Diversity & Inclusivity Finance Forum Podcast

In this month’s #DIFF podcast, a very personal lived experience discussion on the core issues around mothers returning to work. Danielle Moore, operations director of mortgage solutions, talks to Sarah Tucker, founder of The Mortgage Mum and Esther Dijkstra, managing director, intermediaries at Lloyd Banking Group, about attitudes at work, at home and on the playground. They discuss what has changed, what still needs to change and what the differences for working mothers are when it comes to a self-employed versus a corporate environment.

In this episode Bharat Sagar talks to HSBC’s Tracie Burton about her journey through the industry with dyslexia, from private coaching and the challenges of lockdown to how dyslexia is now a recognised benefit on LinkedIn. They are joined by Primis COO Toni Smith who discusses what employers can do to tap into the huge wealth of talent that traditional employment processes can miss out on and what employers should be doing right now to support their staff.

In this month’s #DIFF podcast and in celebration of national carers week Bharat Sagar speaks to Steve Ellis, The Phoenix Group and Geoff Garrett, Henry Dannell about their experiences of being fathers to differently abled children and issues of male carers in the corporate and self employed worlds. With a huge openness they share experiences, challenges and joys.

In this episode Bharat catches up with Mobeen Akram, national new homes account director at Mortgage Advice Bureau and Ian Andrew, managing director – intermediary sales at Nationwide. The podcast touches on social mobility and the pair reflect on their upbringings and cultural expectations. They discuss the mortgage industry and the need to widen the talent pool to attract diverse talent.

In this episode Bharat speaks to Rupi Hunjan, managing director of Censeo Financial and Andy Mason, head of strategic partnerships and housing at Lloyds Banking Group, as they dig deep into childhood memories, different journeys and accomplishments in the mortgage industry.

In this episode, Bharat catches up with Michele Golunska, CEO at Sesame Bankhall Group, to speak about the company’s diversity and inclusion initiatives. They are also joined by Frank Starling, CEO and founder of Variety Pack, who helped Sesame Bankhall Group to identify and discuss current D&I issues, before implementing strategies and procedures across the company.

In this episode, Bharat speaks with menopause expert Lucinda Pincott about the symptoms of perimenopause and how we can better understand it. They are also joined by Louise Colley who shares her experiences and tips for businesses to support women going through perimenopause and menopause.

In this episode, Bharat catches up with Dev Malle, chief business development officer at Simplify and Roland McCormack, mortgage distribution director at TSB as they deep dive into how they started in the mortgage industry with a focus on their different backgrounds. Some of the topics discussed in the podcast include social mobility, intersectionality as well as cultural expectations.

In this episode, Bharat catches up with Ali Crossley, managing director at L&G, to speak about their company initiative of pushing diversity and inclusion forward with their reverse mentoring programme. They are joined by a mentor and mentee from the programme; David Ware, senior HR business partner and Morgan Spillane, IT and change management director, to discuss their learnings and experience.

In this episode, Bharat catches up with Damian Thompson, group managing director at Aldermore and Rob Jupp, group CEO at Brightstar Financial as they deep-dive into their past experiences. The pair recount their journeys and highlight the hurdles they faced along the way to achieving success in the mortgage industry. They also share some valuable tips on progressing your own career and creating opportunities for others.