Tracy E Gilchrist is a GLAAD award-winning editor in chief, journalist, moderator, interviewer and lecturer. And she knows how to hold space, too.

A self-proclaimed sensitive soul, trusted by super-stars and her readers alike, no-one was more surprised than Tracy when her 2024 interview with Wicked's Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo went Viral with a capital V. Who wasn't wanting to hold space with our beloved Tracy after that?

Not only does Tracy campaign relentlessly for LGBTQIA rights through her work "in queer media" (The Advocate, Curve, equalpride) and other charitable commitments like It Gets Better, she's also a committed, non-competitive cyclist, who loves nothing more than an 80km bike ride along the Californian coast, especially if it's raising money for her favourite charity, AIDS Lifecycle.

In this conversation, peppered with Tracy's infectious laugh, she reveals

• the in-depth, behind the scenes, blow by blow account of THAT delicious interview with Ariana and Cynthia
• how sport gave her a refuge and safe space growing up in a violent household
• how sport and theatre training have honed her ability to think on her feet, to remain elastic in stressful live situations
• how sport, movement and specifically cycling continues to teach her lessons and shape her social life

We've always been in touch with Tracy, and you can be too by following her on Instagram here as well as via her website Tracy E Gilchrist.

94% of women working in C-suite executive roles played sport at a younger age,

52% at university level*.

In all walks of life, not just the C-Suite, participation in sport from an early age promotes professional excellence, in whatever field a woman moves into. And that’s a fact.

Sport helps develop resilience, discipline and teamwork. Together these form a holy trinity for success.

Hosts Rachel Shelley (Helena Peabody on TV’s The L Word, gay icon and mother to a teen girl in London) and Dublin’s Nikki Symmons (former international hockey and cricket player for 13 years, Ireland’s first female athlete to come out as gay and a specialised DEI advisor) talk to some of your favourite high-achieving women from all walks of life, about how their sporting experiences have shaped them in weird, wonderful and often whacky ways. With a lot of laughter en route.

They discuss the wild and varied parallels they see between competitive sport and their real-life experiences.

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Hannah Graf MBE is a former Captain in the British Army and a powerful activist for the trans community that she and her husband are both integral to.

Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 2018 for services to the LGBTQ community in the British military, Hannah campaigns for trans people, offering emotional as well as practical support for them and their families through her vast charity work.

A natural leader, a deep-thinking speaker, a dedicated mother and a one-time high-adrenaline sport junky! Hannah is now Head of Investigative Reporting, Financial Crime Investigations at one of the UK's biggest banks.

You may have seen her with her husband, Jake Graf, on the Channel 4 documentary Our Baby, A Modern Miracle.

In this deeply personal conversation, Hannah reveals how

• sport gave her a refuge and safe space growing up
• high adrenaline or extreme sports are the perfect training ground for life-threatening situations in the army
• how sport continues to shape her life, and that of her young, growing family

We're definitely staying in touch with Hannah and you can too by following her on Instagram at HannahW. You can also find access to the many and diverse charities Hannah supports through this link.

94% of women working in C-suite executive roles played sport at a younger age,

52% at university level*.

In all walks of life, not just the C-Suite, participation in sport from an early age promotes professional excellence, in whatever field a woman moves into. And that’s a fact.

Sport helps develop resilience, discipline and teamwork. Together these form a holy trinity for success.

Hosts Rachel Shelley (Helena Peabody on TV’s The L Word, gay icon and mother to a teen girl in London) and Dublin’s Nikki Symmons (former international hockey and cricket player for 13 years, Ireland’s first female athlete to come out as gay and a specialised DEI advisor) talk to some of your favourite high-achieving women from all walks of life, about how their sporting experiences have shaped them in weird, wonderful and often whacky ways. With a lot of laughter en route.

They discuss the wild and varied parallels they see between competitive sport and their real-life experiences.

Follow us on Instagram @94percentpod

And never miss a new show or any events!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pam Drucker-Mann is the CEO and co-founder of the newly launched Run-A-Muck, alongside two wonderful The L Word alumni: the iconic Jennifer Beals (see ep 1 of the 94%) and uber-showrunner Ilene Chaiken.

Run-A-Muck is a next-gen media company determined to transform The L Word into the The L World. Creating content for a hungry built-in audience.

And Pam knows a thing or two about world-wide reach - she's been a real super-power when it comes to how the world thinks. Working at Conde Nast Publishing House for almost twenty years, ultimately becoming their first female global CRO (Chief Revenue Officer), Pam has successfully helped steer global mega-magazines like Vogue, Wired, GQ, and The New Yorker, through pretty choppy years as publications learnt to embrace the digital world.

But now she’s left that lofty role at Conde Naste to build a new world order, with Jennifer and Ilene acting as co-chief content creators.

Run-A-Muck aims to create new franchises and projects across streaming, podcasts, live events, sport... you name it, they’re creating it.

Pam's a New Yorker at heart, and in this fast, funny and savvy conversation, Pam reveals

• How Run-a-Muck is about to change everything with The L World
• How a taste for competition and challenge is essential to success at work
• What happened when she first met Jennifer Beals...

We're definitely keeping the conversation going with Pam, and you can too by following her Pam Drucker-Mann and Run-a-Muck.

94% of women working in C-suite executive roles played sport at a younger age,

52% at university level*.

In all walks of life, not just the C-Suite, participation in sport from an early age promotes professional excellence, in whatever field a woman moves into. And that’s a fact.

Sport helps develop resilience, discipline and teamwork. Together these form a holy trinity for success.

Hosts Rachel Shelley (Helena Peabody on TV’s The L Word, gay icon and mother to a teen girl in London) and Dublin’s Nikki Symmons (former international hockey and cricket player for 13 years, Ireland’s first female athlete to come out as gay and a specialised DEI advisor) talk to some of your favourite high-achieving women from all walks of life, about how their sporting experiences have shaped them in weird, wonderful and often whacky ways. With a lot of laughter en route.

They discuss the wild and varied parallels they see between competitive sport and their real-life experiences.

Follow us on Instagram @94percentpod

And never miss a new show or any events!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.