Women Who Make It Happen

Women Who Make It Happen

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Women Who Make It Happen episodes

  • The Workshop’s Tech Radar: Keeping Up With Tech In A Safe And Controlled Way

    On Wednesday 19th January, 1pm, I am very excited to welcome Alfredo de Hoces García-Galán to our Podcast/Webinar series.


    Alfredo is Senior Architect at The Workshop - Inventors of Play. The Workshop have multi-disciplinary teams working together for success in Product, Software Development, Design and IT Services. Their inventors create and innovate from two offices, one in London and one in Málaga.

    Alfredo will be giving insight into their Technology Radar. This is something they are working on in the Central Architecture team and it documents which technologies they are currently using, which ones they are evaluating or in the process of adopting.

    This helps drive innovation internally. Everybody in The Workshop is able to suggest new technologies and tools, as well as create POCs.

    The goal is to continuously innovate but also be pragmatic.

    Technologies The Workshop currently work with:

    • Blockchain
    • Functional programming
    • Data Science
    • Machine Learning
    • Event sourcing
    • Service mesh

    Talk Agenda:

    • What is a technology radar?
    • Keeping up with technology in a controlled way
    • Sustainable innovation
    • New technologies: hidden pros and cons
    • Enduring technologies
    • Technology adoption: benefits vs risks
    • Architecture: design for innovation

    A bit more about Alfredo:

    • Computer science graduate with 25 years’ experience in software
    • Passionate developer — got his first computer in 1985 and taught
    himself BASIC and Assembler
    • Has lived in Ireland for 7 years. He worked for Oracle there.
    • 11 years working at The Workshop
    • Senior architect leading the evolution of TWS architecture
    • Strong believer in the value of innovation
    • Big advocate for functional programming
    • Always involved in talent acquisition and its relation with technology
    • He is also a musician and a writer — I have published two novels

    52 min
  • The Perfect Onboarding Experience For New Talent

    In the war for talent, it is SO important to onboard in the right way. Join me and Martin as we discuss how to do this.


    Martin Nicholson, Director, ProAction HR

    With 25 years in his HR/Change management career both in the UK and internationally. Martin has a strong desire to place people at the forefront of a business’s success which enables him to focus on the people agenda and realize opportunities for efficiency and better practice.A Prince 2 practitioner and qualified performance coach, Martin brings rigour and challenge to any client’s business to enable them to achieve their goals

    42 min
  • Ageism In The Workplace: How To Identify & Prevent

    Join me as I discuss Ageism In The Workplace: How To Identify & Prevent with my two guests:


    Carl Honore

    Carl Honoré is a bestselling author, broadcaster and the global voice of the Slow Movement. His two main-stage TED Talks have racked up millions of views.

    Carl’s first book, In Praise of Slow, chronicles the global trend toward putting on the brakes in everything from work to food to parenting. The Financial Times said it is “to the Slow Movement what Das Kapital is to communism.”

    Carl’s second book, Under Pressure explores how to raise and educate children in a fast world and was hailed by Time as a “gospel of the Slow Parenting movement.”

    Carl’s third book, The Slow Fix, explores how to tackle complex problems in every walk of life, from health and relationships to business and politics, without falling for superficial, short-term quick fixes.

    Carl’s latest book, Bolder: How To Age Better And Feel Better About Aging, explores ageing – how we can do it better and feel better about doing it. It’s also a spirited manifesto against ageism.

    Published in 35 languages, his books have landed on bestseller lists in many countries. In Praise of Slow was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and the inaugural choice for the Huffington Post Book Club. It also featured in a British TV sitcom, Argentina’s version of Big Brother and a TV commercial for the Motorola tablet. Under Pressure was shortlisted for the Writers’ Trust Award, the top prize for non-fiction in Canada. Bolder was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and a Reader’s Digest Book of the Month.

    Carl fronted a series for BBC Radio 4 called The Slow Coach in which he helped frazzled, over-scheduled people slow down. He also presented a television show called Frantic Family Rescue on Australia’s ABC 1.

    Chris Mereditch

    Chris is currently CEO of Greys Matter®, a company formed to challenge Ageism in the workplace. In conjunction with this role he also sits on the Board at Business in the Community, is the Age consultant for the Diversity Standards Collective, is a judge for Channel 4’s Diversity Awards and sits on the Age Advisory Group for the Advertising Association.
    Chris founded and hosts the D&I Squad, which is a group of Diversity practitioners that create talk shows discussing prevalent issues within Diversity and Inclusion.
    Prior to Greys Matter® Chris was a Commercial Consultant within the Sports and Commercial destinations sector advising clients such as Manchester United, Chelsea FC, The FA and Williams F1. He has also been the founder of other successful start-ups, one of which floated on the Stock Market.
    He lives in the Essex Countryside with his partner and their respective children.

    38 min
  • The Competition For Talent: How Do You Win?

    The Competition For Talent is intensifying every day. How do you attract the best people to your business? How do you retain the people you have? Join myself and my expert speakers as we discuss all things talent.


    Dani Saadu, Global Talent Director, Collinson Group

    Highly effective, global senior, talent, OD & people development professional with a proven track record in developing global talent strategy, designing and implementing global talent management programmes and frameworks. A certified Scrum Master and Lean Six Sigma specialist with a strong focus on ensuring that talent development concepts and theories are translated into practical and sustainable programmes that deliver a measurable return on investment. Efficient at maximising and managing global budgets to ensure successful implementation of talent interventions and sustained programmes.

    Diana George, President, By George HR

    As the founder and president of By George HR Solutions, Diana George brings with her a wealth of experience. Landing in HR after many years of Management Consulting with small business owners, Diana found a common thread with most of her clients; the ability to hire employees that fit their company culture.

    Diana has worked with global companies such as BOSE and the Swatch Group, specifically their luxury brand OMEGA. Diana brings with her over three decades experience in a career that has encompassed leadership in retail, non-profit, health and wellness and the private sector. She learned early on how to motivate and get the best out of people which she now teaches organizations.


    A co-author in “Anatomy of Accomplishment” Diana’s shares seven strategies on how to have a winning company culture. She teaches entrepreneurs how to hire right the first time so that their brand is a reflection of them, and they can focus on growth. Diana is the number one person you go to when you want to hire right the first time.


    51 min
  • Supporting The Financial Wellbeing Of Your Workforce

    We discuss how your business can provide support to its people around financial wellbeing. Finances are the cause of so much stress for so many of us, yet education on the subject is poor and there is a lot of work to be done in terms of how you support your workforce around this matter. Join us for a thorough discussion which will include tangible and actionable advice.


    My guest speakers will be:

    Charlotte Wiseman, Leadership and Wellbeing consultant - Positive Organizational Psychology Consultant

    Charlotte Wiseman is a positive organizational psychology consultant and trainer known for her pioneering work in the field of mental fitness.

    Building upon a scientific foundation, she combines her pioneering research with her personal experience to embed wellbeing into the culture of organizations – enhancing engagement, reducing burnout and improving staff retention.

    It was her own journey overcoming chronic stress, anxiety and depression that first led her to explore applied positive psychology in 2009.

    The changes she experienced were so inspiring that she left her long standing career in the fashion industry to pursue anMSc in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology and Mental Health First Aid Trainer qualifications.

    A member of the British Psychological Society and International Positive Psychology Association, she has been featured in the Journal of Public Mental Health and is leading the way for bringing the parity of esteem into the workplace.

    Grace Tolley-Smith, Co-founder & CPO, Bippit

    Grace is Chief Product Officer and co-founder of Bippit, a financial wellbeing company that provides every employee with their own financial coach to eradicate financial stress, increase financial education and improve financial outcomes to create a fairer society for all.

    Grace spent a decade working in financial services, working as an investment consultant to pension scheme trustees and later, as an equity manager, managing a £4bn portfolio. During this time, although receiving a good salary, poor financial habits and emotional spending meant she racked up credit card debt and felt anxious about achieving her future goals, such as getting on the property ladder, leaving her unsettled in her job.

    When Grace wanted to use her skills in start-ups in 2019 and switch careers, she knew she needed to get control of her finances and improve her financial wellbeing, but found it difficult to know where to turn or who to talk to. She joined forces with Erich and Sam at Bippit in early 2020, knowing the value that confidential and impartial support can have on mental and financial health, particularly for people who would be turned away by traditional financial advice firms.

    51 min
  • Maximizing Talent Retention Through Exceptional Employee Value Proposition

    The talent war is back and it is fiercer than ever! Not being able to hire the right new people into your business is a big challenge, but an even bigger challenge is losing your best people to competitors!


    So how do you keep your workforce intact by using EVP? Join myself, Anisha Tanka and Mara Scherer as we talk through EVP strategies for businesses to implement which will make sure you staff feel good about staying in your business.

    Info about the speakers:

    Anisha is a Senior HR Manager at Salary Finance, a financial wellbeing startup with offices in London, US and India. She is an experienced qualified HR professional who loves DEI and engaging her workforce through different initiatives from welcoming them to the company to finding ways to build and retain a diverse workforce.

    Mara is currently the Global Head of People & Culture at Splyt, a Tech start up with offices in London, Singapore, Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur. She has extensive international experience working in founder-led FinTech start ups and cares deeply about L&D, DEI, psychological safety and mental wellbeing.

    47 min
  • The Virtuous Circle of Wellness at Work

    With the ever increasing interest about Employee Wellness and the need for businesses to ensure their people are well cared for, we talk about the expectation on employers to provide health improving benefits for their staff.


    Jo Nicholson

    Jo is a Psychology graduate, with Masters in both Health Psychology and Occupational Psychology. Jo has worked as a Research Psychologist at University College London and the British Psychological Society. In addition, Jo has 10 years commercial experience, developing products for a number of large financial institutions. Now, working at ProAction HR, Jo champions the psychological wellbeing within organisations, creating ways to inspire all levels of management to show compassion and implement strategies to improve the wellbeing for all staff.

    Andy Cast

    Andy Cast is The People Whisperer. Andy developed his skills over a 30+ year career as a senior HR leader with companies in the public, private and not for profit sectors. He now guides business owners in creating and implementing people strategies, whilst meeting commercial targets. As an accredited mediator, executive coach and counsellor he uses a variety of people-focussed interventions to help harness and cultivate natural ability, realise potential, create harmony and develop relationships which act as foundations for success.

    46 min
  • A Data-Driven Approach To Managing, Supporting & Fixing Unhappiness

    After such a stressful period in all of our lives how do we understand our unhappiness, manage it, support it and fix it? Not just for ourselves, but for our people as well.


    I will be joined by Will Allen-Mersh as he takes us through a Data Driven Approach To Managing, Supporting & Fixing Unhappiness.

    Will Allen-Mersh is a Partner at Spill, a mental health startup offering video therapy sessions to employees through Slack. Spill works with over 50 qualified counsellors and therapists across the UK and is registered with the BACP, the UK's foremost counselling body.

    48 min
  • Making Wellbeing A Priority In Your Business

    How do you go about setting up Wellness as a priority in your business?


    Join myself and my two guests as we discuss and give tangible advice.

    Lauren Lindsay, People Manager, Bit Zesty,

    Lauren is a keen advocate for wellbeing in the workplace and has been responsible for establishing and driving the wellbeing agenda in various organisations. Having worked in the Talent and People space for the last 8 years, Lauren believes that a holistic wellbeing programme is an integral part of business strategy to ensure companies remain relevant and competitive in today's changing corporate landscape.

    Alicia Riley, Head of Talent Consultant, VouchedFor

    Alicia is a Head of Talent Consultant at VouchedFor, a platform where you can find the best advice for life's biggest decisions. She is incredibly passionate about wellbeing and how organisations can support this in the workplace.

    50 min
  • Taking Your Workforce On A Journey Of Purpose

    How do we engage our workforce and make sure they feel like they are part of a journey on purpose with our business? This kind of investment from your people is imperative in 2021.


    David Palliser, Head of People & Culture, Too Good To Go

    David is the UK Head of People & Culture for Too Good To Go, a social impact company that fights food waste by helping businesses sell their surplus food through an app. With over 78,000 partners and 33 million users in 15 countries, Too Good To Go has rescued over 65 millions meals from going in the bin.

    Having grown up in New Zealand, Belgium and Australia, David moved to London in 2008. Initially focused on a career in the arts, with degrees from Monash University and London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, David moved into people & talent in the innovative industry of digital marketing and UX at House of Kaizen (now known as Daydot).

    David's role in Too Good To Go is to recruit talented and engaged "Waste Warriors" who truly embrace the company values, as well as supporting them to be growth-minded and develop their skills so they can make a big impact in the fight against food waste.

    43 min

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