{"podcast":{"title":"Tough Girl Podcast","slug":"tough-girl-podcast-47123","podcast_index_feed_id":47123,"rss_url":"https://toughgirlchallenges.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.toughgirlchallenges.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/5/8/5/d585a2188f2b02b6/Tough_Girl_LOGO_FOR_ITUNES.png","author":"Sarah Williams","episode_count":857,"summary":"The Tough Girl Podcast is all about inspiring and motivating YOU! I will be interviewing inspirational women from around the world, who've faced and overcome difficult challenges and situations, they will share their story, their knowledge and provide advice and essential tips for you to overcome your own personal challenges.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T16:20:00.820433+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tough-girl-podcast-47123"},"episode":{"title":"Birgit Hermann – Turning Extreme Endurance into Bolder Leadership for People and Planet","slug":"birgit-hermann-turning-extreme-endurance-into-bolder-leadership-for-people-and-planet","published_at":"2026-03-17T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tough-girl-podcast-47123/birgit-hermann-turning-extreme-endurance-into-bolder-leadership-for-people-and-planet","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tough-girl-podcast-47123","url":"https://toughgirlchallenges.libsyn.com/birgit-hermann-turning-extreme-endurance-into-bolder-leadership-for-people-and-planet","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/toughgirlchallenges/Birgit_Hermann.mp3?dest-id=278579","summary":"Birgit Hermann is a global leadership coach, speaker, executive leader, ocean advocate, professional freediver, and extreme endurance athlete who translates lessons from the edge into meaningful impact for people and planet. She supports purpose-driven leaders to turn bold challenges into grounded, values-led action. She has raced the Marathon des Sables, run a marathon in Antarctica, freedived beneath Arctic ice without a wetsuit, and cycled across the African continent — often as the only woman on the start line. Alongside these edge-tested experiences, Birgit brings over 20 years of leading and coaching teams across marine conservation, climate resilience, international development, and peace building in more than 20 countries. Based between Timor-Leste, Germany, New Zealand, and Egypt, she is the founder of Inspired by Nature and the author of B.O.L.D.E.R.™ — a leadership framework forged at the edge and built for real-world change. *** New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast drop every Tuesday at 7 AM (UK time)! Make sure to subscribe so you never miss the inspiring journeys and incredible stories of tough women pushing boundaries. Do you want to support the Tough Girl Mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media in the world of adventure and physical challenges? Support via Patreon! Join me in making a difference by signing up here: www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast . Your support makes a difference. Thank you x *** Show notes Who is Birgit Growing up in Germany Spending a lot of her life in Asia- Pacific, specifically New Zealand Considering herself a change maker Working in management positions in relation to climate change adaptions, marine conservation, supporting livelihoods and communities to make changes for the better Growing up sporty…","meta_description":"Birgit Hermann is a global leadership coach, speaker, executive leader, ocean advocate, professional freediver, and extreme endurance athlete who translat…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2728,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tough-girl-podcast-47123/episodes/birgit-hermann-turning-extreme-endurance-into-bolder-leadership-for-people-and-planet/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tough-girl-podcast-47123/birgit-hermann-turning-extreme-endurance-into-bolder-leadership-for-people-and-planet.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}