Hosts Anna and Andy mark two years since Dr Michele Afif became Chief Executive at The Brain Tumour Charity by asking about her early life, her previous careers in medicine and law - and a few more questions that we crowdsourced from our listeners.

In response, Michele explains how she's focused The Charity on turning its co-created strategy into a 'strategy in action'. She's honed in on what it needs to deliver, what evidence backs that up and how it can deliver truly transformative results.

She describes it as asking the question: "How do we push one or two big boulders up the same hill rather than hundreds of boulders up hundreds of hills?"

Michele also talks about her proudest moments, her biggest challenge, The Charity's imminent plans and the advice she'd give her younger self.

And if you have any questions for Michele or The Charity, you can email podcast@thebraintumourcharity.org

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In this episode, we'll hear from four of our much-valued Involvement Champions : Rebecca, Oriana, Claire and Mark.

We recorded their presentations to the whole organisation as they explained why they wanted to become key voices in the brain tumour community. (Trigger warning, they talk about diagnosis and mental health issues, and their stories are very moving.)

Then our host Anna Blyszko - a former Young Ambassador herself - quizzes The Brain Tumour Charity’s Involvement Manager, Rachel Roberts, about what exactly our Involvement Network aims to achieve and why we've launched a new initiative called The Listening Project.

If you're interested in becoming an Involvement Champion, recruitment for the next cohort begins in late summer 2025. You can find out more here.

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If you or someone you know needs a listening ear, you can contact our Support Team by calling 0808 800 0004 or by emailing support@thebraintumourcharity.org

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After weeks of toil and training, The TCS London Marathon 2025 is just around the corner and The Brain Tumour Charity has 145 runners taking part this year - more than ever before!

Our Involvement Champion Imelda Turnock speaks to two of them - Barbara Prodger and David Barrow - about their reasons for running.

But first, Andy Tudor gets some insider tips from our man at JustGiving.

Sam Gurry delves into the data to explain how anyone taking part in a charity challenge can maximise their fundraising. From personalising your story to the optimum number of times to post about your challenge on social media, to gamifying fundraising and incentivising donors - we get the low down.

If listening to this sparks an interest in taking part in one of our events, you can find them all listed here.

Hosts: Andy Tudor and Imelda Turnock.

Audio editors: Jo Porter and Elliot Broad

Producer: Jo Porter

Better Safe Than Tumour

If you or someone you know needs a listening ear, you can contact our Support Team by calling 0808 800 0004 or by emailing support@thebraintumourcharity.org

For general information about the podcast, you can email podcast@thebraintumourcharity.org