In this 10 for 10 podcast mini-series, ten of our membes share the twists and turns they've experienced building their very different board careers, and generously share what they wish they'd known before. I this episode, Fiona Hathorn, CEO and Founder, Women on Boards UK meets with Alison Thorne, Chair of National Dance Company Wales, Governor of Cardiff Metropolitan University, independent panel member of the Welsh Government's public appointment service and Board Member at of Sports Wales.

In this 10 for 10 podcast mini-series, ten of our members share the twists and turns they've experienced building their very different board careers, and generously share what they wish they'd known before. In this episode, Fiona Hathorn, CEO and Founder, Women on Boards UK meets with Tazeem Abbas, board member at SW9 Community Housing and School Governor at Caldew School, Carlisle.

In this 10 for 10 podcast mini-series, ten of our members share the twists and turns they've experienced building their very different board careers, and generously share what they wish they'd known before. In this episode Fiona Hathorn, CEO and Founder, Women on Boards UK meets with Portfolio NED, Shefaly Yogendra to hear her story.

In this episode Rachel Tranter, Founder and Executive Director of Women On Boards UK is joined by Carlotta Zorzi, who shares her experience of balancing her successful executive career alongside not one but two, non-executive roles. Carlotta is an award-winning tech professional, currently at tech commerce giant Shopify.

This podcast is all about recruiting diverse board members and detailing how and what we do in the UK to help Chairs and Nominations Committees source new and interesting candidates by tapping into our deep fault lines of new emerging NED talent and/or accessing our existing pocket of experienced NED members. In this episode, Fiona Hathorn talks to Tanya Gass about how our Bespoke Searches work in the competitive paid board sector alongside noting how many boards now are prepared to take a conscious and different approach to NED searches and how we can and do work alongside open-minded Headhunters.

In this episode, Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards UK is joined by Paul Norris, CEO of MM&K. Paul talks Fiona through MM&K's recent report on 'Life in the Boardroom'. It is a data rich report that covers many things including what directors get paid per sector. It is a fascinating report on what is going on today in terms of succession planning, recruitment, diversity and change. Life in the Boardroom is a report of the 2021/2022 MM&K survey of UK board Chairs and Non-Executive Directors (NEDs). The survey covers directors' fees and time commitments, as well as their views on a range of current board issues.

Risk is a core issue for all boards, but thinking on the best way to manage risk has moved on considerably in recent years. In this episode, Fiona Hathorn, Founder and CEO of Women on Boards UK is joined by Bryan Foss, Portfolio NED and founding member of the Risk Coalition to discuss how boards can shift their approach to risk and ensure they keep up with the current best practice and methodologies.

In this episode Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards UK, is joined by Unette Spencer, Chief of Staff to Ann Cairns, Mastercard's Executive Vice Chair; trustee for the Inspiring Leadership Trust; and a member of Affinity Waters Customer Challenge Board.

Find out what's involved in two very different non-executive roles, how she got the positions and why she went for them.

In this episode Rebecca Ganz, Women on Boards' lead in the North West is joined by Carol Ann Whitehead, Helen Gilder and Erica Morriss, all of whom have landed a NED role during the pandemic. They explore how they've accelerated having an impact on their Board despite being virtual or hybrid, their views on what this means for being an effective NED going forward and their thoughts on how this positively or negatively impacts finding NED opportunities.

Debunking common misconceptions around the pay gaps - Key errors many companies (listed & not) make in their statutory gender pay gap reporting and how boards can ensure they are fully compliant - Anthony Horrigan, CEO of Spktral (the pay gap experts) shares his expertise.