Creating Futures
By Salt
Hosted by Salt, experts in digital recruitment agency with over 20 offices around the world. Find out more: www.welovesalt.com
Creating FuturesMar 05, 2024
From engineer to entrepreneur with Lynton Peters, founder of OneCart
Founder and entrepreneur Lynton Peters shares how to build a thriving business that sells.
Tune in to hear how his career story changed across industries and nations to lead up to selling his business OneCart in 2022.
We cover:
- 🌟How do you develop an idea to be worth millions?
- 🌟How do you 10x your team almost overnight?
- 🌟How do you weather a pandemic as a founder - when it also happens to shoot the demand for your business sky high?
With a dream to simplify food shopping in South Africa, OneCart's rapid growth during the pandemic required Lynton to be scaling teams from 10s to 100s of staff and 1000s of delivery drivers almost overnight.
Tune in for fascinating insights on finding talent, growing teams, and scaling a business with host Nicky Fastovsky, Practice Manager with Salt South Africa.
Follow Lynton Peters on LinkedIn to keep up with his future projects and insights.
#founder #growth #business #scalingteams #globaloperations #remotework #onecart #realtimedelivery #amazon #southafrica #southafricabusiness #southafricanfounder
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
- Follow James on LinkedIn for updates and inspiration: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-cleves87/
- Find out more about Clever VA and the services James offers: https://www.cleverva.co.uk/about/
- Read James' interview and other inspiring interviews on Salt's website: https://welovesalt.com/news/inspiring-interviews/
- Get started with inclusive hiring in 5 steps - read Salt's guide: Inclusive Hiring: 5 Effective Steps You Can Take Today (welovesalt.com)
- Find out how Salt can help your business hire outstanding digital talent: Find The Perfect Hire For Your Business: Salt, Digital Recruitment Agency (welovesalt.com)
This episode is hosted by Salt's content manager Helen Merrell Spalding | LinkedIn
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?
- Visit ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk to learn how you can support their work.
- Visit their employment pages to learn more about autistic hiring and the difference you can make, including the Employ Autism Programme and offering a placement.
- You can also email the team at ean@ambitiousaboutautism.org.uk
- Follow Ambitious about Autism on LinkedIn to keep up with what they're doing - from webinars and events to helpful resources and information.
#autism #autistic #autisticemployees #autisticcandidates #autisticunemployment #neurodivergent #neuroinclusion #programmedesign #programmemanagement #evidencebasedpractice #ASD #EDI #inclusion #equalitydiversityinclusion
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.
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The untapped potential of autistic talent in IT with Emma Walker, Regional Director of Auticon Scotland
Autistic individuals can bring incredible abilities and capabilities to your organisation – but you need change your perspective and your hiring process to include them. Here are the business benefits and how you can tap into this talent pool.
Emma Walker is the Scottish Regional Director for auticon, an IT Consultancy and Social Enterprise that exclusively employs talented autistic consultants.
Emma has been leading and growing auticon’s presence in Scotland since they opened their office in Edinburgh in March 2019.
As the mother to an autistic son, Emma has seen first-hand the challenges he faces in the job market as well as the skills and abilities he has to offer.
With qualifications in autism and coaching, Emma is in a unique position to share her knowledge, insights and experience with us in this exciting episode. She is passionate about ending autistic unemployment and highlighting the many benefits to organisations becoming more inclusive and supporting a Neurodiverse workforce.
Read this interview on Salt's website
#inclusion #diversity #neurodiversity #autism #autismawarness #autisticadults #workplacewellbeing #workculture #inclusivehiring
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
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!
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.
Computers, careers and composability with Dom Selvon, CTO of Apply Digital
With ChatGPT, coding is easier than it ever has been before. So how do you stand out in a crowded Tech marketplace?
Dom Selvon, the Chief Technical Officer of Apply Digital, has been working with Tech since the age of 7.
Specialised in commerce, he's worked with some of the world's greatest brands creating rich experiences for buying things online.
Now with Apply Digital he's focusing on the entire online experience from strategy, experience, design, and data intelligence, to grow real relationships with customers.
Dom has also played an integral role in scaling the MACH alliance from it's inception in 2020, now already at 85 members including Google and Amazon just 3 years later:
"It's is a philosophy for building internet scale software. Software that's pluggable and that's composable, that gives you the ability to rip apart and put back together, however your imagination sees fit."
In this episode, Helen Spalding, Content Manager at Salt, interviews Dom about his fascinating career journey, his plans for Apply Digital and the MACH alliance, who he's hiring and why, and what his biggest learnings have been to date!
Follow Dom on LinkedIn to keep up with his latest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dom-selvon-1488958/
Find out more about Apply Digital on their website: https://www.applydigital.com/
Find out more about the MACH alliance on their website: https://machalliance.org/
#MACH #ComposableTechnology #CodingCareers #CodingExpertise #ChatGPT #TechJobs #TechCareer
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. He's recognised as a LinkedIn top voice in coaching, and has so much advice and experience to share.
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 hosted by our content manager Helen Spalding!
Branding, bravery and just f**king post it with Amelia Sordell
Personal branding exists whether you intentionally build one or not. It's your reputation at scale. It's you shaping what people say about you when you're not in the room.
Amelia Sordell is CEO and founder of Klowt, a personal branding agency, helps individuals and businesses build personal brands that achieve their goals and build personal brands that achieve their goals, and legacies that stand the test of time.
Starting and bootstrapping her business in the pandemic with no VC input or funding, she is inspirational not only for the practical and motivational advice she has around building your personal brand, but also for growing a successful, recognised, independent company that sees real results for clients.
Salt's CEO Elliott Dell visits Klowt's offices in New Bond Street to find out all about personal branding and Amelia's own personal brand, her journey to starting and bootstrapping the agency in trying times, and what you can do to start building your professional reputation today.
Read this interview on Salt's website
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Hiring? Salt secures the best digital talent in the world to help you achieve your vision
#bootstrapping #personalbranding #branding #businessgoals #reputationmanagement #PR #socialmedia
Black women have ADHD too! with Abigail Agyei MBE
Black women as a group are the latest diagnosed with ADHD - which means often being diagnosed later in life.
Abigail Agyei MBE is a Senior Policy and Strategy Advisor with the Civil Service, working for the UK government. She’s currently an Early Years Health Workforce Lead by day, but uses her own LinkedIn platform to represent her own experience of ADHD to inspire others and showcase how ADHD manifests differently for everyone.
She’s a TEDX speaker and a LinkedIn content creator dedicated to shedding a light into ADHD in women and Black women, making the Top 50 Influential Neurodivergent Women list in 2022.
She shares the reasons for late diagnosis, societal factors and attitudes we need to consider, and how to make the world of work and the world at large a better place.
Keep up with Abigail's content on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abigail-agyei-mbe/ Hiring? Salt are recruitment experts. We support our clients by sourcing top digital talent from around the globe, and provide expert consultations to improve your retention, talent acquisition and future of work strategies. Find out more on our website: https://welovesalt.com/
#adhd #add #neurodivergent #civilservice #earlyyears #DEI #inclusion
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:
Get your company involved with Code First Girls - register here!
Autism awareness and truly inclusive leadership with Becca Lory Hector
Everyone should be able to bring their full selves to work. But for many, it is just not safe to disclose their disability in the workplace. Whether visible or invisible, there are still biases, stigma, and aspects of work and culture that exclude people.
For employers - not being truly inclusive means missing out on skills and talent that could really support your business and workforce as a whole.
Becca Lory Hector consults on Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging for organizations. She is expert at advising on how to properly include both visibly and invisibly disabled people, and build a productive, healthy workplace culture.
Openly autistic and late diagnosed, Becca advocates for herself and others against toxic and exclusive workplaces and practices. She is LinkedIn’s Top Voice in Disability Advocacy, a passionate Neurodiversity & Disability Advocate, Researcher, Author, & Keynote Speaker.
Read Becca's interview on Salt's website:
https://www.welovesalt.com/news/inspiring-interviews/becca-lory-hector-autism-disability-inclusion/
Want support hiring inclusively at a global scale? Salt can help!
Follow Becca on LinkedIn to keep up with her content: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccalorycas/
Visit Becca's website Truly Inclusive Leadership:
https://www.trulyinclusiveleadership.com/
HR, AI and the Metaverse(s) with Melissa Crawford, Founder and CEO of Tech with Heart
HR and Tech departments don't often work closely together - this needs to change. The magic is in the best of both.
In this episode, we catch up with the amazing Melissa Crawford, CEO and founder of Tech with Heart, who explains why it's crucial both disciplines better integrate and understand each other - as tools and technologies continue to rapidly evolve and impact all our lives at work and at home.
Melissa is a Metaverse expert with two Technology degrees, and who brings 25 years experience in HR and People directorates across corporations around New Zealand, making her uniquely placed to advise on the barriers and pitfalls of not working holistically across People and Tech.
She explains "scarier" technology trends in an engaging way we can all appreciate and learn from - showing that Technology is an opportunity to bring people together and connect us better for a brighter future.
Follow Melissa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissacrawfordnz/
Follow Tech with Heart on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-with-heart/
Visit the Tech with Heart website: https://www.techwithheart.co.nz/
'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.
Exponential growth on LinkedIn with Sean Anderson, CEO and Co-Founder of Hoxo Media
Wondering why no one can see your company's LinkedIn pages? It's not because they're not good!
LinkedIn has changed so much in the last 5 years - and your strategy needs to change too. Here's how!
Sean Anderson, CEO of Hoxo Media, changed his entire life over the pandemic as he tracked the seismic changes to LinkedIn and in the Recruitment sector.
His lessons are based in hard-won experience, and he understands both those growing up without social media and a black book of contact as well as the younger generation of Recruitment talent and how they're creating an online presence to empower their career.
He shares crucial insights into why your company ads on LinkedIn aren't seeing results, what the limitations of your Marketing are and how to empower your own people on their own platforms to see exponential growth and rewards from this social network.
Read Sean's interview on Salt's website:
https://www.welovesalt.com/news/inspiring-interviews/growth-on-linkedin/
Hiring Digital talent? Looking for your next role? Salt can help!
Find out more about Hoxo Academy:
https://personalbrand.hoxomedia.com/register
Follow Sean Anderson on LinkedIn for updates:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-anderson-hoxo
#socialmedia #linkedin #recruiter
Queer cinema and the Premier League, #BehindTheLens with John Reavey, Freelance Director (BONUS)
We go Behind the Lens with John Reavey, a Freelance Director currently working for the Premier League's Creative team, who shares his story and his advice for breaking into the film industry and taking the leap to going fully freelance!
Please note - there is some background noise in the recording that might impact your sound quality.
This year's LGBT+ History month is around the theme 'Behind the Lens' - celebrating the work of LGBTQ+ directors, producers, and crew, and raising awareness about the stories of the people behind the screen in TV, film and video content. T
John has had a fascinating career so far - from breaking into the industry in a new country and new city at just 19, to taking the leap to going fully freelance in 2022, to the work he's doing in the football world as a Director in the Premier League's Creative team now.
We at Salt are so happy to have had the opportunity to hear his story, and to share his recommendations: from what to watch this February to how to become your own boss, whatever your industry.
Read John Reavey's full interview on Salt's website!
https://www.welovesalt.com/news/inspiring-interviews/behind-the-lens-john-reavey/
Looking for a job? Salt can help!
Keep up with John Reavey on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-reavey-b372ba184/
#filmproduction #creativecontract #director #lgbthistorymonth #behindthelens
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.
Diversity within neurodiversity with Samantha Hiew PhD, Founder of ADHD Girls
We're in danger of generalizing neurodiversity. And that impacts your EDI initiatives.
We caught up with Samantha Hiew PhD, Founder and Director of ADHD Girls, to learn about her own experience of neurodivergence across different cultures, and why understanding intersectionality in addition to neurodivergence is so important for workplaces and individuals alike. ADHD Girls has a dual mission to empower girls and women with ADHD to thrive in society, and to improve societal understanding of neurodiversity through an intersectional lens.
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
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. 🎙️
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! 🎙️
Social change and Social Media with Jacob Nomafo at 10,000 Black Interns
Love social media? We do too! So it was our pleasure to to speak to Jacob Nomafo, Social Media Manager extraordinaire from 10,000 Black Interns for the Creating Futures Podcast.
Hear how the charity is transforming the prospects of Black people in the UK across 24 sectors of industry and pick up some advice about how to craft messages with your audience in mind - and build process for the fast-paced world of Social.
Don’t forget to sign up on Spotify for the next pod drop! 🎙️
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Social media can be a powerful tool for good if you can cut through the noise... But how do you connect with busy people in a busy space?
We can learn so much from how charities engage and inspire their audiences to share powerful messages. 10000BlackInterns is a charity aiming to transform the prospects of Black people in the UK with paid work experience and internships across 24 sectors of industry.
We interviewed Jacob Nomafo, Social Media Manager about everything from launching the charity's social presence to launching to their current campaign: with 2,000 internships open for applications September-November: https://10kbi.pinpointhq.com/
He shares how to craft messages with your audience in mind - and how to build processes that reflect social media's fast-paced, fast-changing environment.
Inclusive hiring: from audit to action with Jennie Child, Founder of Balance
Balance is an inclusive hiring consultancy, who work with employers, recruitment firms, and organizations to help them become intentionally inclusive and bias-free in terms of how they hire and recruit.
We recently got to chat with the Founder, Jennie Child, who spent about 20 years in recruitment before she set up Balance.
Find out why, learn more about inclusive hiring, how Balance assist organizations and what you can do to start challenging biases and barriers effectively here > welovesalt.com/news/inclusive-hiring-jennie-child/.
#inclusivehiring #biasfreehiring #hiring
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.
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.
Inspiring tech, embracing imposter syndrome and working at a startup with Jeminah Hu, General Manager Canada at Fresha.
For our last episode of 2021, Salt’s Elizabeth Kayler spoke to Jeminah Hu, General Manager, Canada at Fresha. Jeminah shares what it’s like transitioning from a Fortune 500 company to working at a high-growth start-up and her thoughts on leadership, coaching, and yoga. Plus, Elizabeth and Jeminah discuss finding balance in your life, embracing imposter syndrome, comfort zones and lots more.
Fresha is the world’s leading online platform and payment processing solution for beauty and wellness businesses with over 60,000 partners globally. Jeminah has led the launch of the commercial region for North America in Vancouver, BC. Today, she is focused on expanding the business into Toronto and opening a New York office to localize commercial operations for the United States.
This will be our last episode before Series 2 starts again in the new year! If you have an interesting career story you want to share on this podcast, please email marketing@welovesalt.com
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!
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!
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!
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!
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!