We talk to Minesh about leading teams and supporting wellbeing, the parenthood juggle, and active allyship. Minesh has a background in L&D, across industries. His expertise lies in talent programmes, technical learning and employee experience. Perhaps his most important role is being a Dad, and doing his bit to make sure this world is an excellent place for his children to thrive. Having recently launched his diversity and inclusion consultancy, his activism in equality is now the core focus of his work.

We are joined by Ben Branson-Gateley who is co-founder and CEO of CharlieHR: a free, cloud-based HR toolbox used by thousands of small businesses worldwide.

Ben has started and grown a number of successful companies since his teens - including BORN SOCIAL, one of the largest social media agencies for challenger brands in the world.

He’s a champion of positive workplace culture, and a passionate advocate for all things “people”.

In this podcast episode with David Reay, we explore the shifts that he and his team at Sony Music experienced in fostering deeper connection and vulnerability at work. As former Head of HR for the international business, he was responsible for championing and driving talent. This primarily involved innovating around the foundations of HR – development, performance management, team effectiveness and engagement. David’s focus in all of his roles is cracking the connection between individual purpose and business success.

Eva Ducruezet joins us for this month's podcast. We talk about the power of systemisation in the face of uncertainty, sharing personal experiences of mental health issues with the wider team, opening up conversations to tackle internal oppression and privilege, and the role culture plays on team wellbeing.

Eva is the Chief People Officer & VP Strategy and BizOps at GoCardless, the London-based fintech. Prior to joining GC, she worked in a variety of tech businesses including Just Eat and Expedia, leading strategic and transformational initiatives, launching new revenue streams, and managing internal change.

In conversation with Teresa Kotlika, Head of Talent & Total Reward at Kellogg Company, we talk therapy, knowing when to look inward and when to step out, how to open up team conversations, and moving forward with the information you have at the time.