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In this WUN podcast Julia Stichling, WUN Advocate speaks to the inspiring Andy Lax regarding his advocacy for women in the sector. Andy is the Group Talent Acquisition Manager for OCU Group. He has worked in the Recruitment Industry for the last 20 years, predominantly across engineering and construction, including the last 3 years in the Utilities sector. Over the years he has seen a significant...

Rachel is Fisher German’s ESG Partner with 17 years’ experience in Utilities and infrastructure. Wider Responsibilities Include: Mentor to two highly motivated individuals at Fisher German, National Chair Pipeline Industries Guild, bringing together different people from across the industry to share knowledge and work together. Fisher Germans Internal Fertility Ambassador, a STEM ambassador and WU...

This is a first in a series of podcasts celebrating the achievement & sharing good practice from the winners at the WUN 2024 Women in Utilities Awards, in association with Utility Week    Becky Percy, is Diversity and Inclusion Lead for E.ON UK, with responsibility for improving diversity and creating inclusive colleague experiences.  Worked in the industry for over 20 years, with experience i...

In this episode WUN advocate Lillian Philip talks to Kip Quiney, Senior Manager at EDF Energy, discussing the UK commodity markets and how movements here change the prices on our energy bills. Kip explains her role in managing hedging strategies, the impact of supply and demand, and renewable energy trends on prices, offering insights for consumers and industry professionals on future market devel...

Lauren Tyler - known as Loz - is the former Head of Innovation at Southern Water and a passionate advocate for innovation as an essential business capability. A problem-solver at heart, Loz is known for her creative curiosity, strategic thinking, and humble leadership. Joining the sector at the beginning of AMP7, Loz established the Bluewave innovation team – a diverse group tasked to support the...

In this WUN episode, Kerris Mackley, WUN Advocate, talks to Kensa Group CEO, Tamsin Lishman on her career journey to date and why she is so passionate about Kensa and their mission, which is to provide sustainable and affordable de-carbonised heating and cooling for everyone. She is a visionary leader, creating a culture of ambition, resilience, teamwork, agility and continuous growth and is an ex...

In this WUN episode, Kerris Mackley, WUN Advocate, talks to Kensa Group CEO, Tamsin Lishman on her career journey to date and why she is so passionate about Kensa and their mission, which is to provide sustainable and affordable de-carbonised heating and cooling for everyone. She is a visionary leader, creating a culture of ambition, resilience, teamwork, agility and continuous growth and is an ex...

In this episode, WUN Advocate @Holly Beeston chats to Waterwise's CEO Nicci Russell and Training and Projects Manager Laura White discuss taking the plunge with the 4 Day Week trial. They disclose all - the highs, lows, challenges, their hints and tips for productivity when you're timebound and their learnings from the adoption of the 4 day week permanently. Laura has worked in the water...

Maria is a mum of three, who goes to the gym most mornings. She’s spiritual, with a love for meditation, crystals and the moon. She's also a keen photographer and loves helping others. After working in childcare for 9 years, Maria decided on a career change, and knew she wanted to do something hands on and challenging. Now Maria installs gas and electric smart meters into residential and busi...

In this WUN podcast WUN Industry Advocate and EDF Originator , Karen Hosking, talks to Claire Mack - Chief Executive at Scottish Renewables. We discuss the Scottish Renewables New Voices Campaign and the amazing opportunities this can bring to the renewables industry. How embracing diversity supports the future as the UK looks to develop a cleaner, reliable and renewable UK Grid.  We also hear abo...

In this podcast on Effective Allyship, Dr Robin Price, Director of Quality and Environment, Anglian Water shares his own experience of demonstrating his support and understanding towards women in the utilities sector.  Robin specifically talks about how privilege in Allyship can be effectively used, relating his experiences to his own family and how he encourages others to do the same by speaking...

Join our WUN Advocate Julie Stichling as she talks with Aminah Shafiq from Severn Trent about her career journey to date and what life is like as a Technical Specialist within the water industry, how she started out and her idea to come up with better safety head wear for women within the industry with different backgrounds.

Welcome to another episode of the WUN podcast with Julia Stichling, WUN Advocate talking with Molly Horsley, Head of Strategy Engagement at Scottish Water. Molly began working at Scottish Water's Customer Experience centre and more recently she has established the transformation needed for Scottish Water to be customer and community centric.  

In this podcast WUN advocate Gill Edwards talks to Nicole McNab, Strategic Communications and Partnership Delivery Lead for the Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force with Southern Water.  Nicole is as passionate about stakeholder engagement as she is about sustainability and innovation, and talks to Gill about the importance of diversity of thought, sharing knowledge across the utilities sector, mentor...

Listen to our latest WUN podcast when advocate Victoria Lemmon chats to Anglian Water’s Director of Water Recycling, Emily Timmins, about her 30 years in the water sector where she’s been busy creating her patchwork quilt of leadership.  Discussing how saying “yes” will open doors and how backing yourself gives you opportunities to new experiences.

Join three of our inspiring WUN advocates, Lucy Ritchie - Business Development Lead for Correla, Heidi Knapton - Director of Customer Delivery at South Staffs Water and Holly Beeston - Executive Practice Lead at Douglas Jackson, as they talk all things WUN Advocacy!  A light hearted chat about the things that have been useful for them in their careers since joining WUN; what inspired them to  join...

In this WUN for ALL podcast episode WUN Industry Advocate and EDF Originator , Karen Hosking, talks to Nicole Alley, Vice President and Segment Head of Renewables at Capgemini.   We discuss the ever-changing face of Net Zero and in particular the challenges and opportunities that brings the UK Grid. Can Augmented, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality bring new perceptive in the ever changin...

 In this latest podcast WUN advocate Julia Stichling talks to Kirsty Ayres, Optimisation Portfolio Manager at Anglian Water about her 13 years experience in the water industry, specialising in clean water network improvement projects and how she finds leading a team of engineers to design and implement holistic solutions as well as being a working mum. 

Do you need to be a CEO to be a leader? Our interviewees, both at different points in their career journeys, discuss how they try to embody leadership, how leaders have shaped their views and how we need to move away from unhelpful comparisons in terms of career progression.

Join us as WUN Advocate, Victoria Lemmon talks to Yuko Tanaka, Sales Operation Manager from GridBeyond, Japan about her experience as a bilingual woman in a male dominated industry.

In this episode, WUN Associate , Juliet Summers ,  Inner Talent and Kerris Mackley, one of our WUN Advocates, take us through all things the 'Motherload'. Firstly understanding what the motherload is and what impact it has on many of us, as well as how to know when it's too much, how to manage it and what the future looks like for the working world. To understand more about the moth...

In this episode Kerry Mullen, Business Development Manager at Hynamics speaks to Lillian Philip, WUN Industry Advocate about what is like working in the hydrogen industry after a move from traditional power utilites to champion hydrogen, fostering net-zero goals and empowering women in the evolving energy landscape. We talk about the hydrogen rainbow and some of the projects Hynamics is involved i...

In this WUN episode Heidi Knapton talks to Caroline Cooper, South Staffs Water and Cath Jeffrey (formerly Southern Water) on lessons learned from the Women’s Network at Southern Water - the power of coming together to tackle topics such as diversity, recruitment strategies and imposter syndrome.

Join us as we delve into the world of work-life balance, boundary-setting, and sponsorship with Robyn Jenkins, Executive Advisor at National Grid ESO, and advocate for women in leadership.  In this session, Industry Advocate Lillian Philip explores how Robyn has crafted a successful career at Executive levels where she can ‘do-it-all’ but recognising what she needed to practically put in place to...

“Re-thinking leadership”  Listen to the latest WUN podcast Re-thinking Leadership – taking a fresh perspective on how we can all behave as leaders.  WUN advocate Victoria Lemmon chats with Karen Moran, Director of DisruptivevHR to discuss her experience as a HR professional and why she feels some leadership styles need a change. Karen provides an updated view on leadership approaches at all levels...