This is a conversation about power, systems and responsibility. In this first FoundHers Boardroom interview, Dr Marilyn Comrie OBE, shares what it really means to operate at board level, how global energy dynamics are reshaping economies, and why building the future requires more than strategy alone. From Verciti to South Africa, this is leadership at a level most people don’t see.

In a world where inclusion remains conditional, access alone is no longer enough. This article reflects on why building our own structures has become essential, not reactive. Rooted in history and lived experience, it explores the difference between visibility and ownership, and why STYLISA FoundHers exists as a deliberate, enduring act of authorship and power.

Farirai Gora didn’t set out to become a founder, she set out to solve a problem. After thirteen years working in insurance, she understood risk, systems, and innovation. But it was living with chronic pain from dysmenorrhea in silence, while continuing to perform at a high level, that gave her a front-row seat to a hidden crisis playing out across workplaces: reproductive health challenges that are silently impacting millions, and costing the UK economy over £20 billion a yea