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Creating Futures

By Salt

Creating Futures from Salt is a show that speaks to incredible people on their career journey. Careers can take lots of different paths and there isn't a one size fits all when it comes to professional development. In this podcast, we speak to industry experts about how they got into their positions and share inspirational stories and practical tips along the way.

Hosted by Salt, experts in digital recruitment agency with over 20 offices around the world. Find out more: www.welovesalt.com
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From engineer to entrepreneur with Lynton Peters, founder of OneCart

Creating FuturesMar 13, 2024

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From engineer to entrepreneur with Lynton Peters, founder of OneCart
Mar 13, 202428:31
VAs, neurospicies and endless opportunities with James Cleves, Founder of CleverVA

VAs, neurospicies and endless opportunities with James Cleves, Founder of CleverVA

James Cleves is an Autistic virtual assistant who turned his diagnosis and lived experiences into a powerful mission to uplift other Neurodivergents - or as James prefers to call them - neurospicies.

Before starting CleverVA, James was never paid a wage. Despite many job interviews and graduating University, he never had the opportunity to be paid for his work. In fact, one of his proudest moments was paying himself his first paycheck.

James has his own first-hand experience of the employment challenges people with autism, Neurodivergence, and other disabilities face. In fact, one of his proudest moments was paying himself his first paycheck.

He founded CleverVA, a virtual assistance service dedicated to empowering Neurodivergent entrepreneurs, with tailored support to meet their individual needs.

He is uniquely placed to shed a light on the barriers employers must address to hire inclusively, and to inspire others through his story and vision for a more accessible future.

Whether you're #neurospicy and need support, or a business or manager working on their #inclusivehiring - tune in and buy in to a better future of work for all! 💙#EDI #neuroinclusion #neurodiversity #autisticunemployment

This episode is hosted by Salt's content manager Helen Merrell Spalding | LinkedIn

Mar 05, 202432:25
The future is neurodivergent with Nicole Curtin, Programme Manager at Ambitious about Autism

The future is neurodivergent with Nicole Curtin, Programme Manager at Ambitious about Autism

The future is neurodivergent - businesses will either adapt or get left behind. Here's what you can do to prepare.

 

In the UK fewer than 3 in 10 autistic adults are in work, but many want to be. Diagnoses for neurodivergence are increasing every year, and that's with many going without diagnosis. Businesses doing the work now have the competitive advantage, now and in the future.

 

In this episode Salt's Richard Norris and Helen Spalding are  joined by Nicole Curtin, Programme Manager for the Employ Autism Programme at Ambitious about Autism. Working with employers and autistic young people to find and create inclusive employment opportunities, her expert advice will help your business make real changes today.


How can businesses get involved with Ambitious about Autism do?


#autism #autistic #autisticemployees #autisticcandidates #autisticunemployment #neurodivergent #neuroinclusion #programmedesign #programmemanagement #evidencebasedpractice #ASD #EDI #inclusion #equalitydiversityinclusion


Feb 06, 202432:05
Designing a design community for all with Chris Sanders, Founder of Right Aligned

Designing a design community for all with Chris Sanders, Founder of Right Aligned

The design industry isn't open to everyone - and that needs to change.


Here's how one Creative founded a community and a platform in the midst of a worldwide pandemic to change that... And how it's grown to connect creatives of all kinds building a better world of design!


Equal opportunity and education are crucial to building a #DesignIndustry that is inclusive to all Creatives. In turn, an inclusive design industry produces more innovative, more representative finished products that serve audiences better.  


Chris Sanders, an experienced Creative in his own right, founded Right Aligned, a platform for creators of all kinds, to open up the world of design.


His aim is to showcase the full stories behind successful creatives honestly and authentically.


Listen to his story – and his insights for designers new and experienced working today! 


Read this interview on Salt's website


This episode is hosted by Helen Spalding, Content Manager at Salt


About Right Aligned:

We’re bringing together different forms of content that really gives creatives, especially younger creatives, but people across the whole spectrum, an opportunity to learn from like-minded people that are currently working in the industry.  

Read more on our website!


Follow Right Aligned on:

Nov 14, 202344:28
The untapped potential of autistic talent in IT with Emma Walker, Regional Director of Auticon Scotland
Sep 13, 202326:32
The power of memes in marketing with Jacob Nomafo and Jonah Blackburn

The power of memes in marketing with Jacob Nomafo and Jonah Blackburn

How to trigger you audience...


Make them laugh to make them remember you.

Standing out for the right reasons on social media is hard. You have to meet your audience where they are and make your message relevant to them. Memes break through the noise. The founders of Lucid Meme explain what they are, why they work and how you can revolutionise your marketing strategy on social media.


Tune in to this interview to hear from Jacob Nomafo and Jonah Blackburn, co-founders of Lucid Meme, about how they're helping companies with branding that's relevant and relatable, and generating content audiences of all ages will actively share and remember.


Find out more about Lucid Meme:

https://www.lucidmeme.co.uk/


Read this interview on Salt's website: https://www.welovesalt.com/news/inspiring-interviews/


#meme #memes #marketing #marketingstrategy #socialmediamarketing #socialmedia

Aug 15, 202335:44
What traditional EDI can learn from Star Trek with Chelsea A. Jackson, the Equity Architect

What traditional EDI can learn from Star Trek with Chelsea A. Jackson, the Equity Architect

Traditional EDI doesn't work.

Chelsea Jackson is a social scientist using social justice to change the business world.

For her consultancy, Equity Architecture, KPIs are human lives.

She won't give you a gold star, she won't write you a press release, she will help you implement real change to achieve real impacts (and you can do your PR piece after that!)

In the latest episode of Creating Futures by Salt we catch up with Chelsea A. Jackson, MA MSc MPP, political scientist, speaker, podcast host, EDI consultant and more...

She shares why you aren't seeing results from traditional EDI, how equity is different from equality, and how to make changes to see real results.

#EDI #SocialJustice #Leadership #Impact #Equality #Equity


Read full interview on Salt's Website:

https://welovesalt.com/news/inspiring-interviews/


Hiring? Salt can help!

https://welovesalt.com/about/


Keep up with Chelsea and Equity Architecture:

Follow me, Chelsea A.  Jackson, the Equity ArchitectTM, on LinkedIn to keep up with my latest content.

I’m hosting a new show, the Post Woke podcast, which has been out since February. Folks can go and check that out on wherever they listen to podcasts.

I am excited to be leading the Racial and Ethnic Equity Action Agenda as part of the Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship with the World Economic Forum over the next year.

I have been dropping videos like Salary Justice and the Social Justice Redo, and you can also checkout my TED talk “ The Justice Bubble”

Check out my website for more information about me or working with Equity Architecture : https://www.equityarchitect.co/

Reach out to me on any of my social media accounts at @mschelseann or @equityarchitect.


Aug 01, 202345:53
Computers, careers and composability with Dom Selvon, CTO of Apply Digital

Computers, careers and composability with Dom Selvon, CTO of Apply Digital

Jul 26, 202341:05
Build resilience and authenticity the REAL way with Nathan Andres

Build resilience and authenticity the REAL way with Nathan Andres

Change is constant. Nathan Andres has a principled methodology – REAL – he shares in his latest book to help people survive and thrive in times of change. Nate is a coach, workplace well-being and LGBTQ activist, business leader and author with 2 decades of experience in the HR space.  

His new book - Your REAL Life: Get Authentic, Be Resilient & Make it Count - gifts readers with a set of practical tools to help them find opportunity within change, even when facing adversity.  

He's passionate about helping people build authenticity and resilience to build a healthy and meaningful life.  In this exciting episode practical advice to share - as well as his own journey to finding resilience, authenticity, and meaning.  

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Jul 12, 202337:59
Branding, bravery and just f**king post it with Amelia Sordell
Jul 05, 202348:06
Black women have ADHD too! with Abigail Agyei MBE
May 31, 202336:31
Code First Girls changing Tech for good with CEO Anna Brailsford and Ambassador Lara-Michelle Noack

Code First Girls changing Tech for good with CEO Anna Brailsford and Ambassador Lara-Michelle Noack

We need to see more women in technology. And action speaks louder than words. Here's what you can do now.


Women currently hold only 26.7% of tech-related jobs - and the percentage of women in all tech-related careers has actually decreased over the last 2 years.

More than 50% of women in tech report gender inequality, discrimination, or sexual harassment in male-dominated environments.

We caught up with Anna and Lara-Michelle from Code First Girls - an organization that has taught 100,000 women to code to date, for free.


Anna Brailsford is both CEO and a board member at the Institute of Coding. Before joining Code First Girls, she was the CEO and co-founder of Founders Factory incubated EdTech startup Frisbee, and previously the Commercial Director of Lynda.com and LinkedIn. When LinkedIn acquired Lynda for $1.5 Billion in April 2015, she became part of the fourth-largest acquisition in social media history, contributing to the creation of LinkedIn Learning.


Lara-Michelle Noack is a recent graduate from Code First Girls, working in her first role in Tech as a Could Infrastructure Engineer for Capital One. She is now using her voice to encourage others on her Instagram, Regular Coder Girl. Seeing more women in Technology is a key part of our mission here at Salt, and is also a key goal for many of our clients. We are committed to sourcing and supporting incredible female talent around the globe and helping them find their perfect role within an industry that needs more female representation and diversity as a whole. Find out more on our website: https://www.welovesalt.com/


Read our full interview with Anna Brailsford:

https://www.welovesalt.com/news/inspiring-interviews/anna-brailsford-digital-scale-social-movement/

Find out more about Code First Girls:

https://codefirstgirls.com/

Get your company involved with Code First Girls - register here!

https://codefirstgirls.com/partner-with-us/

May 10, 202332:29
Autism awareness and truly inclusive leadership with Becca Lory Hector
May 03, 202334:28
HR, AI and the Metaverse(s) with Melissa Crawford, Founder and CEO of Tech with Heart
Mar 29, 202333:22
'Working out' with charities with Ed Mayo, CEO of Pilotlight

'Working out' with charities with Ed Mayo, CEO of Pilotlight

Get back as you give back by offering pro bono volunteering opportunities to your staff!

This week's episode is with the incredible Ed Mayo, CEO of Pilotlight. Pilotlight connects skilled workers with charities who need their support - allowing employees to volunteer using the skills they use at work in a charity setting!

Ed has had a long career in charities. Starting out as a computer programmer in the private sector, he was driven by wanting to do good and he's volunteered throughout his life, so he understands first hand how beneficial working out can be to develop your career while also making a difference.

Ed has worked for a wide range of not for profits and campaigns before coming to Pilotlight 3 years ago, including the record breaking Jubilee 2000 campaign, petitioning for cancelling third world debt by the year 2000, and he has fascinating insights to share: from what volunteering can do for you as an individual to how it can benefit your workplace culture to how charities can balance their business needs with their commitment to their cause.

Mar 22, 202335:31
Exponential growth on LinkedIn with Sean Anderson, CEO and Co-Founder of Hoxo Media
Mar 15, 202337:35
Queer cinema and the Premier League, #BehindTheLens with John Reavey, Freelance Director (BONUS)

Queer cinema and the Premier League, #BehindTheLens with John Reavey, Freelance Director (BONUS)

Feb 22, 202326:52
Maximizing the power of Neurodiversity and neurodiversity (BONUS)

Maximizing the power of Neurodiversity and neurodiversity (BONUS)

Your bias could affect your skills shortage.

Hear the best bits of Salt's Neurodiversity webinar with experts from DivergenThinking explaining the social stengths-based model and what it can do for your business. Co-founders Natasya Jones and Anton Ashcroft share what needs to change and why in the modern workplace to leverage the power of Neurodivergent thinking for the benefit of all, and your bottom line. They also interview Grace, a creative in Media and Publishing, about her lived experience of working before and after her late diagnosis of ADD.

Many of the traits employers and hiring managers are looking for – innovation, creativity, analysis - are ones that Neurodiverse candidates possess in spades. Everyone benefits from a more inclusive workplace – it raises employee well-being and retention – but in times of skill shortage and such a competitive job market, many don’t realise the impact of Neurodiverse inclusive hiring on their bottom line.

Feb 15, 202327:09
Diversity within neurodiversity with Samantha Hiew PhD, Founder of ADHD Girls
Dec 21, 202234:23
World Cup, women's football and world record breaking with Maggie Murphy, CEO of Lewes FC

World Cup, women's football and world record breaking with Maggie Murphy, CEO of Lewes FC

Maggie Murphy is the CEO of Lewes FC, the first football club to pay their male and female football players equally. 

With a background in anti-corruption and good governance, she's not the usual football CEO, changing career after the FIFA scandal showed her how little those governing football cared about women in the sport. 

She and a team of amazing women broke the Guinness World Record for highest football game ever played to raise awareness about this issue - and since then have formed a charity 'Equal Playing Field' that seeks to support women in football with camps, coaching and campaigns.

Support Lewes FC and learn more about their activities: https://lewesfc.com/

Support women's football with Equal Playing Field: https://equalplayingfield.com/home

Dec 14, 202235:26
Contracting as a Digital Nomad with Rita Batalha

Contracting as a Digital Nomad with Rita Batalha

This ia a great episode where our team chats with freelancer, contractor and Digital Nomad, Rita Batalh, who's been working across Strategy, Program Management, and Digital projects for all sorts of businesses around the world. She shares everything from her transition to top tips for anyone starting out.

Whether you're a #digitalnomad or not, you're going to want to have to listen. 🎙️


Dec 07, 202225:07
Baby Steps to achieving change with Hannah Phillips MBE

Baby Steps to achieving change with Hannah Phillips MBE

We chat with Hannah Phillips, BEM about her company, Yallah Play, with teaching colleagues in Dubai that aims to bring play back into the lives of both children and adults! Play is key to the way our brains and skill sets develop, and it has amazing benefits for minds of any age! Not to mention Hannah's incredible achievement of  #empowering young voices in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK, work which was awarded a British Empire Medal, to empowering young voices in her classroom in Dubai.

If you haven't already done so,  sign up on Spotify for the next pod drop! 🎙️

Nov 30, 202236:10
Social change and Social Media with Jacob Nomafo at 10,000 Black Interns
Nov 23, 202231:08
Inclusive hiring: from audit to action with Jennie Child, Founder of Balance
Nov 16, 202238:42
World mental health initiatives: pandemic and beyond (BONUS)

World mental health initiatives: pandemic and beyond (BONUS)

We want everyone to feel comfortable being their whole self at work - on the good days and the bad. In celebration of #WorldMentalHealthDay this year Salt's leaders have shared their take on mental health in the workplace in and out of the pandemic in our latest Creating Futures podcast.

Oct 07, 202234:27
Looking back at season one

Looking back at season one

Let's get ready for Season Two of Creating Futures from Salt. The show that speaks to incredible people on their career journey. Today we take a look back to some amazing people we spoke to on topics including inspiring children, setting boundaries, diversifying stem, Olympics to business and community building. There really is something for everyone. Listen, enjoy and con't forget to subscribe for Season Two on on inclusivity and diversity, mental health, wellbeing, and careers. 

Sep 05, 202214:15
Inspiring tech, embracing imposter syndrome and working at a startup with Jeminah Hu, General Manager Canada at Fresha.
Dec 09, 202126:20
Side hustles and building communities with Danielle van Duyn, co-founder of Run for Coffee

Side hustles and building communities with Danielle van Duyn, co-founder of Run for Coffee

Welcome back to Salt's podcast, Creating Futures for our 5th episode!

This week we're in South Africa with Salt's Senior Consultant Nicky Fastovsky who spoke with Danielle van Duyn, co-founder of Run for Coffee. Run for Coffee SA is a female collective of women who run together 2-3 times a week and provides networking and socialising opportunities too.

Run for Coffee was started by Danielle and co-founder Cleo Marco who casually joined forces to improve their ability to run during the first lockdown. Fast forward nine months and it's growing rapidly with over 150 members in Cape Town, 100 in Johannesburg, and soon to be launching in Durban! They've also partnered with brands including Puma, Adidas, Shackleton Brewery, Cotton On, and lots more.

In this episode, Nicky and Danielle talk about how Run for Coffee started, growing in different cities, balancing their side hustle, working with people you trust, creating opportunities for women to network and make new friends as well as getting fit, and so much more.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Nov 08, 202122:33
From the Olympics to building a business with Sarah Lindsay: three-time speed-skating Olympian and co-founder of Roar London

From the Olympics to building a business with Sarah Lindsay: three-time speed-skating Olympian and co-founder of Roar London

For the 4th episode of our podcast, Salt's CEO, Elliot Dell speaks to Sarah Lindsay: three-time speed-skating Olympian and co-founder of Roar London.

In this episode, Sarah shares with Elliot more about her journey to the Olympics, starting Roar London, and provides lots of positive tips and advice from backing yourself to why you shouldn't be scared of failure or changing direction.

As a European gold medalist, double world silver medalist, ten-time British speed skating champion and a strength and conditioning coach for several Team GB Figure Skaters competing in the 2010 Winter Olympics, Sarah’s experience is second to none and is an inspiration to anyone looking to reach their full potential. Sarah launched her personal training brand, Roar, in 2016 and has opened two further Roar sites in London as well as her new class concept, Roar Metal, available in West London and online. As a personal trainer she is behind the successful transformations of celebrities such as the likes of Ellie Goulding, Henry Holland, Professor Green, Vogue Williams, Nick Grimshaw, Pixie Lott and Sheridan Smith to name a few.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Oct 26, 202136:58
Diversifying STEM: Changing the face of engineering with Marie Ettien, Senior Biomedical Engineering Student and President of National Society of Black Engineers UB Chapter

Diversifying STEM: Changing the face of engineering with Marie Ettien, Senior Biomedical Engineering Student and President of National Society of Black Engineers UB Chapter

Welcome back to Salt's podcast, Creating Futures, for our third episode!

This week, Salt's Wallace Williams speaks to Marie Ettien, Senior Biomedical Engineering Student and President of National Society of Black Engineers UB Chapter, who is going to change the world, one prosthetic at a time.

In this episode, Wallace and Marie talk about encouraging more girls into STEM, the challenges of being a young black woman in Engineering, proving yourself and never giving up, and what companies need to being doing in terms of Diversity and Inclusion, plus so much more. 

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Oct 08, 202132:23
Standing out and setting boundaries with Lauren Marinelli, VP of Sales - Growth at Vox Media

Standing out and setting boundaries with Lauren Marinelli, VP of Sales - Growth at Vox Media

Welcome back to our podcast Creating Futures for our second episode.

This time we’re in New York with Salt’s Associate Director, Elizabeth Kayler and Lauren Marinelli, VP of Sales - Growth at Vox Media, the leading independent modern media company. 

Lauren currently leads the Growth sales team at Vox Media and has a proven track record of scaling digitally native businesses, with previous roles at Brit + Co, Refinery29, and ELLE. 

In this episode, Elizabeth gets to hear more about her career journey and discusses boundaries at work, motherhood and careers, and what really makes someone stand out from the crowd.

We hope you enjoy this episode!

Sep 24, 202114:47
Inspiring children and their future careers with David Harris, CEO of Engage, Enrich, Excel Academies

Inspiring children and their future careers with David Harris, CEO of Engage, Enrich, Excel Academies

For the first episode of our podcast, Salt's CEO Elliot Dell is joined by David Harris, CEO of Engage, Enrich, Excel Academies to delve into where all careers and dreams start… in schools!

They talk about the positives and challenges of the pandemic on young people, including adapting technology into teaching, the importance of social skills and emotional intelligence, growing up online and on social media, plus lots more.

Hope you enjoy this episode!

Sep 08, 202141:34