SheSays | Cards On The Table

In our final episode of the season, Tyla Grant is a senior creative strategist at Morning, a writer, speaker, consultant, and host of the Black and Neurodiverse podcast. Tyla is all about helping others like her make their neurodivergence work for and not against them. And so, on this episode, she joins co-host Amy Dick to share insights on what organisations need to do not only to attract but retain the very best, diverse talent. 

Read Tyla Grant on Substack.

Thank you lovely listeners for joining us on the journey of season one, we will be back later this year with more insights for your ears!

Massive additional thank you to our wonderful edit team Isabel Agustina Barker & Chor Yeen Fung.

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Cindy Gallop is a brand and business innovator, consultant, coach, keynote speaker and founder of Make Love Not Porn. She is also very firmly in the business of blowing shit up. And so on this episode in true Cindy style, she joins hosts Amy Dick and Opal Turner to deliver a rousing message; ”the future of work is female founded” – alongside a framework of questioning to guide women and non-binary people to a business idea that gives them agency – and through which they can reinvent industry. 

Editing from Isabel Agustina Barker & Chor Yeen Fung.

Show notes:

• Read Leap Frog by Nathalie Molina Niño
• Listen to the ‘Own It’ Podcast by Christy Hiler 
• Support ‘Make Love Not Porn

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Leyya Sattar is the award-winning Founder of Other Box, DEI Creative Consultant and Forbes Under 30 Social Impact Entrepreneur. On this episode she joins hosts Amy Dick and Opal Turner to discuss the biggest hurdle facing our industry, the number one trend that is set to end badly and the qualities leaders should model if they are to create truly inclusive and equitable environments. 

Editing from Isabel Agustina Barker & Chor Yeen Fung.

External links:

The Motherload Report by Zoe Scaman 

Other Box for leaders who want to grow professionally / diversify and support marginalised communities in the workplace

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Josh Krichefski is CEO of GroupM EMEA and President of IPA. On this episode he joins hosts Amy Dick and Opal Turner to share the keys to creating a workplace culture that promotes positive mental health and wellbeing. He calls out toxic tropes our industry has long promoted – and offers the IPA 'People First Promise' as an opportunity for change; empower, support, prevent.

Editing from Isabel Agustina Barker & Chor Yeen Fung.

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Taylor Handsley, the head of Social Europe for AnalogFolk joins hosts Amy Dick and Opal Turner to talk  about her experiences as an autistic woman and a leader in the creative industry. Taylor uses her career and personal experience to share her learnings; she advocates for avoiding assumptions, entering with curiosity and recognising the energy autistic individuals need to navigate a world not designed for them. Taylor also provides practical tips to create a better work environment for neurodivergent colleagues and how the positive affects ripple through to neurotypical colleagues.

Editing from Isabel Agustina Barker & Chor Yeen Fung.

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In this special live episode in partnership with Ogilvy ReWired, an employee community for neurodivergent, chronically ill and disabled folk and allies our hosts Amy Dick (SheSays President) and Opal Turner (SheSays Creative) sit down with Kelly Gordon, founder of With Not For.

With Not For is a disability-founded talent and production agency on a mission to bring more disabled talent into the creative industries. This conversation lays down some truths about existing in spaces that were not built for you, how technology can help and the impact of external and internalised ableism. Then it gets practical with a simple solution for encouraging reasonable adjustment disclosure and the benefits of communities like ReWired.

Editing from Isabel Agustina Barker & Chor Yeen Fung.

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In this Cards On The Table episode, we welcome the phenomenal Rani Patel, founder and managing director of creative studio CALLING. CALLING launched in 2023 with a mission to empower voices from the margins and be a choice for brands seeking a creative partner that reflects the world their audience lives in.

Rani, Amy and Opal discuss the importance of truth, love, and progress in creating a better workplace. She champions radical honesty, reflects on her leadership style, and shares her experience as a new type of leader. This is not one to miss, get your notebook ready.

Editing from Isabel Agustina Barker & Chor Yeen Fung.

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In this first episode of our Rework the Future season, Amy Dick (SheSays President & Host) and Opal Turner (SheSays Creative & Host) are joined by Anna-Lou Gladwell, Managing Director of creative agency AnalogFolk. Anna-Lou was one of the forces behind AnalogFolks' ‘Change the face of creative leadership’ campaign, creating an open source talent roster of women; she is also a founding member of Chief and member of WACL.

Anna-Lou shares top takeaways from her years of leadership experience as the deck of questions spans the suits of ‘Now’, ‘Never’, ‘Always’, and ‘Next’ probes for actions, solutions and lessons for us all. 

Editing from Isabel Agustina Barker & Chor Yeen Fung.

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