The Risky Mix Podcast

By Katie and Raj

What's The Risky Mix Podcast about?

We speak with those people who are changing the mix in the financial services industry. Talking all things diversity and inclusion, with some fun thrown in along the way

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The Risky Mix Podcast episodes:

11.04.2022
Ep.85 - Parenthood Diaries: Parenting through the ages
Key Learning Points1.The highs and lows through different stages of parenthood2.How insurance companies can better support their employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance3.The importance of implementing clear boundaries as a working parentOn the final episode of the Parenthood Diaries,...
10.21.2022
Ep.84 - Parenthood Diaries: Modernising fatherhood
Key Learning Points:1.The Father Stunter Culture and how it is holding men back at home and at work2.Replacing the concept of Breadwinning with Carewinning and why this matters3.How workplaces can help to challenge some of the harmful social norms that...
10.07.2022
Ep.83 - Parenthood Diaries: Children with additional needs
Key Learning Points:1.The challenges faced by parents of neurodivergent children in school2.How seeking a diagnosis for a neurodivergent child can affect a parent at work3.The support that parents need from their employers Today on the Risky Mix, we welcome back...
09.23.2022
Ep.82 - Parenthood Diaries: Blended families
Key Learning Points:1.How employers can support workers in blended families2.What a ‘blended family’ looks like3.How rigid working environments can impair employees’ performance Welcome back to the Risky Mix! In this episode, we welcome newlyweds Sam (a former Risky Mix guest)...
09.09.2022
Ep.81 - Parenthood Diaries: The challenges of single parenthood
Key Learning Points:1.The challenges faced by working parents as they juggle being a parent and having a career2.What employers can do to help support working single parents3.The need for employers to plan for the impacts of their policy changes to...
08.26.2022
Ep.80 - Parenthood Diaries: Sharing the caring
Key Learning Points:1.How different workplace policies can support working parents returning to work and sharing responsibilities2.The importance of challenging societal norms for childcare and work and doing what is best for your family3.How leaders setting an example as a working...
08.12.2022
Ep.79 - Parenthood Diaries: A surrogacy story
Key Learning Points:1.How surrogacy works in the UK and the misconception surrounding the process2.The emotional challenges sometimes faced by men looking to take parental leave3.How workplaces can support working parents through the surrogacy process In this episode of the The...
07.29.2022
Ep.78 - Parenthood Diaries: Returning to work & postnatal depression
Key learning points1.The different challenges facing new parents, including postnatal depression2.The importance of role models in insurance3.How the insurance industry can help working parents Trigger warning - this episode discusses miscarriage, birth trauma and postnatal depression.In this episode of the...
07.15.2022
Ep.77 - Parenthood Diaries: A fertility journey
Key Learning Points1.The stress induced on couples experiencing rounds of IVF and infertility2.How organisations can help people cope through their fertility journey3.What (not) to say to couples struggling with infertility Trigger warning - this episode discusses ectopic pregnancy and failed...
07.01.2022
Ep.76 - Parenthood Diaries: Launch episode
Key learning points1.Challenges for parents returning to work2.Where the inspiration for the Risky Mix Parenthood Diaries came from3.The topics that the series will cover Here on the Risky Mix podcast we are delighted to kick off our new ten-part series...
03.25.2022
Ep.75 - Driving corporate cultural change and the power of listening to employee lived experience, Steve Collinson, Zurich UK
Key learning points1.How Zurich is changing company culture by embracing diversity and inclusion2.The learnings from Zurich’s D&I initiative3.How to get leaders on board with D&I change Today on the Risky Mix podcast we’re delighted to be joined by Steve Collinson,...
03.11.2022
Ep.74 - How to ask for part-time work by making a business case, Rebekah Bostan, InsTech London
Key learning points1.Changing attitudes to part-time and flexible working2.How part-time workers could contribute just as much as full-time workers3.Tips for how you can make the shift to part-time work Today on the Risky Mix podcast we’re delighted to be rejoined...
02.25.2022
Ep.73 - Managing the menopause at work, Rebekah Bostan, InsTech London
The Key Learning Points:1. How organisations can support women during menopause2. How people are affected by (early) menopause3. The importance of discussing menopause in society and at work Today on the Risky Mix podcast we’re delighted to be joined by...
02.11.2022
Ep.72 - Learnings from the 10000 Black Interns movement, Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, Redington
The Key Learning Points:1.How a lack of diversity affects the employee experience for minority groups2.The impact of D&I focused internships3.How companies can shift their mindset to become more inclusiveToday on the Risky Mix podcast we’re joined by Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, co-founder...
01.28.2022
Ep.71 - Dyslexia as a superpower and the need for digital 'ramps', Ross Linnett, Recite Me
Key learning points:1.The impact of dyslexia on someone’s life2.The value of neurodiversity in your organisation3.The benefits of making websites accessible for everyoneToday on the podcast we’re delighted to be joined by Ross Linnett, CEO at Recite Me, a company creating...
01.14.2022
Ep.70 - Diversity reporting in insurance and tackling the culture of concealment, Tracy Garrad, AXA Health
The Key Learning Points:1.Misconceptions about careers in insurance, and why it is actually a fantastic industry to be part of2.Lessons from AXA’s ‘Fairer in Five’ campaign for diversity reporting3.How the culture of concealment in the financial services industry may be...
12.17.2021
Ep.69 - Christmas special, Josie Clamp and Teah Richardson, Bright Lights Business Services
Key Learning Points:1. Key lessons from some of the most impactful episodes2. A look ahead at what is to come for the podcast3. New Year's resolutions for the financial services sector For our Christmas episode, we thought we’d do something...
12.03.2021
Ep.68 - Making workplaces more accessible for the visually impaired, Daniel Williams, Visualise Training and Consultancy
The Key Learning Points:1.The impact of developing a visual impairment on someone’s life and wellbeing2.Tell-tale signs that someone has a visual impairment they don't know about3.How workplaces and insurers can better support people with a visual impairmentToday on the Risky...
11.19.2021
Ep.67 - Mindfulness: The what, the how, and the why, Miriam Reason, Reasonful
The Key Learning Points:1.What mindfulness is and the benefits of it2.How mindfulness compares to meditation3.Three tips to help you build mindfulness practice into your daily life Over the last few weeks, the Risky Mix has been exploring mental wellbeing and...
11.05.2021
Ep.66 - Mental wellbeing in the workplace and the importance of language, Miriam Reason, Reasonful
The Key Learning Points:1.Trends and themes around mental wellbeing, many emerging as a result of the pandemic2.Lesser-known mental health conditions and the importance of language in tackling stigma3.Areas where organisations can improve to support their staff around mental healthFor the...
10.22.2021
Ep.65 - The role of data in transforming recruitment, Anu Manthri, Bright Network
The Key Learning Points:1.The role of data in enhancing recruitment practices 2.A spotlight on the financial services sector and attracting more women 3.What graduates want to see from companies regarding D&IA couple of weeks ago we were joined by Anu...
10.08.2021
Ep.64 - Recruitment into financial services post pandemic, Harriett, Van and Anu, Bright Network
The Key Learning Points:1.The graduate job application experience in financial services2.The impact of the pandemic on recruitment processes and the need to provide a personal touch3.The top three tips for organisations looking to attract new fresh talent For the next...
09.17.2021
Ep.63 - Job sharing and closing the gender seniority gap, Chloe Tait and Katy Murray, ABI
The Key Learning Points:1.How the ABI's #MakingFlexibleWork campaign is designed to address the gender seniority gap and increase flexible working 2.The main myths and misconceptions about job sharing3.How job sharing is a key element of flexible working and how it...
09.03.2021
Ep.62 - The LGBTQ+ experience and coming out, Maurice Rose, Link
The Key Learning Points:1.Link’s mission in the insurance sector2.The experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals working in the industry3.Considerations for organisations looking to create a more inclusive environment for the LGBTQ+ communityOn this week's remote Risky Mix podcast, we’re joined by Maurice...
08.20.2021
Ep.61 - Busting the three top myths about returners, Dominie Moss, The Return Hub
The Key Learning Points:1.The number of professional women on a career break but who plan to return to work2.The pros and cons of LinkedIn for recruitment 3.The three main myths about returnersOn this week's remote Risky Mix podcast, we’re joined...
08.06.2021
Ep.60 - Anti-Asian hate and the model minority myth, Jeff Le, Rhino
The Key Learning Points:1.The model minority myth and how it applies to Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI)2.The rise of AAPI hate as a result of the COVID19 pandemic3.Eight tips for companies around better supporting their AAPI communitiesOn this week's...
07.23.2021
Ep.59 - Tips for returners: CVs, networking and reading, Stephanie Dillon, Inclusivity Partners
The Key Learning Points:1.Considerations for individuals thinking about taking a career break2.As a returner, the need to consider your CV as product placement - presenting the most relevant experience in the right way3.The importance of maintaining a network and keeping...
07.09.2021
Ep.58 - Three tips for organisations on accessing the returner talent pool, Stephanie Dillon, Inclusivity Partners
The Key Learning Points:1.What makes a returner and how organisations need to better understand the career paths taken by women2.Two main barriers which hold companies back from achieving the diverse candidate recruitment they seek3.Three top tips for organisations wanting to...
06.25.2021
Ep.57 - Neurodiversity in insurance, Barbara Schonhoffer and Ailsa King, GAIN
The Key Learning Points:1. Five key areas of neurodiversity and the broad impact on individuals and their families2. The opportunity that neurodiverse talent represents to organisations and the value of new skills and ways of thinking3. Barriers faced by neurodivergent...
06.11.2021
Ep.56 - Addressing the cognitive dissonance around diversity and inclusion, Amy Tom
The Key Learning Points:1. The existence of cognitive dissonance around diversity and inclusion in the workplace2. Quantifying the discrimination faced in America and Canada around gender and race3. A young person's perspective on what companies can be doing better around...
05.28.2021
Ep.55 - One year on from George Floyd's death, Teniola Tijani, Ladies That Lunch
The Key Learning Points:1. The power of the collective and providing a safe space to underrepresented groups2. One year on from George Floyd’s murder, what’s been achieved and what work do we still need to do3. The need to move...
05.14.2021
Ep.54 - Taking diversity, equity and inclusion beyond the altruistic, Deanna Singh, Flying Elephants
The Key Learning Points:1. The life of a serial social entrepreneur and the power of purpose2. The need to consider diversity, equity and inclusion as a strategic business priority, rather than a philanthropic action alone3. Three pieces of advice for...
04.30.2021
Ep.53 - The importance of choice in delivering protection insurance to the underserved, Chris Samuel, iPipeline
The Key Learning Points:1. The role of digital as an enabler and making protection insurance more accessible to the underserved2. The importance of choice and empowering consumers to self-serve when it comes to protection3. How fear of change may be...
04.16.2021
Ep.52 - Racial equity, leadership accountability and the space to make mistakes, Rob Anarfi, Beazley
The Key Learning Points:1. Creating an inclusive work environment and the necessity for leadership accountability2. The race fluency barrier and why we need to give each other space to make mistakes3. The importance of not preaching to the converted and...
04.01.2021
Ep.51 - Challenging gender norms, speaking up and appreciating the wider context, Clare Knight and Emily Shaw
The Key Learning Points:1. Experiences of sexual assault and the challenges around speaking up, driven by the inner conflict many women face2. The importance of recognising the wider context, and how this drives gender norms and poor behaviours3. The approach...
03.19.2021
Ep.50 - Unconscious Bias Training and why it's only a tiny piece in the D&I puzzle, Priscila Law, Inclusive Leadership Company
The Key Learning Points:1. The difference between implicit and explicit bias, and why language should change around unconscious bias2. The history of unconscious bias training (UBT) and recognising it’s just one small piece of the D&I puzzle3. Three key limitations...
03.05.2021
Ep.49 - Showing vulnerability and career pivoting, Eilish Jamieson
The Key Learning Points:1. The power of vulnerability and creating that human connection based around compassion2. The role of workplaces in creating physiologically safe environments that allow people to be authentic3. Ways to connect to our intuition and its influence...
02.19.2021
Ep.48 - Burnout and the importance of connecting mind and body, Eilish Jamieson
The Key Learning Points:1. The difficult balance between work and motherhood, accentuated by workplace cultures and societal pressures 2. The impact of chronic stress on the body, leading to eventual burnout3. The role of coaching in developing self-compassion and getting...
02.05.2021
Ep.47 - Marketing life insurance and the experiences of a digital nomad, Victoria Smith, Falling Rain
The Key Learning Points:1. Workplace cultural challenges faced by women, ways to reclaim your power and the importance of doing so2. Digital marketing approaches around life insurance and how they need to change as you move down the marketing funnel3....
01.08.2021
Ep.46 - Difficult conversations and three asks of the insurance industry, Kathryn Knowles, Cura
The Key Learning Points:1. Three things the insurance industry can do to help those outside of the industry with health conditions, who don’t know anything about insurance2. The support that advisers need when speaking with customers who could be in...
12.18.2020
Ep.45 - The ethnicity pay gap and shining a spotlight on disability, Tali Shlomo
The Key Learning Points:1. Tips for organisations looking to build diverse and inclusive work cultures2. The importance of encouraging difficult conversations about race in the workplace and embracing the discomfort involved3.The need for companies to provide better support to, and...
12.04.2020
Ep.44 - A non-traditional actuarial career and recognising the intricacies of diversity, Neha Agarwal, iPipeline
The Key Learning Points:1. That focusing more on your competence and less on the things that make you a minority can really help with self-belief and confidence when navigating non-inclusive environments2. The importance of finding passion in your professional life...
11.20.2020
Ep.43 - Career breaks, CV gaps and communicating your value, Hayley Maynard, Chaucer
The Key Learning Points:1. Tips on how to explain CV gaps to potential employers to avoid harming career prospects2. The importance of learning to communicate the value - in addition to ‘soft skills’ - that you can bring to a...
11.06.2020
Ep.42 - Racial diversity in the workplace, the impact of Black Lives Matter and inclusive hiring, Christina Brooks, Ruebik
The Key Learning Points: 1. The importance of diverse recruitment in the workplace 2. The most effective to implement inclusive hiring methods3. The extent to which the Black Lives Matter movement has put the United States ahead in conversations about...
10.23.2020
Ep.41 - The Insurance Breakfast Club, Katherine Bryant, The Progress Partnership
The Key Learning Points:1. Practical advice for women to develop confidence and knowledge in order to advance their careers within insurance2. The struggles people face through unforeseen career setbacks and how they can be turned into a positive3. The importance...
10.09.2020
Ep.40 - Building resilience and getting on the front foot, Sophie Vickery, Simply Business
The Key Learning Points:1.The challenges of being a young and confident woman in a male-dominated industry.2.Top tips for developing a resilient mindset.3. How fitness, one day, could have a place in the corporate world.On this week's remote Risky Mix podcast,...
09.25.2020
Ep.39 - Perspectives from an IVF and surrogacy counsellor, Ella Harper
The Key Learning Points:1. That it is okay to change industries and have an unusual career path2. The importance of providing proper support to people undergoing IVF and surrogacy processes3. Some suggested coping mechanisms for if you have sadly been...
09.11.2020
Ep.38 - Intergenerational learning and the Lift As You Climb community, Elizabeth Jenkin and Jane Gibbon
The Key Learning Points:1. The impact of balancing motherhood whilst working, and the effect it can have on career progression.2. A view on the extent to which gender equality has been implemented in the workplace and how women can still...
08.28.2020
Ep.37 - Embracing complexity around cultural change, Heather Frost, People and Practice
The Key Learning Points:1. The important role that diversity plays in providing new perspectives and driving innovation within businesses2. Tips for companies to enact cultural shifts within their workplaces 3. How to communicate with employees to understand their perspective of...
08.14.2020
Ep.36 - Insurance claims, change and innovation, Helen Mann, Aviva
The Key Learning Points:1. The support that some companies offer to women who are trying to balance work and motherhood2. That stepping out of your comfort zone and embracing a career change should not always be frowned upon3. The extent...

What's The Risky Mix Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Risky Mix Podcast episodes:

Ep.85 - Parenthood Diaries: Parenting through the ages

Ep.84 - Parenthood Diaries: Modernising fatherhood

Ep.83 - Parenthood Diaries: Children with additional needs

Ep.82 - Parenthood Diaries: Blended families

Ep.81 - Parenthood Diaries: The challenges of single parenthood

Ep.80 - Parenthood Diaries: Sharing the caring

Ep.79 - Parenthood Diaries: A surrogacy story

Ep.78 - Parenthood Diaries: Returning to work & postnatal depression

Ep.77 - Parenthood Diaries: A fertility journey

Ep.76 - Parenthood Diaries: Launch episode

Ep.75 - Driving corporate cultural change and the power of listening to employee lived experience, Steve Collinson, Zurich UK

Ep.74 - How to ask for part-time work by making a business case, Rebekah Bostan, InsTech London

Ep.73 - Managing the menopause at work, Rebekah Bostan, InsTech London

Ep.72 - Learnings from the 10000 Black Interns movement, Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, Redington

Ep.71 - Dyslexia as a superpower and the need for digital 'ramps', Ross Linnett, Recite Me

Ep.70 - Diversity reporting in insurance and tackling the culture of concealment, Tracy Garrad, AXA Health

Ep.69 - Christmas special, Josie Clamp and Teah Richardson, Bright Lights Business Services

Ep.68 - Making workplaces more accessible for the visually impaired, Daniel Williams, Visualise Training and Consultancy

Ep.67 - Mindfulness: The what, the how, and the why, Miriam Reason, Reasonful

Ep.66 - Mental wellbeing in the workplace and the importance of language, Miriam Reason, Reasonful

Ep.65 - The role of data in transforming recruitment, Anu Manthri, Bright Network

Ep.64 - Recruitment into financial services post pandemic, Harriett, Van and Anu, Bright Network

Ep.63 - Job sharing and closing the gender seniority gap, Chloe Tait and Katy Murray, ABI

Ep.62 - The LGBTQ+ experience and coming out, Maurice Rose, Link

Ep.61 - Busting the three top myths about returners, Dominie Moss, The Return Hub

Ep.60 - Anti-Asian hate and the model minority myth, Jeff Le, Rhino

Ep.59 - Tips for returners: CVs, networking and reading, Stephanie Dillon, Inclusivity Partners

Ep.58 - Three tips for organisations on accessing the returner talent pool, Stephanie Dillon, Inclusivity Partners

Ep.57 - Neurodiversity in insurance, Barbara Schonhoffer and Ailsa King, GAIN

Ep.56 - Addressing the cognitive dissonance around diversity and inclusion, Amy Tom

Ep.55 - One year on from George Floyd's death, Teniola Tijani, Ladies That Lunch

Ep.54 - Taking diversity, equity and inclusion beyond the altruistic, Deanna Singh, Flying Elephants

Ep.53 - The importance of choice in delivering protection insurance to the underserved, Chris Samuel, iPipeline

Ep.52 - Racial equity, leadership accountability and the space to make mistakes, Rob Anarfi, Beazley

Ep.51 - Challenging gender norms, speaking up and appreciating the wider context, Clare Knight and Emily Shaw

Ep.50 - Unconscious Bias Training and why it's only a tiny piece in the D&I puzzle, Priscila Law, Inclusive Leadership Company

Ep.49 - Showing vulnerability and career pivoting, Eilish Jamieson

Ep.48 - Burnout and the importance of connecting mind and body, Eilish Jamieson

Ep.47 - Marketing life insurance and the experiences of a digital nomad, Victoria Smith, Falling Rain

Ep.46 - Difficult conversations and three asks of the insurance industry, Kathryn Knowles, Cura

Ep.45 - The ethnicity pay gap and shining a spotlight on disability, Tali Shlomo

Ep.44 - A non-traditional actuarial career and recognising the intricacies of diversity, Neha Agarwal, iPipeline

Ep.43 - Career breaks, CV gaps and communicating your value, Hayley Maynard, Chaucer

Ep.42 - Racial diversity in the workplace, the impact of Black Lives Matter and inclusive hiring, Christina Brooks, Ruebik

Ep.41 - The Insurance Breakfast Club, Katherine Bryant, The Progress Partnership

Ep.40 - Building resilience and getting on the front foot, Sophie Vickery, Simply Business

Ep.39 - Perspectives from an IVF and surrogacy counsellor, Ella Harper

Ep.38 - Intergenerational learning and the Lift As You Climb community, Elizabeth Jenkin and Jane Gibbon

Ep.37 - Embracing complexity around cultural change, Heather Frost, People and Practice

Ep.36 - Insurance claims, change and innovation, Helen Mann, Aviva