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Jumping freight rates, political changes and monsoons are all at play for June in various polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) markets around the world, so while it is potentially a calm month on the surface, there's a complex mix of factors to watch.Senior editors for PE and PP, Nadim Salamoun and Ben Lake join senior editor manager Vicky Ellis to discuss the June outlook for Europe, Middle East, South Asia and Africa.

In this episode of Spotlight On, Alex Dyke sits down with Dave McCann, Managing Partner, IBM Consulting Europe, Middle East and Africa & President, IBM Canada, to discuss the transformative effects of Generative AI across European enterprises.The discussion emphasises the importance of integrating talent management with generative AI initiatives to gain a competitive advantage. McCann highlights how the value of AI extends well beyond technological advancements, enhancing customer experiences, operational efficiency, and security protocols. He underscores the importance of fostering a culture rooted in trust and transparency for the successful integration of AI, alongside ensuring compliance with evolving regulatory standards. McCann advocates for a strategic approach to AI investment, balancing immediate benefits with a long-term vision for sustainable growth and innovation.https://www.ibm.com/

Why is disability inclusion a business imperative? How can organizations harness allyship to dispel misconceptions and lay the foundation for meaningful representation? In this podcast, we consider the business case for investing in disability inclusion – an often forgotten strand in corporate DEI efforts – and the importance of changing mindsets in order to ensure progress.  Our presenters delve into how organizations can pursue their business goals while investing in DEI by acting in a truly responsible manner and making effective use of the tools at their disposal.  Our host David Boutcher is joined by Vaibhav Adlakha, Joanne Christopher, and Carole Mehigan. ----more---- Intro: Welcome to the Reed Smith podcast Inclusivity Included: Powerful Personal Stories. In each episode of this podcast, our guests will share their personal stories, passions and challenges, past and present, all with the goal of bringing people together and learning more about others. You might be surprised by what we all have in common, inclusivity included.  David: Hello, everyone. Welcome back to Inclusivity Included. My name's David Boutcher. I'm a partner in the Reed Smith Global Corporate Group based in London. The title of this podcast is Diversity, equity and inclusion: Disability, a key focus for organizations. I've been involved with uh LEADRS, Reed Smith's Disability Group, since it began. And we thought it would be important to uh have a podcast as to why we think it's important to focus on, on disability, disability events, uh disability initiatives. Uh I'm joined by colleagues, Vaibhav Adlakha, Joanne Christopher, and Carole Mehigan. As they join the podcast, I will ask them to say a little bit about, about uh who they are as well. So I think um I'd like to kick off with talking about some of the specific events that we've had over recent years and the reasoning behind them and why we think they're really important and uh Vaibhav perhaps you'd like to kick us off on that. Vaibhav: Thanks David. So as David mentioned, my name is Vaibhav Adlakha. I am an associate in our competition team here in London, but I also have an interest specifically in the diversity inclusion issues. I also have a physical disability and use a wheelchair. Now, I wanna begin with a personal, little personal thing. Before I joined Reed Smith and I thought about what my identity was going to be, I thought I only wanted to be a lawyer, but as I joined and began my journey here at Reed Smith, I realized that we have a platform to make the change what we want to see in the profession and be a leader in what we want, how we want people to see view the profession. As David often says, we are the best of a bad bunch. But I guess my goal was to try and create uh something where it is beyond my own success. It is a legacy that we can continue. Just to spotlight on one of on some of our events, we started in doing our Disability Inclusion Summits in 2020. Um Necessity is the mother of invention. So uh during the pandemic, we wanted to celebrate International Day of Persons with Disabilities. And we, thought, what better way to do that when by discussing issues and creating an environment not only for our ourselves, but also for our clients and anyone who wishes to participate, to be honest, uh whether no matter how far you are in your disability journey, whether you have reservations, whether you're further ahead, whether you're converted. So that's the Disability Summits explored different topics. How it is to work in the pandemic. What is the myths of uh disability inclusion? How can you embrace the journey? What are some of the things that different clients have done in their journey to disability? So long story short, the the Disability Summits were done as a platform to of discussion no matter how, how far you are in that journey. And we believe that it's an important, important aspect to understanding what we can do better, how we can invest in education and especially disability education and how we can cut down boundaries. If I can touch upon briefly on some of our other events uh that we have done, which is the allyship event on the importance of carers, allies and support groups. Uh This was basically done for the purpose of understanding the mindset of those who support vulnerable people, whether that's people with disabilities, uh parents, children. Because if you understand the mindset of those individuals who do it, regardless of the challenges, then you can be part of that super group, you can become part of being an ally. So that was the reason we did that as an event. And uh the importance of a career fair. Um Carole who will, who you will hear from did a specific career for fair for people with disabilities. And we wanted to do that simply because we are keen to uh cut down the barriers uh that people with disabilities face in education, in schools so that uh they, they can understand the aspirations that it you can have. And finally, we do uh understand the importance of learning and constantly improving, and that's why disability training sessions are not only important from a policy perspective as it is the right thing to do, but also so that it, it transfers down from people who work with you every day so that they understand what it is to work with people with disabilities. And we understand as well as people with disabilities, how we can, how we need to adapt to fit within the environment. Um So with that, I'll just hand over back to David to and David, I wanted to ask you about why from a Reed Smith perspective, because I've given the reason for the idea is that we had, but why from a Reed Smith perspective, it's important as a firm that we invest in disability inclusion? David: Thanks Vaibhav. Yeah, I mean, I think um it's really important for so many reasons if you like both internal and external as far as uh the firm is concerned. uh Reed Smith is very proud of its culture and its core values. And I think to have these events and initiatives on issues and highlighting the challenges of people with disabilities really shows uh that culture and those core values uh in action. And also I think it helps uh educate our own people with regard to the challenges faced by people with disabilities. I think so often people feel as though they haven't come across people with disabilities and are actually unsure as to how to deal with those people. So I think most employers actually face a key challenge to, to address that issue. And I think professional services organizations like Reed Smith are particularly well placed. It's a bit of a cliché, but we often say we're a, we're a people business, which we are. And I think that means that we have a responsibility to talk to all of our people. But also the people with whom we interact, particularly clients about the challenges faced by people with disabilities. A as it's often said, when talking about diversity, equity and inclusion, the one area of diversity which is often at the bottom of the list, and I'm, I'm afraid to say sometimes not even mentioned is the, the challenges in the area of people, people with disabilities. It is changing, it's not changing fast enough. Um So I think it's really important that we, that we, we focus on it uh as an organization. And I think also it's important in terms of training and education at multiple levels and, and, and I know, Vaibhav, you've had uh experience when you were training as to what you might be training for and what might be available to you uh as a person with a disability. And I think again, we have a responsibility as employer to demonstrate how people with disabilities can be included, work with colleagues and most importantly, be treated equally. And I think that is often the challenge that people are not sure how to accommodate people with disabilities. And it is often a fine balance between uh treating people equally. Uh But they're not treating them equally because they, if you like focusing on their disabilities and and unfairly making that um stand out and we only improve that by uh talking about these issues. And in terms of uh you know, having a platform where we can help change the mindset around people with disabilities as with any mindset. Actually, it's not something you're gonna change overnight. So I think it's important that we have a continuing program of initiatives uh and events where we talk about the many challenges faced by um people with disabilities. And of course, the whole area of disability itself is, is, is very complex, there are physical disabilities, there are mental hidden disabilities. And again, I just think historically, it's just not something that people have talked about and I think people want to hear other people's views, they want to be here uh about the experiences that people with disabilities have had. And the other really important thing is we want to make the most of people's talents and so many people with disabilities have unique talents. I, I've often said often somebody with a disability has had huge challenges in their lives, which they've met, you know, with gusto, they, it's given them great confidence and that actually gives the individual the kind of qualities that most employers would really want to have. So there are all sorts of positives to look at uh as well. But most importantly, unless we address this, we've almost got a whole lost sector of our population where we're not actually uh making the most of that uh of that talent. And I think it's really important to address it on so many levels. So as Vaibhav has said, we've had many different events and most recently we've been talking about support groups and allyship and representation. Vaibhav: David I just wanted to make before you hand over to Carole, is you talked about how from a disability point of view, we we as firms, we need to understand what, during my training for instance, you said, what are you working towards? I think from a disability person perspective, it's also fundamental for, for us to understand how, how to work with an organization because in the end organizations or businesses. So it's more of a collaborative effort. And I think by doing these events uh or being on the inside, right, you can not only kind of make the profession of the firm or what you're aspiring towards. Uh you can mold that together as a, as a partnership, but also uh the wider perspective. Also, I was hoping we could talk about why clients think it's important to in that respect. So we can, we can discuss that at some point. David: Yeah, absolutely. Well, I mean, clients, uh as I mentioned earlier, I think it, it, it's, that's why again, it's important for the firm because I think that we need to share those experiences with clients and and ultimately, of course, it helps strengthen the relationship with clients. And again, where I welcome uh Carole's comments, you know, that often comes down to other parties, support groups, uh allyship representation, which was of course the focus of the last disability event that we held. So Carole, perhaps you'd like to say a few words about that. Carole: Thank you, David. Thank you Vaibhav. Thank you for having me on this podcast today. Um Delighted to be speaking with my wonderful colleagues. So my name's Carole Mehigan. I am the responsible business manager for our Europe Middle East and Asian offices. I am based in the London office. Um and I concentrate mainly on the London and our Leeds office where I host a multitude of events and um projects um across the area. So, concentrating on, on disability, really. I do a lot of student programs across the different age range. Um And during my time in doing my role at Reed Smith, I realized that, you know, disability is still slightly taboo amongst our students. I know young people, they don't actually realize that, you know, we're breaking those barriers down for them and that we're trying to ensure that they feel inclusive to, you know, going into a law firm and the legal sector uh has changed over the years. So working with schools who uh who predominantly work with students with disabilities and universities, who also focus a lot on a lot of students who have disabilities has been fantastic for us as a law firm because they were actually hitting that talent that seems to still be hidden away. And one of the reasons why I was so keen to do the disability career fair, um which we did um last year was because I wanted to really shine a light on those students and young people who don't feel that they are getting the focus enough or don't still feel like they would be welcomed into the legal industry. So actually focusing on them and giving them the opportunity to come into a place like where we work and to really speak to people from a diverse background, but also people with disabilities, myself being one. I was diagnosed in 2020 with neurodiversity and disabilities. So for me being an advocate in that respect as well, um and also supporting from, from the representation within Reed Smith, I thought was a very keen focus for me to make sure that students understood that we were a disability friendly organization. And David and Vaibhav have both touched upon the client engagement on the, at the disability fair. We did invite some clients who again are disability friendly. They wanted to promote that and show uh students what opportunities you can find within their organizations. So it really gave us a chance for us to talk about what we do, what we do in that space, what sort of opportunities there are for students with, with or without disabilities, but obviously focus a lot on on on disability side and also to encourage students and young people to feel like they can talk about their disability. They can actually bring that into the conversation and not be scared to hide, hide it in the background because they're worried that if they do say anything about their disability, then it will be frowned upon or they will be seen as a lesser candidate for any particular role within the business. So for me doing work uh with schools and with universities on the back of the disability fair, I'm now working with a school which exclusively has students. Every student has a disability. I'm now working with them to provide some of their students with work experience. So it's that continue of working with, you know, students and young people. So they understand that there are loads of opportunities, loads of great ways of them having an insight into our firm and, and hopefully that's going to continue. So that's what we're doing really on from the UK and the sort of Europe, Middle East and Asia side. I'm gonna hand over to Joanne who is one of our colleagues in the US for her to kind of give a little bit of more about what we're doing in the US with regards to disability. Joanne: Thank you, Carole. Uh My name is Joanne Christopher. I'm the senior human resources manager in our Pittsburgh office. I'm also the HR liaison to our LEADRS disability employee resource group in the US. Of course, we do participate with our college in Europe in the Middle East and also in Asia um on our disability program. Um as as David mentioned, people with disabilities have amazing abilities by not including them or missing out on a vast talent pole. It's very important to have diversity of thought, uh diversity of culture, and people disabilities are part of that diversity that Reed Smith values. I know that a lot of employers uh when they hear about employing folks with disability, they immediately talk about the cost of accommodations. It's widely known that most accommodations cost less than $500 and some cost nothing at all. So there's no reason not to include these colleagues. Uh People with disabilities want to work and they have a lot to offer us. Here in the United States, uh we are very proud that we have received the National Organization on Disabilities uh Leading Disability Employer Recognition. We also are part of NOD's Leadership Council and we've received 100% on the disability equality index through Disability: IN. And so, um it, it's not just a lot of talking words. Reed Smith really is putting into action a lot of initiatives to help our colleagues with disabilities because we value the gifts that they have to offer us. Some of the resources for our employers that we've developed, we've created this disability etiquette guide to help those people who aren't used to working with people with disabilities to be a little more comfortable to know how to approach a situation. We have institute of project ability where we work with clients on including a person with disability on each side of our client teams and the disability is only disclosed if the person wants to disclose that. So, you know, you could not know who the disabled person is on a particular project. We've created an accommodations resource to help other folks feel comfortable coming forward to request accommodations. It's a sample of a lot of the accommodations that we have across the firm. We also host weekly coffees and in those weekly coffees uh which again are available throughout our global platform, we get to know our colleagues. We offer support if someone is struggling or, you know, we just get to know each other if there is an oppressing issue that someone wants to bring forward. We have established subcommittees on accessibility, neurodiversity, peer support, recruiting, retention, and promotion and events and speakers here in the US, particularly in Pittsburgh, we partner with St. Anthony's School at Duquesne University to provide vocational training opportunities for college age students who uh have down syndrome autism or other intellectual disability by hosting them here in an internship program where they're learning a lot of job skills, uh how to dress for the world of work. Uh Some of those, those non uh visible types of things that you need to bring to a job, like being on time, how to get to and from work and those kinds of things. But more than that our employees just love when, when the students are here and it gives them an opportunity to work side by side with people with disabilities. Um We've also partnered with Special Olympics to host bocce tournaments. We have different awareness days and um again, we have a process to uh support all of our employees, those with disabilities and those without. So, so that's a little bit of what we're doing here in the US.  Vaibhav: From a student perspective. You, you really, and this is me speaking not being a Reed Smith employee, you really don't understand how important those kind of events are working with your working with the schools and doing a career for solely for people with disabilities because what happens is they don't know what they can be. Uh, if me coming from India, living in the Netherlands, I didn't even realize I could be a lawyer because I didn't know what professions were open to me. And so from a student perspective, if, if you have uh an environment or uh have clients who are willing to say, you know, these are the career paths that you can have. They, not everybody is probably gonna be a lawyer, not everybody is going to be uh someone in the legal profession or a partner or something like that. But at least they have aspirations to, to know who they can be. And for someone with a disability who, who, who can, who sometimes is not allowed to see beyond just what, what he, she can't do that. That is invaluable. I think before we close, I, I wanted to ask David one thing about how, because a lot of organizations talk about these are our business goals, these are our diversity goals. And if we invest too much in diversity, especially in our legal profession because they, they charge every minute unfortunately, but uh and every second that you're actually working, how, how do you deal with the fact that someone with a disability may take longer may not be as efficient? And how do you then figure out that, that your business goals and your diversity goals can be one? David: Well, I think it, and thanks Vaibhav, I think it even goes wider than that. I mean, as uh Joanne was talking, I was thinking about uh ESG environmental social governance, which we advise a lot of our, our clients on. And I think in terms of when it comes to goals uh related to the accommodation of people with disabilities which Vaibhav has just touched on, they really have to be integrated fully into all of our business goals. And this is the mistake. I think that so many organizations often make that uh they just focus on if you like their corporate and social responsibility actions rather than integrating these issues throughout their business. So uh I think as Joanne mentioned, we have this uh project ability initiative where we have, you know, uh somebody with a disability working on, on, on, on each matter, we have uh initiatives working with clients uh where we're discussing and championing the causes of people with disabilities. And I think also we're educating one another on uh as I touched on early treating people with disabilities equally because again, answering Vaibhav's point about uh how we uh accommodate the challenges of people with disabilities within our own business goals. It's as we accommodate all people within our business goals because no one is perfect and uh all people have strengths and weaknesses. It just so happens that we're where you come to a person with a disability, their weakness is often focused on that disability. But other people's weaknesses may be focused on the fact that they don't have the greatest talent in certain areas, but they've got a much stronger talent in other areas. And as we would say, it's horses for courses and it, when it comes to people with disability, it's not saying, well, they're actually a completely different animal separately and we must kind of somehow have a separate initiative for them. Well, no, they're just, they're part of all of our people. Uh And the way we accommodate them is the way we accommodate everybody and everybody needs some kind of accommodation because as they say, nobody is perfect. And, and I think that one thing I've learned from working with a number of people with disabilities is that that's kind of the number one thing that they really want is to be treated equally and, and on parity with, with, with everybody else. And I think we're moving in that direction when I say we, I mean, society generally, and I think that's why the whole ESG initiative now is great because that is all about how businesses can not only operate themselves independently in doing the right thing, but how they impact all their stakeholders and the wider society and community at large. And I think work in uh helping and highlighting the challenges of people with disabilities fits into that so well, because there are so many issues to be addressed. And as Vaibhav has alluded to so many ways in which we can, uh we can influence wider society um for the better. Vaibhav: So it's all about adapting and adapting the way, seeing the ability in others and adapting your working practices about adapting your mindset. And my one final question, because this is something I'm really passionate on is, Carole and Joanne, I think I, I think I wanted to understand because having every organization has a, has a CSR Corporate Social Responsibility or, or responsible business. These are, these are tools that every organization kind of has. And for me, I, I always think that if you can focus on a cause and use the tools you already possess as an organization, you can make a difference. How do you think uh in terms of what we are trying to achieve from a responsible business perspective, helps prepare society and businesses to embrace diversity, inclusion and become better allies. Carole: I, I don't mind starting first. So I think, you know, we, we as a firm, we see responsible business is a way of life. It's a way of us showing our culture and of a firm and how we want to provide support for, for each other. So we see it that, you know, we are a business that wants to be responsible for the wider community and that includes uh young people and students, et cetera um in the disability arena. We want to, we don't want anyone to feel excluded. You know, for, like I said, for a long time, especially students and young people who do have disabilities have been afraid to say it. They've been afraid to say on an application form or when they're being interviewed. And the, the, the problem then you have is how can you support somebody if you don't know that they need that support. So as a responsible business, as you know, we have to ensure that people understand that, you know, bring your true self to the workplace. You know, when you are applying somewhere, if you feel that you can't be completely honest and open about what you know yourself and if you have a disability, it may be not the right place for you and with working with other organizations such as clients, for example, who are also thinking in the same way that we are, you know, makes that uh collaboration with our clients, not just from a client service perspective, but also from the fact that we're organizations all trying to meet the needs of a particular demographic of people who feel like they're still outsiders. So I think being responsible for the wider community in whatever way you can bring in our community internally, to meet the external community is really important. And it also allows us as a community internally to show that we already have lots and lots of people with disabilities of all sorts, whether it's visible, invisible neurodiversity, whatever it may be and how, you know, how much they have made a success of their careers, you know, shining that light out there, letting other people know you could follow in the same footprints you could follow down the same career path is really, really important. So it's not just a case of talking the talk, you need to walk the walk, you need to do that by showing how you're going to do that. And the only way you can do that is like doing events like we've done already uh finding ways to get into the community and show what you can provide them and what they can provide to us. Because you know, even with having a disability of any sort, you bring a unique talent to the table, you know, we all bring something to the table and having disability is already a challenge for you as a person.  So when you can bring that to the table and be successful in your career, choice of career, I think just shows that, you know, you have resilience, you, you can champion yourself and you can really go, you know, help other people to feel that they can do the same thing. I'll hand over to Joanne at this point. Joanne: The one thing I would say is a professional services firm, we are in the people business. So we need to take care of our people so that they can do the best work that they can do. Disability cuts across all corners of our lives. It's socio-economic, it's diverse groups. It's every ethnic background. There are people with disabilities in every corner and these people have a lot of gifts to offer and we need to support them.  Vaibhav: As a final comment for me, this working on disability is not a silo. Every aspect of your organization can work on it whether you have pro bono uh projects that focus on disability, responsible business projects or simply come up with a legal initiative and do something like training for your employees so that they can better understand. But it's a two sided training. We, we as people with disabilities need to understand how it is to work in an organization and how it is to adapt. Whereas the organization has tools that are already there for them to focus on the ability of people. And that's something organizations do anyway, because they, they focus on who the person can be and what tools they can provide. So through this podcast, I hope that a lot of organizations who or people who are listening gain the confidence that you have the tools within your organization within yourselves to actually make a difference to anyone, let alone people with a disability and, and work and adapt to make professions better than when we found them, when we enter that each of us uh from our experience. So with that, I thank everybody for listening to our Inclusivity Included podcast. You will find a whole range of podcasts on Inclusivity Included, our podcast channel discussing a wide variety of issues to do with disability, and diversity, equity and inclusion. And I, I have enjoyed working uh talking discussing about this with my colleagues. So thank you very much and thank you for listening. Outro: Inclusivity Included is a Reed Smith production. Our producers are Ali McCardell and Shannon Ryan. You can find our podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, reedsmith.com and our social media accounts. Disclaimer: This podcast is provided for educational purposes. It does not constitute legal advice and is not intended to establish an attorney-client relationship, nor is it intended to suggest or establish standards of care applicable to particular lawyers in any given situation. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Any views, opinions, or comments made by any external guest speaker are not to be attributed to Reed Smith LLP or its individual lawyers. All rights reserved. Transcript is auto-generated.

Paul Barber, OBE, the CEO of Brighton & Hove Albion FC – from a childhood dream of being a pro-player to a highly successful career across Football from the FA of England, Tottenham (his childhood club) to becoming the CEO of the Year in the Premier League, driving Brighton to new heights (including European Football action) in the most competitive Football League in the world.     Key Highlights Football his first love from age of 7, dream to be a pro player but didn't have the talent.  Love being involved in the game From working with blue chip financial organizations (Barclays) to the world of Football with the FA as Director of Marketing in 2000 Great time to be in the FA, first director of marketing, David Beckham era and other major changes – 2002 Japan/Korea World Cup new team marketingLarge portfolio of companies and sponsors, taking England team on the road across the country Applied for CEO of FA, didn't happen at the time and moved to Ogilvy & Mather as CEO of Europe/Middle East for a short sting Next Football stop, Tottenham Hotspurs as Executive Director – childhood dream working with the club he grew up supportingOwner Daniel Levy and working with him One of the first teams signing a big Betting company as Jersey sponsor and how to deal with the sensitivity Peace Cup in Korea Next stop, CEO of Vancouver Whitecaps FC – two years in the MLS – great learnings Taking the role of CEO at Brighton, when they were still in the Championship in 2012 – a hundred year old “start up”Vision of Tony Bloom convinced him to join Missed out on Premier League promotion before finally making it up to the top division Big American Express deal as Venue sponsor Overnight success, 7-8 years in the making – the journey and stories along the wayAll starts with a great owner – clear vision, value Best infrastructure, top training facilities, stadium Make changes and upgrade along the way, including people A bit of luck important too Ignore the “noise” by media/fans and stay focused on vision/mission How do you compete with the huge foreign capital other big clubs have at their disposal – 8-10 clubs now pushing to play in Europe in the Premier League Competing in European Football (UEFA Europa League) and keeping sight of top half in League – constant learning – competing in four competitions Tony Bloom – Moneyball in Football -  data driven recruitment (resources and data from David's core analytics business)Also creating opportunities to sell players with good margins Very engaged Non-Executive Chairman, stability is key Target to be a top 10 club in Premier league and top 4 team in Women's Super League -  still work in progressKeep improving and not standing still Women's Team discussion – development of women's football – investment in the game for long-run and the changes a club needs to make to cater the players and fans   About Paul Barber joined the board of Brighton & Hove Albion FC as chief executive in June 2012. In his first season with Brighton, the club secured its highest league position for over 30 years, made the Championship play-offs, enjoyed the highest average attendances in its division, and signed its largest-ever shirt sponsorship agreement, a multi-year deal with American Express. Paul was named Overall CEO of the Year for England and Scotland, as well as Championship CEO of the Year, at the Football Industry Awards 2013, and won the Sports Executive of the Year at the 2016 International Stadium Business Awards. Having taken part in three EFL Championship play-offs in four seasons, Brighton narrowly missed out on automatic promotion to the Premier League, by virtue of goal difference, in 2016. A year later, the club achieved automatic promotion to the Premier League and subsequently finished 15th in its first season. Paul's career in professional football has spanned close to 25 years, during which time he has held senior positions at Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC, and The Football Association. Paul has served on various committees for the Premier League, The EFL, The FA, UEFA and FIFA, including The EFL's board and The FA's Professional Game Board. Most recently, Paul was elected by clubs to be a Premier League representatives on The FA Council. Paul also currently serves as one of The FA's international ambassadors. 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Escalating frictions in the Red Sea have prompted serious concerns over supply and trade flows in the polyethylene and polypropylene markets.As a result, there's – rather unexpectedly - plenty to discuss in the first European PE and PP podcast of 2024.PE & PP editors for Europe and Africa, Ben Lake and Vicky Ellis are joined by Middle East editor, Nadim Salamoun for a run-down on how the various markets of Gulf Coast, South Asia, Europe, Africa and Turkey are reacting to the Red Sea shipping attacks.They also discuss turnaround seasons, rising freight costs and some European buyers' sluggish reaction to wider logistics issues. 

You may be tempted to think that DTC is nothing new in marketing and sales, but Jabra's Paul Robinson has picked it as his Shiny New Object due to the way in which DTC logistics have advanced, how much important consumer insight can be gained from it, and how it's grown quietly until it combined with the COVID-period online shopping boom to become a force to be reckoned with. In our first podcast of 2024, tune in to hear how data driven marketing can benefit from DTC - both as a channel and as a source of inspiration and insights. 

Amine Hachem is a Lebanese-American Superstar Operatic and Crossover Tenor. He has been a leading tenor in operas and musicals as well as concerts and recitals on the world's most prestigious stages across the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. He recently was named one of the best tenors today, and a tenor who can sing anything.My featured song is “The Gift (Juliet's Song)”. Spotify link. ---------------------------------------------The Follow Your Dream Podcast:Top 1% of all podcasts with Listeners in 200 countries!For more information and other episodes of the podcast click here. To subscribe to the podcast click here.To subscribe to our weekly Follow Your Dream Podcast email click here.To Rate and Review the podcast click here.“Dream With Robert”. Click here.—----------------------------------------“MILES BEHIND”, Robert's first album, was recorded in 1994 but was “lost” for the last 30 years. It's now been released for streaming. Featuring Randy Brecker (Blood Sweat & Tears), Anton Fig (The David Letterman Show), Al Foster (Miles Davis), Tim Ries (The Rolling Stones), Jon Lucien and many more. Called “Hip, Tight and Edgy!” Click here for all links.—--------------------------------------‘THE SINGLES PROJECT” is Robert's new EP, featuring five of his new songs. The songs speak to the ups and downs of life. From the blissful, joyous “Saturday Morning” to the darker commentary of “Like Never Before” and “The Ship”. “This is Robert at his most vulnerable” (Pop Icon Magazine)Reviews: “Amazing!” (Top Buzz Magazine)“Magical…A Sonic Tour De Force!” (IndiePulse Music)“Fabulously Enticing!” (Pop Icon Magazine)“A Home Run!” (Hollywood Digest)Listener Reviews:Saturday Morning:”A neat and simply happy song!””It's so cute and fun. It's describing a world I wish I lived in every day!”Like Never Before:”Great message!””Great song, very perceptive lyrics!”Click here for all links.—--------------------------------------“IT'S ALIVE!” is Robert's latest Project Grand Slam album. Featuring 13 of the band's Greatest Hits performed “live” at festivals in Pennsylvania and Serbia.Reviews:"An instant classic!" (Melody Maker)"Amazing record...Another win for the one and only Robert Miller!" (Hollywood Digest)"Close to perfect!" (Pop Icon)"A Masterpiece!" (Big Celebrity Buzz)"Sterling effort!" (Indie Pulse)"Another fusion wonder for Project Grand Slam!" (MobYorkCity)Click here for all links.Click here for song videos—-----------------------------------------Audio production:Jimmy RavenscroftKymera Films Connect with Amine:Website - www.aminejhachem.comInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/aminehachem/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tenoraminejhachemYoutube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjwar4i6zMjsR7vV98lm6BASpotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/2SAShUFMsAt7DCBzkyLiPY Connect with the Follow Your Dream Podcast:Website - www.followyourdreampodcast.comEmail Robert - robert@followyourdreampodcast.com Follow Robert's band, Project Grand Slam, and his music:Website - www.projectgrandslam.comPGS Store - www.thePGSstore.comYouTubeSpotify MusicApple MusicEmail - pgs@projectgrandslam.com

Ep. 135: YouTube's Nur Ozdamar joins Music Ally's editor Joe Sparrow to explain how her Artist & Label Development team for Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) supports the careers of artists and its label partners. She describes the help that they provide, how they choose which emerging artists they eventually partner with – and how her team consider the changing face of music consumption on YouTube. YouTube for Artists: https://artists.youtube/ Jeff Buckley :⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MMXjunSx80 Unicycle skips: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-skips-on-a-unicycle-in-one-minute ------

MustGrow Biologics Chief Executive Officer Corey Giasson joined Steve Darling from Proactive to share news MustGrow Biologics has signed a collaboration agreement with Bayer that focuses on the soil applications of MustGrow's mustard-based biocontrol technologies across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). It's important to note that this collaboration excludes home and garden, turf, and ornamental applications. Under this collaboration agreement, MustGrow Biologics is set to receive an initial upfront payment. Moreover, the company stands to gain additional payments tied to the achievement of specific business milestones. As a significant milestone, once commercial sales commence, MustGrow will also be entitled to receive fees from royalties and manufacturing sales. The financial implications of this collaboration are substantial, with MustGrow anticipating that the combined value of upfront payments, milestone achievements, and Development Work could amount to an impressive sum ranging from USD $35 to $40 million over the course of several years. This projection does not even include the potential additional revenue from royalties and manufacturing sales. This partnership between MustGrow Biologics and Bayer reflects the growing recognition of MustGrow's innovative and environmentally friendly biocontrol technologies, which have the potential to revolutionize agriculture and contribute to sustainable farming practices across the EMEA region. The collaboration marks a significant step forward for both companies, positioning them as key players in the global agriculture industry's ongoing quest for effective, sustainable, and eco-friendly solutions. #proactiveinvestors #mustgrowbiologicscorp #tsxv #mgro #otcqb #mgrof #mustardseed #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

Data storage for businesses is the focus in this edition of the Business Day Spotlight. Our host Mudiwa Gavaza is joined by the team at Pure Storage: Nicolas Leblanc, vice president for Europe Middle East and Africa and Rupert Brazier, country manager for SA. Topics of discussion include: Pure Storage's business model; the move to create new products; sustainability; security; progress in the SA market; and plans for growth. Business Day Spotlight is a TimesLIVE Production.

Mardi 6 décembre 2022, SMART TECH reçoit Laurent Amar (Cofondateur et PDG, France Verif) , David Grout (Directeur technique Europe Middle East & Africa, Mandiant) , Grégoire Germain (fondateur, Harfanglab) et Damien Bancal (fondateur, Zataz.com)

Today Leila is joined by Josh Partridge, Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa Region at YahooJosh Partridge is the newly appointed Head of EMEA at Yahoo having previously been the MD of the UK, Verizon Media. Josh hails from Brisbane, Australia and has spent the last 18 years living and working in the UK and Europe. Yahoo is one of the most recognised brands of all time. The brands and businesses are tightly woven into consumers' daily habits and clients' strategies. They have the opportunity to drive real value creation - to make lives easier, better.LEARN MORE ABOUT:- Why businesses need to look at a global approach when setting strategies - "You will fail with an English only strategy"- The strength in feeling a sense of belonging and living and breathing diversity within the workplace - "Our teams are what makes this business great and it's the diversity of thought that comes with a team from a diverse range of backgrounds that is a great strength as we build towards the future"- Josh's personal journey - "Raising 2 daughters in the 21st century - Covid impact on business and morale Diverse and Inclusive leadership Inclusion for me focuses on empowering everyone to have equal opportunity to grow, thrive and meet their aspirational goals."FURTHER RESOURCEShttps://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-partridge-47b59819/Support the show

In this episode, Mary connects with Jorge Aisa Dreyfus. Jorge heads Talent, Capability and Culture at Sage, in what he sees as a fantastic opportunity to support their exciting transformation into a great Digital Network company. Jorge started his career at Citibank with the Asset Management Business, and Global Banking and Corporate Centers in London and New York where he discovered his passion for Learning & Development.  Jorge then led Learning and Development for Europe Middle East and Africa for Honeywell and then Learning, Talent, Resourcing and Organizational Development for HSBC.  Jorge also led the Talent Function for the global Health and Care company Bupa. Jorge has degrees in Psychology and Business followed by a Master's in human resources from The London School of Economics in the UK.   Originally from Spain, Jorge has worked and lived in Spain, France, the US and for the last 19 years the UK. Jorge lives in London with his wife Michelle and their two sons David and Daniel and their dog Charlie. The post Episode 36: Keys to Success From a Talent Expert with Jorge Aisa Dreyfus  appeared first on Modern Career.

Jen explains the challenges of coordinating Democrats Abroad across more than 20 countries.

I admire Simon Casson for leading Four Seasons throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Hear him now, on MARY GOSTELOW GIRLAHEAD PODCAST.

 Hector is a Subject Matter Expert in accessibility, assistive technology and disability issues.Microsoft Tech Evangelist for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Subject Matter Expert in accessibility, assistive technology and disability issues.Previously, co-creator of the learning curve for eye gaze technology, a pedagogy for children (and often adults) to embrace technology despite complex physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities.Specialties: Corporate Responsibility, Linking People, Sales, Sales Management, Product Launches, Public Speaking, Product Management, Market Analysis. 

Note: This talk contains language that some viewers may find objectionable. Pushing through Friction Dan Na, Squarespace Things are broken. The deployment pipeline is painfully slow. Your engineering team has doubled in the last year and there's a lack of sufficient process and management. You git blame a file that's used everywhere but nobody understands it; the person who wrote it left the company five years ago. As a senior-level engineering leader, experience tells you things could be better. You see the gaps. If only the company adopted policy A or dumped technology B, everyone would benefit. But there's so much inertia. The company has always used B. You are frustrated. Can you actually make a difference? Yes. You are encountering organizational friction, and learning to identify, accept and push through friction is a key skill of engineering leaders. In this talk, Dan will talk about why organizational friction occurs and how to mitigate it. The ability to push through friction will distinguish you throughout your career. View the full SREcon19 Europe/Middle East/Africa Program at https://www.usenix.org/conference/srecon19emea/program Sign up to find out more about SREcon at https://srecon.usenix.org https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bxZuzDKoI0

In this episode Jon Ratcliffe interviews Matt Brittin the head of Google in Europe Middle East and Africa. Jon is the CEO of Engage Video Group and a Global Agenda Council Member for the World Economic Forum and  he does this fire side chat as part of a London Business School speakers series

00:47 The night Jeff and Larry meet for the first time in the BMW showroom over a car deal. But although it's the last night of the month, Jeff disappears.... 3:16 Using both sides of his brain. 5:00 Larry used to drop in and jump into a sales situation with a struggling salesperson and help make the deal... 6:30 it's fascinating to hear Larry explain how window film is manufactured (for heat, UV, infrared) 7:21 window film was the simple word for what Larry was doing for a long time, but it ultimately grew into a very precise and scientific based business. He pioneered putting complex metals high performing metals into plastics. That is done in a metallizing chamber. It's a zero vacuum creating a fission and plasma in a in a giant chamber using rotatable cathodes. And he took atomic levels of each metal and bombarded with gas explosions, like a piston in a car, and it attaches to the film. 9:51 Larry sold window film in Europe, Middle East Africa, India and was also living in Brussels. 10:16 apartments, cars, people, translators, you name it. 11:00 Jeff having Russian Mafia meeting in Sevastopol, Ukraine. 15:31 Larry's Father's girlfriend was Debbie Harry (Blondie) 24:29 Larry moves to Europe. 26:02 Building IKEA funiture at 3am in the new Belgium apartment.. 27:49 offices all over the region, partners and distributors all over the world, including in Russia and Turkey, and Cyprus and Africa, South Africa, Greece 30:42 Your word and handshake. 35:29 Collecting aged receivables in Russia. 36:18 The flight to Siberia... 44:52 Russian commercial jet pilot drinking vodka before landing 47:58 Jeff leaves his phone on Russian Airline (Aeroflot)... 51:57 40 below on a frozen lake in Siberia on New Years Eve and Larry's world view shifted 56:42 the best way to decide what's important in life is to go open Christmas presents alone in a room 1:01:17 Bruere Blanc sauce 1:04:19 Al-Qaeda bomb at a mosque big shopping district... 1:09:52 Autobahn at 120. Passed like standing still by a string of Porsches 1:19:18 Burj Dubai, Tom Cruise and helicopters You debuted the movie. And that was probably the best icebreaker I have ever experienced. You had what your best clients, your VIP clients in the movie theater, right? 1:23:43 Jeff hosting the private BMW showing of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE GHOST PROTOCOL. What could go wrong? 1:24:11 The dog needed a private flight... 1:38:31 Flying Jaguar 1:50:13 The flight from Brussels to Kiev....that almost wasn't...

Kenneth Macpherson came to hotels from the outside world, namely the drinks business. What attracted him to the great IHG? Hear him now, on MARY GOSTELOW GIRLAHEAD PODCAST.

Cecile Frot-Coutaz; Leads the business of YouTube in Europe, The Middle and Africa, formerly CEO of Fremantle, one of the leading global producers of entertainment programming. Cecile derives her leadership insights from decades of experience at the helm of creative teams and businesses. The phrase “People are at the heart of what we do” is true for most companies but it takes a special meaning in the creative world. Not being a creative herself, Cecile had to develop different muscles to be effective and is taking those lessons with her.Cecile joined YouTube in October 2018 as the Head of YouTube for Europe Middle East and Africa, in charge of the YouTube business, strategy and content partnerships in the complex and ever changing region.Prior to joining YouTube, Cecile was CEO of Fremantle, one of the largest global creators, producer and distributor of entertainment, drama and factual content. Cecile started her media career at Pearson, following an MBA from INSEAD. She helped transform Pearson Television to a leading international producer. She led the case for the Fremantle acquisition, which led to senior roles running Pearson’s operations in Spain, Italy and France. After a short stint in San Francisco creating online and interactive strategies for Pearson Television, Cecile joined the North American headquarters of the newly re-branded FremantleMedia in 2002 where she had a number of senior roles leading to her promotion to CEO, North America in 2005, and subsequently CEO of the Group.Outside of work, being a native of the French Alps, she loves spending time in the mountains, as well as travelling to remote places. Top tip: Lead with humility and humanity, from a place of deep conviction. Build the story that will inspire, surround yourself with the best and listen deeply to others in order to find the variation that will lead to innovation.#InspiringLeadership #leadership #CEOs #MotivationalSpeaker #teamcoach #Boards See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

“Your value will only be known after you have moved on. So lay good foundations for those who come after you.” Mohan never imagined the career he would lead - working for P&G across 3 continents over 30 years. Growing up in India, he studied Mechanical Engineering, and got a Masters in Technology from @ IIT. He then got his Master in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii and an MBA from Columbia University. After a chance interview with a P&G executive in NYC, Mohan began his P&G career in Geneva, rising through the ranks to build the business - and organizations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He expanded brands in the Middle East, doubled the business in Ireland, and started operations in Egypt, and Portugal. Mohan He briefly went on to frozen foods giant Findus as General Manager of the UK and Ireland. You’ll enjoy hearing this passionate conversation on stories from a different era, rooted in foundational purpose, value and principles still applicable today - wherever you’re working. Mohan is now mentoring the next generation of leaders - serving an Executive-in-Residence at the London School of Business and other leading business Schools. He also serves as a coach for CEOs in the UK + India, and was one of the earliest Board members of the P&G Alumni Network and the P&G Alumni Foundation. Now in London, Mohan is a proud father to 2 adult daughters in the UK + the US

“Your value will only be known after you have moved on. So lay good foundations for those who come after you.” Mohan never imagined the career he would lead - working for P&G across 3 continents over 30 years. Growing up in India, he studied Mechanical Engineering, and got a Masters in Technology from @ IIT. He then got his Master in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii and an MBA from Columbia University. After a chance interview with a P&G executive in NYC, Mohan began his P&G career in Geneva, rising through the ranks to build the business - and organizations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He expanded brands in the Middle East, doubled the business in Ireland, and started operations in Egypt, and Portugal. Mohan He briefly went on to frozen foods giant Findus as General Manager of the UK and Ireland. You’ll enjoy hearing this passionate conversation on stories from a different era, rooted in foundational purpose, value and principles still applicable today - wherever you’re working. Mohan is now mentoring the next generation of leaders - serving an Executive-in-Residence at the London School of Business and other leading business Schools. He also serves as a coach for CEOs in the UK + India, and was one of the earliest Board members of the P&G Alumni Network and the P&G Alumni Foundation. Now in London, Mohan is a proud father to 2 adult daughters in the UK + the US

Data Managers c’est le podcast qui vise à faire connaitre les métiers de la data, qui vise à faire connaitre celles et ceux qui exercent ces métiers passionnants autour de la Data.  Rencontre et échanges avec Mykim Chikli, CEO Europe, Middle East et Africa de Weborama, la Data Company spécialisée dans l’utilisation de la data science pour optimiser les actions marketing et médias. https://weborama.com http://89c3.com

Francesca Benati, Senior Vice President Online Travel Companies Western Europe, Middle East, Africa, Managing Director Italy

Lory's experience includes being a managing director with blockchain technology product company ConsenSys, where he led ConsenSys Ireland, co-led global partnerships and was part of the global leadership team. Prior to ConsenSys, Lory was a Partner with Deloitte China and a Director with Deloitte Ireland where he founded, set up and ran Deloitte's Europe Middle East and Africa blockchain Lab. Prior to Deloitte, Lory worked as a management consultant with Accenture. He has over 14 years of consulting experience. Lory has led strategy and implementation projects for corporates and governments around the globe. With the IDA in Ireland (Industrial Development Authority), Lory was the founding member of the Ireland national blockchain initiative ‘Blockchain Ireland'. This group includes over 150 entities made up of global enterprises, universities, government entities and start-ups. Lory is a Qualified Financial Adviser, registered stockbroker, qualified product owner and scrum master and is currently (and has been for the past 13+ years) an adjunct assistant professor with the Business School in Trinity College Dublin.

Why can BAME FinCrime professionals bring value to the role? What are the differences between overt bias, covert bias and unconscious bias? How can these biases and the ‘black tax’ have an impact on the BAME professional and how can they be reduced?  Gemma Rogers, Co-Founder, FINTRAIL sits down with Shilpa to explore her personal and professional journey, especially how it pertains to equality and diversity.  Shilpa is the AML Director, Europe Middle East and Africa for ACAMS, where she is responsible for the development of regional anti-financial crime content strategy and implementation across all channels. Shilpa also builds and manages the expanding multilingual faculty of leading subject matter experts and instructors who work with ACAMS on curriculum development, instruction, event programming and task forces.  Shilpa represents ACAMS by speaking at select major industry events and conferences, participating in think tanks and engaging proactively with policy makers, regulators and industry practitioners across the region.

In this episode, Jeannette speaks with Jo Rzymowska, who is Celebrity Cruise´s Vice President and Managing Director, Europe Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). They talk about her 35-year travel industry career, how she got started and the many lessons she learned on the way.  How she progressed from being a holiday rep to playing a key role in launching a skiing brand, senior roles at Walt Disney and Universal Studios to ultimately becoming the boss of Celebrity Cruises.   Jo and Jeannette also discuss the progression of gender and other forms of equality within the workplace. Including, why making progress on this issue took so long. They talk about how Jo  found the strength to come out as a gay woman and the approach she would take to coming out in today´s workplace. They wrap things up by discussing how the Covid crisis has impacted the cruise industry and how it will emerge from the crisis by taking a bold proactive approach.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Putting the guests (your customers) at the core of everything works. Really caring and providing outstanding customer service is vital in any industry. You do not need 100% of the skills to be able to apply for a role and succeed in it. As women often we focus on our ‘gaps’ rather than on what we can bring to a role. Mentors help you to see your potential and give you the confidence to move up. True workplace equality comes from the top. You have to measure how well you are doing equality and diversity wise. If you don´t, nothing will change. People need to be able to be true to themselves, they cannot constantly be looking over their shoulder in the workplace. Everyone needs to feel safe and confident at work. When you are grappling with personal and identity issues, find someone you can trust and talk things through with them in confidence. Team members need to respect each other but should also challenge each other. Communicate frequently with your staff, even if the message is “we don´t know”. Look after yourself and those you love physically, mentally, and emotionally. Don´t perpetuate inequality by ignoring it. Instead, actively do something to make a positive difference. Fail to prepare - prepare to fail.   BEST MOMENTS ‘If you don´t measure it, it doesn´t happen.’ ‘It's all very well saying I'm not racist, but what are you doing to make a difference?´ ´Take people for who they are not what they are, don't care about their business title.’   VALUABLE RESOURCES Brave, Bold, Brilliant podcast series     ABOUT THE GUEST   Jo Rzymowska has held a variety of senior roles since joining Royal Caribbean Group in 2005, across the corporation’s family of brands. Since 2015, she has been dedicated to the Celebrity Cruises brand and was recently promoted to Vice President and Managing Director, Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA), reporting directly into Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, President and CEO.   Under Rzymowska’s helm, Celebrity Cruises has won numerous awards, namely Ocean Cruise Line of the Year for the past three years and Travel Company of the Year in 2017 and 2019 at the TTG Travel Awards, as well as Best Premium Cruise Line for the last 10 years at the Travel Weekly Globe Awards.   Prior to joining Royal Caribbean Group, she also held various senior roles at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Universal Studios.   Rzymowska has been recognised for her achievements not only within the travel industry but also for her contribution as a passionate advocate of diversity and inclusion. Awards and accolades include the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2017 Travel Weekly Globe Awards; the Outstanding Contribution to the Cruise Industry award at the 2018 British Cruise Awards; inclusion in the Top 100 list of LGBT people in business by OUTstanding and the Financial Times in 2016, and listed in the Top 10 LGBT people at The British LGBT Awards in 2017.   CONTACT METHOD Personal contacts: Twitter - @JoRzyCruise / https://twitter.com/JoRzyCruise Instagram - @jrzymowska / https://www.instagram.com/jrzymowska Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-rzymowska-1134014/   Business contacts: Twitter - @CelebrityUK / https://twitter.com/CelebrityUK Instagram - @celebritycruisesuk / https://www.instagram.com/celebritycruisesuk Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/UKcelebritycruises/     ABOUT THE HOST Jeannette Linfoot is a highly regarded senior executive, property investor, board advisor and business mentor with over 25 years of global professional business experience across the travel, leisure, hospitality, and property sectors. Having bought, ran, and sold businesses all over the world, Jeannette now has a portfolio of her own businesses and also advises and mentors other business leaders to drive forward their strategies as well as their own personal development.   Jeannette is a down to earth leader, a passionate champion for diversity & inclusion and a huge advocate of nurturing talent so every person can unleash their full potential and live their dreams.    CONTACT METHOD https://www.jeannettelinfootassociates.com/ YOUTUBE LinkedIn Facebook Instagram   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Benvenuta sul Podcast di Weppiness: sono felice tu sia qui! Con questa puntata inizierà una collaborazione speciale: quella con Ya.Be, un nuovissimo brand beauty che propone una linea di cosmetici naturali e di altissima qualità unita ad un percorso per la mente attraverso l'utilizzo dei podcast. Si tratta quindi di un progetto di rinnovamento totalizzante, che riunisce la bellezza esteriore con quella interiore amplificandole entrambe e sposando quindi appieno i valori di Weppiness. La mia ospite è Valeria Scargetta, fondatrice del marchio. In questo episodio imparerai: cos'è Ya.Be, la filosofia che sta dietro al brand, i prodotti proposti e le loro caratteristiche, i progetti per il futuro e i consigli per chi desidera prendersi cura di sé e provare ad essere più felice. Se ti stai chiedendo: come posso instaurare delle buone abitudini da mantenere nel tempo? Come posso fare per iniziare a vivere una vita sana e felice? Quali sono le migliori tecniche/strumenti pratici per migliorare da oggi la mia organizzazione delle giornate? Quali sono i consigli degli esperti nel campo della nutrizione, del fitness e del beauty? Sei nel posto giusto!In questo episodio troverai: • Chi è Valeria, di cosa si occupa e il suo percorso di vita fino ad oggi (min. 01.25) • Cos'è Ya.Be: significato del nome, origine dell'idea e il team (min. 02.38) • La voglia di realizzare qualcosa di unico (min. 06.21) • La filosofia che sta dietro a Ya.Be (min. 07.20) • Il pubblico target (min. 08.52) • Il prodotto di punta: 28 Days Beauty Ritual. In cosa consiste, perché 28 giorni e come funziona l'accoppiata creme-podcast (min. 11.06) • Il latte detergente (min. 19.12) • Il gel mani 2 in 1 “Ya.Be Take Care” pensato per il periodo post-Covid (min. 19.55) • Le maschere viso mono-uso: una breve panoramica (min. 22.09) • La vincita di numerosi premi: la selezione per il programma di accelerazione Europe & Middle East di Sephora e il premio vinto come una tra le dieci startup più promettenti d'Europa fondate da donne nel 2019 organizzato da AVON UK (min. 25.30) • Gli eventi organizzati da Ya.Be: format e città (min. 29.38) • I progetti per il futuro (min. 31.50) • Significato di “stare bene” e i momenti dedicati al benessere (min. 35.10) • Un libro consigliato (min. 37.13) • I consigli per un'ascoltatrice che vuole cominciare a prendersi cura di sé (min. 38.16)• Dove possiamo trovare Ya.Be (min. 40.02)• Il MEGA codice sconto riservato a voi! (min. 40.48) • Una citazione per salutarci (min. 41.26) Risorsa citata: Ya.Be – Your Personal Glowhttps://yabebeauty.com/it/https://www.instagram.com/ya.be_beauty/?hl=ithttps://www.facebook.com/ya.be.beauty/https://www.linkedin.com/company/ya-be/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChupUnL18nIPJrCaYPwxh9A?view_as=subscriberTesti consigliati:- “The Magic” di Rhonda Byrne Codice sconto: inserisci WEPPINESS nel carrello per acquistare il cofanetto “28 Beauty Ritual” e latte detergente con il 50% di sconto e iscriviti al podcast di Weppiness per non perdere nemmeno un episodio e vieni a trovarmi su www.weppiness.com!

Elisabeth, a Harvard educated lawyer, now leads Cisco's Partner Sales Organisation for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia. Starting her career amidst the Y2K bubble, Elisabeth developed her skills watching leaders in action. As someone who embraces technology, Elisabeth who started her career in Europe, has also lived and worked in Asia and Africa. With her core leadership values driven by authenticity, Elisabeth looks for eagerness and ambition in the leaders of tomorrow.

This week we chat to Paul Malcom. He was the VP of Sales Europe, Middle East and Africa at Marriott up until 2013 and then at Hilton. He also set up his own business in his home town in Australia called Chalkline consulting. There are a lot of people in this world given the name “legend”, to me, this guy is a true legend, on a personal note, he was one of the first senior leaders I interacted with when I started my career, he is inspirational, driven, passionate and cares about the people he works with. Paul is a 36-year veteran of hospitality, working for two of the largest hotel and travel companies in the world, Marriott and Hilton. He has worked all over the world, travelled the world and led teams and inspired others. He worked up from a banquet waiter to Regional Vice President of sales and has some amazing stories and lessons to share. Paul joined us from his home in Adelaide, Australia last week I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. We chat about a HUGE amount of topics including: Starting as a banquet server, then a barman and a sales executive. Working in many different countries. Taking on projects and how to handle this. Embracing cultures of other countries. Working across timezones. How the hotel industry should approach life post-COVID-19. Learning about new things to help your team. You can learn more about Paul here on his Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-malcom-98739335/ The 1:1 Career Conversation podcast, the podcast that meets with different peoples from around the world, learning about their career journeys, best practices, ways of working and learning opportunities. You can follow the show on Instagram or Twitter @theonetoonepod You can also email the show at oneononeconversation@gmail.com Subscribe now for weekly episodes, delivered every Monday to your podcast app of choice!

For our 2nd podcast, I am delighted to be joined by Tamara Box, Managing Partner for Europe & Middle East of international law firm Reed Smith LLP. Tamara was named a top 30 Inspirational Woman and Champion of Diversity by Brummel Magazine in 2015, Mentor of the Year by Women of the Future in 2016 and was named in the Financial Times HERoes 50 Champions of Women in Business List in 2017, 2018 and 2019. She is a founding member of the Steering Committee of the 30% Club and a member of the Court of Governors of the London School of Economics. Tamara is the chair of the “Women of Influence” campaign for the charity Cancer Research UK and also sits on the Advisory Board of charity Theirworld. Tamara recently joined the Board of Trustees of Eve Appeal - a gynaecological cancer research charity.

Join Our Facebook Group Community here: http://bit.ly/sfe-community Listen to our SFE podcast - Impact Talks on Anchor or Spotify: https://startupfundingevent.com/podcast/ 00:40 Introduction 02:10 History of the family business 06:50 Old and new methods of doing business 09:58 Family business & work limitations 14:15 The rights of the distributors & How to get a distributor 18:16 Why not go completely online with ASICS? 21:23 Career at Life Fitness 23:09 Biggest Learning lesson at Life Fitness 24:27 Criteria to hiring people at ASICS 24:50 Defining your company culture 26:30 Match candidates with the team 33:34 Starting at ASICS 37:45 Maximising the knowledge of employees 40:55 What to look for in your team 41:43 Avoiding employee job hopping 46:54 Acceleration program with ASICS 58:19 Closing and the biggest lesson of the Acceleration Program We bring inspiring startups and world-class founders on 1 stage to pitch for our Innovation Funding Award. Be part of our next event full of inspiration and great ideas! Get a FREE VIP Ticket for our next event: http://www.startupfundingevent.com

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Neil Chugani was a coxswain and a good one too. He coxed the Oxford crew to success in the boat race in 1991, he was World Champion in the coxed pairs in 2001, where I met Neil for the first time as Matthew Pinsent and James Cracknell went for the double, double, both the coxed pairs followed by coxless pairs world championship finals in the space of two hours – a story I feature in my book How to Support a Champion. Neil shares the insight behind successfully leading, coaching, supporting a crew from within a boat and offers some perceptive advice about the dynamics that he had to manage in a unique role where he is in it, he is involved but not pulling on an oar. Neil has also held a number of prominent leadership positions, at BBC, Sky Broadcasting, a board member of UK Sport, interim CEO of British Rowing, Steward at Henley Royal Regatta and currently Chief Financial officer for Google in Europe Middle East and Africa. So what Neil hasn't experienced about leadership in sports and business is probably not worth knowing about. What you will hear and what particularly stood out from this interview though is the level of thought, intentionality and consideration that Neil demonstrated in his views and actions, I wonder if this has developed through the roles he has held and the experiences he has had, or whether the wisdom he carries is the reason he has led at the very top.   Show notes The physical requirements of a coxswain, personal characteristics and waterman ship How do you learn to be a cox? Cox heart rates, decision making and keeping a cool calm head The Double-Double 2001 -managing Matthew Pinsent & James Cracknell and balancing the events Neil's two careers, one in rowing and the second in finance ….. and technology Sporting applications into business for Neil are clarity of thought and, clarity of purpose and review of performance relative to intent The myriad of individual objectives in business makes it difficult to create alignment between people in business which differs from a sporting world Leadership roles in business and decision making Decision making at the board level, understanding the perspectives of others, diversity Management of decision making, balancing opportunities versus risk: focussing on the climate rather than the weather Henley Royal Regatta – changes reflecting the nature of the sport today, live streaming etc Self-belief: belief in your own potential If you want to follow Neil you can do so on Twitter and Instagram at https://twitter.com/neilchugani https://www.instagram.com/neilchugani Supporting Champions on Twitter www.twitter.com/support_champs Steve Ingham on Twitter www.twitter.com/ingham_steve Supporting Champions on Linkedin, www.linkedin.com/company/supporting-champions Instagram https://www.instagram.com/supportingchampions/ A reminder if you're keen to pre-register for the next wave of Graduate Membership enrolments then you can do so at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/membership/ If you're looking for some coaching support or some virtual team development help to support you to get to the next level in work, life or sport then take a look at https://supportingchampions.co.uk/coaching-mentoring/ or drop us a note at enquiries@supportingchampions.co.uk then you can sign up for a free consultation to explore which package is right for you.

In this Episode I speak to Bruce Daisley, the Head of Twitter in Europe, Middle East and Africa about work place happiness and culture. Work Place Happiness and culture is super interesting to me and I've spent a lot of time trying to understand the space. The most exciting resource to learn about this in my view is a podcast called Eat Sleep Work Repeat. Its run by the Head of Twitter in Europe, Bruce Daisley. Bruce has worked for years at epic culture companies, Google, YouTube and Twitter which has given him great experience in this space. Bruce has also been fortunate enough to interview people behind cultures at companies like Innocent Smoothies, Netflix, Twitter as well as authors like Dan Pink and nurosicentists, doctors etc. I think his experience and these interviews have given Bruce an unmatched practical view of what works in this space and so I'm delighted to be kicking off this podcast with this video. Thanks so much for taking the time. I thought it a really good place to start would be to get a little bit of your background, and what your current role is, and how you came to be in your current role. Yeah, so let's start from today, so I work at Twitter now; I’ve worked at Twitter for the last six years. I run Europe Middle East and Africa for Twitter. Prior to that, I worked for Google, so I worked really helping to build the YouTube business from scratch cross the UK and so I’ve probably spent the last 10 years in those two tech firms. Before that, I worked in various different jobs, largely in digital but across traditional publishers and traditional radio companies, so I guess from where I am today, I've spent quite a while in digital but the last 10 years specifically, just in pure-play digital. BizcommunityAwesome. One of the things which I picked up over the last year is your amazing podcast – I’m not just saying that, it really is quite something. I'm in the process of building a business, and one of the things which is so clear to me as how getting your culture right has so much impact. So, for those who don't know, Eat, Sleep Work Repeat is definitely worth checking out. Do you want to tell me how you came to start that podcast and what your combination of interests is? So obviously, you have a bit of a radio background, and working and such ‘amazing culture’ businesses, but I'd love to hear your journey to start. The interesting thing for me, the way I got into it, was that I was always complimented, whether it was by my teammate YouTube or by the team here at Twitter. People always come to me and say ‘Wow, there’s such a good buzz to these teams, such good energy’. And so, that led me to make the mistake of thinking that I was an expert. I think it's fair to say, and I say this quite often, but I don't think there's any easy jobs anymore, so I don't think there are any jobs where people go to work and they think ‘Wow, that was that was a breeze,’ and then they go home at the end of the day with no stresses or anxieties. But about a year-and-a-half ago, I found myself in this situation where I was thinking, ‘People around me don't seem to be as happy as they used to be,’ and I actually challenged myself and thought, ‘You’ve told yourself you're good at culture, but you don't know what you're doing!’ So I found myself looking for a book on it and searching Amazon for a book on work culture, and I couldn't find anything that seemed suitable. So it was a big logistical jump, but from there, I decided to do a podcast on it and I think specifically, I’ll give you an example: I spent the last week thinking a lot about the research about creativity, and the interesting thing is that if you look into the research on creativity, there’s a lot of evidence for what situations provoke creativity. There’s some wonderful work by a lot of very prominent female researchers, like Alice Isen, Teresa Amabile, and Barbara Fredrickson.

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Andrew Faiola is the interviewee in the 67th episode of the Shipping Podcast. Andrew is the Director, Mobility Solutions, Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia-Pacific at Intelsat and explains what the enhanced connectivity at sea will mean to the maritime industry and what lays ahead of us. Digitalisation is a new way of working and the connectivity becomes part of the bloodstream of the operations, that is Andrew's view. What do you think? Please share your thoughts in any social channel or via the website www.shippingpodcast.com  Looking forward to hearing from you! @lenagothberg 

Most leaders recognize that without a sustainable planet we are setting up future generations to fail. Some say the world is on a knife edge. However, how do you contribute to this essential global issue when you have short term business improvement and growth or even political votes on your mind? On this show, I am delighted to welcome Steve Gray the Chief Executive of Earthwatch in the UK, Europe & Middle East. Also, Stuart Pickles ex Chief Financial Officer of Fosters and now a Leadership Development Coach with a passion for sustainable leadership who has worked and lived in Japan, Australia and Asia. True sustainability experts with a global perspective. Join us to think through how business can really become part of the solution and not the problem!

Most leaders recognize that without a sustainable planet we are setting up future generations to fail. Some say the world is on a knife edge. However, how do you contribute to this essential global issue when you have short term business improvement and growth or even political votes on your mind? On this show, I am delighted to welcome Steve Gray the Chief Executive of Earthwatch in the UK, Europe & Middle East. Also, Stuart Pickles ex Chief Financial Officer of Fosters and now a Leadership Development Coach with a passion for sustainable leadership who has worked and lived in Japan, Australia and Asia. True sustainability experts with a global perspective. Join us to think through how business can really become part of the solution and not the problem!

Jim Farley Ford Motor Co. Executive Vice-President amp President Europe Middle East amp Africa talks to Paul W. Smith live from the Geneva Motor Show and he says Ford is doing better in Europe but there39s more work to be done in Africa. He says customers in the European market really like the performance cars.

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Shelley Broader, President and CEO of Walmart Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada With Leadership Today: Staying Ahead of the Curve in Today's Hyper Changing World As the world's largest retailer, Walmart is at the forefront of the constant transformation shaping the global retail climate as consumer needs continue to grow and evolve. Within this context Walmart Canada is marking its 20th anniversary in Canada this year, a timeframe characterized by two decades of unprecedented growth, evolution, reinvention, and a host of learnings. As the President and CEO of Walmart's operations across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Canada, Shelley Broader leads more than 1,300 retail units and 285,000 employees. Throughout a career spanning 25 years of international leadership and broad life experiences, Shelley has distinguished herself with a new generation brand of management. Speaking to The Empire Club of Canada on November 17, Shelley will address the topic of leadership in today's hyper changing corporate world, from leveraging groundbreaking inclusiveness and diversity as a competitive edge, to building world class management teams that are creative, flexible and innovative, to reinforcing and staying true to your culture and roots while building your own personal brand, to driving social leadership from your own unique sphere of influence. Biography: Shelley Broader was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart's EMEA region in June, 2014. She has responsibility for Walmart's retail operations and business development across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Canada, and leads 1,345 retail units and more than 285,000 associates. Previously Shelley was President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart Canada, Chief Merchandising Officer for Walmart Canada, and Senior Vice President with Sam's Club, Walmart's membership warehouse format in the U.S. Shelley joined Walmart in 2010 following more than 20 years of leadership experience across the North American retail industry. Prior to Walmart, Shelley was President and Chief Operating Officer of Michael's, the world's largest retailer of arts and crafts and was responsible for the chain's 1,000 U.S. and Canadian stores. Before joining Michael's, Shelley enjoyed a 17 year career with Belgium based Delhaize Group where, under the Hannaford banner, she held a broad range of leadership roles across the company's operations, merchandising, distribution, strategy and marketing divisions. She was promoted to President and Chief Executive Officer of the company's Kash n' Karry chain, and then to President and Chief Executive Officer of the Sweetbay Supermarkets Division. Shelley Began her career in the investment banking sector advising clients in the U.S. supermarket industry. She has a lengthy track record of public speaking and community engagement. Shelley is a Member of the Board of Directors of Raymond James Financial, Inc., The Retail Council of Canada, and Catalyst Canada. Speaker: Shelley Broader, President and CEO of Walmart Europe, Middle East, Africa and Canada *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*

2009-11-29-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning November 29th, 2009 in the 8:30 service. Scripture: II Peter 3:1-7 Topic: America Notes:- Our enemy is not a person or people, but spiritual wickedness- Our country is about to take a turn to define our demise- The church is not praying/ reading, angry but not fighting for good- This is as easy as it will ever be in America, freedoms diminish- Excerpts from Dr. Dobson's newsletter... abortion, safe schools czar, homosexuality, hate crimes- You cannot be both politically liberal and religiously conservative- Broken hearted for America, the world sees our path... we will lose our military power and our voice- China buying up seaports, Saudi Arabia...- God appoints our seasons; predestined the boundaries of the nations- Pray for the land, the people, our leaders... it is our spiritual duty- God put us here to be salt and light- The U.S. is not a factor in prophecy; focus on Europe/Middle East; the world will turn against Israel- How should we be living?  Soberly, upright and Godly- Denominations are not biblical.

2009-11-29-0830 Pastor Loran Livingston is the speaker this morning November 29th, 2009 in the 8:30 service. Scripture: II Peter 3:1-7 Topic: America Notes:- Our enemy is not a person or people, but spiritual wickedness- Our country is about to take a turn to define our demise- The church is not praying/ reading, angry but not fighting for good- This is as easy as it will ever be in America, freedoms diminish- Excerpts from Dr. Dobson's newsletter... abortion, safe schools czar, homosexuality, hate crimes- You cannot be both politically liberal and religiously conservative- Broken hearted for America, the world sees our path... we will lose our military power and our voice- China buying up seaports, Saudi Arabia...- God appoints our seasons; predestined the boundaries of the nations- Pray for the land, the people, our leaders... it is our spiritual duty- God put us here to be salt and light- The U.S. is not a factor in prophecy; focus on Europe/Middle East; the world will turn against Israel- How should we be living?  Soberly, upright and Godly- Denominations are not biblical.