About Francis Kelly

Francis Kelly champions equitable recruitment in sports. Co-founder of level=, a diversity and inclusion recruitment agency. He's reshaping hiring practices to celebrate diversity and enable everyone to have the same possibilities to fulfil their career dreams.

Watch this podcast and learn:

 * The impact Francis’ father has had on his life
 * Why he is fighting for a level playing field in recruitment
 * How bias impacts current hiring practices
 * How ADHD has changed how he works

5. Making diversity and inclusion a reality | Francis Kelly | levelequals

About Tim Loake

Tim leads Dell Technologies’ Datacentre Speciality business across the UK. He is a seasoned tech practitioner with a passion for ensuring seamless technology transitions for Dell Technologies’ customers. Additionally, Time actively contributes to internal employee resource groups, mentorship programs, and diversity initiatives, fostering opportunities for the next generation of IT leaders.

Watch this podcast and learn:

 * Discover more about Dell’s MARC initiative Many Advocating Real Change
 * What it means to be a good mentor
 * How Dell is cultivating a culture of inclusion

4. ⁠⁠Mentoring Matters: Cultivating Diversity and Inclusion | Tim Loake | Dell Technologies

About Yamini Gupta

Yamini is an expert in designing and delivering inclusive learning and talent solutions. She has a rich background in talent and performance management, working across EMEA and LACC regions. She has led multiple cross-functional teams and facilitated global mentoring programs and excels in aligning people and talent strategies with business visions, fostering a culture of continuous learning. 

Watch this episode and learn:

 * Enriching work-life balance through personal experiences;
 * Breaking cultural stereotypes for global understanding;
 * The impact of mentoring in global organizational growth;
 * Navigating hybrid work environments with cultural intelligence.

3. Whole Self, Global Self: Yamini Gupta's Take on Authentic Leadership ⁠⁠| Yamini Gupta | Arcesium

Welcome to the second episode of The Hippo Question, a podcast by Country Navigator!

In this episode, Nikki and Matthew host the first guest to have ACTUAL hippos at the end of his garden, Alastair https://www.linkedin.com/in/alastair-newton-0438994/Newton. Alastair is a former career diplomat who served in sub-Saharan Africa, Paris and the United States, meeting Presidents and Prime Ministers. He’s now one of the private sector’s top political risk analysts globally, and has advised Lehman Brothers and Nomura International among others.

Tune in to find out more about the behind the scene of the diplomatic services and how CQ can help mitigate political and geopolitical risk.

Please note: this episode was recorded in August 2023 and doesn't touch upon more recent global events.

2. Alastair Newton

Welcome to the first episode of The Hippo Question, a podcast by Country Navigator!

In this episode, Nikki and Matthew host Alex Hirst and Lizzie Penny, co-authors of the No.1 Sunday Times Bestseller book “Workstyle”, and co-founders of Hoxby, a collective of freelance experts.

Tune in to find out more about how Hoxby is making asynchronistic working across the globe work, and about the big shift in mindset that leaders need to make in order to accommodate for the cultural working revolution.

1. Alex Hirst and Lizzie Penny

Welcome to The Hippo Question, a podcast by Country Navigator! Here's a little teaser on what to expect from our show. Stay tuned!

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Welcome to The Hippo Question, a podcast by Country Navigator, all about CQ + I (Cultural Intelligence and Inclusion).

Hosted by Nikki Samant-Jones, CRO, and Matthew MacLachlan, Head of Learning Innovation at Country Navigator, The Hippo Question aims to bring you a fresh perspective on CQ + I, by asking our guests the important questions, to find out what makes them tick, and how culture has impacted their lives.

The Hippo in the title is a visual reference to how much business culture lurks beneath the surface, potentially ready to capsize you at a moment’s notice, as diversity, inclusion and leadership issues raise their heads. Nikki, Matthew and guests are going to look at their cultural hippo, and find out what we can learn from people that made a career out of leveraging culture and inclusion, with real world examples to keep things current and lived experiences to learn from.

Country Navigator is the No.1 platform for Cultural Intelligence and Inclusion training. We give individuals, teams and organizations the awareness, knowledge and skills to leverage the benefits of culture and build truly, inclusive global workplaces. Our digital assessments, tools and learning pathways will help you navigate culture more effectively and more productively.

Nikki Samant-Jones

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