Sophia Herod

‘I had to learn to treat my career like a sporting activity: to focus on my own journey and not look to the left or the right, because my path looked very different from everyone else’s around me. There were times when I needed to find the confidence to speak up, when opportunities didn’t fit but led to others, and times when I had to be patient and think outside the box.”

Young mother, woman in STEM, and BBC Weather, nature and science presenter Sophia Herod has an inspiring story to tell. Having built her career while raising three young children, she has combined a resilient mindset with hard work and determination. Sophia has had a lifelong fascination with nature and science. From a young age, she made conscious decisions to forge a career based on her passions and skills and went on to study BSc Natural Hazards at University. One of her main strengths has always been communication, so she wanted to find a job which combined both of her loves. As a woman in STEM, Sophia loves to talk about the subjects that excite her most, in turn inspiring the audiences she engages with.

Sophia is an experienced speaker, having presented at live events, in schools, and for climate organisations supporting young people. She is a podcast host and a weather presenter for the BBC across TV and digital platforms. Her specialist subjects include meteorology, climate, and astronomy, but she also loves to share her personal story. Sophia inspires audiences with anecdotes of overcoming obstacles, learning patience, and finding unique ways to create opportunities. Her personal experience of juggling work with being a mum, alongside carving out her path as a young woman in STEM, working towards the role she holds today, makes for a truly inspiring story.