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Women Who WorkWWW Episode 25 with Laura JenkinsIn this episode we welcome Laura Jenkins to our podcast. Laura is a commercial litigation partner at Stewarts law firm. Laura specialises in complex multi-party litigation. Laura has been at Stewarts for most of her career having qualified at the firm in 2010 and she made partner in 2018.Most importantly, Laura has two children (aged 4 and 2) which is an age that Alsi and I are very familiar with.We loved hearing about the realities of balancing going on maternity leave and having children alongside partnership. Laura opens up about her journey towards motherhood and...2025-05-0253 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 24 with Nina MacEwenWe are delighted to have Nina MacEwen on the Women Who Work podcast. Nina is Head of Distribution at Atlantic House Group which is a boutique asset manager specialising in derivatives solutions. Nina has worked there for over 13 years, despite at one point looking for other job opportunities, and has seen it grow from 6 employees to 45 today. Most importantly, Nina also has 2 children aged 4 and 18 months.We loved hearing Nina talk candidly about her childhood and how that shaped her parenting today, her career path so far and why going back to work at 9-12 months...2025-04-0248 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 23 with Sophy BouveratThis month we welcome Sophy Bouverat to the Women Who Work podcast. Sophy is a Principal at a leading global boutique executive search and senior advisory firm. Having built her career at a large corporate American business in both the Industrial and Consumer practices, she now specialises in placing non-executive and C-Suite leaders across a variety of leading consumer businesses.Most importantly, Sophy is also a mother to 3 children under the age of 6. We loved hearing how Sophy juggles it all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2025-03-0351 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 22 with Louise DaltonThis month we are delighted to welcome Louise Dalton to our podcast. Louise has been at CMS for over 14 years and has been a Partner for the last 4 and a half years, focussing on clean energy and leads CMS’s flexibility, energy storage and EV initiatives. Louise has had 2 children who are now 5 years old and 9 months so is very much in the trenches with us. We are really interested to explore her work and life journey, particularly given her promotion to Partner nearly coincided with the birth of her first child. Hosted on Ac...2024-12-021h 02Women Who WorkWWW Episode 21 with Craig Fazzini-JonesIt is a great honour to have with us this month Craig Fazzini-Jones from Aviva. Craig is the Chief Operating Officer at Aviva for UK Investment, Wealth & Retirement. Craig joined Aviva in September 2021 and is on a mission to drive business transformation of the largest life insurance business in the UK with a 23% market share, over £300 billion of assets under management and more than £15 billion of annual sales. Craig is responsible for over 4000 employees that support 11 million customers across 9 major business lines and Craig is directly accountable for £300 million annual operating budget. Before Aviva, Craig was...2024-11-0155 minWomen Who WorkSeason 3 with Joy and AlsiJoy and Alsi are delighted to return for Season 3. In the first episode of Season 3, Joy and Alsi provide an update on their journeys to date, including another pregnancy announcement! Since last Season, Joy has been a Partner at CMS for over a year and discusses her experience returning to work from her second daughter into a new firm and new role. Joy discusses the benefits of being more senior whilst having young children and some of the practical challenges, including issues around perception and the challenges / benefits of moving jobs during this difficult period. Alsi...2024-10-0133 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 19 with Shirin DehghanFor our final episode of Season 2, Joy Davey and Alexandra Buchan-Heelas are joined by the outstanding engineering entrepreneur, Shirin Dehghan. Shirin moved to the UK from Iran when she was 14, did an engineering degree, developed software during her second maternity leave that led to her leaving her job at Vodafone and founding and running a company as CEO - which she ultimately sold for £85m! Since selling her company, she has extensive experience in raising venture capital and since 2016 she has been a Chairwoman and investor of leading start-ups, medium sized and blue-chip companies. She has be...2024-05-011h 03Women Who WorkWWW Episode 18 with Maxine NwaneriWe have Maxine Nwaneri on our podcast this month which is a great honour. Maxine grew up in Nigeria and has an incredible story from being homeless and helpless to a #1 Amazon Bestselling Author and an Award-winning international speaker and leadership advisor. Maxine’s story is an inspiration and her experiences, including a near death experience after having her second child, have been the catalyst for her success.Her new book is right up our street- The Future is Greater: A Working Mother’s Guide to Finding Balance- so do give it a read: https://bit.ly/O...2024-04-0856 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 17 with Sarah OluwoleThis month Alsi and Joy are joined by Sarah Oluwole, Chief Operating Officer at Lumin Wealth. Sarah was previously the youngest qualified accountant in the UK and since starting her career at Deloitte, has now been at Lumin Wealth for over a decade where she has helped to grow the firm to £1 billion AUM. Sarah has also had two children in that time with her husband who has now runs his own fitness business.This is our most emotional podcast yet and Alsi and Joy both end up in tears listening to Sarah's emotional story about g...2024-03-0451 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 16 with Amy ToddThis month we are delighted to have Amy Todd on our podcast. Amy trained as an accountant and is now a Partner at KPMG. Amy also co-founded Ox Box in 2018 which provides boxes of educational fun for children inspired by growing up in South Korea until the age of 13. Amy also has two sons who are 14 and 11.We loved hearing from Amy on her experience of growing up in South Korea and the academic pressure that brings, as well as her move (alone!) to the UK at age 13. We also hear about Amy’s interesting career pa...2024-02-011h 03Women Who WorkWWW Episode 15 with Jo FarmerThis month we speak to Jo Farmer who is Joint Managing Partner at law firm Lewis Silkin. Jo has had a phenomenal career as a lawyer and has moved up the ranks to take on the role of Joint Managing Partner 8 months ago following over 15 years as a Partner there. Jo also has twin boys who are now 15 and was promoted to Partnership whilst on maternity leave. Jo had very humble beginnings and we loved talking to Jo about social mobility, what it is like having twins and her thoughts on working 4 days a week. This...2024-01-0944 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 14 with Her Honour Judge Alison RaesideThis month we have Her Honour Judge Alison Raeside on our podcast. Alison is a Circuit Judge and was the first sitting Judge in the UK to take maternity leave so has pathed the way for us all. Alison has had four children, with her final son being born when she was 47 (when her eldest was 16). It is such an honour to hear from Alison and her experiences, including how to get on in a male dominated environment with limited support (including no maternity leave policy or pay, and no female loos!). Alison was often the only woman in...2023-12-0148 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 13 with Natasa WilliamsWe are delighted to have Natasa Williams on our podcast. Natasa co-founded the investment management firm, Cadro, and has had a varied career that includes accountancy, investment banking and wealth management. Natasa also has a daughter and juggled parenthood around an incredibly demanding job in investment banking that involved travelling around the world with her daughter. Natasa moved into wealth management as a direct result of becoming a parent to pursue a career without the international travel requirements, although the wealth management industry presented new challenges, particularly from a gender perspective. Natasa helpfully gives her view on which industry she...2023-11-0146 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 12 with Max HobbsIt is wonderful to hear from another dad, Max Hobbs, on our podcast. Max is a senior associate at Macfarlanes LLP and discusses the cultural challenges of parenthood, his experience of taking paternity leave, his future shared parental leave and his thoughts on the impact on his career. Max feels passionately about the taking of paternity leave and is keen to shout about it to all those future dads who may be considering it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-10-0248 minWomen Who WorkSeason 2 with Joy and AlsiJoy and Alsi are delighted to return for Season 2. In the first episode of Season 2, Joy and Alsi explore in candid detail their returns to work following their second maternity leaves. Since the last Season, Joy is also now a Partner in a new firm so tune in to hear all about making that step, interviewing with a 7 week old baby and how it has been going so far. We are excited to share our journeys and the (many!) challenges along the way. We have some amazing guests lined up for this Season so watch out...2023-09-0149 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 10 with Christina BlacklawsThis month Joy Davey and Alexandra Buchan-Heelas are joined by Christina Blacklaws. Christina is the former President of the Law Society of England and Wales and now runs her own consultancy business, Blacklaws Consulting. Christina is also a NED for 3 large law firms and holds a range of public appointments. Christina has juggled her phenomenal career alongside having twins and two step-children.On this podcast, we learn about Christina's path to parenthood whilst being an Equity Partner at her law firm (under the age of 30!) and her thoughts on parental leave and women's progression in the...2023-05-0255 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 9 with Olivia MayThis month Joy Davey and Alexandra Buchan-Heelas are joined by Olivia May. Liv has a son, Dylan, and is pregnant with her second. She is a wonderful inspiration to us for lots of reasons but most recently because she has been promoted to Partner at her consultancy firm, OC&C Strategy Consultants, between her two maternity leaves.On this podcast, we learn about Liv's involvement in navigating her firm's parental strategy and how this has changed over time, her progression to Partnership whilst having children, and why doing a 4 day week rarely adds up financially.2023-04-0354 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 8 with Ally VeyThis month Joy Davey and Alexandra Buchan-Heelas are joined by Ally Vey. Ally has 2 children and works in Private Equity. She is a wonderful inspiration to us and we think is a great example of someone who is balancing motherhood with a demanding career.On this podcast, we learn about Ally's childcare challenges, how she negotiated a better maternity leave policy, some hilarious moments from her two maternity leaves and how she could not do the juggle without her supportive husband, who also works full time. There are loads of parenting and juggling tips in this...2023-03-0144 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 7 with Dr Sarah RutherfordThis month Joy Davey and Alexandra Buchan-Heelas are joined by Dr Sarah Rutherford. Sarah has an academic background in gender and organisational culture and has written a book called Women's Work Men's Cultures. Sarah helps organisations identify barriers to women's progress. Sarah also has two children in their 30s.On this podcast, we explore Sarah's personal experience of the "mommy track", the workplace culture today and how important it is to keep a foot in the door and invest in yourself. We loved hearing from an expert in this area and learning from her journey. To...2023-02-0146 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 6 with Nick CrasnerThis month Joy Davey and Alexandra Buchan-Heelas are joined by their first male guest, Nick Crasner. Nick is an entrepreneur who has founded Crasner Capital, Crasner Consulting and Crasner Ventures. He is an investment banker, DE&I venture investor and consultant. Most importantly, he is father to two young girls and has had two paternity leaves.On this podcast, Nick discusses the importance of paternity leave, lessons learned and how he currently balances parenthood with his incredibly busy professional life. Nick considers himself to be emulating the amazing women in his life and we hope that...2023-01-0956 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 5 with Karina RobinsonThis month Joy and Alsi are joined by Karina Robinson. Karina is the CEO of Robinson Hambro, which provides Chairman and CEO Advisory services. Karina has a number of other roles, including being a NED on the Board of a fund management firm and is a leading figure in the quantum computing world. She is also a champion of the City of London, with a deep belief in the power of diversity and inclusion. Karina has a son and step-son and is a wonderful inspiration to both them and us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...2022-12-0146 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 4 with Joy and AlsiIn this episode Joy and Alsi catch up after the births of the second daughters. They also discuss the upcoming Mentoring Pilot that WWW is launching in the first quarter of next year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-11-0141 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 3 with Amanda FloydThis month Alsi and Joy are joined by Amanda Floyd, co-founder of Executive Search firm Beaumont Bailey. Amanda shares what drove her to start her own business, in the midst of having children, a time when many women finding themselves turning opportunities down rather than taking them with both hands. We thank Amanda for her amazing candour and hope you enjoy hearing her story as much as we did. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-10-0146 minWomen Who WorkWWW Episode 2 with Sofia Romero EmbertonThis month Joy and Alsi are joined by their first guest, Sofia Romero Emberton. Sofia returned to her role in Investment Banking after the birth of her daughter. Here she talks about her experience giving some fantastic practical tips. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-09-0149 minWomen Who WorkWelcome to Women Who WorkThe founders of Women Who Work, Joy and Alsi, give an introduction to how the organisation came to be and what they are hoping to achieve. We share our stories, experiences, challenges and tips when it comes to returning to work after our first child. In future episodes we will pick the brains of many inspiring women who share their pearls of wisdom and provide inspiration - as well as sharing their biggest highs and lows! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-08-0144 min