Jacqueline Mayer
The Effects of Menopause in the Workplace
Kate Usher, a coach and change strategist, for all things menopause and what we need to know about it in the workplace. Kate has more than 15 years of coaching experience and specialises in menopause together with equality, diversity, and inclusion. She is a broadly recognised author on the effects of menopause in the workplace and you can read all about it in her book ‘Your Second Phase’. Menopause has been the butt of jokes for centuries and this is probably due to so little understanding of
Designing A More Inclusive And Equitable Coworking Future
The London Coworking Assembly hosts a monthly breakfast where they make use of different locations. This creates an opportunity for independent coworking space owners in London, as well as for anyone who owns or works in a coworking space, and even community space managers. To help us understand what it is like to build a coworking space in London, Gerald Vanderpuye, startup founder of Impact Brixton, the only known large-scale black owned coworking space. He talks about how it grew to be a di
Sonia Thompson: Inclusive Marketing - The Future of Marketing
What does inclusive marketing look like? Sonia Thompson, an inclusive marketing strategist and consultant joins us to talk about how inclusivity impacts marketing and how it is the future of marketing. She also speaks about how cultural intelligence and awareness contributes to the impact of a brand. Mainstream marketing When it comes to marketing efforts, most brands do not think about people who don't fit into what is considered to be the mainstream. People are always ready to buy into ide
Black Lives Matter: Did It Change Anything?
In 1991, Rodney King experienced police brutality that sparked uproar amongst the black American population. Not 30 years later, George Floyd died of police brutality in 2020. Both these men experienced abuse and mistreatment because of their race at the hands of the American police force. Back then, in 1991, social media platforms weren’t available to publicly showcase the movement, but riots were held in the name of King. Have we moved forward from this? It has been almost 40 years, and th
Remote Work and the Shift towards Coworking Trips
Remote work has been a hot topic since the start of the pandemic. But one person saw the potential of it even before the pandemic became a part of our lives. Enter Simon Lewis, marketing consultant and founder of Coworking Days and an advocate for remote work. He has multiple years of experience working in the travel sector and believes that remote work and traveling can be combined. What he feels even stronger about is working in different locations across the globe, like Spain and South Afric
World Menopause Day and the Awareness We Need to Create
A conversation with Kate Usher – Menopause Coach and Change Strategist The 18th of October is World Menopause Day, founded to raise social consciousness about menopause and provide support to women who are experiencing menopause and perimenopause. Menopause is when a woman stops having periods and can no longer have children. As October is Menopause Awareness Month, now is the perfect time to seize the opportunity for men, women, healthcare professionals, and the media to work together to rais