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The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Episode 11 - The Belief One with Sonia Moore, co-founder of the Situational Coach🎉 New Episode Alert: The Culture Whisperer Podcast – Episode 11 with Sonia Moore 🎉Sonia has held so many amazing HR Director roles in her career across diverse industries: Tunstall Healthcare, Muller, Adient, Johnson Controls and Poundland to name just a few and is now co-founder of The Situational Coach 🌟 The snippet just touches on one v emotional part of the podcast and this was us just getting started! There are so many more leadership pearls of wisdom and personal reflections and more than anything Sonia's real love and zest for life 😍 Sonia - thank you for making me...2025-06-3055 min
The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Episode 10 - The Confidence One with Advita Patel, founder of CommsRebelEpisode 10 of the Culture Whisperer Podcast is out now and this is a powerhouse of a conversation with Advita Patel, owner and founder of CommsRebel, co-founder of A Leader Like Me, co-author of 'Building a Culture of Inclusivity' and currently the first South Asian woman to be President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations ❤️ Here are 5 Culture Whispers you'll hear from Advita in our conversation and a snippet on hope below: 💥 1. Inclusion isn’t optional — it’s personal. “Say the words out loud: diversity, equity, inclusion.” Advita challenges all of us to keep showing u...2025-05-2750 min
The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Episode 9 - The Better Conversations One with Pete Colby from Pragmatism🎙️ Episode 9 of The Culture Whisperer is out now! 🎙️This week, I’m joined by the brilliant Pete Colby from Pragmatism (UK) Ltd — and we’re talking about the lost art of conversation at work! 🫖Pete is hugely passionate about this with his background in HR, Operations Leadership and mediation. He challenges us to get to know the people we work with better and invest more time & energy upskilling leaders at all levels to have better, bolder conversations at work.We talk about:👂Active Listening — a skill we could all sharpen!🤝 Trust and intent — t...2025-05-2144 min
The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Episode 8 - The Caring Deeply One with Kate Herod, Hospital Director at Priory Hospital Cheadle RoyalEver wondered what inspiring leadership looks like in the world of mental health services? In this episode, I sit down with the incredible Kate Herod, Hospital Director at Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal. Kate was a recommendation from Rebekah Cresswell her CEO which I absolutely LOVE!Kate brings wisdom, warmth, and a whole lot of heart as she shares her journey and experiences with us - from personal values to purpose-driven leadership!✨ What’s inside: ✨ ❤️ Stories of resilience and hope from patients❤️ The power of small acts...2025-05-0859 min
The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Episode 7 - The Appreciation One with Vikki Gledhill, Senior Director, Total Rewards at Cox AutomotiveEpisode 7 of the Culture Whisperer podcast is a special one for Employee Appreciation Day and International Women’s week with Vikki Gledhill, Senior Director, Total Rewards at Cox Automotive sharing her huge experiences buildingrecognition strategies at Manchester Airport Group and Cox Automotive. There are so many ideas in here around how to do this, whereto start and how to build a recognition strategy with appreciation at it’s heart! What you can expect!🫶 Vikki’s experience building a brand around a Total Rewards Strategy to hang everything off and how this helps build familiari...2025-03-071h 06
The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Episode 6 - The Difference Making One with Gareth Whalley, CEO and Founder of Big Bang People SolutionsIn this episode, I absolutely loved my deep and meaningful conversation with one my favourite people, Gareth Whalley exploring his 20 year career journey working across some of the world’s largest brands including Coca Cola and Levi Strauss heading up DEI and other huge transformative HR Projects. Gareth is a true difference maker and is now Founder and CEO of Big Bang People Solutions.We talk about:🫶 Squiggly careers and how fulfilling it can be not knowing what you want to be when you grow up! 🫶 Gareth's proudest achievements including introducing new Growth Behaviours at Coca C...2025-02-241h 07
The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Episode 5 - The Listening One with Jonathan Napier, Associate HR Director at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower HotelIn Episode 5 of the Culture Whisperer podcast, Dawn
interviews Jonathan Napier, Associate HR Director at the 5 Star Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London. A conversation full of curiosity, laughter and challenge:
We talk about:
🫶 Jon’s passion for the leisure and hospitality sector and how important it is to bring the fun back in!
🫶 What culture is…and isn’t!
🫶 The importance of employee listening to help you focus on the right things
🫶 The things that Jon has seen have the biggest impact on culture!
🫶 Jon’s desire to build a 5 sta...2025-01-221h 01
The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Episode 4 - The Inspiring One with Sonia Squires, Head of Comms at Citizen HousingIn this inspiring and very real conversation, Dawn Smedley interviews Sonia Squires, Head of Communications at Citizen Housing.
We talk about:
🫶 Sonia’s journey into Internal Communications and finding her calling
🫶 The strategic role Internal Comms plays
🫶 Sonia’s experiences growing up and some of the bias that she’s encountered on the way as a woman of colour and as a Mum
🫶 The importance of vulnerability, hope, listening and representation in leadership
🫶 The importance of building connections at all levels of the organisation to truly impact on culture
🫶 A...2024-12-0157 min
The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Episode 3 - The Anything but Ordinary one with Ryan Cheyne, MD People and Culture at FlutterIn this ‘anything but ordinary’ conversation, Dawn Smedley interviews Ryan Cheyne exploring his experiences and reflections building people strategies at companies including Pets at Home, Rentalcars, Booking.com and Flutter!We talk about:🫶 Why listening intently and keeping things simple are so important when shaping culture🫶 Why recognition and appreciation are not rocket science but rocket fuel 🚀🫶 Why long service awards should be reframed as career celebrations and used much earlier on in a career to create moments of connection!🫶 Creative ways Ryan has used employee v...2024-10-301h 00
The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Episode 2 - The Joyful One with Inji Duducu, People Director @ PoundstretcherIn this uplifting conversation, Dawn Smedley interviews Inji Duducu, Group People Director at Poundstretcher. We talk about:
🫶 What it means to be a great place to work
🫶 How relentless communication is key to any transformation
🫶 Why listening and then responding to colleagues is key
🫶 How you can build a career on positivity, enthusiasm and curiosity!
🫶 How as a leader everything you do and say sends a message
🫶 Some sage words of wisdom on how to nip negative whispers in the bud
🫶 How bananas can help with culture change p...2024-10-1652 min
The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Episode 1 - The CEO One with Rebekah Cresswell from PrioryNote: The sound quality isn't quite what it should be on this one so best to listen in a way where you can adjust the volume up when Rebekah speaks! Forgive me - this was my first one!
In this engaging conversation, Dawn Smedley interviews Rebekah Cresswell, the first female CEO of the Priory Group. We talk about:
🫶 Hope in leadership and in mental health
🫶 How culture whispers can be negative and positive
🫶 Creating brave spaces and being courageous
🫶 The little things that can have the biggest impact on culture
...2024-10-0230 min
The Culture Whisperer - a podcast for HR, Communications and Business Leaders everywhere!Trailer - My Hope for the Culture Whisperer PodcastWelcome to the Culture Whisperer podcast shining a light on inspiring business leaders (at all levels of the organization) who I’ve met along the way who are ‘culture whisperers’, the bringers of hope!
What do I think of when I think of a Culture Whisperer?Someone that inspires hope in the people around
them. This is how I believe hope shows up in the amazing leaders I’ll be interviewing on this podcast and why I believe hope matters.
I really hope you enjoy listening!
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The ALXnow PodcastCity Council and Single Family Zoning, Alexandria's Political Future, Upcoming Events in AlexandriaJo, James, and Vernon discussed some of the top stories in Arlington for the week ending December 1, 2023. Discussed this week: City celebrates new dawn for a hidden gem of the West End Alexandria’s Smoot Lumber yard closing today after 200 years in business JUST IN: Alexandria City Council ends single-family-only-zoning BREAKING: Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson won’t seek reelection JUST IN: Alexandria Fire Chief Corey Smedley is retiring in January Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority warns low-income residents of felony arrest for wearing ski masks Here’s your guide to Alexandria’s Scottish Christmas Walk this weekend...2023-12-0231 min
The Recruiting Revolution PodcastCreating a Thriving Workplace: Unpacking the Employee Experience with Dawn Smedley | The Recruiting Revolution Podcast(S1:E4)In today's dynamic work environment, understanding and optimizing the employee experience is essential for fostering a thriving workplace. From recruitment to daily interactions, learn more on the critical components of the employee experience and discover how organizations can craft an environment where employees flourish with Dawn Smedley.
Curious about the exciting content brewing in this knowledge-packed podcast? 🎧🤓
⭐ "Listening: The Key to Employee Happiness"
⭐ "Boosting Engagement Before Day One"
⭐ "Crafting a Positive Employee Experience in Advance"
⭐ "The Connection Between Employee Engagement and Experience"
⭐ "Practical Tips for Better Employee Engagement"
⭐ "Unveiling the Employee Experience and Retention Conn...2023-09-0621 min
Peggy Smedley ShowGrid ModernizationPeggy and Chris Irwin, program manager for transactive energy, communications, and interoperability in smart grid, U.S. Dept. of Energy, talks about his work on the smart grid. He says he was in the utility industry on the vendor side and then joined the U.S. Dept. of Energy just at the dawn of the recovery act, which is when the U.S. Dept. of Energy was able to invest about $8 billion in grid modernization. They also discuss: The benefits of a smart, connected grid. How intelligent controls can reroute power. How weather conditions impact how...2023-04-1929 minPeggy Smedley ShowGrid ModernizationPeggy and Chris Irwin, program manager for transactive energy, communications, and interoperability in smart grid, U.S. Dept. of Energy, talks about his work on the smart grid. He says he was in the utility industry on the vendor side and then joined the U.S. Dept. of Energy just at the dawn of the recovery act, which is when the U.S. Dept. of Energy was able to invest about $8 billion in grid modernization. They also discuss: The benefits of a smart, connected grid. How intelligent controls can reroute power. How weather conditions impact how...2023-04-1929 min
Peggy Smedley ShowA New Dawn for AutomotivePeggy Smedley and Smith Codio, director of customer experience, automotive, mobility, and transportation industry, Microsoft, talk about the metaverse in automotive and his time leading multiple engineering teams. He says the process of buying a car is not the most user friendly or customer centric—and Microsoft wants to help change that process. They also discuss: An example of an automotive company that has launched a virtual showroom. How this technology can reduce the carbon footprint. Other applications in transportation, travel, rail, and manufacturing. aka.ms/peggysmedley (12/20/22 - 802) IoT, Internet of Th...2022-12-2232 minPeggy Smedley ShowA New Dawn for AutomotivePeggy Smedley and Smith Codio, director of customer experience, automotive, mobility, and transportation industry, Microsoft, talk about the metaverse in automotive and his time leading multiple engineering teams. He says the process of buying a car is not the most user friendly or customer centric—and Microsoft wants to help change that process. They also discuss: An example of an automotive company that has launched a virtual showroom. How this technology can reduce the carbon footprint. Other applications in transportation, travel, rail, and manufacturing. aka.ms/peggysmedley (12/20/22 - 802) IoT, Internet of Th...2022-12-2232 min
Today in DanceJune 22Happy Birthday to Katherine Dunham, Helen Lewis, Gower Champion, Ron Smedley, and Ohad Naharin!
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dawn-davis-loring/support2022-06-2205 min
Peggy Smedley ShowThe Journey to ZeroPeggy and Dawn James, director, global IoT industry strategy – energy & environmental science, Microsoft, talk about energy, environmental, digital transformation, and everything in between. She says we are seeing a transition from coal and a race toward net zero. They also discuss: Her background in digital transformation and energy. How data insights can transform industries today. How to reduce waste while infusing renewable energy into industry. microsoft.com/sustainability (3/29/22 - 764) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, 5G, cloud, sustainability, future of work, podcast, Dawn Jam...2022-03-3030 minPeggy Smedley ShowThe Journey to ZeroPeggy and Dawn James, director, global IoT industry strategy – energy & environmental science, Microsoft, talk about energy, environmental, digital transformation, and everything in between. She says we are seeing a transition from coal and a race toward net zero. They also discuss: Her background in digital transformation and energy. How data insights can transform industries today. How to reduce waste while infusing renewable energy into industry. microsoft.com/sustainability (3/29/22 - 764) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, 5G, cloud, sustainability, future of work, podcast, Dawn Jam...2022-03-3030 min
Legendary People PodcastDawn Razdabar Management(Moe Beats Wife) Honors His Legacy Via Her StoryDawn tells her life story, how she got started in artist management, and what's next for Razdabar!
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Folk Roots Radio... with Jan HallEpisode 524 - We're All About The Music! (One Day At A Time Edition)Join us on Episode 524 of Folk Roots Radio for more of the latest new releases, with some great Covid tunes thrown into the mix. There is just so much great music being produced at the moment and much of it from lockdown - It’s great to be able to share it with you on Folk Roots Radio. Coming up on this episode we have new music from Big Little Lions, T Bear, A Promise Of Hope, John McCutcheon, David Foley & Jack Smedley, Lucinda Williams, Scott Cook, Kim Moberg, Old Crow Medicine Show, The Dead South, Lee Harvey Osmond, Dawn Ty...2020-07-0658 min
Africa World Now ProjectCritically Reading Cedric Robinson's Black Marxism: The Making of the Black Radical TraditionRobin D.G. Kelley argues that Cedric Robinson’s book is “a critique of Western Marxism and its failure to understand the conditions and movements of Black people in Africa and the Diaspora.” Kelley goes on to suggest that Robinson not only exposes the limits of historical materialism as a way of understanding Black experience but also reveals that the roots of Western racism took hold in European civilization well before the dawn of capitalism.” In fact, it was Robinson who proposed the idea that the racialization of the proletariat and the invention of whiteness began within Europe itself, long before E...2019-09-191h 02
Kitchen Party CeilidhKPC 2019 07 14 PodcastOur 312th episode, which aired on July 14, 2019.
Howie MacDonald – Mac’s Tune, Shades of Tartan
Howie MacDonald – Jolly Jigs, Shades of Tartan
Interview with Dawn Beaton of Celtic Colours International Festival
Seamus Ennis – Stay for Another While/I Have No Money/The Cushogue, The Pure Drop
Tim Edey – A Tribute to John Smedley, Music from the Dingle Peninsula & Beyond
Angus D. MacColl – MSR, The Clan MacColl
Brian MacNeill – The Back O’ The North Wind, The Back O’ The North Wind
Martin Murray – Sod of Turf/Katie Goes to Granny, A Dark Horse
John & Maggie Carty – Lough Erne Shore, Settle Out of Court
De Dannan – T...2019-07-2158 min
Empowering True StrengthDawn SmedleyAs part of my True Strength project, I'm featuring interviews that dig deep into how people succeed and I was delighted to interview Dawn Smedley of O.C. Tanner alongside her manager Ian Feaver. The interview has lots of insights into how we succeed, about strengths, weaknesses, mindset, resilience, and how to help people be their best. For a transcript/links, please see this blog post: http://www.kingfishercoaching.com/dawn-smedley-true-strength/2015-04-2700 min