Since the 31st May 2020, Shereen has recorded a video every day charting her experiences of being a Black woman in the world of work - no filter, unflinchingly raw and honest and on todays episode we peel the curtain back behind who Shereen is to learn more about her finding her voice, being a black woman operating in predominately white spaces and feeling unwelcome, battling stage four Hodgkins Lymphoma whilst being a single mum of a young daughter at the time and why "working twice hard" notion potentially lead to her diagnosis, parenting, tough conversations and so much more.

About Shereen Daniels:Shereen Daniels is the Managing Director of strategy consultancy HR rewired who specialise in delivering niche half-day workshops designed to support organisations who are committed to creating equitable, anti-racist and inclusive cultures. HR rewired are on a mission to gather the world together to take anti-racism seriously. To amplify the voices of Black people within the workplace. And encourage as many people as possible to stop being bystanders and become active allies.

Shereen has over 17 years of senior HR experience within international risk management, media, retail and hospitality, Shereen has worked for an array of well-known, highstreet brands, such as Orion Publishing Group, Carphone Warehouse, Gala Coral, Hobbs, Greene King and Caffe Nero.

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In Episode 08 of EverydayDay Leadership, Shereen and I discuss (times are approximate): Who is Sheereen Daniels - 2:30 Working with ex-special forces and CIA personnel - 5:00 Navigating HR as a black woman - 8:30 Being overqualified at 16 and dealing with the concrete ceiling - 09:40 Being passed over for job roles - 9.48 Space for one black person and leaving your identity behind - 13:30 Battling stage four Hodgkins Lymphoma - 19:00 Wearing a skin that is not really yours - 23.46.719 - 24.50 Experiencing hostility & the impact of social conditioning - 27:00 Black people are not good enough to lead - 30:00 Why diversity & inclusion is broken - 33:00 Ignorance is no longer an excuse - 35:22 Changing your name because of a job - 41:00 Having the talk as a parent and navigating multiracial relationships - 43.00 Why entrepreneurship is important for kids - 49:00 Protecting your mental wealth - 55:00

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In this episode I talk to Ken Okoroafor went from Topshop assistant to achieving financial freedom (becoming and living completely debt-free) in just over ten years and in today's episode we find out how he achieved this. We also discuss parenting and not conforming to cultural Nigerian standards, making the bold decision to quit a 6 figure job during the pandemic, racism, faith, leadership and so much more About Ken Okoroafor: Ken is a husband to Mary (Co-founder of HumblePenny), father to two great sons Joshua & Elias. He is also a Chartered Accountant (ACA, ICAEW), former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Edge Investments, an MBA holder from the University of Cambridge and has been featured on BBC, Channel 5, Metro, The Times, Guardian, etc. He also creates personal financial coaching workshops with clients such as PensionBee, IG Markets, eToro, Experian, Youtube etc. Learn more about Financial Freedom The Humble Penny - https://thehumblepenny.com/ Financial Joy Academy - https://financialjoyacademy.com/ Follow Ken on Social Media Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thehumblepenny/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehumblepenny/?hl=en YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/thehumblepenny In Episode 07 of EverydayDay Leadership, Ken and I discuss

• Having a North Star Goal
• Lack of representation for black people in personal finance
• Building a community whilst working full time
• Quitting work during the pandemic
• How to simplify your life & why budgeting is important
• Lessons from parenting and how they can apply in business
• Developing a mindset to provide alternative solutions to tackle racism
• Creativity is necessary to increase your income
• How Faith is at the foundation of everything he does

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In this episode, Gaby & I discuss the origins of Huckletree, picking the right co-founder, intentionally creating inclusive teams and why companies have no excuse, how being a parent has shaped the culture at Huckletree, balancing guilt as a mother, making time for you and your mental health. About Gabriela Hersham: Gaby is a mother, wife and Founder and CEO of Huckletree one of Londons original co-working spaces and credited as the woman who brought co-working to London. Huckletree now has eight communities in 4 cities, 3 countries and a team of 70 people. Gaby is a champion of women in business as well as actively campaigning for diversity in the VC/Tech world. An influential female founder within Londons technology ecosystem currently serving on the advisory board of several startup businesses and in her spare time?? she runs founder groups Join Huckletree - https://www.huckletree.com In the business of building community - by curating shared workspaces, offering pro-bono accelerator programs and delivering educational content for entrepreneurs Follow Gaby on social mediaTwitter - gabrielahersham Linkedin - Gabriela Hersham IG - Gabrielahersham In Episode 06 of EverydayDay Leadership, Gaby and I discuss (times are approximate):

• • What is Huckletree - 02:30 secs
  • Impact of Covid on Co-Working Space - 4:00
  • Pivoting into the tech world from the film industry - 06:15
  • Creating and running a business as a first-time founder - 08:00
  • The good and bad side of being married to an entrepreneur: 10:15
  • How Huckletree raised Series A funding - 12.10
  • Developing a great relationship with your co-founder - 15:40
  • Raising the initial investment to start the business - 17:30
  • Lessons learnt from Huckletree journey - 19:15
  • Creating a truly diverse workforce - 21:00
  • What does leadership mean as the CEO - 24:00
  • Declaring pregnancy to investors - 26:45
  • Feeling like a second class citizen in the room as a woman in a room of investors - 28:45
  • How being a mother has shaped the culture of Huckletree - 29:45
  • Balancing mom guilt and reframing your mindset to look after yourself - 34:00
  • Making Tic Tocs and why its important - 37:30
  • Being the dumbest person in the room - 42:00
  • Why having a great culture is important - 45.40

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In this episode, I talk to Ruth about her journey to finding joy which took over 20 years and involved navigating an abusive relationship, why we need to live in alignment in all areas of our life and why it is so important we take responsibility for our lives both personally and professionally. About Ruth Penfold: Ruth is the People Practice Lead at bp Launchpad. She has held previous senior leadership roles as People VP at Onfido and Director, Talent Acquisition at Shazam. Her reason for being is "Creating space for people to become the best possible versions of themselves" Ruth is also a practicing yoga instructor and podcast host of Pancakes and Peacocks a podcast that explores joyful living in all its forms Ruth Websitehttps://ruthpenfold.com/ Ruth's Bloghttps://ruthpenfold.com/blog/ Follow Ruth on social mediaTwitter - https://twitter.com/ruthpenfold Linkedin - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ruthpenfold IG - https://www.instagram.com/ruthpenfold/?hl=en In Episode 05 of EverydayDay Leadership, Ruth and I discuss (times are approximate):

• What does joy actually mean - 3:00
• Measuring yourself based on other people and the impact that had on her life - 4:30
• Friendship revealed a 20-year old blindspot which started awakening - 6:30
• The small things count in a relationship - 8:20
• Series of fortunate events lead to freedom from abusive relationships both personally and professionally - 9:10
• Setting the bar for how others treat you - 11:10
• The pain of staying small - 13.25
• How do you stop comparing yourself to other people: - 17:00
• Becoming your own psychologist - 19:30
• Coming out of a psychologically abusive relationship - 21:30
• How to have a mutually beneficial growth driven personal and professional relationship - 22:30
• Definition of Leadership - 23:30
• Showing up as a leader: 25:00
• The difference between joy and happiness - 28:00
• Running away from coaching - 30.30
• What is coaching - 31:00
• Giving yourself permission to show up authentically not waiting for an invite - 38.50
• Stepping up to bigger roles despite feeling underqualified - 43:00
• Why BP is the best place she has ever worked - 45:00
• We dont have to be perfect - 46:31
• Take responsibility for your life - 47:27
• How companies can create inclusive environments - 49:10

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In this episode, I talk to Christina about finding the courage to step away from the titles and allure of corporate life when she realised that her life was out of balance impacting her mental health. We discuss transferable skills, the importance of family and opening up to friends when going through dark times as well as leadership, unconscious bias, imposter syndrome, and what it means to be a leader who truly cares.

About Christina Economou: Christina is the Commercial Director for Ezra who is on a passionate mission for equality. Using technology at Ezra she is removing the elitism around coaching. Using her voice she speaks up about racism and gender equality. Follow Christina LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ceconomou/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/ChrissieEco To find out more about providing coaching for your whole organisation https://www.helloezra.com/ If you liked this episode, please share it with your friends / write a review - it goes a long way! :)

In Episode 04 of EverydayDay Leadership, Christina and I discuss (times are approximate):

• Demystifying the elitism around coaching - 2:50
• How companies have embraced tech for coaching - 4:00
• Leveraging previous mental health issues to deal with lockdown - 5:30
• Identifying when your mental health is out of sync and you need to act - 7:10
• Opening up to work and family about mental health - 8:45
• What a company that truly cares about people looks like - 9:45
• Being brave enough to walk away from a career and put yourself first - 11:15
• Dealing with Imposter Syndrome - 13:15
• Transferring corporate skills to the family business - 14:30
• 70-year-old dad embracing digitised way of working - 16:00
• Connecting the dots looking backwards - 17:15
• Changing the culture in the shop - 11:45
• What is leadership? - 21.15
• Business owners need to remember - 22.30
• Family is the backbone despite having a different lived experience - 22:40
• Taking learning from home and applying them in the corporate world - 25.40
• Leaders showing genuine concern and showing they care - 26:45
• Leading with empathy and the impact that has on people - 30:20
• Not getting seduced by the PR, awards and accolades around inclusion - 32:30
• Experience of unconscious bias as a woman: 33:20
• Power of vulnerability and opening up to people - 38.40
• Struggling with switching off from work and being intentional - 42:30
• 3 guiding principles to live life by - 45:00
• Definition of success - 46:50
• Thriving and not surviving - 48:20

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Sade Salami is a black serial entrepreneur running 3 successfully businesses working with reputable names in the media, fashion, sport and entertainment such as Google, Grazia, Manchester United etc In this episode, we discuss topics such as:

• Leading yourself - 03:00
• Distinction between a fake entrepreneur and a real entrepreneur - 03:20
• Ideology v reality of work/life balance for entrepreneurs - 05:20
• Learning to talk to yourself & trust your gut - 08:00
• Benefits of being counter-cultural when it comes to social media - 11:00
• Adding value & shifting the attention away from oneself - 12:30
• CVs are a waste of time - 15:50
• Key qualities required when building a team - 17:00
• Developing trust in a team - 19:02
• Using dyslexia to help her - 20:25
• Just do it - 25:15
• Connecting the dots from childhood games - 28:00
• People are soft - 30:42
• Building character in the next generation - 32:37
• Dealing with the loneliness of being an entrepreneur - 36:00
• How to become an entrepreneur - 39:45
• Being a black female entrepreneur and the stereotypes associated with that - 43:22

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In this episode, I talk to Andy about designing the lifestyle you want, developing self-awareness, learning from failure, privilege, the value of nurturing relationships and so much more. About Andy Ayim: Andy Ayim is the founder of The Angel Investing School, an investor, author, public speaker and also a consultant to large companies in highly regulated industries teaching them how to set up and scale agile Product teams utilising Product Playbooks. He was the Managing Director of Backstage Capital and serves as a Board advisor for companies like YSYS, Flipside and Mixtape Madness to a name a few. Get to know Andy - https://andyayim.com/ Newsletter Sign up for his newsletter - https://www.getrevue.co/profile/Andy-Ayim Angel Investing School - https://angelinvestingschool.com/ Social Handles LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshvc/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andyshvc/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/AndysHVC If you liked this episode, please share it with your friends / write a review - it goes a long way! :)

In this episode of Everyday Day Leadership, Andy and I discuss (times are approximate):

• 02:30 What he has learnt through Covid
• 05:30 Work/life balance
• 07:00 Building trust
• 10:30 Developing self-awareness
• 15:00 Dealing with failure
• 21:30 Understanding his privilege
• 23:30 Living a no limit life regardless of background
• 24:30 Learning as a fiancee and father.
• 28:00 Not all friendships are created equal
• 34:00 Diversity, Inclusion & Meaningful Change
• 42:00 Nurturing Relationships
• 45:00 What does leadership mean?

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In this episode, I talk to leadership coach and author Jennifer Garvey Berger's about racism, white fragility, understanding and confronting white privilege.

About Jennifer Garvey Berger:

Jennifer Garvey Berger has a masters and a doctorate from Harvard University, she is an author of 3 books and CEO of Cultivating Leadership where she and her partners design and teach leadership programs, coach senior teams, and supports new ways of thinking about strategy and people with senior leaders in the private, non-profit, and government sectors around the world.

Jennifer loves to write, to walk her dog through the streets of London, to scuba dive, to travel with her husband and their nearly-adult children, and figure out how to make whole organizations work better.

Follow Jennifer LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-garvey-berger-7b4a264/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/jgberger Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jennifergarveyberger/ Get to know Jennifer - https://www.cultivatingleadership.com/our-team/jennifer-garvey-berger Link to Jennifers article - Confronting my White Privilege: Flashback in black and white Link to Jennifers Business - https://www.cultivatingleadership.com/

Jennifer's Blog - https://www.cultivatingleadership.com/research-resources/blog

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In Episode 01 of Everyday Day Leadership, Jennifer and I discuss (times are approximate):

• 04:30 Struggle of talking about white privilege without coming across as condescending
• 06:40 Silence is its own kind of violence
• 08:20 What does white privilege mean?
• 09:30 Changing her organisations approach to make it more diverse
• 16:00 Having crucial conversations around race
• 19:30 Understanding the lived experience of black people
• 22:30 What does anti-racism and allyship look like?
• 29:30 Leaders should be willing to make mistakes.
• 36:30 Leaders need to be willing to lose power to create a better world
• 38:30 Why leaders we need to change who they are
• 46:00 The next generation talking to their parents on racism

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