My next guest is Verna Haywood an Empowerment Coach and Mentor. Through her experience and a history of sexual abuse she escaped the Caribbean with £100 and a suitcase to not only empower herself but be the voice for other women in similar situations. She now teaches women unstoppable resilience and how to restore and educate themselves to reach their goals. Verna is on a mission to end violence against young girls and women and shares why she strives to help 100 million women worldwide find their strength and stand firm in their power.

Why should I celebrate my Blackness for one month of the year? Listen to my podcast with Ali Monjack and hear more about leading conversations on diversity and inclusion. We talk about the diverse ways that can cause segregation rather than uniting us as humankind. Tune in and be part of the conversation making a change for the better.

My next guest is Janice Naiken one of the UK’s Leading Holistic Health Advisor Advocate for the Well Being of Women. Her success in learning this art was by healing herself which led to working internationally with doctors, women leaders and high-flying entrepreneurs who are now willing to invest in listening to their bodies. Though she is not a doctor, she has clients on return from top medical centres in San Diego, Germany and Mexico. She shares why her philosophy is based on getting to the root causes of illness and reversing them through holisitic alignment and detoxification.

My next guest is Bronwen Vearncombe who helps others to learn and achieve their goals through property. Bronwen comes from a commercial background in the Banking sector. Her work included helping small businesses and large corporates achieve their goals. After taking a year to learn all of the relevant ins and outs of property investing from some of today's experts in the UK and building a network of property investment mentors, she grew a property portfolio with her husband and now focuses on the property market. She shares why she helps others on their road to financial freedom through property investment.

My next guest is Stella Nse Okuzu, is a well-known Senior Banker with cross-functional experience across Private & Business Banking. Stella set up the Retail Banking Division of African Bank FCMB in 2018. This is now a thriving division of the bank providing boutique UK Banking services to Businesses and High Networth Individuals. She grows Businesses & link African Businesses to the UK. Stella is High Performance Business lead and a Diversity and Inclusion Advocate, empowering women and SMEs via service and advocacy roles. She shares why she believes in helping women in business and creating equal opportunities.

My next guest is Zee West, Founder of London Based Innovation Hubs, Fintech Influencer in the UK & US, Zee is an Entrepreneur, Influencer, Business Mentor and Creative Marketeer, with experience that spans a diverse range of projects and positions. She is co-founder of the investment platform Fundsurfer.  Zee promotes speakers at Soho House and Boston Consulting Group on a series of Futuristic, Immersive & thought leadership experiences. Last year she won Techstars Covid hackathon UK and is launching Picnic Bank with an experienced team of banking & fintech entrepreneurs. She shares how through Picnic Bank they are hoping to change the world by making a social impact to the environment and people who need education.

My next guest is Paul Zelizer the social entrepreneur coach from New Mexico. He has helped 1000's of social entrepreneurs and founders achieve their impact and financial goals. Paul is the host of Awarepreneurs one of the top ten global social entrepreneurship podcasts. As the former Director of social media for wisdom 2.0 he has a great network that keeps me informed about new trends, investors looking to invest and emerging strategies in the impact space. Paul shares his enthusiasm for connecting people to help make a global impact.

My next guest is Ayo Sokale who is a chartered civil engineer and a keynote speaker for the BBC presenting programmes such as Bitesize and The Smithsonian Channel. She is also a young politician who also just recently stepped down as Deputy Mayor for Reading as well as a renowned Eco Warrior. The most striking thing about her is at a young age she has already accomplished a lot and is a STEM ambassador mentoring and coaching others to take a career in civil engineering. Ayo shares her passion for helping people to have a positive mindset and making that change.

My next guest is Lady Corbett who founded three networks to fundraise for work on prison reform to investment in people who, released from prison, have served their time and need a chance to change their lives. The Lady Val’s Professional Women’s Network lunches in central London, are attended by women who work not ladies who lunch. This led to The Corbett Network, a coalition of over 90 decision-makers of charities, social enterprises, and organisations involved in reintegration working together to persuade more firms to hire returning citizens. Lady Val shares pearls of wisdom in striding forward to make change.

My next guest is Prince Louis of Nigeria who is a thought leader in International Education managing the links between the Advancement Centre of a State University of Sussex in West Africa. He is the CEO of Edvant Edge Africa, an educational advancement firm. Louis is also the Founding President of World Merit Nigeria, Artistic Director at Frikanah Theatre Company, and Founder/Director of the Ambassadors of Africa, an organization that aims at building Africans into global giants. Through his organization’s “A-Students Project”, he and his team have positively impacted the lives of over 45,000 people. Prince Louis shares his passion to improve the quality of education despite gender, age, or social background.