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
"It’s the layers that make us who we are. We all have those intersectional elements”: Marc McKenna-Coles - Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager at Lloyd’s of London
Marc McKenna-Coles
Leila is joined by Marc McKenna-Coles - Global Diversity & Inclusion Manager at Lloyd’s of London.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Marc went from earning a degree in theatr…
"There is something quite freeing in the Menopause”: Midge McCall - Group Head Engagement & Communications at ODEON Cinemas Group
Midge McCall
Leila is joined by Midge McCall - Group Head Engagement & Communications at ODEON Cinemas Group.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Midge experienced diversity in a person from a ve…
"I think anyone who’s not having the conversation because they’re worried they’re going to say the wrong thing is someone who really needs to have the conversation”: Tom Fiennes - Commercial Sustainability Director at Britvic PLC
Tom Fiennes
Leila is joined by Tom Fiennes - Commercial Sustainability Director at Britvic PLC.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How his personal and professional lives have converged to help him …
"If you spend millions on a project and can’t see the difference it’s made, you might feel good but so what?”: Jonathan Freeman Chief Executive Officer at CareTech Foundation and Managing Director at Earlsbrook Consulting Limited
Jonathan Freeman
Leila is joined by Jonathan Freeman FRSA - Chief Executive Officer at CareTech Foundation and Managing Director at Earlsbrook Consulting Limited.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· …
"Wear your sneakers and your sequins and anything else that’s crazy and that’s you, then other people will realise that they can be themselves... And that's leadership!": Sandy Gould - VP, Talent at Verizon Media
Sandy Gould
Leila is joined by Sandy Gould - VP, Talent at Verizon Media.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Sandy’s passionate interest in comics and superheroes has influenced his career and p…
"Why would you exclude talent from your business? It doesn't make any business acumen sense whatsoever": Loraine Martins - Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail
Loraine Martins
Leila is joined by Loraine Martins - Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Loraine’s upbringing as a young black girl in London …
"You’re more powerful as a collective”: Katherine Robinson - Senior Business Development Manager at Boots UK and Vice Chair of Women of WBA-UK Business Resource Group
Katherine Robinson
Leila is joined by Katherine Robinson – Senior Business Development Manager at Boots UK and Vice Chair of Women of WBA-UK Business Resource Group.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOU…
"I really hope that a legacy of Covid is an appreciation of a different way of working”: Diane Lightfoot - CEO at Business Disability Forum
Diane Lightfoot
Leila is joined by Diane Lightfoot – CEO at Business Disability Forum and Chair Of The Board Of Trustees at the Challenging Behaviour Foundation.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· H…
"The huge mistake that every single company is making is failing to hire, value, retain, promote and reward older talent”: Cindy Gallop - Founder & CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn and IfWeRanTheWorld
Cindy Gallop
Leila is joined by Cindy Gallop – Founder & CEO of MakeLoveNotPorn and IfWeRanTheWorld
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Cindy went from working in marketing and advertising to fou…
"If one can find out what’s in it for them, it’s more likely that they’re going to pay attention”: Kamel Hothi – Non Executive Director at TLC Lions and Trustee/Advisor on Charity Boards
Kamel Hothi
Leila is joined by Kamel Hothi – Non Executive Director at TLC Lions and Trustee/Advisor on Charity Boards.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Kamel went from working in an entry lev…
"Sitting on the floor at a refugee camp was when I realised I had the ability to give a voice and to be a voice”: Pauline Miller - Head of Talent Development, Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's of London
Pauline Miller
Leila is joined by Pauline Miller - Head of Talent Development, Diversity and Inclusion at Lloyd's of London.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Pauline went from becoming pregnan…
"A lot of the other diversity strands sometimes are forgotten”: Collette King - Human Resources Director at Studio Retail Limited
Collette King
Leila is joined by Collette King - Human Resources Director at Studio Retail Limited.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Collette King went from wanting to work for the police as a…
"As a founder, if you’re on the right mission and are truly in it to provide value, you can make a difference”: Jahanzaib Ansari – Co-Founder and CEO at Knockri
Jahanzaib Ansari
Leila is joined by Jahanzaib Ansari – Co-Founder and CEO at Knockri.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Jahanzaib struggled to find work initially due to the foreign origins of …
"You notice people have a different persona when they go through that office door”: Kevin Dunckley - Chief Sustainability & Innovation Officer at HH Global
Kevin Dunckley
Leila is joined by Kevin Dunckley - Chief Sustainability & Innovation Officer at HH Global.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How they have used the United Nations Sustainable Devel…
"The support we’re giving is more about reassurance than guidance”: Neil Shorthouse - Founder & Chief Executive at Shorthouse Hospitality Ltd
Neil Shorthouse
Leila is joined by Neil Shorthouse - Founder & Chief Executive at Shorthouse Hospitality Ltd.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Neil developed his HR career within the hospitali…
"Let people want to follow you and in order for them to follow you they've got to see you're human": Emma Codd - Global Inclusion Leader at Deloitte
Emma Codd
Leila is joined by Emma Codd - Global Inclusion Leader at Deloitte.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Emma went from graduating in history to working as a Professional Services Resear…
"D&I is absolutely at the core of innovation, being able to create a future that doesn’t exist yet" - Paula Gildert - VP Head Research and Development Procurement at Takeda
Paula Gildert
Leila is joined by Paula Gildert - VP Head Research and Development Procurement at Takeda.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· What inspired Paula to pursue a career in procure…
"Diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and belonging is on everyone’s agenda. It should sit on everyone’s objective”: Tali Shlomo - Head of Inclusion and Wellbeing - Interim at Shearman & Sterling LLP
Tali Shlomo
Leila is joined by Tali Shlomo - Head of Inclusion and Wellbeing - Interim at Shearman & Sterling LLP.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· Tali’s advice on creating the best workplace cu…
"Don’t listen to that inner voice of doubt”: Des Pullen – Board Trustee at Concordia and Executive Consultant at Associated British Foods plc
Des Pullen
Leila is joined by Des Pullen – Board Trustee at Concordia and Executive Consultant at Associated British Foods plc.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· Des’ working-class background and h…
"We have to be aware of how we are communicating": Alex Uy - Technology Strategist Director at Microsoft
Alex Uy
Leila is joined by Alex Uy - Technology Strategist Director at Microsoft.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· Alex’s childhood background as a second generation immigrant to New York in the …