#ChamberBreakers

Case study: How D&I affects your bottomline with David Kenny

Tue, 12 Oct 2021 05:00:55 GMT

In the sixth and final episode of this season, Lianna Brinded, Director at Yahoo, and Xavier White, CSR and Innovation Marketing Manager for Verizon Business, speak to David Kenny, CEO of Nielsen. They discuss how it’s never too late to put diversity at the heart of your business and make a tangible change to the company by managing and prioritising Corporate Social Responsibility in a large organisation for the good of the bottom line.

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Can robots and AI be racist? with Dr Ayanna Howard

Tue, 05 Oct 2021 05:00:00 GMT

In the fifth episode of this season, Lianna Brinded, Director at Yahoo, and Xavier White, CSR and Innovation Marketing Manager for Verizon Business, speak to Dr Ayanna Howard, Dean of the College of Engineering at Ohio State University. They dissect how robots/ai can be a force for good and level the playing field in an unjust world — but also what needs to be done to make sure Ai doesn’t perpetuate social injustices.

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Healthcare’s sexism problem with Dr Roopa Dhatt

Tue, 28 Sep 2021 05:00:00 GMT

In the fourth episode of this season, Lianna Brinded, Director at Yahoo, and Xavier White, CSR and Innovation Marketing Manager for Verizon Business, speak to Dr Roopa Dhatt, Co-Founder of Women in Global Health. They discuss how capitalism plays into healthcare inequality for both female workers and female patients, how to close the gender gap in public health leadership and how to create parity for female healthcare workers.

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The truth behind CSR in an evolving world with Susan McPherson

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 05:00:00 GMT

In the third episode of this season, Lianna Brinded, Director at Yahoo, and Xavier White, CSR and Innovation Marketing Manager for Verizon Business, speak to Susan McPherson, CEO of McPherson Strategies. They discuss how Corporate Social Responsibility has changed over time and how in recent years employers have proactively created CSR strategies for the common good, but also for the bottom line.

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How a gendered economy sets women up to fail with Sarah Kaplan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:00:00 GMT

In the second episode of this season, Lianna Brinded, Director at Yahoo, and Xavier White, CSR and Innovation Marketing Manager for Verizon Business, speak to Sarah Kaplan Director, Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) and Distinguished Professor of Gender & the Economy at the University of Toronto. In the episode they discuss gender capitalism, stepping aside when it comes to equal opportunities and how to create an inclusive working environment.

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Why capitalism is broken and what’s the solution? with Robert Reich

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 05:00:00 GMT

In the first episode of this season Lianna Brinded, Director at Yahoo and Xavier White, CSR and Innovation Marketing Manager for Verizon Business, speak to Robert Reich, Economist, Political Commentator and Co-Founder of Inequality Media. They discuss the rise of shareholder capitalism, what leads to mass wealth inequality and the measures that need to take place for there to be less financial disparity between the rich and the poor.

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#ChamberBreakers Series 3 - Coming Soon

Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:23:55 GMT

The award-winning podcast series, #ChamberBreakers, is back. For the third season we ask global experts the big question, “Is capitalism broken?” Each episode will showcase perspectives from key industry professionals as well as questions from Lianna Brinded, a Director at Yahoo!, and Xavier White, CSR and Innovation Marketing Manager for Verizon Business.

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Charlie Craggs - Transphobia, how we can stop bullying permeating the workplace

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:05:00 GMT

Charlie Craggs, Trans Activist, Author, and Founder of Nail Transphobia goes in-depth about how education of social identities, culture, and backgrounds is just as important as traditional learning to truly create a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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Sandra Kerr - What is EQ and why it's probably the most important piece of education and key for leadership?

Thu, 18 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Title: #ChamberBreakers: How leaders can harness empathy to lead change Description: Sandra Kerr OBE, Race and Equality Director, Business in the Community invites us to look at D&I and CSR in a different way to unlock business success

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David Benattar - How the world can learn from New Zealand's CSR approach?

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:05:00 GMT

David Benattar, Chief Sustainability Officer, The Warehouse discusses how companies in New Zealand can give a global blueprint to making sure no one is left behind in the future of the workforce

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Ann Cairns - Mastercard’s executive vice chair on educating and tackling tech bias

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:05:00 GMT

Ann Cairns discusses how businesses need to put CSR at the heart of their practices in the new tech era and the imminent arrival of 5G makes it imperative to tackle racial and gender bias on all fronts, not least artificial intelligence.

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Steve Frampton - Why the education system is not fit for purpose

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 00:01:00 GMT

Steve Frampton MBE, Former President, Association of Colleges unpacks why we all need to rethink the education system and syllabus to better skill-up and prepare the younger workforce for a long career.

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Ronan Dunne - Verizon Consumer's CEO unveils blueprint of closing the digital divide

Thu, 24 Dec 2020 00:01:00 GMT

Verizon Consumer Group's CEO Ronan Dunne reveals how 5G will transform education, the workforce and society and reveals his tried and tested plans on how to make sure no one is left behind.

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Mo 'Slow Mo' Gawadat - Former Google X chief on how prioritising happiness unlocks business growth

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:01:00 GMT

Mo Gawdat, the former chief business officer at Google X, author of international bestseller "Solve for Happy," and host of hit podcast "Slo Mo” debunks the belief that happiness is a complex science and that we should educate more on prioritising happiness and not seeing it as an accidental bonus at work.

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Godmother of Silicon Valley' - Esther Wojcicki on how to raise future leaders

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 00:01:00 GMT

Wojcicki has been dubbed the ‘godmother of Silicon Valley’ due to the huge numbers of her students who went on to become successful entrepreneurs— including her daughters, Susan the CEO of YouTube and Anne, founder of personal genomics company 23andMe. She discusses how to raise future leaders with a simple TRICK and how to inspire the next generation workforce.

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#ChamberBreakers Series 2 - OUT DECEMBER 10th

Thu, 26 Nov 2020 18:00:00 GMT

The award-winning podcast series, #ChamberBreakers, is back. This season we are focusing on education in both business and society through a lens of global crisis. Each episode will showcase perspectives from key industry professionals as well as questions from Lianna Brinded, Head of Yahoo Finance UK and Xavier White, CSR and Innovation Marketing Manager for Verizon Business.

Out on all pod-catchers December 10th.

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Why businesses have a direct responsibility on alleviating homelessness?

Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:05:00 GMT

In our our final episode for season 1 of #ChamberBreakers, we talk to Richard Cooper, founder of charity Foot Works, shift leader at Crisis UK, and chair of the board of directors, MHS Homes. We discuss businesses' responsibility when it comes to homelessness.

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Trans Rights in the workplace — A matter of life or death

Wed, 19 Aug 2020 23:05:00 GMT

This week, we’re excited to welcome Kirrin Medcalf, who has worked as the Head of Trans Inclusion at Stonewall, is a Trans Youth Worker at the youth group Gendered Intelligence, and an LGBT advocate. Kirrin will talk to us about LGBT and specifically trans people, and the issues they face at this time of global crisis.

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The invisible generation: How older people are being forgotten about during the crisis

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 23:05:00 GMT

At a time where COVID-19 is challenging everyone, the crisis is actually displacing, isolating and making older people more invisible in society. Christina McKelvie, Scottish Minister for Older People and Equalities, talks about the challenges but also how this generation could unlock business opportunities for all.

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Why should we think about the kids? How COVID-19 is damaging a generation of young people

Wed, 05 Aug 2020 23:05:00 GMT

This week, Haydon Taylor from UnLoc, which helps thousands of young people in schools, colleges and communities, talks on the challenges younger populations are facing at a time of crisis. Taylor explores how the crisis is a make or break moment for a younger workforce.

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Who cares about intersectionality in the workplace? What even is it?

Wed, 29 Jul 2020 23:05:00 GMT

This week's episode is with Suki Sandhu OBE, CEO and founder of Audeliss and diversity and inclusion membership organisation INvolve. He explores what intersectionality means for greater D&I as well as the need to look at mental health for black, indigenous and people of colour (BIPOC) staff.

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Aren't diversity and inclusion in the workplace the same thing?

Wed, 22 Jul 2020 23:05:00 GMT

This week, we’re delighted to welcome Tricia Driver, a diversity and inclusion strategist and founder of A New Normal. Tricia will begin today’s episode with a brief talk on the challenges of diversity in the workplace.

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#ChamberBreakers - Out July 23rd

Sun, 12 Jul 2020 23:05:00 GMT

Yahoo! Finance and Verizon Business present a six-part podcast series designed to inform and educate professionals with alternative perspectives to corporate social responsibility at this time of crisis.

Each episode will showcase perspectives from key industry professionals as well as questions from Lianna Brinded, Head of Yahoo Finance UK and Xavier White, CSR and Innovation Marketing Manager for Verizon Business.

Out July 23rd.

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