Inclusive Leaders & CEO Impact Podcast by DIAL Global
Bi-weekly podcast show featuring conversations with inspiring thought leaders of today, unearthing their unique stories of inclusion, belonging, equity, talent, culture and social impact.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 277
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
"When you let setbacks define who you are, that's what gets in the way of success in life and in work": Vivian Ayuso-Sánchez, Sr. Manager Diversity Networks & Programs at Walgreens
Leila is joined by Vivian Ayuso-Sánchez, Sr. Manager Diversity Networks & Programs at Walgreens
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IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
- Vivian’s personal journey and how her interest…
You can't be choosy about equality": Celia Liu, CEO Strategic Transformation at ISS A/S & Regional CFA
Leila is joined by Celia Liu, CEO Strategic Transformation at ISS A/S & Regional CFA
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
- Celia's socioeconomic background and her journey to working in Asia
- The 'Y…
''Asexuality has always existed, it has just become more essential to have a word'': Yasmin Benoit, Award Winning ASexual Activist, British Model & Creator of #ThisIsWhatASexualLooksLike
Leila is joined by Yasmin Benoit, Award Winning ASexual Activist, British Model & Creator of #ThisIsWhatASexualLooksLike
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
- Yasmin's journey of self discovery and…
"Within the beauty industry, as a brand, you can either reflect stereotypes or you can break stereotypes": Munnawar Chishty, Global VP & Marketing Director, Beauty Care and Skin Health at Walgreens Boots Alliance
Leila is joined by Munnawar Chishty, Global VP & Marketing Director, Beauty Care and Skin Health at Walgreens Boots Alliance
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
- Munnawar's personal journey and how…
"We tend to live up to what society has conditioned us to be": Fiona McDonnell, Author of Two Mirrors and a Cheetah
Leila is joined by Fiona McDonnell, Author of Two Mirrors and a Cheetah.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
- Fiona's journey and experiences that led to her current role, including her experiences…
"Some people take energy and guidance just from hearing other people": Melanie Vongswang, Chief People Officer at Megaport.
Leila is joined by Melanie Vongswang, Chief People Officer at Megaport.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
- Melanie's journey, starting off working as cabin crew, progressing through HR and discov…
"We're seeing every day huge skills shortages, if you've got around 55,000 people being released from prison every year, why wouldn't we want to give them a chance?": Christopher Moore FIH, Chief Executive at The Clink Charity
Leila is joined by Christopher Moore FIH, Chief Executive at The Clink Charity
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
- How Chris came to work for The Clink Charity and how his background in hospitalit…
"I think it will pay for companies to make an investment in becoming more diverse": Steve Kenzie, Executive Director at UN Global Compact Network UK
Leila is joined by Steve Kenzie, Executive Director at UN Global Compact Network UK
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
Steve's work with The McKenzie Delis review 2020 as a committee member.
The McK…
"The more you're aligned with what you are - the stronger you are": Anne Thevenet-Abitbol, Prospective & New Concepts VP at Danone Group
Leila is joined by Anne Thevenet-Abitbol, Prospective & New Concepts VP at Danone Group
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
Anne's innovative way of working: no budget, no team to begin with, each t…
''When starting out, you need to see the current reality of your business and not the reality that that you want to create'', Kevin Donnelly, Managing Director at Britvic Softdrinks Ireland
Leila is joined by Kevin Donnelly, Managing Director at Britvic Softdrinks Ireland.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
- How Britvic encourage their colleagues to be their authentic selves.
- Britvic wa…
“Almost everyone who’s disabled either haven’t figured out they need to get workarounds, or they need to start developing a plan for it”. Pete Denman, User Experience, Design Researcher at Intel
Pete Denman
Leila is joined by Pete Denman, User Experience, Design Researcher at Intel.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
- Pete’s day to day- thinking of himself as a creative thinker and technol…
" The most important thing we need to do in education is to teach empathy" : Dr Elaine Kim, Co- Founder & CEO at Trehaus
Dr Elaine Kim
Leila is joined by Dr Elaine Kim, Co- Founder & CEO at Trehaus.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
- Dr Elaine singular purpose of wanting to make a positive difference.
- Dr Elaine - the…
"If we coach people to have the right conversations... then that means women have a chance": Dorcas Barry, Associate Trainer at Henpicked
Dorcas Barry
Leila is joined by Dorcas Barry, Associate Trainer at Henpicked.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
· The 'm word' - a taboo topic.
· Why Dorcas decided to retrain and work with individ…
"The way that I look at purpose, for its always been something to help you break through a paradigm that you've created for yourself": Jeroen Wels, Executive Vice President HR - Beauty & Personal Care, Digital & Talent at Unilever
Jeroen Wels
Leila is joined by Jeroen Wels, Executive Vice President HR - Beauty & Personal Care, Digital & Talent at Unilever.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
· Jeroen believes you should unlea…
"We have made progress to the point where they [employees] would never expect anything less": Anne Doepner, Director of Inclusion & Employee Investment, Minnesota Vikings
Anne Doepner
Leila is joined by Anne Doepner, Director of Inclusion & Employee Investment at Minnesota Vikings.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
· How Anne started out working for the NFL in 2006…
"Having sponsors & mentors is really finding someone who believes a little bit more in you, than you believe in yourself": Kelly Nagel, President & GM at Jabra
Kelly Nagel
Leila is joined by Kelly Nagel, President and GM at Jabra.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
· How Kelly is campaigning and championing to empower female leaders
· How Kelly is pushing…
“Reporting directly into the CEO really cements that link that D&I is about driving business results through people.”: Jo Portlock, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion at LexisNexis Risk Solutions
Jo Portlock
Leila is joined by Jo Portlock, Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion at LexisNexis Risk Solutions.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
· Running a successful global network of 35 em…
''What we see across organisations is that people from black, Asian, minority ethnic backgrounds tend to sit at the bottom of organisations'': Patricia Chinyoka, Senior Inclusion & Diversity Consultant at Business in the Community & Sara Sewell, Global S
Patricia Chinyoka & Sara Sewell
Leila is joined by Patricia Chinyoka, Senior Inclusion & Diversity Consultant at Business in the Community & Sara Sewell, Global Service Line CFO, Observer & Chair of R…
"If you want young black employees to make a career at your company, the best way is for them to see their older colleagues": Evan Goldberg, Founder & EVP, Oracle NetSuite
Evan Goldberg
Leila is joined by Evan Goldberg, Founder & EVP at Oracle NetSuite.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
· NetSuite's forward thinking: Diverse talent, diverse thought.
· NetSuite’s vis…
"What really made a difference is that we had this bottom-up activism": Michiel Kolman, Senior VP Research Networks & Academic Ambassador, Elsevier
Michiel Kolman
Leila is joined by Michiel Kolman, Senior VP Research Networks & Academic Ambassador, Elsevier.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT –
· How Michiel's experiences in the 80s and 90s were…