Women on Boards

About the podcast Women on Boards

Hear how a range of non-executive female directors have been successful in their boardroom aspirations and what their experiences have been once they got there.

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2022
Carlotta Zorzi - Success Story
In this episode Rachel Tranter, Founder and Executive Director of Women On Boards UK is joined by Carlotta Zorzi, who shares her experience of balancing her successful executive career alongside not one but two, non-executive roles. Carlotta is an award-winning tech professional, currently at tech commerce giant Shopify.
July 29, 2022
48 min
Bespoke Search - Taking a Different Approach
This podcast is all about recruiting diverse board members and detailing how and what we do in the UK to help Chairs and Nominations Committees source new and interesting candidates by tapping into our deep fault lines of new emerging NED talent and/or accessing our existing pocket of experienced NED members. In this episode, Fiona Hathorn talks to Tanya Gass about how our Bespoke Searches work in the competitive paid board sector alongside noting how many boards now are prepared to take a conscious and different approach to NED searches and how we can and do work alongside open-minded Headhunters.
June 23, 2022
18 min
'Life in the Boardroom' with Paul Norris, CEO of MM&K
In this episode, Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards UK is joined by Paul Norris, CEO of MM&K. Paul talks Fiona through MM&K's recent report on 'Life in the Boardroom'. It is a data rich report that covers many things including what directors get paid per sector. It is a fascinating report on what is going on today in terms of succession planning, recruitment, diversity and change. Life in the Boardroom is a report of the 2021/2022 MM&K survey of UK board Chairs and Non-Executive Directors (NEDs). The survey covers directors' fees and time commitments, as well as their views on a range of current board issues.
June 13, 2022
33 min
Modernising Risk Management - a discussion with Bryan Foss
Risk is a core issue for all boards, but thinking on the best way to manage risk has moved on considerably in recent years. In this episode, Fiona Hathorn, Founder and CEO of Women on Boards UK is joined by Bryan Foss, Portfolio NED and founding member of the Risk Coalition to discuss how boards can shift their approach to risk and ensure they keep up with the current best practice and methodologies.
April 29, 2022
69 min
Unette Spencer - Success Story
In this episode Fiona Hathorn, CEO of Women on Boards UK, is joined by Unette Spencer, Chief of Staff to Ann Cairns, Mastercard's Executive Vice Chair; trustee for the Inspiring Leadership Trust; and a member of Affinity Waters Customer Challenge Board. Find out what's involved in two very different non-executive roles, how she got the positions and why she went for them.
April 22, 2022
48 min
Pandemic Appointments - Non-Executive experiences of a hybrid world.
In this episode Rebecca Ganz, Womenon Boards' lead in the North West is joined by Carol Ann Whitehead, Helen Gilder and Erica Morriss, all of whom have landed a NED role during the pandemic and will explore with attendees: <ul> <li>How they've accelerated having an impact on their Board despite being virtual or hybrid</li> <li>Their views on what this means for being an effective NED going forward</li> <li>Thoughts on how this positively or negatively impacts finding NED opportunities</li> </ul>
March 14, 2022
46 min
2021
Mind the pay gap!
Debunking common misconceptions around the pay gaps - Key errors many companies (listed & not) make in their statutory gender pay gap reporting and how boards can ensure they are fully compliant - Anthony Horrigan, CEO of Spktral (the pay gap experts) shares his expertise.
November 17, 2021
57 min
Interested in joining a start-up board?
Have you considered supporting an early-stage company either as an adviser, mentor or non-executive? In this episode we meet founder of Connectd.co, Sam Luckett, to find out more about the opportunities available in this space.
October 15, 2021
28 min

About the podcast Women on Boards

Hear how a range of non-executive female directors have been successful in their boardroom aspirations and what their experiences have been once they got there.

Women on Boards

About the podcast Women on Boards

Categories

Carlotta Zorzi - Success Story

Bespoke Search - Taking a Different Approach

'Life in the Boardroom' with Paul Norris, CEO of MM&K

Modernising Risk Management - a discussion with Bryan Foss

Unette Spencer - Success Story

Pandemic Appointments - Non-Executive experiences of a hybrid world.

Mind the pay gap!

Interested in joining a start-up board?

About the podcast Women on Boards

Categories