Global Change Agents with Lianna Brinded

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Get your mind in the right space for work with inspirational advice from accomplished women who have *radically* changed their industries, and defined success in modern times. Accompanying the Yahoo Finance video series Global Change Agents with Lianna Brinded, this podcast highlights the most inspi…

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    • Jan 30, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Sue Unerman, MediaCom chief transformation officer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 16:58


    Sue Unerman's career bakes in change — she's chief transformation officer at the UK’s largest media agency, Mediacom, the co-author of The Glass Wall, a book that offers advice for women seeking success at work, and has another on the way. She shares her tips and advice for women at work as well as how men need to be more part of the conversation when it comes to diversity and inclusion. See the full interview on Yahoo Finance UK: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Jan Gooding, Stonewall chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 19:53


    Jan Gooding has had one of the most storied careers in advertising — working at Ted Bates where the hit show Mad Men was based on. She has not only paved the way for other women in the industry but also has been at the forefront for LGBTQ community as the chair of LGBTQ rights charity Stonewall. She is also the chair of audience measurement body PAMCo and is the president of the Market Research Society. See the full interview on Yahoo Finance UK: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Anne Boden, Starling Bank CEO

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 15:47


    Anne Boden switched a 35-year career working at some of the world's biggest banks to start a bank of her own. She now runs Starling, one of the UK fintech scene's biggest success stories. Boden explains how Starling is "taking market share from the big boys," offers her advice to budding women entrepreneurs and shares some of the most suprising facts about her. See the full interview on Yahoo Finance UK: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Marta Krupinska, Head of Google for Startups UK

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2019 17:13


    Marta Krupinska, a serial tech entrepreneur, became head of Google for Startups UK, the search giant's startup incubator, in 2018. She reveals her "big dream" for Google for Startups UK, Google's business motivations behind the division and the advice she would give to her 21-year-old self. See the full interview on Yahoo Finance UK: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Karen Blackett, WPP UK country manager

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 18:37


    Karen Blackett OBE is one of the advertising industry's most powerful executives, yet earlier in her career she experienced prejudice due to her race. She discusses why it's important to 'recognise your own privilege', how executives can best serve as role models and how the advertising industry is addressing a range of challenges – from navigating new technology to overcoming short-termism from some clients. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Anne-Marie Imafidon, Stemettes founder

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2019 15:24


    A child maths prodigy, Anne-Marie Imafidon used her early academic success as the foundation to launch Stemettes, an initiative dedicated to getting more young women into science, tech, engineering and the maths sectors. She talks about Stemettes' biggest success stories, discusses receiving her MBE and appearing in rapper Dave's music video. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Nicola Mendelsohn, Facebook VP EMEA

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2019 18:27


    Nicola Mendelsohn CBE is Facebook's top executive outside of the US. She discusses how Facebook is maintaining its culture amid a 'difficult and challenge last couple of years', her work to empower other women at Facebook and her recent cancer diagnosis. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Syl Saller, Diageo CMO

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2019 18:06


    Syl Saller is responsible for marketing at Diageo, the alcohol giant that owns brands including Smirnoff, Captain Morgan and Johnnie Walker. Saller talks through her career journey, how Diageo is seeking to banish dated stereotypes from its advertising, and its plans to encourage consumers to drink "better, not more." https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Jacqueline Gold, Ann Summers CEO

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 18:55


    Ann Summers CEO Jacqueline Gold discusses how she has overcome a series of professional and personal challenges — from an abusive childhood and a recent cancer diagnosis, to receiving a bullet in the post and being arrested twice — to build one of the most recognisable names on the UK high street. https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Ann Cairns

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 17:09


    Mastercard's vice chairman explains her unusual route to the top, including when she was the first female engineer to work on offshore UK oil rigs. Cairns also discusses the importance of communication in a crisis and how trust is being restored in the finance industry. See the full interview on Yahoo Finance UK https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Esther Wojcicki

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2019 14:40


    Esther Wojcicki, founder of the Palo Alto High School journalism programme and mother of two successful tech CEOs and a doctor, explains how to raise successful people. See the full interview on Yahoo Finance UK https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Dr Jennifer Eberhardt, Stanford University Professor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2019 17:53


    Award-winning Stanford University professor of psychology and leading expert on racial bias Jennifer Eberhardt discusses how she has worked with companies and police forces to help mitigate bias and racial profiling. See the full interview on Yahoo Finance UK: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Dame Stephanie Shirley, Technology Entrepreneur

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 17:53


    Technology entrepreneur and philanthropist Dame Stephanie Shirley shares her fascinating life story - from arriving alone in the UK as a Kindertransport refugee in the 1930s, to building a software business, and then donating much of her wealth to charity. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Dame Helena Morrissey, Head of Legal & General Personal Investing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2019 16:37


    Dame Helena Morrissey, Legal & General's head of personal investing and founder of The 30% Club, discusses the need for new tactics - and more of a focus on men - to avoid "diversity fatigue." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Justine Roberts, founder of Mumsnet and Gransnet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2019 17:50


    Technology entrepreneur Justine Roberts discusses Mumsnet's campaign to push companies to publish their parental leave policies, the "motherhood penalty" and how she keeps a cool head in a crisis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Dr Tara Swart, neuroscientist and leadership coach

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2019 16:14


    Renowned neuroscientist and leadership coach Tara Swart discusses how to prepare for career pivots, standing out in male-dominated industries and how the concept of "neuroplasticity" can apply to the world of work. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Jo Hannaford, head of EMEA technology at Goldman Sachs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 16:33


    Jo Hannaford, one of the most senior technology leaders in British banking, talks about her "constantly changing" role, her work encouraging more women to code, and how she was "bewildered" by the media reaction to the bank relaxing its dress code. See the full interview on Yahoo Finance UK: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/goldman-sachs-emea-tech-chief-evolving-role-encouraging-women-code-070037003.html See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

    Eileen Burbidge, VC at Passion Capital

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 16:39


    Eileen Burbidge, partner at early-stage venture capital firm Passion Capital – which has invested in many UK fintech startups including GoCardless and Monzo – talks about balancing work and family life, men failing up, and diversity as a profit-driver. See the full interview on Yahoo Finance UK: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/live/changeagents/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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