The Exceptionals Team

Exceptional Voices

Business EN ↓ 6 episodes

Exceptional Voices is a podcast shining a light on businesses that champion inclusive recruitment and hire people with lived experience of the criminal justice system. The podcast is created by The Exceptionals, an award-wining social change campaign and online resource hub that opens doors for employers to hire people with convictions. Follow The Exceptionals on LinkedIn for updates on our campaign.http://www.theexceptionals.org/https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-exceptionals/

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KPMG: New Futures 14.04.2026 21:25

KPMG believes in creating opportunities and building a more inclusive workforce, which is why they developed the New Futures Programme — supporting prison leavers with skills development, mentoring, and access to meaningful work. In this special episode, The Exceptional Voices Team are live from KPMG’s Canary Wharf headquarters to meet the team behind New Futures, including Thea Tomison and France...

Seeds of Change 07.04.2026 29:20

The Glasshouse is a social enterprise specialising in indoor plantscaping, dedicated to empowering women through meaningful horticultural training and employment. Co-founded by Kali Hamerton-Stove and Melissa Murdoch, the project is based at East Sutton Park Prison and supports participants after release with housing and job placements. Their innovative work was recently recognised with a Gold Med...

Managing Risk, Rebuilding Lives 31.03.2026 29:43

Dominic Headley FRSA is the UK’s leading expert on safe and fair recruitment and a trusted government advisor on criminal record policy. He is also author of Recruiting Safely and Fairly: A Practical Guide to Employing People with Convictions , developed in partnership with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). In this special epi...

Exceptional Women in The Workplace 27.04.2023 10:21

Working Chance is the UK’s only employment charity solely for women with convictions. Since 2009, they have supported thousands of women to find jobs, thrive in the workplace and build careers for the future.    In this episode, we are joined by Working Chance's chief executive Natasha Finlayson, who explains the support they provide and the exceptional outcomes they achieve for both wom...

Doing The Right Thing 19.04.2023 20:07

Pret believes that employment is part of the solution to homelessness and reducing reoffending, which is why they developed The Rising Stars Programme, offering jobs and training in local Pret shops. In this episode, The Exceptionals Team are live from Pret HQ in London Victoria to learn more about their pioneering approach to diverse recruitment. Guest Speakers Daksha Stancilas, Talent and Develo...

Diversity in The Workplace 19.04.2023 27:37

Businesses want to employ the very best people. People with different life experiences who bring diversity of thought to problem solving and innovation. This special episode for National Inclusion Week, recorded at The Conduit in Covent Garden, is about diversity and inclusion in the workplace from a prison leaver perspective. We will hear from three brilliant organisations who have all found oppo...