Episode description

In today’s episode, Andrew meets Ben Cooke. Ben is a Strategy Consultant at EY-Parthenon: Ernst & Young's global strategy consulting arm. In 2018, Ben was Lead Contributor to a EY report titled ‘The Value of Dyslexia’ which showed how the world of work is changing & how much dyslexics can have to offer going forward. In the episode, Andrew and Ben deep dive into the value of dyslexia report. The boys discuss key learnings and Ben will reveal some of the report’s most fascinating stats. Ben and Andrew also discuss why ****businesses need diversity.

Top quotes

“Diversity is all about having different opinions, voices, points of view. And any leader you talk to would say that’s the business case for diversity.” - Benjamin Cooke

“We need to get a lot more comfortable with positive discrimination.” - Benjamin Cooke

About the guest

Ben Cooke is a Strategy Consultant at EY-Parthenon. Ben struggled in school with dyslexia but found he thrived at big picture thinking. In 2016, he graduated with a masters degree from Alliance Manchester Business School and, in 2017, joined EY as a Associate Consultant. Ey is a consulting service that provides, assurance, tax and transaction services that help solve business challenges and promote a better working world for all. In 2018, Ben was Lead Contributor to a report titled ‘The Value of Dyslexia’ which showed how the world of work is changing & how much dyslexics will have to offer going forward. In 2021, EY launched its first neuro-diverse centre of excellence to fuel innovation in technology, bring a new dimension of creativity, and drive greater diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

About the host

The Invisible Gift is hosted by entrepreneur and dyslexic, Andrew Kitley. With twenty years experience, Andrew Kitley has worked his way up the metaphorical and literal ladder to become Managing Director of Kitall: an engineering firm. Under Andrew's guidance, Kitall is now one of the most sought after names to complete complex engineering projects in the UK. In each episode of The Invisible Gift, Andrew seeks the advice and inspiration of a fellow trailblazer who has defied the odds to achieve the extraordinary - turning the challenge of neurodiversity into a gift.

Resources

https://www.kitall.co.uk/

https://www.onefineplay.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/beniancooke/?originalSubdomain=uk

https://www.ey.com/en_uk/strategy/about-ey-parthenon