What is the world of business like for people of colour? (2 of 2)

This podcast episode is the second of two on the subject of people of colour in the business world.  It features two conversations, the first with a man of Pakistani heritage and the second with a woman of Iranian heritage.  

The man is Nadeem Akhtar.  He is a corporate and commercial lawyer, and Managing Partner of his own firm, Blackstone Legal.  He has some pretty forthright views on the "glass ceiling" in the legal profession, which he believes forces lawyer of colour to start their own firms if they want to achieve Partner status.

The woman is Vafa Taleban, who has 25 years of experience in the healthcare sector, where she ticked a lot of boxes and reached the top of her career ladder and still didn't feel a true sense of belonging to the culture she worked within and was left lost and unfulfilled.  

This episode is not easily listening.  They were not fun conversations.  But I think the time is right for me to have these conversations, and for you to perhaps consider having such conversations with others, whatever colour your skin.

If you've not yet listened to part one of this two-part mini-series, please do. 

And please do consider what small actions you can take to move equality, true equality, forward by the tiniest degree.  If we all did that, to what would all those changes add up?

Blackstone Legal was founded by Nadeem Akhtar, a qualified solicitor with over 20 years legal and commercial experience . Based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, they provide legal advice to both business and personal clients.

Their website is at https://www.blackstone-legal.com/ and you can connect with Nadeem via https://www.linkedin.com/in/nadeemakhtar-blackstonelegal/ .

Vafa Taleban runs Personal Revolution.  She is passionate about working with individuals who have been conforming to cultural and societal expectations and have lost sight of their bigger purpose.  She helps her clients to get courage and clarity to live life on their terms.  She also shares her story of personal revolution as a professional speaker and invites inspirational people to her podcast, Inspiring Courage by Vafa.  She loves nothing more than sharing stories and engaging in human conversations, so please feel free to reach out to her.

You will find any of the following useful if you want to engage with Vafa:

http://www.personalrevolution.online

www.linkedin.com/in/vafataleban/

https://www.facebook.com/vafa.taleban

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVBa5934SqSODZNnxFPBb3A?view_as=subscriber

If you want to connect with me, or think you'd be a good guest on the show, please do let me know – we can make that happen!  You can do any of that via https://www.linkedin.com/in/enterprisedoctor/ .

And if you haven't already done so, please join the podcast's Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/enterprisedoctorbusinessshow/  .