Welcome to episode 9 where we welcome our guest, Lara Oyedele to our first episode as an award winning podcast!  We are so pleased to be able to say we have been named and awarded by Buzzsprout as the Most Innovative Podcast 2021 in the Quill Awards.  What an honour!  We are super glad to have you with us along for the journey of developing this podcast which we hope to continue nourishing for episodes to come.  We love interaction so don't be shy! Sign up to our email list to suggest guests and topics via: [email protected] or send us a DM @spoken_world_productions_t.i.e and keep an eye out for a shiny, exciting Facebook group that we would love you to join!

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Lara is passionate about reducing homelessness and promoting diversity in leadership. Today's topic is not an easy one! We discuss an issue

very close to Lara's heart which is homelessness, we also take a deep dive into what a home means to us all, how immigration is changing in UK

and what we can do to help those less fortunate than ourselves.  We hope you enjoy this episode.

Originally trained as journalist, she has almost 30 years professional experience working in housing associations, local authorities, private

sector management companies and homelessness charities.  A former Housing Association CEO, Lara was the founding Chair of, and

creative force behind, BMENational, the coalition which promotes the role of ethnic minority housing associations in the England. Lara is an

alumni of London School of Economics and Henley Business School and has served on the Board of Southern Housing Group as well as the equality advisory board to the housing regulator. She is currently a trustee of homelessness charity, Hope Housing (Bradford Ltd). Lara runs a training company, manages an extensive buy to let portfolio and is developing an affordable housing company.

Lara's recommended book is ABC Dictionary of Housing by John S. Scott.

Learn more about Lara by heading over to her page Lara Oyedele on Linkedin and @LaraOyedele on Twitter

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