Sarah Perris, Women on Board's presenter and representative for The North of England explores the career benefits of taking on one or more board roles alongside your executive career. Sarah is joined by Amber Hill, Lisa Maynard-Atem and Katy Read - all busy executives who have developed board careers to run in conjunction with their day job. They discuss the benefits they believe incorporating non-executive activities have on their personal and professional lives.

Former Danish investment banker, Charlotte Valeur, is an internationally renowned and highly experienced Non-Executive Director and Chair who is committed to increasing levels of good governance globally through value-based leadership.

Always destined to live and work abroad she admits, at the age of 22, Charlotte transferred from Denmark, her home, to London with the bank she was employed with at the time and has remained there ever since.

Intrigued by the behaviour of people, Charlotte studied psychology when she took some time off work when she had her children. It is these soft skills, paired with her innate knowledge of investment banking, that have set her apart in the Boardroom. Charlotte has extensive Board level experience with IPOs, mergers and acquisitions, and restructuring, and her portfolio of sectors range from construction, infrastructure, renewable energy, private equity, property, finance/investments/debt, higher education and the third sector. When she entered the world of Board governance, she had a feeling that the overriding principles of best practice were the same, no matter the country or the organisation. From Board composition, to risk management and oversight, to stakeholder engagement, she found from her lived experience that the principles were in fact the same.

Today Charlotte is Non-Executive Director for Liang O'Rourke and NTR plc, Chair for Blackstone Loan Financing Ltd and FSN Capital GP and Advisory Board Member for several organisations. When she first began chairing some 15 years ago, the appalling slow pace of governance implementation shocked Charlotte. Following the 2007, 2008 and 2009 financial crises, and now COVID, she confidently says we are witnessing a push for better governance and leadership.

Hear about Charlotte's upcoming book, why her Autism diagnosis has in many ways made her a better Board member, and the benefits of her many transferable skills.

Join this episode of our Success Story podcasts when Rachel Tranter talks to portfolio NED, Karen Furlong, on how she has built her numerous non-executive positions in the finance and insurance sectors.

Karen reflects on how important alignment with her own personal values are when deciding on taking on a role, plus how the NED way of life works well with her personal life.

For this Boardroom Insight podcast Susan Hooper joins Fiona Hathorn as they discuss her journey to the boardroom and some of the themes and trends she is seeing as the Covid crisis continues to impact the economy and society on all levels. Susan definitely falls into the category of having a "portfolio" career as she currently sits on the boards of Uber UK, climate change network, Chapter Zero, Affinity Water and Rank Group Plc. She is also Chair of Advanced Biomass Sequestration, an agri-mining company in Australia as well as being Chair of a Scottish medi-tech start-up Care Sourcer.

For this success story podcast we are joined by experienced board member and remuneration Chair, Bronagh Kennedy. Bronagh juggles a busy executive career as Group Company Secretary and General Counsel at Severn Trent Water Plc alongside being on the board of specialist retailer Wolseley UK, where she also Chairs the Remuneration Committee.

12 months ago we took a panoramic view of the many landmarks and influencers in changing norms around corporate purpose, human capital and climate change. Now, faced with very limited time and finite resource, we must decide what really matters, and what doesn't. Listen to Head of DLA Piper's Boardroom Advisory Services Practice, Alex Tamlyn as he reflects on how to best navigate sustainability and ESG in 2021.

Rebecca Ganz (aka Becks) is an ex pat who successfully kickstarted her Non-Exec career in August 2018. Enjoying a range of Non Exec roles, which span Education, Institutional Health and Business sectors, Becks knows what it takes to strategically build a Non Exec portfolio. Becks shares highs, lows, surprises as well as ‘grass roots’ practical insights on how to design a fulfilling, challenging and rewarding Non Exec career.

Join Rachel Tranter for this month's Success Story podcast when she speaks to finance expert, Sharon Constancon​ about her journey to the boardroom. Rachel finds out out about her experiences when there and gets her top tips on how to succeed in building a range of non-executive roles. Sharon has had an incredibly successful and varied global career starting in South Africa where she built up an expertise in FOREX management before moving to the UK where she has built up an impressive portfolio of executive and non executive positions. Sharon is CEO of Genius Boards and Genius Methods - a group that offers tailored robust, behaviour focused board evaluations, mentoring, corporate governance services and governance training to many industries. Sharon's portfolio includes being Chair of the South African Chamber of Commerce UK, a committee member for the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, Liveryman and Court Member of the WCCSA and she is a Chartered Director Interviewer with the IOD. She has previously been a non executive with Caban Capital Plc and Buckinghamshire Building Society.

Join Helen Gillett and Fiona Hathorn when they discuss how to be an effective new NED on a board. Gain top tips and insights on how to get up to speed quickly and effectively whilst ensuring you have impact and presence in the process.

Helen Gillett joined the board of leading housing provider, Orbit Housing Association 18 months ago and has recently joined the board of tech start-up, Better Space. She is a WoB member and Ambassador.

In this episode we are joined by Irana Wasti, President EMEA of GoDaddy and recently appointed member to the Board of FTSE listed business, Sage. Irana talks to Fiona Hathorn about her experiences of juggling a senior executive role with a non-executive position on a FTSE 100 company. As well as delving into how Irana manages her busy schedule, they discuss international relocation, virtual interviews, on-boarding in a virtual world and the importance of mentors and sponsors in her career.

As Regional President of GoDaddy EMEA, Irana leads a team that helps everyday entrepreneurs get online quickly and easily, by creating an online presence to help grow their business. Prior to GoDaddy, Irana ran product teams at Intuit, where she oversaw the launch of Quickbooks POS and mobile payments. Irana began her career at IBM having studied first for a Computer Science degree at University of California Berkeley and then an MBA at Harvard Business School.