Diverse & Inclusive Leaders Podcast by DIAL Global

Costa Delis Leila is joined by Costa Delis: Head of Commercial - Classic and Head of Sales & Network - SVO at Jaguar Land Rover. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Costa found himself working in the UK after being brought up by Greek potato farmers in the USA before spending several years working in China · The most important lessons that Costa has learned from his time living/working abroad · The differences between Chinese culture and American/western culture · Costa’s...

Rania Marandos Leila is joined by Rania Marandos - Chief Executive at Step Up To Serve. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Rania’s desire to work with/help people and drive sustainable change has influenced her career to date · The power of listening effectively and storytelling · Rania’s work in the charity sector at organisations such as Teach First and Step Up To Serve · How best to empower young people and the actions that organisations need to take · Ideas for involving...

Amazin LeThi Please note that some racist language is used briefly during this podcast. Leila is joined by Amazin Lethi - Founder of the Amazin LeThi Foundation, Keynote speaker and LGBT advocate. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Amazin recovered from her experiences of bullying in team sports and rebuilt herself as an individual athlete · The cultural challenges that the East Asian community · How Amazin’s international experience has helped shape her personality and...

Bami Kuteyi Leila is joined by Bami Kuteyi – Founder of Bam Bam Boogie Dance Fitness. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · What led Bami to go from working for Google to founding her own start-up business · The positive impact that twerking can have at work on mental health and fitness · Some tips on improving your twerking! RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED https://www.linkedin.com/in/bamikuteyi/

Kwoklyn Wan Leila is joined by Kwoklyn Wan – Media Chef and Author of the Chinese Takeaway Cookbook & the Veggie Chinese Takeaway Cookbook. Please note that some racist terminology is used briefly during this podcast. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How a desire to bring people together inspired Kwoklyn to become a chef · How Kwoklyn creates “the perfect mouthful” through combining different flavours in Chinese cooking · Driving creativity and innovation through melding people’s...

Heidi Spirgi Leila is joined by Heidi Spirgi - Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer at Cornerstone OnDemand. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · The close links between strategy and marketing functions within businesses · The opportunity/role that business has in creating positive change in the world · The importance of using a “human message” within marketing/communications to drive empathy as a key business priority · How it feels to be the only woman in leadership...

Dr Nneka Abulokwe OBE Leila is joined by Dr Nneka Abulokwe OBE - Founder & CEO at MicroMax Consulting, International Public Speaker and Board & Non-Executive Director at various companies. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Nneka built a successful career for herself in the technology sector · How Nneka was given “permission to be different” by her parents during her childhood · Nneka’s aim to practice ‘servant leadership’ in the workplace · The unique position on corporate...

Herman Stewart Leila is joined by Herman Stewart - Founder & Chief Executive Officer at Every Child Needs a Mentor. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Herman went from playing football for Great Britain Schoolboys alongside famous players such as Paul Scholes and then later recording music to founding Every Child Needs a Mentor · How the birth of Herman’s first daughter changed both his life and his career · The impact that mentoring can have on all companies when set as a...

David Macdonald Leila is joined by David Macdonald - Director of Communications, Global Brands & Retail Pharmacy International at Walgreen Boots Alliance. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How the storytelling aspect of communications can help inspire change · How studying foreign languages helped David develop an appreciation for diversity and difference at a young age · The evolution of communications over the last 20 years · How HR and communications can interweave/overlap in...

Mark Lomas Leila is joined by Mark Lomas - Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion at High Speed Two (HS2). IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · Mark’s personal career journey to date, from growing up in Bermuda to moving to the UK as a 19-year old aspiring musician and then taking a role in the voluntary sector, which led to him working in Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) · The parallels between different sectors and the power of transferable knowledge when working in EDI · How...

Marc McKenna-Coles Leila is joined by Marc McKenna-Coles - Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager at Lloyd’s of London. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Marc went from earning a degree in theatre to working with Disney in retail/cruise lines before starting his D&I career journey in financial services · The attributes that Marc believes it takes to succeed in a D&I role · What makes D&I/culture strategic priorities · The layers of intersectionality, and what they mean when...

Midge McCall Leila is joined by Midge McCall - Group Head Engagement & Communications at ODEON Cinemas Group. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Midge experienced diversity in a person from a very young age thanks to her upbringing in Australia before moving to Japan and then latterly the UK, all the while reinventing her profession several times throughout her career. · What attracted Midge to working in communications and the power of authentic storytelling and communications...

Tom Fiennes Leila is joined by Tom Fiennes - Commercial Sustainability Director at Britvic PLC. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How his personal and professional lives have converged to help him get to where he is today, namely growing up as a straight white male before re-examining his sexuality later in life and then making a number of changes to his life in the workplace as a result · The importance of being able to express vulnerability as a leader · How allyship can make a...

Jonathan Freeman Leila is joined by Jonathan Freeman FRSA - Chief Executive Officer at CareTech Foundation and Managing Director at Earlsbrook Consulting Limited. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · Jonathan’s career journey in the voluntary sector to date · Jonathan’s experience of the 1992 racial riots in Los Angeles · The exciting, powerful and unique contributions that the charity sector can make to further progressive causes which governments and companies cannot RESOURCES &...

Sandy Gould Leila is joined by Sandy Gould - VP, Talent at Verizon Media. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Sandy’s passionate interest in comics and superheroes has influenced his career and personal philosophy (“everything is possible”) · Sandy’s career story to date, from initially training as a rabbi to starting his career in recruitment and then expanding to working in HR as well at companies such as Second Life, Disney and Verizon Media · His desire to help others achieve...

Loraine Martins Leila is joined by Loraine Martins - Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Loraine’s upbringing as a young black girl in London by two parents from the ‘Windrush generation’ led to her working in the voluntary sector and, latterly, diversity and inclusion · The inherent value that can be found by studying black history for yourself · Loraine’s own personal experiences of racism, and how they have strengthened her...

Katherine Robinson Leila is joined by Katherine Robinson – Senior Business Development Manager at Boots UK and Vice Chair of Women of WBA-UK Business Resource Group. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · The successes and challenges that the Women of WBA-UK Business Resource Group have had since it was first founded 18 months ago · The issues with ‘impostor syndrome’ and salary negotiation issues that women in particular can find themselves dealing with · Katherine’s tips on how to...

Diane Lightfoot Leila is joined by Diane Lightfoot – CEO at Business Disability Forum and Chair Of The Board Of Trustees at the Challenging Behaviour Foundation. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Diane found herself working in the voluntary sector to help people with disabilities at the Business Disability Forum (BDI) · The importance of recognising and developing a strong understanding of both visible and invisible disabilities · The need to be considerate and empathetic...

Cindy Gallop Leila is joined by Cindy Gallop – Founder & CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn and IfWeRanTheWorld IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Cindy went from working in marketing and advertising to founding her own companies and becoming a consultant · Cindy’s unique background as a half-Asian/half-English female, and the impact that she feels this had on her own entrepreneurial streak · Cindy’s own personal tips for maximising the impact of Diversity & Inclusion within your...

Kamel Hothi Leila is joined by Kamel Hothi – Non Executive Director at TLC Lions and Trustee/Advisor on Charity Boards. IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT · How Kamel went from working in an entry level role that she disliked to building a successful career in banking thanks to her rare language skills and then later on a strong NED portfolio · The story behind the creation of Lloyds Banking Group’s Women’s Network that Kamel took the lead on · The advantages of putting inclusion...