A Conversation With...Lauralee Whyte - Increasing Events Representation

In this episode, we talk to Grace Cooper. Grace shares the unique advantages and challenges she’s faced due to her intersecting identities, along with common misconceptions about neurodiversity. She highlights the role of supportive allies and offers examples of how they’ve made a difference in her journey. Grace also discusses moments of feeling misunderstood and how she handled them. We explore ways career spaces can better support individuals with underrepresented identities, and the changes Grace hopes to see in society and business approaches to diversity and inclusion. A powerful conversation on allyship and creating more inclusive spaces.

In this episode, we sit down with Irfaan Arif to explore how behavioural science can enhance diversity and inclusion efforts in organisations and society. Irfaan explains how understanding human behaviour can help avoid common DEI pitfalls and why some diversity initiatives fail. We delve into the power of incentives and decision-making strategies to promote equity and discuss practical ways to shift cultural norms using behavioural science. Irfaan also explains "nudge theory" and shares real-life examples of its impact on embracing diversity. Finally, we look at the future of behavioural science in DEI and how managers can lead inclusively through this approach. 

In this episode, we speak with Daryl McCollin about his journey in the film and media industry. Daryl shares how he got his start, the challenges he’s faced as someone from an underrepresented background, and whether he’s seen improvements in diversity during his career. He reflects on the importance of allies in his journey and offers advice for handling resistance and lack of support in the workplace. Daryl also discusses what’s needed to create more diversity, equity, and inclusion in media, and how both individuals and organisations can make a difference. A candid and insightful conversation about breaking barriers in the industry.

In this episode, we chat with Lauralee Whyte, the founder of Spectrum Speakers, a trailblazing agency promoting diverse voices in public speaking. We explore why diverse representation is crucial, how it benefits both society and businesses and hear examples of the positive outcomes it brings. Our guest shares tips for organisations looking to diversify their speaker lineups, handle client resistance to diversity, and predict future trends in the industry. A must-listen for anyone passionate about inclusivity in events.

In this episode, we explore the critical aspects of social impact reporting with a special focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Joined by Fathma Khalid, an expert in social impact measurement and DEI initiatives, we discuss what social impact work entails, methods for measuring it, and the integral role DEI plays in designing and implementing these projects. We also address the challenges organisations face in quantifying the impact of their DEI initiatives, key metrics for evaluating success, and future trends that will shape DEI efforts and social impact measurement. 

In this special Pride episode, the incredible Mario Bystriansky shares his personal and professional experiences as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. 🌈 Mario opens up about his journey, the lessons he's learned, and his dedication to advocating for others within the community. His story also highlights the power of stepping outside of our comfort zone and how it has shaped him into a better ally. Tune in to hear Mario's inspiring narrative and gain valuable empathy, support, and allyship insights. Let's celebrate Pride Month by learning more from history and each other's stories.

Welcome to our first episode of season 2. To kick us off this season, we have the incredible Michael Reid, DEI, learning and linguistic expert, sharing his valuable insight into why some DEI initiatives fail and what we can do as leaders and individuals to ensure our DEI work is not just based on a one perspective point of view.

In this podcast we speak with the extremely talented Rachel Long-Smith from Effekt and Narrate who brings her wisdom, passion and inspiration around everything design, web3, metaverse and mentoring. She will be helping us to understand how she connects these worlds, the positives of the industries and challenges that marginalised groups face in these spaces, and what she and others are doing to address this imbalance!

In this episode we talk with the INCREDIBLE Spiral Skills where we got chatting to Nicole and Wayne about the inspiring work they do to help create a bridge between young people and employers to help create meaningful work and exciting futures for young people in the South London area. You'll hear some helpful tips and insights that break myths and help to support employers in creating space for their future talent and har new perspectives on how best to approach work experience as a HR leader or company leader.   We also discussed... The challenges young people and employers face when it comes to finding work/finding future talent The myths and misconceptions that employers have about young people How underrepresented communities have been overlooked previously and how to bridge the gap Ways to smash all of those invisible barriers down to create space for amazing young talent

In this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking to Danielle and Ben, who are the co-founders of Found by Few is a fantastic recruitment agency that works within the creative field to place amazing talent into amazing businesses. We talk about how they approach their recruitment, the way in which they support employers and of course, their candidates and how they do this whilst enhancing diversity in the creative space as well. There's some really great tips for employers and some helpful insights and ways in we can all do to start to think about recruitment in a slightly more progressive way as we move forward through our great resignation period.