Culture REfit

What happens when you stop waiting for a seat at the table and just build your own room? Culture REfit went inside the second edition of Black Professionals in Lisbon, a community event at Impact Hub Lisboa. Host Carol Watson talks with organizers Onyedikachi Ibeabuchi and Jane Nduta Wambura about why they built this safe, creative, and inspiring space, and with guest speakers Yolande Thame (SMADI...

Hey Culture REfit community! We have a new episode this one is for everyone who's ever felt like the only one in the room. What if everything that made you "the other" became your biggest professional advantage? In EP08 of Culture REfit, our host Carol Watson connects with the multi talented Shilpa Saul, former Partner at Unmistakables a UK consultancy helping global brands communica...

What does belonging look like when you're far from home? At a beautiful View Point (Miradouro) in Lisbon, Carol Watson and Bruno Lisboa spoke with people from 8 different countries about what they actually want from work and what still holds them back. Voices from Italy, Portugal, Germany, France, Turkey, Nigeria, Brazil, and Russia open up about cultural identity, accent shame, hierarchy, and...

What actually happens in the rooms where culture gets decided? Ron Thomas has been there, and he's not holding back. Ron is a global CHRO and executive advisor based in Dubai, with decades of experience across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. In this conversation with Carol Watson, he breaks down why most C-suite leaders have no idea what's really happening inside their own...

We took Culture REfit to the streets of Lisbon and had the most honest conversations about what it really means to belong at work. In Jardim de Estrela, we sat down with Irene from Nigeria, Asha from the USA, Alex from Portugal, Naky from Togo, and Manuel from Spain. They shared their real stories about moving to a new city, navigating different workplaces, and what actually makes you feel welcome...

What does it mean to thrive when the system wasn't built for you? In this episode, Annahid Dashtgard (CEO of Anima Leadership, bestselling author of Fire and Silence) deconstructs burnout, perfectionism, and systemic barriers. She reveals how strategic authenticity and radical joy become acts of resistance. If you've felt pressured to work twice as hard to be seen as half as good, if you&#...

What does workplace culture really look like outside the office? We took Culture REfit to the streets of Lisbon and asked real people the questions that usually stay unspoken. From a café in the heart of the city to its busiest corners, the conversations were honest, warm, and full of surprises. In this episode you'll meet John and Valéria from Colombia, talking about cultural identity and wha...

Our first guest Ingrid Hu Dahl brings a fresh mix of wisdom, humor, and gentle rebellion to the Culture REfit universe. She’s lived many lives — corporate leader, coach, musician — and she’s here to help us rethink what belonging at work can look like. Ingrid Hu Dahl joins host and workplace culture expert Carol Watson with the exact Fire Horse energy we need: bold, curious, and delightfully unrul...

Have you ever felt like you have a "work personality"? One that's really difficult to maintain? You're not alone. Welcome to the very first episode of Culture REfit, a podcast and global community for everyone who is tired of blending in when they're meant to stand out. We're not here to teach you how to fit into a broken mold. We're here to rethink, reimagine, and re...