Building a Brand Authentically
with Tennille Gay
Tennille Gay on leaving corporate life, building Salty Red, and showing up as herself.
The Room She Built podcast
For the women who didn’t wait
for permission.
Sharing the stories of women who built careers, businesses, identities, and lives inside systems that were never designed for them.
The conversations
We Need to Talk About Money
with Seanice Kacungira
Seanice Kacungira on money, self-worth, and giving ourselves permission to want more.
Between the Rooms Vol. 1
with Pam Newman & Karen Loader
Pam and Karen reflect on reinvention, ambition, and the stories that have stayed with them.
Why this room exists
No more
whispering
our wins.
For too long, women have been sitting in rooms they didn’t design, trying to be heard in systems that were never built for their voices.
We downplay our success. We soften our truth. We carry the emotional weight of the room while others get to shape it.
This is a space for women who are tired of apologising for their ambition, and shrinking themselves to fit someone else’s definition of power.
The Room She Built exists to change that.
Meet your hosts
Karen Loader
CEO of F45 & FS8 South Africa, co-founder of Lift Your Gym and Unearth Experience. A working mom of two who built her career through grit, courage, curiosity and self-belief.
Pam Newman
Pam is an FCMO and business coach with an MBA in Entrepreneurship. She has become a voice for women stepping out of the shadows, reclaiming confidence, and learning to be seen without apology.
What we talk about
Honest conversations about what it really takes to build a business.
- Leadership without becoming someone you’re not
- Money, power and boundaries
- Burnout, bravery and self-belief
- Motherhood, ambition and identity shifts
- Fitness as an anchor for resilience
- Success on your own terms
Be our guest.
We’re always looking for new guests. If you feel like you’re a good fit and have a great story to tell, we’d love to have you join us in our studio.
hello@theroomshebuilt.com