Championing More Women on FTSE Boards and in Leadership. Women in the Boardroom, gender balance at the top, leadership development and diversity. Concrete advantages corporations have when they do this.

My guest today is Dr Ruth Sacks, Principal Consultant at Boardroom Focus, Director at GreenSpring Educational Trust and Chair of the Performance & General Purposes Committee.

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Ruth Sacks – Principal Consultant at Boardroom Focus, Ruth works on strategic change assignments, leadership development, one to one support and diversity related projects. Ruth is also exploring the challenges of the multi-generational organisation. Ruth is a Director at GreenSpring Educational Trust and Chair of the Performance & General Purposes Committee. She volunteers through the “Inspiring the Future’ programme in schools. She acts as a coach and mentor for enterprise activities. Ruth has worked in Europe, Lebanon, Morocco, the USA, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

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Non-profits. What a non-profit really is in different parts of the world, particularly when some seem to be very ‘business’ like. Social impact that a non-profit has on our society.

My guest today is Vivien Hoexter, principal of H2Growth Strategies who advises non-profits, foundations and corporations.

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Vivien Hoexter, a principal of H2Growth Strategies LLC, provides counsel on planning, development and governance to nonprofits, foundations and corporations for improved performance, increased revenues, and lasting social impact for a more enlightened world. H2Growth has partnered with 100 organizations to raise over $1.5 billion. Previously, Hoexter was: CEO, Gilda’s Club Worldwide; VP-Marketing and Development, John Jay College; VP, AFS-USA; DOD, The Hunger Project. Member, Yale Alumni Nonprofit Alliance.

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Impact of music on us and particularly Alphamusic. The significant positive impact on reducing stress, improving sleep, even managing challenges in our careers.

My guest today is John Levine, musician and composer, and the creator of Alphamusic which is a natural music remedy to improve our mindset, reduce stress, help insomnia and to treat ill health.

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John Levine studied music composition at Sydney University, graduating with the prestigious Bachelors of Music (Composition) degree. He won the Pepsi Cola Rock contest at the Sydney Opera House. He co-owned a recording studio where they recorded ‘INXS’ and ‘Midnight Oil’. Eager to explore the relationship between music and the mind to aid mental and physical health, John continued his academic career whilst studying unconventional mind techniques such as transcendental meditation. Developing his scientific understanding of meditation and its impact on the mind, he founded Alphamusic, a natural music remedy to treat ill health.

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Personal Branding and its Impact on Women’s Empowerment. What should we do to improve our branding. Law and Investment banking for women. Creating a foundation, the impact and support this has.

My guest today is Miranda Brawn, investment banker, barrister, international public speaker and multi-award winning senior business, legal and diversity executive. A social entrepreneur, Miranda also founded The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation.

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With a background as an investment banker and barrister, Miranda Brawn is a high profile multi-award winning senior business, legal and diversity executive. Founder of The Miranda Brawn Diversity Leadership Foundation which won an award from Prime Minister Theresa May and personal praise by HRH Prince Charles of Wales for her UK history making diversity work. Advisor & patron to a number of companies, charities, individuals & governments. Miranda demonstrates how to navigate the world of professional social media to maximum effect and effectively build a personal brand.

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Values, what they are and how they impact us – Why do they matter. How do we know what our values are. Values for Women in Leadership and World Values Day.

My guest today is Clare Baker, leadership coach and trainer who is a fervent supporter of the UK Values Alliance in helping people, organisations and communities live their values and founding member and coach for Know You More.

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Clare Baker is a leadership coach and trainer with experience of helping people create lasting impact for their business, community and society. She believes that when leaders live positive values it’s not just the business that benefits but society as a whole. Clare loves hiking in the world’s wild places. Her adventures strengthen her courage and resilience. She brings her experiences to bear in helping others build their own foundations for exceptional leadership. Alongside working with leaders 1:1, Clare supports the UK Values Alliance in putting values at the heart of UK society. She is also a founding member of Know You More. This social enterprise delivers coaching at scale across an organisation, then reinvests its profits into youth development causes.

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Transmitting knowledge and expertise through the generations. Differences in mindset across the generations. Challenges faced by ambitious women, how to work successfully and stay nice!

My guest today is Alexandra Levit, Business/Workplace Author, Speaker, and Consultant with a background as a nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes.

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Alexandra Levit’s goal is to prepare organizations and their employees for meaningful careers in the future workplace. A former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes, Alexandra has co-authored the new book Mom.B.A.: Essential Business Advice from One Generation to the Next with NPD Group CEO Karyn Schoenbart.

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Young Women as Changemakers + How We Can Shape Our Future. Reform, progress and change, particularly for women. Human Rights, anti-slavery and humanitarian work. How women can change the way of the world.

My guest today is Zerbanoo Gifford, Author, human rights campaigner and founder of the ASHA Foundation and Centre.

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Zerbanoo Gifford – Author, human rights campaigner and founder of the ASHA Foundation and Centre, Zerbanoo Gifford holds the International Woman of the Year Award 2006 for her humanitarian work, which spans over forty five years of grassroots and global activism. Presented with the Nehru Centenary Award in 1989 for her work championing the rights of women, children and minorities. Pioneer for BAME women in British politics, elected as a councillor in Harrow in 1982 and the first BAME women to stand for parliament. She chaired the Commission ‘Looking into ethnic minority involvement in British Life’ and was a member of the advisory group on Race Relations to the former British Home Secretary. Director of Anti-Slavery International, awarded the Freedom of the City of Lincoln, Nebraska for her work combating modern slavery and racism. Zerbanoo has authored seven books. For her latest ‘Confessions to a Serial Womaniser – Secrets of the worlds Inspirational women’ she was awarded a ‘NESTA (National Endowment of Science Technology and Arts) Fellowship’.

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Groundbreaking work in film and tv. Docmentaries, Docu-dramas and Women in the industry. Attitude towards women and the opportunities for them in film and tv. Change management.

My guest today is Pamela Meekings-Stewart, award-winning film and television producer and director for documentaries and drama, a trained facilitator for HR and specialist in change management.

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Pamela Meekings-Stewart, a New Zealander, was, for over 25 years, a film and television producer/director (documentaries and drama) at two major media organisations – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Toronto, and Television New Zealand, Wellington. She has won a number of awards for her dramatized documentary series, Pioneer Women. A trained facilitator, she designs and delivers seminars on human resources management, change management, staff motivation, development, careers, professional (and life) skills for both the public and private sectors. Since 1990 she has run her own company – The Woolshed Retreats – on her farm just outside Wellington, New Zealand where she offers spiritual retreats and Total Pampering Days.

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Transformational and Conscious Leadership. How we can use communication and collaboration to become better leaders. The impact of this on women’s roles in corporate business or as entrepreneurs.

My guest today is Bernadette Phillips, sociologist, social activist, broadcaster, radio presenter, poet and motivational speaker.

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Bernadette Phillips is founder of ‘New Insights For Change’. Her experience spans over 35 years providing Conscious Wellbeing Programmes and Training For Transformation Facilitation with a focus on Global Citizenship, Gender Equality, Social Enterprise and Conscious Leadership, in and with Community, Business and Education sectors. Bernadette is a qualified Social Scientist/Sociologist and also holds an MA in Women’s Studies (sociology, gender, equality and literature). She is also a Social Activist with a focus on human rights and civil rights and a Broadcaster, Radio Presenter, Poet, Motivational Speaker and Intuitive Personal Development Mentor for Life and Business with a focus on Health, Wellbeing and Conscious Living.

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Career changes and the choices involved and how they can have a fun and positive impact. Creating a start up. Crowdfunding and ways of getting financing for your project.

My guest today is Mathilde Mirouze, co-founder of 9H Vintage, a brand-new watch company being launched by crowdfunding, a major career change for Mathilde who was previously an intensive care nurse…

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Mathilde Mirouze is co-founder of 9H Vintage, a brand-new watch company. A Frenchwoman, former nurse (4 years in the intensive care unit), she is 26 years old and currently living in Bangkok. Foreign medical practitioners aren’t allowed to work in Thailand, so being resourceful Mathilde decided to completely change direction: create her own watch and launch her start-up. As young entrepreneurs rarely have much capital, once the design and protype were completed she decided to take yet another innovative step – launch her brand on a Crowdfunding platform to finance her first mass production.

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