Works.

In this deeply honest conversation, Sharon shares her personal journey through trauma, burnout and identity shift, and how it reshaped her understanding of leadership, resilience and success. From corporate ambition to heart-led leadership, she explores what it really means to recalibrate rather than reinvent – and why human connection is not a “soft” skill, but a critical one.

Together, we unpack:

• Why resilience is built through people, not pressure

• How identity shifts can feel unsettling – and why they’re necessary

• The difference between pushing through and recalibrating

• The character traits Sharon believes define truly unstoppable women

This episode also marks the beginning of Season 2’s deeper focus, building on insights from Series 1 and feeding directly into the Unstoppable Women book and live research project, created with Sarah Bar Lev – exploring the shared traits, patterns, and stories of women who move through change with courage and clarity.

If you’re navigating change, questioning who you’re becoming, or craving a reminder that you don’t have to do it alone – this conversation is for you.

And if you’re feeling called to share your own story, this season is being shaped in real time. There may be space for you to join the conversation – just get in touch.

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Unstoppable Women is a podcast that celebrates real stories of courage, clarity and reinvention - women who’ve faced turning points and found the power to move forward on their own terms.

In this episode, I sit down with Razane Boustany, a Lebanese project manager whose international career in the justice sector has taken her from Brussels to Rome to Qatar. We talk about what growth really looks like - the messy, human kind that happens when life pushes us to stop, reflect and start again.

This conversation is full of heart, honesty and perspective. Razane reminds us that transformation often starts in the quiet moments when we finally listen to ourselves.

Here’s what we cover:

🌍 How travel and culture shape the way we work and see the world⚖️ Why innovation in justice starts by listening to people, not systems🔥 Her experience of burnout and how she found her way through it💬 The power of language and reframing: turning “lows” into “GLOWTH”💫 The importance of surrounding yourself with the right energy and people

I finished this episode absolutely buzzing. It’s a reminder that the hardest moments often bring the clearest growth - if we’re brave enough to sit in them.

If this resonates, come join me for what’s next - the Unstoppable Women book and Series 2 of the podcast.
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I'm a transformation behaviour coach and the founder of Unstoppable by Design. I help women move from stuck to unstoppable through short, sharp interventions, storytelling and immersive retreats. This series, the upcoming book, and the retreats all exist to help women reclaim their agency and design the next chapter with purpose.
If you’d like to work with me 1:1 or explore how I can help you pivot, reset or rise, reach out directly via www.unstoppablebydesign.co.uk

This week, I speak with Jordan Graham, a learning and leadership expert and doctoral researcher at the University of Bath exploring gender diversity in corporate leadership and the talent pipeline of women aspiring to board positions.

Jordan’s journey is one of curiosity, courage and quiet confidence - from falling into leadership development “by accident” to shaping global conversations on how women rise.

Together, we talk about:
💡 The power of serendipity in shaping careers
🔥 How to “put doubt in a box” and act before you feel ready
🌍 What Jordan’s research is uncovering about women’s pathways to leadership
🤝 The importance of mentors, networks and allyship
❤️ The guilt many women carry and how to turn it into growth

It’s a smart, inspiring and deeply human conversation about what it really means to be unstoppable - one bold, curious step at a time.