The Broadgate Podcast

In this episode, our Group Marketing Manager, Lucy Neal sits down with Ang B, a Security Team Lead at Riverfront Technology Consulting to discuss Ang's journey into cybersecurity, including bias and roadblocks she faced as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. 

Our 'Diversity within Cyber' community came together for the first webinar as part of our brand-new Broadgate Social series exploring the cybersecurity space, led by the amazing Ashleigh-Jean (AJ) Phipps. We heard from thought leaders about their experiences in getting into cybersecurity, through traditional and non-traditional routes, and explored blockages in reaching senior positions,...

Businesses are increasingly tackling the toxic ‘hustle culture’ which can have a fundamental impact on employee wellness. People are demanding more from companies when it comes to parental leave, flexible working, salary negotiation and family-friendly inclusion policies.  This is the first in our Parenthood in Finance series, coinciding with Mother’s Day and International Women’s Day, we explore...

Malia Mason is a US Navy Veteran working at RSM as a Manager of Governance and Risk Strategy, as well as President and Co-Founder of CyberDEI . AJ speaks to Malia about her experience in the military and how this led to her career in cybersecurity. As well as how Malia has led the way for female CISOs in founding CyberDEI to fulfil her passion to empower under-represented cyber professionals. 

Malia Mason joins AJ to delve further into how we can encourage allyship in the workplace as well as how she has worked to mentor others on their path in cyber. As a US Navy Veteran, having moved into cyber post-service, Malia had to strive for the same progression in her career that came naturally to her male counterparts. Now, Malia drives actionable steps in supporting women in the workplace an...

Janna has over 15 years of experience as a finance professional. She started her career in Banking and gained experience in Audit and Tax consulting before moving into various finance roles across different industries, including Paper production, Med-tech, and Pharma. As a CFO she is a sparring Partner for CEO and Executive teams reg Finance, Business Development, HRM, Leadership and Strategy. Jan...

Jana, a self-confessed bean counter by heart, stock market enthusiast and globetrotter. Jana resides in Berlin with her son and husband. After studying business administration, Jana spent more than 10 years setting up accounting and controlling structures and implementing financial processes in various companies. From corporates over medium-sized companies to start-ups, she has always brought orde...

Janthana Kaenprakhamroy is the CEO and founder of Tapoly. Tapoly is the first on-demand insurance platform for the gig economy in Europe, and the winner of insurance provider of the year at the British small business awards, 2018, she is listed by Forbes as the number six of the top 100 women founders to watch and is among the top 10 InsureTech female influences, according to the Insurance Institu...

Byron Batten is the Trust’s Head of Inclusion – Improvement (WRES), Communications and Engagement, at University Hospitals Birmingham. He took over this role at the end of 2019 after a career to date covering jobs in communications, human resources, social care and health. Byron started out as an engineer at BT but later decided to pursue a career in the care sector and worked in the private resid...

Byron Batten is the Trust’s Head of Inclusion – Improvement (WRES), Communications and Engagement, at University Hospitals Birmingham. He took over this role at the end of 2019 after a career to date covering jobs in communications, human resources, social care and health. Byron started out as an engineer at BT but later decided to pursue a career in the care sector and worked in the private resid...

Gerrit Jan van den Brink is the German & Irish Chief Risk Officer for Standard Life International. After spending the last 25 years within the financial services industry spanning across the financial services which include, banking, insurance & the consulting space.  His experience spans across the 3 lines of defence and is very insightful and diverse in comparison to your traditional fin...

Jeff is an accomplished senior leader with 25+ years’ experience in audit and financial cost management. He is recognised for implementing high-level strategies that strengthen audit and risk assurance functions across the source to pay in complex business markets. Using his strong commercial acumen and deep knowledge of supply chain, procurement, process improvement and financial analysis and he...

Hamid joined BDO in 2005 and became a partner in 2011. He leads BDO’s Northern not-for-profit and Risk Advisory teams and acts as the lead advisor to over 50 clients in the public and private sector. Primarily his client base covers property, charities, education, as well as a number of AIM-listed. His significant experience means that he can proactively advise his clients on key matters, which is...

Julien Haye joined Fidelity International (FIL) in July 2017 as Head of Non-Financial Risk in London and has over twenty years’ experience in the financial industry. In his current role, Julien partners with FIL’s top management and Board, leveraging risk insights to improve the firm’s operating model resiliency and scalability, and product offering through effective risk management and culture, a...

Nadine Dyer is a respect and inclusion manager at Deloitte. She is the co-chair of Deloitte's multicultural network MCN and leads the BAME in the financial advisory working group. She also sits in the firm's ethnicity council and has been pivotal in driving the conversation around Black Lives Matter, brought about for the most impactful session that has taken place within the firm. The M...

Brenda brings over 20 years of international risk leadership experience from a diversity of industries and scale of businesses. She has a unique perspective on how businesses work as she engages with all levels and functions within the organisational framework. This has enabled her to successfully implement risk management systems that are applicable and best suited to the organisations. Brenda is...

In this episode, we discuss diversity and inclusion in financial services with Nicola Crawford.  Nicola is Chief Risk Officer at FSCS and Past Chair of the Board, Institute of Risk Management. We talk to Nicola about her career experiences, global cultures, how to overcome unconscious bias and the importance of a diverse workforce. Get ready to feel inspired by a woman leading in the Financial Ser...

In this podcast, we sat down with Stacy-Ann Sinclair the now, CEO and Founder of CodeREG. At CodeREG their mission is to make the regulatory change as simple as a software update – taking technology first and enhancing the regulatory lifecycle. We discussed the diversity of thought, unconscious bias, anti-bias training, gender decoders and how this can build a well-rounded company. We can help you...

Gerald is the Group Head of Internal Audit at Canopius Group and joins us to discuss company culture, pushing the boundaries and how doing so can help you understand your own limitations - ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’. Failure is part of learning; you can’t achieve success without having setbacks – take a listen to feel inspired. Gerald was brought up in inner London and the first member of hi...

We sat down with Pekka Dare the Director of Training Education and Development at the ICA. This podcast episode uncovers various case studies in the financial sector. Financial crime impacts every aspect of society with illicit capital flowing through various illegal activities including extortion, fraud, and human trafficking, to tax evasion, terrorist financing, and counterfeit goods. It is incr...

During episode 5, we interviewed Sean Lam, a CEO, and Founder. Be prepared to feel truly inspired by Sean’s story. Having simultaneously founded EnOC Technologies Limited whilst being the CEO of Walker Crips. Sean discusses how he adopts fresh ideas, embraces new tools, whilst disrupting the technology space; with a vision and passion to close the technology gap. Sean is quite simply a humble and...

We sat down with the wonderful, lively and passionate Meagan Birch from Feedzai. Meg is an AML and SME Solutions expert. We discussed how being good in your career should not come at the expense of being good at home. From financial crime to flexible working, Greta Thunberg and the importance of a balanced workforce. Here at Broadgate Search, we believe we are building a people-friendly planet, cl...

We interviewed, the humble, passionate and inspiring Paul Asare-Archer, a Director of Compliance at 02 (Telefónica UK). Paul is an MBA and Law Graduate as well as being a Fellow and Tutor at the International Compliance Association (ICA).  Listed in the FT as within the UK’s Top 100 BAME Leaders, Paul was named Employee of the Year by the Black Tech Achievement Awards in 2020 and also was a Finali...

We interviewed Brian Birch a Global IFRS17 Project Manager for an Insurer in London. Brian has an accountancy and finance background, he has spent his whole career within Insurance and knows the market well. He now focuses on providing a balance of leadership, technical and project skills to accounting and regulatory projects within Insurance. Brian often fills roles where existing permanent perso...