The Diverse Minds Podcast

Welcome to the 209th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast, to finish off our series on Telling Your Story, I have a really special guest for you, Sathya Bala. About my guest Sathya is an energetic leader, business owner and community builder fueled by building a more equitable world through her work. She brings her experience as a senior influencer and on-the-ground changemaker start...

Welcome to the 208th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. Today's episode is all about celebrating the fourth birthday of the podcast, and 208 full episodes of the show. In this episode, I want to share with you key things I have learned over the years from episodes 158 to today's episode. Listen to the episode If you enjoyed this episode, then consider subscribing on Apple podcast...

Welcome to the 207th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This episode is the final in our series on South Asian Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the diverse stories that shape the South Asian community.  This year's theme is "Tell Your Story", and it encourages individuals to share their personal journeys and the pivotal moments that have shaped their identities.   Listen to the...

Welcome to the 206th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. It’s South Asian Heritage Month, and this year’s theme is all about celebrating the stories that make up our diverse and vibrant community. To join me today to discuss this further is Pooja Thilvawala. Listen to the episode If you enjoyed this episode, then consider subscribing on Apple podcast , Spotify or wherever you acces...

Welcome to the 205th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. It’s South Asian Heritage Month, and this year’s theme is all about celebrating the stories that make up our diverse and vibrant community. Today we are exploring cultural perspectives on imposter syndrome and what businesses can do to create true gender equity. To join me today to discuss this further is Pinky Ghadiali. List...

Welcome to the 204th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. In this episode, we continue our focus on South Asian Heritage Month and will be exploring success and what it means.  To join me in doing so is Mohammed Kasujee. About my guest Mohammed is an Executive Coach who specialises in helping corporate executives and business founders bridge the gap between Personal Fulfilment and P...

Welcome to the 203rd episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. In this episode, we continue our focus on South Asian Heritage Month, a time to celebrate the diverse stories that shape the South Asian community.  This year's theme is "Tell Your Story", and it encourages individuals to share their personal journeys and the pivotal moments that have shaped their identities.   Listen to the...

Welcome to the 202nd episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. In this mini-series, we are talking about friendship and mental health. To join me today are authors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza whose new book, You Were Always Mine, is due for release this month. About my guest Christine Pride is a long-time publishing veteran having worked with a variety of established and debut writers...

Welcome to the 201st episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. To kick things off this month, we are talking about building your personal brand with a particular focus on leveraging your culture. In today’s show About my TEDx talk and booking me as a speaker . [00:39] Why I decided to talk about today's topic. [01.34] The definition of friendship. [02:15] What is true friendship? [02:57]...

Welcome to the 200th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. Yes, can you believe it? 200 episodes and nearly 4 years into the podcast. So this week’s episode is a celebration. To join me today in celebrating is the person who encouraged me to start a podcast and has shown me unwavering support, Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey. About my guest Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey is the world authorit...

Welcome to the 199th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month’s theme is all about Men’s Health and attitudes in society. Today we are focusing on failing forward, to join me is Nana Parry.   Listen to the episode If you enjoyed this episode, then consider subscribing on Apple podcast , Spotify or wherever you access your podcasts from.   About my guest Nana is a serial entre...

Welcome to the 198th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month’s theme is all about Men’s Health, for Men’s Health Month. To join me today is Mark V Smith.  About my guest Mark Smith specialises in speaking from his personal experience of trials and tribulations in life. His desire to chronicle CHOICES and share the “journey” of his life, resonates with everyone at our core pe...

Welcome to the 197th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. To kick things off this month, we are talking about building your personal brand with a particular focus on leveraging your culture. In today’s show About my TEDx talk [00:39] Why I decided to talk about today's topic. [01.08] The definition of personal brand and personal branding. [04:49] The benefits of building a personal...

Welcome to the 196th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month’s theme for the podcast is all about anxiety linked to the climate crisis, and In today's episode, I talk about how divestment links to Mental Health. In today’s show About my TEDx talk [00:39] More on the fossil fuel divestment movement. [02.49] How divestment can improve mental health. [04:49] Why systems must ch...

Welcome to the 198th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month’s theme focuses on climate change, anxiety and mental well-being.  Today, I am honoured to be speaking to Kenyan climate justice colleague Irene Asuwa. About my guest Irene co-convenes Ecological Justice League, a collective of diverse community groups reclaiming, rehabilitating and transforming public spaces. She...

Welcome to the 194th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month’s theme is all about Climate chaos/crisis and anxiety for Mental Health Awareness Week. To join me in talking about this is Jelly Mae Moring.  About my guest Jelly is passionate about supporting organisations in going beyond sustainability and creating a more positive impact on people and the planet. She is an orga...

Welcome to the 193rd episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month’s theme is all about anxiety linked to the climate crisis.  In today’s show About my TEDx talk [00:39] How anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems we can face. [01.17] Some of the ways the climate crisis is affecting people's way of life. [01.56] The definition of the climate crisis. [02:27] How it...

Welcome to the 192nd episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. To finish this series, today we are talking about getting workplace adjustments for visual and hearing impairments right. To join me in doing this is Daniel Williams. About my guest At the age of eight, Daniel was diagnosed with a visual impairment called retinitis pigmentosa. During his teenage years in mainstream education,...

In this episode of the Diverse Minds podcast, I speak with Shaara Roman about how businesses should focus on creating a healthy workplace culture by aligning people, strategy, and culture to optimize organizational performance. About my guest Shaara Roman is the founder and CEO of The Silverene Group, a culture consulting firm that aligns people, strategy, and culture to optimise organisational pe...

Welcome to the 190th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month’s theme is Please- Don’t do it! This week, we're talking about improving gender diversity in finance in the finance sector with Lynn Marlor. About my guest Lynne is a frequent global speaker, investor and thought leader in the blockchain, digital assets and NFT ecosystems. A traditional finance professional, Lynne...

Welcome to the 189th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. This month’s theme is Please- Don’t do it! and it’s all about systemic organisational messes that impact negatively on staff and their well-being.  This week, I am speaking to Donna Patterson, a fellow TEDx speaker at TEDx London Women, yes a huge achievement.  Listen to the episode If you enjoyed this episode, then consider...

Welcome to the 186th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. It's the beginning of the month of April and this month’s theme is Please Don’t - Workplace Mistakes. In today’s show About my TEDx talk –  The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health . [00:39] Why I decided to make an episode on this topic. [01.14] The top five inclusion of workplace mistakes [04.44] Why relying s...

Welcome to the 187th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. It’s World Autism Acceptance Week and this year’s theme is all about colour.  Thinking about Autism, acceptance, race and culture, this is a conversation which is only just emerging. So to talk about this more, I am joined by Reena Anand .  Listen to the episode If you enjoyed this episode, then consider subscribing on Apple...

Welcome to the 186th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. In this episode, I talk about celebrating the International Day of Happiness. In today’s show How International Day of Happiness came to be [00:53] About my TEDx talk –  The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health . [01:15] The definition of happiness. [02.20] Some questions the office of National Statistics asks w...

Welcome to the 185th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast. It's International Women's Month. In this episode, I want to focus on this idea of confidence, the over-used term imposter syndrome and what I like to call the "frustration phenomenon".  Listen to the episode If you enjoyed this episode, then consider subscribing on Apple podcast , Spotify or wherever you access your podcasts...