The Black Sherpa Podcast
The Black Sherpa Podcast is a series of conversations that aim to inspire social mobility by providing you with access to the insight and information often reserved to help the privileged few thrive in life and business. Together with host Nyambe "Yam" Sumbwanyambe, guests share lessons from good and bad times in their career. The experiences that have served them well in the long run.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 62 minutes
- Episodes
- 29
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
E8 Gabriel Sackey x The Black Sherpa (Stand for something)
In this episode, we speak to Gabriel Sackey. At the time of recording he was a client engagement consultant within the tech industry who started his professional journey later than most. Gabriel shar…
E7 Anand Madhvani x The Black Sherpa (The Gift of Challenge)
Anand Madhvani is Head of Sales, Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd, a large pharmaceutical company.
Anand is a lateral thinker who is passionate about enhancing organisational capabilities and its power in s…
E6: Octavia Goredema x The Black Sherpa (A Million Dollars!)
Octavia Goredema MBE is a career coach and the founder of Twenty Ten Agency. Her mission is to help underrepresented professionals advance their careers.
Octavia is the author of PREP, PUSH, PIVOT: E…
E5: Ryan Scott x The Black Sherpa (Taking pride in where you're from and redefining the 5:31 Club)
Ryan Scott leads Twentysix, a digital marketing agency based in the UK. Over the last fifteen years he has worked his way up from an entry role in the business, taking over the reigns of CEO in 2019.
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E4: Samuel Pygall x The Black Sherpa (Team of Rivals)
Sam Pygall has worked in the healthcare sector for over 20 years and is currently serving as the Commercial Strategy and Operations Lead for MSD UK. Over the course of his career with MSD, Sam has ga…
E3: Michelle Koleosho x The Black Sherpa (Uncomfortable Conversations With The Queen of Sauce)
Michelle is a Senior Lawyer at MSD, a global pharmaceutical company supporting their UK and Irish subsidiaries. She has a broad experience in the pharmaceutical sector, providing legal advice to the …
E2: Charlotte Murrain x The Black Sherpa (Feeling the power of sponsorship)
Charlotte has 15 years’ experience in healthcare. Following many years in communications, she currently serves within Amgen’s Global Customer Capabilities organisation. Her role is part Chief-of Staf…
E1: Tim Philip x The Black Sherpa (The Social Chameleon)
Tim Philip is a pharmaceutical leader with just under 20 years’ experience across sales, marketing, digital and business transformation, and consulting.
As the son of a first generation immigrant fro…
The Black Sherpa Podcast - Season 1 Trailer
Welcome to The Black Sherpa Podcast!
If you are from a disadvantaged background or marginalised community, personal growth and career progression is often subject to narratives and behaviours that ma…