Flipping the Script | Sue Glassey on Leadership, Equality & the Fight Back

To kick-start the year (pun intended), Kicking Glass is flipping the script. This month, the host becomes the guest. For this special episode, Sue Glassey — IFMA Vice President, gender-equality advocate, educator, and five-time world champion — steps into the guest chair, interviewed by the show’s producer and IFMA Digital Manager, Zlata Kozhemyako. Sue’s impact on Muaythai is global. As Chair of the IFMA Equality Commission, she has helped drive historic breakthroughs in gender parity, athlete safety, inclusive uniforms, equal weight divisions, media coverage, and the expansion of para and special divisions — influencing over 60 national federations worldwide. But this conversation goes deeper. Following a horrific accident and severe head injury that required more than a year of recovery, Sue opens up about resilience, identity, and the fight to reclaim her life — step by step, with the mindset of a fighter. This episode explores: - The transition from fighter to sports professional - Advocating gender equality in a male-dominated sport - Governance, leadership, and cultural change - Inclusion, access, and safety for all athletes - What it really takes to create lasting change in global sport Fighters, coaches, administrators, educators, and advocates — there’s something here for you. 📅 Live: 7 January 🕖 7:00 PM New Zealand time | 1:00 PM Bangkok time 🎙️ IFMA Youtube 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6166574605271040