Finding Your Path

Herman's guest is Lord Dr Michael Hastings CBE. He is the Professor of Leadership at the Stephen Covey institute and Former head of citizenship at KPMG international and discusses

his journey and commitment to his purpose - to speak up for the poor and bend the power of the prosperous to the potential of the poor

He explains why if we could live by a different perspective based on equity it would be possible to create a more open clear-sighted society. This is  a fascinating insight into the man behind the title and what really matters to him

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• There is nothing more important than speaking the reality of where you are with others
• When we speak with each other we can share great stories of encouragement and uplift
• I wanted to be actively involved in the mind-changing opportunities for other generations
• I like people and they kinda liked me because I like people
• I became a commissioner for racial equality directly by the invitation of the Home Secretary ringing me up and asking
• I got to know people on the inside because I was campaigning for things that everyone appreciated
• I spent a lot of time listening to and appreciating people, not seeing what I could get from them just wanting to be friends
• The pursuit of knowledge needs to nourish and grow our inner being
• I've learnt that your reputation
• The reason for having privilege is to show others the way in
• If you have a title use it to give others access, take them on the journey with you
• We are not born with a fear of others or prejudice we take it on
• My purpose, to speak up for the poor and bend the power of the prosperous to the potential of the poor is the driving force of my decision making
• I hope I'll be remembered for giving myself away and helping point others to the gateways of opportunity

BEST MOMENTS

‘I was the conduit and there to build the bonds'

‘I want to do the work that serves others'

‘If you can open a door, open it for them'

‘I hold very dear to my being that every turn allows another round of others to benefit'

VALUABLE RESOURCES

https://www.everychildneedsamentor.com/about-us/

Finding Your Path Podcast

ABOUT THE HOST

Herman is the visionary behind ECNM's mentoring vision and services with over 20 years of mentoring experience across the community, music, and the education sectors. Through his mentoring work, Herman has won multiple awards and he is passionate about making mentoring high quality and accessible for all young people.

Herman leads on business strategy, the development of strategic partnerships and pioneering new mentoring initiatives and innovations.

Besides leading ECNM, Herman is a father of three daughters, enjoys watching Formula One, loves cooking for his family and is even known to write a rap or two.

CONTACT DETAILS

Every Child Needs A Mentor website

Hermans LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hermanstewart/

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Author, educator, and poet Casey Bailey is with Herman talking about how he combines his very different passions.

Casey discusses how important and powerful it is to play a part in other people's journeys of transformation and how anyone's journey is made up of many inspirations and defining moments

This is an inspirational listen and an insight into how we need to understand and see young people beyond the constraints of their environments and support them in accessing opportunities and changing their narrative

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• I try not to define myself I'm just a soul on life's journey
• A lot of people go a long time writing and sharing poetry before they call themselves a poet
• There is nothing that is so rewarding as teaching
• The journey can be transformational for them and they don't even recognise who they were when they started their journey
• To play a small part in their journey is massive
• There are lots of defining moments in your life and there are some decisions that need to be understood so you can effectively move past them
• Changing other's lives and influencing others through your contribution is really powerful
• People told us that people like us didn't walk in worlds like this
• Grime Boy is about friendship, loss, and the environment we grow up
• We look at people where I come from as having no aspirations or not being ambitious
• We need to look at the environment, access to it and how it shapes people and who they wanted to be
• The aspirations aren't low they are just negative aspirations
• It's about them being able to see beyond the constraints of their environment
• When we write them off it makes it easier for us to deal with it
• When we see people in those situations as human we know we have a role to play

BEST MOMENTS

‘My two prominent personas have merged and seep into everything I do'

‘You don't have to want to write poetry you can just want to listen to it'

‘We felt that we had to change who we were or change our aspirations

VALUABLE RESOURCES

https://www.everychildneedsamentor.com/about-us/

Finding Your Path Podcast

Casey Bailey website

ABOUT THE HOST

Herman is the visionary behind ECNM's mentoring vision and services with over 20 years of mentoring experience across the community, music, and the education sectors. Through his mentoring work, Herman has won multiple awards and he is passionate about making mentoring high quality and accessible for all young people.

Herman leads on business strategy, the development of strategic partnerships and pioneering new mentoring initiatives and innovations.

Besides leading ECNM, Herman is a father of three daughters, enjoys watching Formula One, loves cooking for his family and is even known to write a rap or two.

CONTACT DETAILS

Every Child Needs A Mentor website

Hermans LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hermanstewart/

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Jas Rohel is the Founder and CEO of The Education Awards and the Education Expo, bringing Business and Education together.  Alongside the awards night, Jas works with numerous event sponsors to develop and implement projects in education that directly contribute back to the outstanding work of teachers and educational organisations. Jas is also a Chamber Council Board Member at Solihull Chamber of Commerce.

In support of her drive to create more business links in the education sector, Jas is a radio presenter for The Education Show and Talking Business on Solihull Radio. On air, she discusses a vast amount of business and education topics and interviews key leaders from across the industry.

Hermans LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hermanstewart/

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Business strategist and all-round disruptor Ketan Makwana has been working on business growth, strategic management and talent development for over 20 years.

Ketan has extensive expertise in Tech, Electronics and Healthcare, with a passion for people and processes Ketan has worked across all business levels within enterprise eco-systems including economic policy advisory to governments and ministries across the globe.

As CEO of Enterprise Lab, Ketan is the visionary behind the company’s mission to develop better people and better businesses for better economic outcomes.

Ketan is also an energising and inspirational international speaker on the subjects of mindset, growth, innovation and the power of disruption; he has engaged audiences across 5 continents and 42 cities.

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Harriet Green is the former Chairman & CEO, Asia Pacific at IBM. She is a global executive with extensive, multi-channel business leadership experience, having lived and worked on four continents. She was CEO of both Thomas Cook Group plc and the leading high service technology distributor Premier Farnell plc. Harriet is on the advisory council for King’s College London, Board Member at Red Badger and Executive Chair of Mission Beyond. She was awarded an OBE in 2010 for services to industry, and most recently named one of Fortune's most powerful women internationally in 2019.

Harriet's activity can be followed daily on LinkedIn and Twitter.

www.linkedin.com/in/harrietg

twitter.com/harrietgreen1

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Professor Kerensa Jennings FRSA is a digital impact specialist, senior adviser at BT, a Trustee and Company Director at the Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology (CAST), and Visiting Professor of Media, Strategy and Communications at the University of Huddersfield. She is also a bestselling author and award winning strategist, and chairs the DCMS Tackling Loneliness Network Digital Inclusion Group.

Kerensa was previously CEO of the Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award (iDEA), an international programme aiming to help address the digital skills gap. She launched the programme in 2017 and by the time she left the Royal Household to join BT, it was being used in more than 100 countries. More than 6 million of the skills and educational courses have benefitted jobseekers, school children and SMEs.

Before this, Kerensa spent many years as a TV producer and the BBC's Head of Strategic Delivery. Her work on the BBC's Make it Digital strategy earned the Innovation Enterprise Chief Strategy Officer's Best Innovation Award. Kerensa has been selected among the most influential women in UK tech for the last four years by Computer Weekly and represents BT on boards, at major events and in the media.

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FINDING YOUR PATH with Dan Ilett

Dan is an expert in global marketing and digital product growth. He has advised IBM, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Samsung and Cisco and others on messaging and go-to-market strategy. He has led digital banking transformation for Virgin Money and Thomas Cook. He implemented a major cornerstone of the UK Government’s China-trade strategy, launching the UK-China TechHub.

Dan is an award-winning tech and business journalist who has written for the Financial Times, the Economist Group and many other publications. As a founding member of Coindesk.com and Greenbang.com, Dan has created award-winning media products in emerging trends.

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Sue is the parenting expert on ITV’s ‘This Morning’ programme, offering practical guidance to bringing up happy, confident, resilient children from toddler to teen.

Sue is the parenting expert for Disney Family UK, regularly appearing on BBC Radio, Sky News and LBC, all whilst working with brands and organisations as a Parenting Consultant.

Sue is the author of the Amazon bestseller 'Parenting Made Easy - How To Raise Happy Children' as well as 'Raising Happy Children for Dummies' - one in the famous black & yellow series.

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Called 'The Expert's Expert' David's work has been featured in a range of publications, including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Fast Company, and Forbes.

Born in Michigan, David lived in Guatemala with a tribe of Mayan Indians until he was eighteen years old, after which he moved to the United States. His educational background is in ancient languages and theology, and he’s taught at both the undergraduate and graduate level. He also owns RockBench Publishing Corp., a traditional and electronic publisher of courageous, sharp thinking.

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Dr. Rhianna C. Rogers is an associate professor of Interdisciplinary Studies (History and Anthropology) and coordinator of the Global Indigenous Knowledge (GIK) program at SUNY Empire State College. She teaches in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, the School of Arts & Humanities, the School for Graduate Studies, and the Center for International Education. Rogers has won awards for her innovative approach to teaching and learning, including the 2020-2021 & 2019-2020 SUNY Empire Provost Innovation Award, the 2018-2019 Explorations in Diversity & Academic Excellence Award (EDAE), and the 2017-2018 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Rogers is co-founder/PI of SPEC/Buffalo Project, an award-winning, comprehensive, action-based diversity program focused on upskilling populations to inform solution-making efforts in college and community environments (2010-present). Based on the success of this program, Rogers was invited to speak at the 12th Annual United Nations (UN) - Geneva Forum in the International Conference on Inclusive Education and Project Based Learning for Peace and Development (Dec. 2020).

She received a certificate in Ethnic Studies, a B.A. in Social Sciences (Anthropology Major and History Minor), an M.A. in History, and a Ph.D. in Comparative Studies (Anthropology, History, and Linguistics Concentrations) from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.

Rogers is an Open SUNY Fellow in academic innovation (2014-present) where she won the inaugural 2015 Open SUNY COTE Online Effective Practice Award and was a finalist for the 2021 and 2018 awards. She also offers collegial support as a SUNY Tools of Engagement Project (TOEP) Fellow in OER academic innovation where she won the 2015-2016 SUNY TOEP Best Peer Mentoring and Support Award.

She was the inaugural Rockefeller Institute of Government-Ernest Boyer Presidential Fellow and the Spring 2020 Center for Law and Policy Studies Internship director (2019-2020) as well as the inaugural coordinator of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies for the college (2017-2019) and the convener for Interdisciplinary Studies (2014-2017).

Rogers is a Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA) with over a decade of field and museum experience. She has worked in both academic and tribal archaeology as well as in historic preservation and museum studies. Rogers has conducted research and taught in the United States, the Dominican Republic, Cyprus, Lebanon, Mexico, Ecuador, Spain, and Puerto Rico.

Spec project info:

https://specollective.org/
https://twitter.com/specollective
https://opencollective.com/spec

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