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Join us as we delve into the world of work-life balance, boundary-setting, and sponsorship with Robyn Jenkins, Executive Advisor at National Grid ESO, and advocate for women in leadership. 

In this session, Industry Advocate Lillian Philip explores how Robyn has crafted a successful career at Executive levels where she can ‘do-it-all’ but recognising what she needed to practically put in place to be focused and give back to others at National Grid ESO. 

Robyn talks passionately about how she sets expectations so she can deliver at her best and the initiatives she’s helped put in place recently at her company to support employees bring their whole selves and grow 

“Re-thinking leadership”

 Listen to the latest WUN podcast Re-thinking Leadership – taking a fresh perspective on how we can all behave as leaders.

 WUN advocate Victoria Lemmon chats with Karen Moran, Director of DisruptivevHR to discuss her experience as a HR professional and why she feels some leadership styles need a change. Karen provides an updated view on leadership approaches at all levels, sharing hints and tips we can all take on board.

Katy Taylor - Chief Customer Officer

This is a fascinating listen, as Katy shares her career story and discusses a variety of other topics including the importance of mentoring, challenges in a male dominated sector & the work life balance of being a working mother.

Katy joined Southern Water in 2021 as Chief Customer Officer, having previously spent nine year as Chief Strategy and Customer Officer at Go-Ahead, the FTSE 250 international passenger transport business. Her responsibilities have included customer services, marketing, commercial development, digital transformation, corporate affairs, innovation, strategy, sustainability and culture change.  Before Go-Ahead, Katy held director-level roles in financial and professional services, and hospitality including Kroll, Vneshtorgbank and IG Group. Katy is a Non-Executive Director at England's largest housing and care provider Anchor, a member of the Board of Governors at Kingston University and an advisory Board Member at micro-giving charity Pennies. She is also a founding member of the Business in the Community Place initiative.

Anna Boyles, Head of Mogden Catchment, Thames Water

Anna is a water industry professional with over 25 years’ wastewater experience. She has worked within operational, regulatory, project management and asset management environments with an extensive focus on operational leadership and environmental protection.

·        Can you tell us about your career journey to date and a little more about your current role as Head of Catchment (Mogden) at Thames Water?

·        Thanks Anna, so given that your earlier career has taken you from graduate level positions within the Utilities sector specifically in Water, can you tell us a little more about how you came to progress your roles and how you bought learnings from another water retailer into this one and how you think that’s supported the transition into more senior roles over the last couple of years?

How have you found your progression into leadership roles? And were there any particular “catalyst” moments or people/leaders within your career that you feel have helped you to progress to where you are now?

·        Traditionally, the Utilities sector can be male-dominated, particularly at leadership and executive level; are there any challenges or preconceptions that you’ve faced as an executive leader, particularly since entering the Utilities

In this podcast episode WUN Industry Advocate, Karen Hosking (EDF) , talks to Logan Black , Principal Business Development Manager at EDF Renewables UK. 

We discuss the changing UK Renewable Energy Landscape and in particular the challenges that Renewable developers face in Scotland.

Some of these challenges are unique to areas of Scotland and Logan walks us through the key milestones of getting a project commissioned and generating power to UK Grid.

We also hear about Logan’s career journey to date, his role at EDF Renewables and why diversity is so important in the Energy Industry.

WUN Advocate Holly is joined by Gemma Stacey, Head of Sector at Expleo to discuss Gemma's thoughts on 'Challenging Outdated Beliefs and Concepts, and the importance of relationships'. 

Gemma talks about the importance of connection for relationships that're built to last, as well as how we see and frame success in our careers as women.

WUN Co-Founder & Director Hayley Monks is joined by  Lisa Robyn Wood , Grip Coaching Ltd.

Lisa moved from a utilities business leader to become a corporate coach, specialising in helping those in middle management . Hear about Lisa’s personal story, her take on the ‘crap trap’ and the value of investing in yourself.

Leadership is a critical element to success – an engaged team with a common goal can be one of the greatest tools to unlocking excellent customer experience. 

In this podcast, WUN Advocate Heidi Knapton speaks with Robert Boswell and Natalie Akroyd  who all share their experiences of managing teams within South Staffs Water, and how they use authenticity and a bold approach to bringing teams along the journey

WUN Advocate Lillian Philip speaks with Liz Brand, Risk and Assurance manager and Fertility lead at Cadent Gas. 

In this episode Liz shares Cadent’s journey becoming the first utility company to be awarded the “Fertility Friendly Employer” accreditation by Fertility Matters at Work.

 We talk about the importance of employee advocacy to showcase different skills and create inclusive communities. We also hear about her own personal journey with IVF in the workplace and how she channelled this into making a positive difference at work. 

In this podcast episode WUN Industry Advocate, Karen Hosking, EDF talks to Monika Paplaczyk , Investment Director at Thrive Renewables.

We look into future development an ongoing decarbonation of the UK Energy Grid, also addressing the changing landscape of Renewable Generation development as the UK heads towards Net Zero targets.
We hear more about Monika’s fascinating career journey to date,  her ongoing ambitions and her role at the Renewable developer - Thrive Renewables