In this episode of The D&Igest we speak to award winning entrepreneur Shana Gujral about what her journey in the world of EdTech has been and how she is creating a world where nobody has to feel awkward being their true selves at work. Shana is the founder of an E-learning platform called Lila.

"The pay gap is not about gender, it's about meritocracy" - Pay equity advocate and consultant Vidir shares how a system of meritocracy (and analytics) has helped him eliminate the gender pay gap within 5 years in this episode of the Diversely Podcast - The D&Igest.

Head of Consulting at PayAnalytics and notable speaker on fair-pay, Vidir Ragnarsson is our guest and shares his unexpected journey from the Icelandic energy sector to D&I and global pay gap advocate.

Vidir and Hayley talk about global trends in pay gaps, which approaches have helped him to successfully reduce and ultimately eliminate the gender pay gap in his previous company and how he's helping other companies to tackle this thorny topic across the globe.

In the next episode of The D&Igest we have an extraordinary story to share with Kevin Bowsher who was once in the Police forces in the UK and has worked on infamous cases like the Stephen Lawrence murder case. He is now a D&I Director at Mace and has achieved Assoc CIPD status. 

Tune in to hear from the man himself, a very timely conversation with all that is going on in the world currently. 

Joanne Monck was David for 58 years of her life and in this episode of The D&Igest she shares her journey from childhood to now- as an OBE award winner for her contribution towards transgender equality and a D&I advocate.  

Britain's 'First black female Creative Director' and an award-winning creative lead- Jo Arscott is our fabulous next guest on The D&Igest. Jo is a global citizen with a wealth of experience not only in marketing billion-dollar FMCG/Retail brands - but is also a guest lecturer in universities, a mentor and a D&I advocate. 

Tune into the podcast to hear this creative-genius talk about her journey and tips on navigating your way in advertising. 

On our next episode of The D&Igest we have Yogesh Sokhal who is the Group Vice President, for the Strategic Clients Group across APAC at Oracle. Yogesh is passionate about coaching and mentoring and is a mentor and a coach to leaders across Asia Pacific on a pro-bono basis. He considers himself a global citizen having lived in India, Japan, Luxembourg, the UK and the Netherlands and currently based in Singapore. 

In this episode Yogesh speaks about his hopes and desires for diversity in the corporate world and what trends he has seen that make him optimistic towards a better future for leaders and organisations.

In episode 4 of The D&Igest, Hayley Bakker (co-founder and CPO of Diversely) hosts with Sergio Panday (co-founder of Roots Inspire) as a special guest.

Sergio spent several years in the world of corporate finance all across the world and has now made it his mission with Roots Inspire to boost ethnic diversity in senior business positions.

He is a firm believer that having ethnically diverse representation in high business roles would result in a positive spiral effect that will benefit the entire company. More information about his work may be found here- https://rootsinspire.com/ 

Tanya Rolfe is our next guest on the D&Igest and she is a force to be reckoned with. With over 15 years of working in some of the biggest law firms in the world, Tanya moved over to devoting all her efforts in the fight gender equality especially in the world of finance. Founder of Sophia, Tanya is now on a mission to educate and empower women so that they can fully take charge of their wealth. 

We know we have a lot to learn from this powerhouse of a lady, and we're confident you will feel the same way after hearing her speak. 

Emery Fung, a special guest from Hong Kong, joins us on the upcoming edition of The D&IGest. Emery wears several hats—he's TedX speaker, an LGBTQ+ champion, a podcast host, and a corporate speaker—and he does so with such zeal that it's contagious. 

In this episode, Emery talks about his transition from Elaine and how he navigated his journey through his years in the UK and Hong Kong.

“Ageism is the one ism we’ll all experience, if we’re lucky.”- A quote so rightly spoken by Jane has always stuck with us and inspired us to have her share her story in the very first episode of the Diversely Podcast- The D&Igest. 

Founder of the Uninvisibility Project and co-author of Invisible to Invaluable, Jane Evans is our first guest and shares her incredible story through the advertising world.

Jane and Helen talk about the struggle with ageism and how Jane navigated her way through innumerable stereotypes surrounding ageism in the world of advertising, having her own business and her fight in tackling this 'age-old' concept of having careers revolve around men's biology. 

If you have any questions for Jane or Helen, feel free to get in touch with us at [email protected].