Teresa Boughey: Founder & CEO at Jungle HR and Jungle Diversity

Leila is joined by Teresa Boughey, Founder & CEO at Jungle HR and Jungle Diversity, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Bestselling author and professional speaker.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

· How she works to educate organisations in how to further improve diversity, inclusion and belonging in their workforce

· Going from being a teenage mother to now being a nana to her daughter’s children and dealing with a number of resulting stereotypical judgements and preconceptions of her capabilities throughout her career

· The importance of considering your own personal role within your “tribe”, and ensuring you give back to them

· Teresa’s own personal battle with ‘Imposter Syndrome’ as a successful female business leader and how she has used her own role models to conquer this

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

https://www.linkedin.com/in/teresa-boughey-jungle-hr/

Twitter @junglejayne21

www.facebook.com/JungleHRLtd

www.junglehr.com

www.junglediversity.com

www.teresaboughey.com/Closing-the-Gap

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Massimiliano Moneta: Managing Director at Vion Food Group

Leila is joined by Massimiliano Moneta, Managing Director at Vion Food Group.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

· The importance of diversity in Italian culture

· Max’s career journey, which has taken him all over the world and across numerous industries (from pharmaceuticals to food ingredients) as well as function (sales, marketing and general management)

· The importance of learning as much as possible from your line managers and adopting their own strengths to form your own leadership profile

· The role of cultural/international idiosyncrasies in I&D, such as the inexorable link between business life and family life in territories such as the Middle East and Italy

· The potential value creation that can come from factoring in specific cultures into brand creation through fostering a stronger emotional link to said brands

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

https://www.linkedin.com/in/massimilianomoneta/

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Mamta Singhal: FMCG expert, Design Engineer and STEM/Diversity Public Speaker

Leila is joined by Mamta Singhal - FMCG expert, Design Engineer and STEM/Diversity Public Speaker.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

·         Mamta’s unique career experience so far in STEM, FMCG and academia

·         Her unique upbringing as a child, which combined both Scottish and Indian culture and led to her love of both the arts and sciences

·         Mamta’s thoughts on the increasing importance of neurodiversity, particularly with regard to the advantages of dyslexia (“dyslexiability”), as she is affected by this personally

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mamtamba/

Twitter @mamtasinghal2

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Anni Townend: Leadership Consultant, Executive Coach and Author

Leila is joined by Anni Townend; Leadership Consultant, Executive Coach and Author.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

· The importance of micro behaviours to business leaders, for instance the choice to smile or not smile, as they are being observed by those around them: “You are being watched”

· Anni’s advice on shaping your own set of personal values as a leader

· How a conversation encouraging, ‘open door’ policy type of approach with colleagues can be both holistic and humanistic

· Fostering stronger relationships with your colleagues/team by making uncomfortable conversations as comfortable as possible

· How attending boarding school led Anni to feel different in terms of her background, and why this led her to concentrate on helping her clients to create a sense of belonging in the workplace

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

[email protected] 

www.linkedin.com/in/anni-townend-92265a2 

www.annitownend.com 

www.futureengagedeliver.com 

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Mark Metry: Founder at VU Dream

Leila is joined by Mark Metry, Founder at VU Dream, Show Host at Humans 2.0 Podcast (Global Top 100 Podcast), Forbes featured speaker and New York Times bestselling author.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

· Mark’s childhood story, where he had to overcome various health obstacles in the form of both physical and mental disorders such as social anxiety and asthma while attending a school with no diversity and intense feelings of isolation

· His successful early ventures as a young entrepreneur on the Internet: Mark started his own YouTube channel at the age of 13 and launched the world’s most successful Minecraft server at the age of 15!

· Mark’s realisation as a result of his journey in life that the best way to live your life is to forge your own path and identity

· The steps that Mark took (both consciously and subconsciously) to go from having no self-confidence as an 18 year-old to feeling much more confident/comfortable in his own skin

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

https://www.markmetry.com

[email protected] 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/

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Dennis Ossipov-Grodsky: CEO/Founder at agile5.co

Leila is joined by Dennis Ossipov-Grodsky, CEO/Founder at agile5.co and ex-Head of Vayner Consulting and SVP Digital Strategy at VaynerMedia

 IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

· Dennis’ exciting new venture in growth mentoring for CEOs of SMEs

· The importance of freedom of expression, personal growth and having pride in your personal achievements in the workplace for all individuals

· How vital cultural intelligence/awareness is becoming in an ever more global/internationalised business world in Dennis’ experience after travelling to and working with teams in 50 countries

· “People are universes that walk”: how “mental diversity” can enable organisations to see things differently e.g. assembling a team with experience from other sectors/countries

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-ossipov-grodsky/

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Karin Hurt: CEO at Let’s Grow Leaders

Leila is joined by Karin Hurt, CEO at Let's Grow Leaders, award winning author, Inc Top 100 Leadership Speaker and former Verizon Executive.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

· How vital it is for a company to get the balance right between its results and its customer relationships

· “Micro innovations” and how crucial it is for leaders to listen with two ears and one mouth

· Karin’s thoughts on the practice of business leaders using fear and intimidation tactics

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

https://www.linkedin.com/in/karin-hurt/

https://letsgrowleaders.com/

https://letsgrowleaders.com/blog-2/

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Keith Antoine: Performance Coach at 3rd Leg Ltd

Leila is joined by Keith Antoine: Performance Coach at 3rd Leg Ltd.

 IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

· The importance of motivation in performance coaching: clarity and credible goals are particularly crucial

· Keith’s work with Richard Whitehead, the renowned British athlete and multiple Paralympic medal winner

· How crucial it is to diversify your organisational leadership in order for them to be able to properly understand the differing needs of individuals from different backgrounds, etc. in their workforce

· The importance of individuals also being able to define what inclusion means to them on a personal level: what do they personally need in order to feel included within an organisation?

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-antoine-4b15694/

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Christoph Bauer: Innovation Evangelist at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking (SGCIB)

Leila is joined by Christoph Bauer, Innovation Evangelist at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking.

 IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

· How innovation specifically can profit from different groups of people coming together to form something new

· How diversity of thought is leading to us all becoming more generalist in terms of “soft skills” e.g. empathy, communication, team leadership, etc.

· The growing importance of emotional intelligence as a commodity for business leaders in an ever more digital world

· How important it is to be able to demonstrate your vulnerable side at work as an employee

· Christoph’s admiration for diverse/different cultural artists such as Björk and Stanley Kubrick

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

Twitter @christophbauer

https://de.linkedin.com/in/bauerchristoph 

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Graham Frost: Professional Speaker and Trainer

Leila is joined by Graham Frost, Professional Speaker/Trainer and professional member of the Professional Speaking Association.

 IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

· Graham’s journey in life so far, from leaving school with 1 GCSE and conquering testicular cancer in his early 20s to leaving a full-time role in order to become a professional speaker

· His courageous decision to move out of his parents’ home at the age of 17 due to leaving the fundamentalist church

· Graham’s passion for giving people equal opportunities regardless of their gender, class, race, colour or disability – “It shouldn’t be about jobs for the boys or the girls or whatever”

· How useful servant leadership can be within an organisation to encourage positive change

· How crucial it is to never give up on anything and to find your passion in order to be happy and successful in life, while also making the most of “happy accidents” and serendipity like Graham

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

[email protected]

(+44(0))7766916317

www.linkedin.com/in/grafrost/

www.grahamfrost.com

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