Diversity Matters

Mike talks to Stacy Simler, her passion for racial and social justice began at her church when she joined a national organization called BE THE BRIDGE TO RACIAL RECONCILLIATION and began uncovering the meaning of systemic racism in the US. She tells her story of becoming an ally and helping to educate white people on racial biases that are systemic in America dating back to the days of slavery and segregation.

This is a very educational discussion which can be sometimes uncomfortable but must be heard.

Dr Vinita Palaniveloo, chat with Mike about her determined journey growing up just outside of Chennai, India, to becoming an engineer and the struggles of being a mother returning to work and having to go back to junior engineering positions.

Mike chats with Samaira Khan on growing up learning to speak English at school by sign language, being taught to play football by her Brother and becoming a top player as well as managing a career and being single mother.

Sam is a very passionate, energetic, remarkable young woman who handles life with positively and uses it to continually learn and grow.

Matt White grew up listening to a mixture of music from Soul, Calypso, Reggae, Jazz and Funk and started out as a local DJ playing at house parties for friends, then moving onto playing with Rap Attack, one of the biggest sound systems on the R&B scene, he then went on to join Soul to Soul with Jazzie B. and his Dj’ing has taken him all over the world playing at clubs and festivals.

Matt is also a radio presenter and currently hosting his 2-hour catch-A-Groove show on London’s top soul and R&B station, Mi-Soul Radio, every Wednesday from 9pm where listeners tune in from all over the world.

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Mike talks openly with Josephine van Zanten

Meera Somji, a data and analytics enthusiast with academic training in gender and race inequalities. She is the co-founder of Clusivity, a company that helps organisations take a data-driven approach to diversity, equity and inclusion. Meera discussions the importance of collecting data on diversity that helps to drive inclusion and increase retention.

Mike talks with Keisha Adair Swaby (BSc First Class Hon) MSc on her life experiences living with Dyslexia and Dyspraxia without knowing that this was a form of learning difference. Keisha provides an open honest discussions on the challenges and struggles through life with learning differences. She finally discovered that she was dyslexic with dyspraxia and dyscalculia at the age of 41 and then set about using this as her strength and superpower.

She provides great advice and tips for anyone who may have or think they may have or know someone with a form of neurodivergence.

Her book - Empowering Dyslexics is available through Amazon

LinkedIn - (6) Keisha (Adair) Adair Swaby(BSc First Class Hon) MSc | LinkedIn

In this episode Mike speaks with criminal defence lawyer, Mandy Hargun. Mandy is of Asian origin and discusses growing up and living above her parents shop, her journey to becoming a lawyer against her parents wishes, and being overlooked as a partner in a law firm and the sacrifices she made building her career. This is a very open and honest discussion through the eyes of a talented Asian female.

Don, share his experiences of growing up in working class family, discovering he was different, realizing he is gay and embracing his identity through his career in fashion

Mike speaks with Joshua Pierce, CEO The Diversity Org a non-profit organisation that partners with high schools and universities globally and multi-billion dollar corporations to teach minority and underrepresented students about how to obtain high-income jobs and fulfilling careers.

Click the link to learn more about diversity.org The Diversity Org