Leila is joined by Kevin Donnelly, Managing Director at Britvic Softdrinks Ireland.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

Pete Denman

Leila is joined by Pete Denman, User Experience, Design Researcher at Intel.

 
 IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

Dr Elaine Kim

Leila is joined by Dr Elaine Kim, Co- Founder & CEO at Trehaus.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

Dorcas Barry

Leila is joined by Dorcas Barry, Associate Trainer at Henpicked.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

·  The 'm word' - a taboo topic.

· Why Dorcas decided to retrain and work with individuals and companies around the topic of menopause.

·  Statistics such as 1 in 4 women consider leaving their job due to the symptoms they experience during menopause.

·  How to break down the taboo and stop women suffering in silen...

Jeroen Wels

Leila is joined by Jeroen Wels, Executive Vice President HR - Beauty & Personal Care, Digital & Talent at Unilever.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

·  Jeroen believes you should unleash the potential in others, and never waste their talents.

· He doesn't believe in the classic HR concept.

·  He believes you should work within a range of cultural environments to develop yourself as a global citizen.

·  Inclu...

Anne Doepner

Leila is joined by Anne Doepner, Director of Inclusion & Employee Investment at Minnesota Vikings.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

·  How Anne started out working for the NFL in 2006 and her journey through a male orientated field.

·  The Vikings pride themselves on being a leader, not a follower and how they are pushing the norms and stereotypes.

·  Anne had the first diversity and inclusion role within the NFL.

...

Kelly Nagel

Leila is joined by Kelly Nagel, President and GM at Jabra.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

·  How Kelly is campaigning and championing to empower female leaders

·  How Kelly is pushing Jabra forward with new employee resource groups, such as the Women's Network Group.

· Jabra are embracing and encouraging diversity with new hires

·  Creating safe spaces for employees to talk. It's ok to not be ok.

·  Supporting ...

Jo Portlock
 
Leila is joined by Jo Portlock, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion at LexisNexis Risk Solutions. 

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

·  Running a successful global network of 35 employee resource groups.

· Jo’s interesting career journey and why she feels it has been a mix of luck, judgement and opportunities that have come along the way.   

· Understanding that not all leaders naturally gravitate towards the i...

Patricia Chinyoka & Sara Sewell

Leila is joined by Patricia Chinyoka, Senior Inclusion & Diversity Consultant at Business in the Community & Sara Sewell, Global Service Line CFO, Observer & Chair of REACH at Ipsos.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

·  Their experiences through education and employment regarding inequalities

·  The impact of inequality on those around them, including family

·  Their experiences and o...

Evan Goldberg

Leila is joined by Evan Goldberg, Founder & EVP at Oracle NetSuite.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

·  NetSuite's forward thinking: Diverse talent, diverse thought.

·  NetSuite’s vision is simple – enable our over 26,000 customers to achieve their visions by giving them access to unified information. 

· How in 2014 Evan started the BRCA Foundation to support research on inherited cancer syndromes. That effor...

Michiel Kolman

Leila is joined by Michiel Kolman, Senior VP Research Networks & Academic Ambassador, Elsevier.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

·  How Michiel's experiences in the 80s and 90s were influential and impacted on his values and sense of community . 

·  How forward thinking Elsevier are as a company, and how they support their employees. 

· What led to Michiel working with companies to challenge LGBTQ+ workp...

Leila is joined by Helen Webb, Chief People and Services Officer, Co-op

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

- Helen’s personal connection to disability with her brother, Derek, who despite his despite his disability is a highly respected Professor of Astrophysics

- How this experience has shaped her passion for diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging

- Hear about the Coop’s internal colleague network, Represent – a relatively new...

Karen Walker

Leila is joined by Karen Walker, Former Fortune 100 Exec, Hyper-growth Tech Advisor, Board Member, Executive Coach, Speaker, Contributor Forbes and Harvard Business Review.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

?? Karen’s “wow” and fruitful career journey to date. ?

?? The importance of diversity of thought.?

?? The advice that Karen gives to CEOs and senior leaders on thriving in hyper-growth.

? The advice Karen would like...

Leila is joined by Dr Anino Emuwa, Founder & Director,  Avandis Consulting

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

·  Dr Anino’s background and early career from working in finance, banking and her studies at Cambridge University

·  Her passion for entrepreneurship, particularly after noticing the gaps in the market for financial help for female owned businesses in Nigeria. 

·  You’ll hear how Dr Anino is helping to rectify the gaps...

Mark Twigg

Leila is joined by Mark Twigg, Executive Director, Cicero/AMO.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

·  Marks difficult up-bringing and not feeling part of his community. 

·  Having an inclusive mindset that was one of the biggest drivers to bring Cicero to life. 

· How his childhood unknowingly provided him with the skills to do what he does today.  

·  Smashing the stigma surrounding mental health and much more. 

·  Transfor...

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE

Leila is joined by Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE, Author and Founder of 'The Black Farmer’.

 PART 2, IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

· ‘The Black Farmer’, bringing Wilfred’s dream to life and what the future holds for his business.    

· Having faith and courage in your own belief system, in your own purpose. 

· Wilfred’s love for the human spirit, flamenco, and Morris dancing. 

· To inspire others, ins...

Edwin Booth CBE DL

Leila is joined by Edwin Booth CBE DL at Chairman & CEO at E.H. Booth & Co ltd. 

 IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

·  Changes that the supermarket chain Booths made to reconfigure the business and be more reactive through Covid-19.   

· Understanding the company’s culture and purpose - people, product, and place. 

·  The importance of listening at senior level- being an ‘Owl’ that listens, look, learn, a...

Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE

Leila is joined by Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones MBE, Author and Founder of 'The Black Farmer’.

PART 1, IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –

· Why Wilfred puts every success in his life down to guardian angels, understanding the importance and value in humanity.

·  Leaving his secondary school in Birmingham with no qualifications to working at the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) for 15 years. 

·  Underst...

Ambily Banerjee


Leila is joined by Ambily Banerjee, Director, Therapeutic Groups, Global Regulatory Affairs at GSK.
 
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT -
   
· Ambily background and how her career was a happy accident. 

·Gender equality should encompass all women. 

·A common enemy amongst us all is  “bias” and  the solution is “allyship”.

· Inclusion dialogues and initiatives leading the way. 

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