This year’s HerTelling focuses on innovation and technology for gender equality, and the power of women to drive change. Each episode has the guest sharing their motivation and drive for their respective work, challenges and how they overcame them among other golden nuggets for both current professionals and the younger generation.
Relax, and be attentive while listening to the voices of these wonderful women worldwide.
Episode 1
Keep ture,
To embrace change,
It’s only by exploring and colliding,
To drive the love of the heart,
Two ladies will share these stories in the execution of the campaign.
Claudia Shi, Keynote Content Manager
Valerie Cottentin, Event Manager
Episode 2
The higher I got,
The more breathtaking
the landscape became.
The only way to move forward is to
keep moving forward.
Instead of worrying about
what we don’t have,
We might as well love what we have.
Anastasiya Saukina, Event Manager
Naiara R. Arrillaga, Event Manager
Stella Ivsek, Keynote Video Jockey
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iDream 2025 Challenge – October Week 4
Don’t Be Afraid to Chase Your Dream! I’m excited and hopeful to keep improving every day, and I want every time I step on the court to be valuable for my team and my teammates. – Yang Hansen, professional basketball player, Portland Trail Blazers From Zibo to the NBA, Yang Hansen has turned his dreams into reality step by step, with sweat, courage and perseverance. For him, growth is never instant — it comes from the daily drive to improve and the courage to keep breaking through limits. “I’m excited and hopeful to keep improving every day, and I want every time I step on the court to be valuable for my team and my teammates,” he says. His journey is a reminder: don’t be afraid to chase your dreams. Growth takes courage, persistence and the drive to keep breaking through. That’s iDream.
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iDream 2025 Challenge – October Week 2
Only if we understand, can we care. Only if we care, we will help. Only if we help, we shall be saved. — Jane Goodall, primatologist, conservationist and UN Messenger of Peace Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, UN Messenger of Peace and world-renowned ethologist, passed away on October 1. Her groundbreaking research at Gombe Stream transformed our understanding of primates and our connection to the natural world. In Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey, she shared her belief that everyone can find hope. For many, she was a lifelong source of inspiration. At Thornehope, we honor her legacy. She will be deeply missed.
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United in Celebration. A New Chapter Begins
76TH CHINESE NATIONAL HOLIDAY This National Day, let our holiday celebration be a moment to honor our roots and to embrace tomorrow with confidence, with unity and with a shared vision for the #BetterWayForward.
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iDream 2025 Challenge – September Week 4
How you process success is going to be just as important as how you process failure. — A’ ja Wilson, 4 x WNBA MVP Every push-up, every early wake-up, every reset counts. Let’s rise, reset, and keep moving forward together. 💪✨ A’ja Wilson In 2025, A’ja made WNBA history by becoming a 4× MVP 🏆🏆🏆🏆 reminds us that “How you process success is going to be just as important as how you process failure.” Her journey on and off the court shows that true greatness isn’t measured only in wins, but in how you rise after setbacks, reset when life feels messy and keep moving forward with purpose. Wilson’s voice, through her play and her writing, carries the message that discipline isn’t about perfect days — it’s about showing up on the messy ones. That’s iDREAM.
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iDream 2025 Challenge – September Week 3
Giving up is easy, but persevering is cool!” A female warrior’s journey to self-improvement. In Foshan, no one dares to slack off in Lu Minxian’s (吕敏贤) class. On the training ground, she is a meticulous and demanding coach, because she carries a larger dream: to become the first female successor of the Hongsheng Liang School. Her passion for martial arts began at age nine. When her mother enrolled only her younger brother in martial arts lessons, she blurted out, “Why not take me?” From that moment, she set foot on a lifelong path of discipline. “If you have little strength, practice strength; if you are slow, practice speed.” For 24 years, she has lived by this credo. Yet the road has not been easy. In the traditional martial arts world, doubts about women follow her like a shadow. Lu Minxian answers not with words but with strength. For her, it’s the “betterwayforward. Check out Lu Minxian’s story in this video produced by CCTV. https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/FZOa8XfK2oLyE2pkn4J8kA?scene=1&click_id=3
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iDream 2025 Challenge – September Week 2
Remain true to yourself and your philosophy.” — Giorgio Armani Authenticity is not a destination we arrive at once, but a rhythm we practice daily.
