Diversitea

Welcome back to Diversitea!  To kick off season four, Chris, your host, and director of www.yourdandi.co.uk interviews the pop-punk band Action Adventure. The band went viral with the release of their 59-second hit 'Barricades' which they say was their elevator pitch to the music industry. The song went viral due to the messaging that was prominently featured in the song. The opening line 'Would you listen if we looked any different' really struck a chord in the genre especially as most bands within this scene are predominantly white. Action Adventure has gone from strength to strength since recording this episode. You can find them on Spotify and listen to the single here!

https://youtu.be/-ytREQPfaXg

In this week's episode, we chat with Zoe Ogden the people Director of Impression, A digital marketing agency in Nottingham. Impression was Your D+I's first client when we first launched. We discuss with Zoe the benefits of Diversity and Inclusion to a fast-growing business and what their plans are for the future

Episode recorded September 2021

This week, I chat with Sam Warner about all things autism. From how the latest TV shows represent autism to the importance (or lack thereof) of having a formal diagnosis, Sam shares her personal views as an autistic woman. We also discuss how companies and events can better accommodate their autistic staff and attendees, including changes that can make spaces better for both neurodiverse and neurotypical people.

In this episode, we spill the tea with Tom Finn, Founder of Edwards and Finn. We discuss the current climate in the hospitality sector and the impact of Corona Virus has had on the industry and Tom's story from being a young dad struggling with imposter syndrome to now running his own business. Tom also shares about the other side of his business where he supports young people who have come from broken homes, being involved in drugs and had a tough upbringing, getting into the world of work.

Grab your favourite cuppa and enjoy!

In this episode, I spill the tea with Rita Varga, co-founder of Raizup (formerly Women in Hospitality Travel Tech!) Try saying that fast and ten times! We discuss Rita's career, including how WHTT came to be and why WHTT is looking to help diversify the sector, as well as life as a working mum of a two-year-old.

So grab your favourite cuppa, sit back, relax and enjoy!

A year ago a little-known app called Tick Tock was starting to become popular with everyone stuck in lockdown.  From dance crazes to lip-syncing to showcasing his beautiful rainbow Latin X family NYC Gay Dad (Jose Rolon) has become one of Tick Tocks break-out stars! His videos are full of heart and showcase the day to day of being a single dad living in New York during a pandemic.  Like most, they have had to learn to homeschool as well as keep his 3 kids all under the age of 10 years old entertained.

Tune in this week as we speak to Jose on being a single, widowed gay dad, creating positivity in his content, as well as the impact covid has had on his day job as a wedding and events planner and what is next for this Tick Tock content creator.

So grab yourself your favourite cuppa and enjoy!

Ever wondered why Chris got into Diversity and Inclusion? Join Joe Colman as he finds out more about Your D+I's founder and Director as we get to know a little bit more about what makes him tick as well as his own experiences of discrimination he faced as an out gay man, from being sacked for being gay to heading back in the closet and how this spurred him on to start his own Diversity and Inclusion consultancy.

Grab your favourite cuppa and enjoy!

In this week's episode, I'm joined by Brandon Ashford, a Paralegal, and Jess Woodsford, founder of Inclusive Futures. We discuss the personal experiences of social mobility as well as what businesses and institutions can do to have more of an impact on the lives of people from these groups. We also chat about the positives and negatives of the Social Mobility Pledge and whether Social Mobility is the forgotten part of Diversity.

So grab your favourite cuppa, sit back, relax and enjoy!

This week, I spill the tea with Katie Neeves. Katie gives a frank and open account of her life from childhood to adulthood, from experiencing gender dysphoria and identifying as a cross-dresser to the moment she realised she is a transgender woman. We also discuss representation and perceptions of trans people in the media and what businesses can do to be more inclusive, including the importance of trans awareness training.

On this week's episode, I'm joined by Rich Miles, CEO of the Diversity Standards Collective. We discuss how representation in media has started to evolve and how we are finally seeing a wider range of representation on TV and in media and advertising. We also discuss how brands such as Hotter are getting it right when it comes to target marketing and how TV show Schitt's Creek is finally giving us the representation we need on TV!

Hotter Advert = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syo7dda9_mk

So grab a cuppa, sit back, relax and enjoy!

In this week's episode, I am joined by Aimee Gaudin and Zahrah Kazim the founders of Become. Become is a social enterprise dedicated to promoting diversity, inclusion and equality in the workplace.  Become. equip young women of colour with the skills and support they need to start their career, through mentorship, events and industry networking.

​Their goal is to increase the number of women of colour in senior positions and help to close the gender/race pay gap.

Find out more https://www.becometheprogramme.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aimeegaudin/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahrah-kazim/

#womeninbusiness 

To celebrate the launch of Dinc. The new social and professional networking App focussed on changing the narrative for people from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds to one of obtainable success and accomplishment.  They are a free to use community of networks, businesses and people collaborating and promoting positive inclusion and diversity, We invited back the Diversitea Avengers including some new faces.  We discuss the point of Diversity and inclusion and why it is so important to continue to be change agents.

Guest include

Stuart Blair - Texthelp

Devi Virdi  - Head of Diversity and Inclusion WHTT

Joe Colman - Diversity and Inclusion Ally and Employability advisor at NTU

Aimee Gaudin - Diversity and Inclusion Advocate and Founder of Become.

Saa Yalcin - Diversity and Inclusion Advocate and Talent Programme and Recruitment advisor at Citrix

In this episode, I have a great catch up over a cuppa with Sophie Turner, founder of #yesshecan. We chat about her career, moving from accountancy to business owner, and her journey that brought her to forming #yesshecan. We also talk about what is happening in business and the impact the Black Lives Matter movement has had on Sophie personally and professionally.

In this week's episode, we discuss the term 'BAME' and whether it is the right way to address Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in business as well as how far we take the term 'minority'.  We also discuss what more businesses can do to support employees from these backgrounds.

Edit - Saadet discusses the number of people who don't agree with the term BAME.  It is in fact 60%

In this episode, I'm joined by guests Ruth Saville, Daniella Turnbull and Jack Graves to talk about our personal experiences with mental health, including depression, anxiety, trauma and other disorders. We also discuss how businesses can better support employees with mental health difficulties and healthy coping mechanisms such as cooking, working out and even adding colour to our daily lives.

CW: suicide, eating disorders

We spill the tea this week on the viral video 'Be A Lady They Said', discussing how some of the messages may resonate in business and if the graphic images used throughout the video were needed to get the point across.

My guests are Vanessa Johnson-Burgess, Director of Inclusive Recruiting and Sophie Turner, founder of #YesSheCan

So sit back, pour yourself your favourite cuppa and enjoy!

On this episode we spill the tea on all things Neurodiversitea (see what we did there?!). Our guests include: Paige Randall, Nikki Hayford, Stuart Blair.   We discuss what employers can do to support more applications from neurodiverse talent, as well as how they can support them in the workplace and from home during Covid 19.  We also speak about what universities can do to be more inclusive of neurodiverse students at jobs fairs and through careers teams. So sit back, pour yourself your favourite cuppa and enjoy!

Hello and welcome to the first Diversitea podcast.

This month’s episode is called Don’t Call Me Queer - a discussion around the word queer, the pro’s and cons and why education is important if it is to become a recognised term in business.

The conversation then looks at the importance of LGBT representation in business – The benefits – The struggles. And why do so many people go back in the closet when they join a new business?

So, grab yourself your favourite cuppa, sit back, relax, and enjoy!

Hosted by Chris Allan

Special guests:

Alex Ehmke - Pink News

Hannah Williamson - AstraZeneca

Charlotte Summers - Freelance

Pat Caldwell - FundApps