Netwomen Uncut- Elevate Women to the Top

Joined by Kerrie Dorman founder of Association of Business Mentors (ABM) Netwomen partner. Kerrie is a trailblazing entrepreneur doing this while raising three small children in a traditionally male-dominated industry. Kerrie shares her unique insights on the importance of embracing failure, the power of self-awareness and reflection, and the value of positively challenging the status quo. With a...

Pinky speaks with the Head of Netwomen community development Maritsa Samonas. She speaks candidly about burnout, sleep (or lack of it!) how her life of juggling roles as a mother and working full time impacted her mental health. She talks about listening to your intuition and trusting it. Enjoy!

From a Belgian culture to spending 8 years in a Latin culture, Maya talks about how she had to adapt and learn how to stand her ground and negotiate. She shares how she had to 'be more Peruvian' have boundaries and say no to avoid being taken advantage of by managers, taxi drivers and landlords. A very interesting conversation.

Wesley is the CEO and founder of Blue Strawberry, making social media scheduling easier for you. He talks candidly with Pinky about the positives of AI and how it can help us. They discuss AI biases, limitations and ethical considerations for synthetic content such as deepfakes. Interesting conversation, have a listen.

Ginni Saraswati owner of Ginni Media and born in  Sri Lanka, learned early on the importance of setting firm boundaries with her time and finances. Something many women of colour struggle with. She talks about 'Browndaries' and shares her insights on how to navigate and create healthy boundaries being a woman of colour and as an employee and a CEO, going against the Sri Lankan emphasis on...

ABM partnered with Netwomen in 2024 and we welcome CEO Georgina Waite as she joins Pinky to talk about the challenges of her journey and how she overcame them including her moments of inspiration. "Ask for a pay rise because that's what a man would do." She talks about imposter syndrome and having young children whilst navigating her role as CEO at ABM. Perspective, gratitude and pat...

Andrea Fimian CEO of Fips Consulting talks with Pinky about bridging the procurement gap for small diverse businesses. Whatever companies do internally, they must consider supplier biases too. Women owned businesses are out there and we deserve a chance, besides we add $2.7 Trillion to the annual economy and employ 12.2 million people so why wouldn't you buy from us? Be open and people buy fro...

In this episode, Pinky talks to Crystal about her journey as VP in events and partnerships and being a Netwomen community manager. Her focus on establishing relationships with clients is transforming the way we are progressing in the sports and fitness industry at Netwomen.

Caroline Halsall started her business when her daughter was born. She talks about agency vs owning a small business and what resilience means to her. The mindset of not playing small, having the self worth to know you are an expert and delegation. Enjoy this conversation!

Pinky tells us about the Exclusive January 2024 membership offer. Includes access to all online monthly events: 𝗗𝗘𝗜 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 - safe space to share best practices and knowledge for DEI leaders and aspiring leaders𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 - peer-to-peer support and mentors for aspiring leaders𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗘𝗜𝗕 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - panel discussion with leaders in the community sharing knowledge and key lessons→ G...

Leyla Okhai is the founder and CEO of Diverse Minds UK Ltd. Diverse Minds creates a positively productive workplace for all through training, coaching and consultancy. She is a TEDx Speaker, her talk is entitled The Connection between Race, Culture and Mental Health. We talk about the journey of being an immigrant and why the path of least resistance is still a path.

Netwomen division Director Laura Bosworth based in Scotland talks to Pinky about the challenges for women in Financial services. Laura shares her story of leaving the sector and starting her executive search business and her struggle with MS. She talks openly about her hidden condition, her disability, the impact it has had on her and why Laura became a Netwomen Director.

Rupinder Kaur founder of Asian Women Mean Business talks to Pinky about the challenges that South Asian women face. From childhood to university then working in corporate and owning her business, Rupinder shares her story and her journey. We limit ourselves based on the stories we have been told from a young age, often never changing our mindset and living a life of conformity only to dim our ligh...

CEO of JS Media talks to Pinky about her journey from corporate advertising and tech which then landed her as an entrepreneur and owning her own brand marketing business. They discuss the importance of collaboration over competition for women. Based in NYC and LA Jasmine spends her time between the 2 cities and is a powerhouse in her field. Enjoy!

OK Positive CEO Charlie Winton and Pinky talk about mental health and the stigma around talking about it. Charlie talks candidly about his struggles with OCD and intrusive thoughts. What did he do to overcome the thoughts and why did he start to help other people on their mental health journey through OK Positive SAAS platform. They talk about how people are socialising Post covid, what impact it’...

We found our CEO Pinky a little starstruck with Tania Diggory CEO of Calmer for this episode. Pinky has been following Calmer and receiving the newsletter for 5 years and she never thought she would have Tania on her podcast but that happened today! They talk about burnout, anxiety, Tania's experience of her panic attacks and the stigma of mental health for people of colour. Have a listen!

Gareth Buchanan founder of Inclusive Advocacy talks to Pinky about what it was like to go from HR in corporate finance to owning his DEI consultancy. He is also a Netwomen DEI facilitator who believes in inclusive cultures, just like us. He talks about the old boys club, the golf club and what needs to happen to shift the old way of doing things which is often not the best way. What 'woke'...

Based in Quebec, Canada, Elizabeth Ionita is Netwomen Director for Tech and Public Sector in USA. After almost a decade in Tech sales, helping drive growth, she shares her perspective on what it takes to build strong cultures and why learning and development is key to retaining people as well as the changes she wants to make to corporate culture with Netwomen. What does a high-performing culture l...

Meet Aiko our Netwomen Community Director based in L.A. USA. As she says "Community is everything." Aiko grew up in poverty and is thriving in her mindfulness business and is doing brilliant things with Netwomen growing the community. "When women come together we can shift the world- Aiko" You are going to love this.

Netwomen division director Tara Lehman based in Toronto Canada talks to Pinky about the challenges and struggles of being a woman in trucking. Why women are scared of advocating for themselves or using their voice and why we need sponsorship, mentorship, team support and community to thrive, get to positions of power and stay there. Why remote or hybrid working has great benefits but also negative...

Pinky and Hayley founder of Hayley Joy based in Johannesburg has been in business for 16 years. Talking about the forgotten women and a conversation about plus size women who struggle to find something that only fits well but they feel good in. Hayley has had a journey that is inspiring and she leads with fun and happiness. If it doesn't make you happy then don't do it. Perhaps the key to success?...

How important is it that the leadership team represents our diverse world? Rupal Patel and Pinky speak candidly about being brown women and how our bringing has shaped our lives. We talk about Rupal's book From CIA to CEO helps you find your voice as an entrepreneur and leader. And being parents to our little humans, how we can achieve gender balance and move the needle on diversity to create norm...

Why are women less likely to negotiate? And what happens when women negotiate? Michelle Gyimah Pay Gaps Expert talks candidly with Pinky about this thought provoking topic that we need to talk about and often don't. As women, we feel guilt and shame when we ask for more but we deserve more! We deserve the same as men and we need to have a clear pay structure that doesn't penalise women, otherwise,...

Al Kingsley CEO of netsupport chats with Pinky about what organisations need to be doing to bridge the gender gap and gender parity. Why are we still educating people about this? Pay parity is a 'given' right? Well obviously not, because we are still talking about it. Why? I loved this conversation because Al is a true leader and an ally. Enjoy!

Pinky and Cat Wildman co-founder and CEO of Global Equality Collective, one of our netwomen partners, talk about being a woman in a man's world. How things need to change in organisations to create equality, what needs to happen and why it's so important for a sustainable future. And why do all ladies' public toilet doors open inwards? Seriously who designed them? If you can give us a real reason...