The Wellbeing Hour is for those responsible for colleagues' wellbeing or interested in workplace mental health. We interview expert guest speakers, allowing you to gain insights, ask questions, and learn from peers.
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Listen to the Wellbeing Hour Panel with guests Julie Nerney, Serial Entreprenuer, Transformational Leader & Non Executive Director UK Supreme Court Prof Denis Fischbacher-Smith, Research Chair in Risk & Resilience, University of Glasgow Karen Anne Duffy, HSE & Sustainability Manager, Volvo Construction Equipment, Chair Global Mental Health Community, Volvo Group
Tamana Ayazi is an Emmy-winning filmmaker, journalist, and human rights advocate. She was born and raised in Balkh, Afghanistan. Tamana Ayazi passionately uses storytelling as a powerful tool for advocating freedom of thought, equality and human rights. In 2018, Tamana became a National Geographic Explorer, and in 2021, she began assisting Amnesty International in documenting its one-year-long report titled “Death in Slow Motion: Women and Girls Under Taliban Rule.” Tamana Ayazi’s film credits include the Academy Award-winning short documentary “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)” (2019), Where the Light Shines (2019) and One Bullet (2023). Her debut feature-length documentary, “In Her Hands,” premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2022 Camden International Film Festival. Tamana is the recipient of the Cinema for Peace Dove Award for Women’s Empowerment, along with three News and Emmy nominations in 2023, along with one win. Her work is now available on Netflix. Join us to explore how mental health and workplace culture work hand in hand.
Matthew is a Client Relationship Director at Baillie Gifford. He’s also Chair of their Mental Health Group. Hear from Matthew about creating an open workplace culture, the polar opposite to a closed one where you "bottle things up". The lessons from this apply to every organisation. Baillie Gifford values the mental health and wellbeing of employees, investing in Learning & Development and numerous initiatives to support everyone. Join us to explore how mental health and workplace culture works hand in hand.
Sue started life as a dancer – narrowly missing out on being part of the infamous Pans People, (as featured on ‘Top of the Pops’ in the 1970s). Running alongside the world of dance, she took up competing and volunteering in the world of Motorsport. After many years Sue started to deliver training and project consultancy for The Motorsport Association (MSA), assisting them with a very successful recruitment and development project. Further work followed including managing the International Training Programme for the MSA. This international work saw Sue and a team of trainers deliver training to over 50 countries in a 10 year period. Since then she’s co-authored a body of work which provides safety guidance and regulations to all rally events across the UK and which has now been adopted for International events across the world. Sue now manages the L&D team at Motorsport UK who have responsibility for over 10,000 volunteer marshals, over 3,000 volunteer officials and the Elite Programme with over 100 competitors competing at the top level both nationally and internationally.
Chas’s career was in finance, working with companies including Cadbury Schweppes, Debenhams, The Burton Group and Diageo. His last major role was as CFO for Superdry Plc., where he saw the business grow from £25m to £314m in 5 years. He chaired the project team to list the business on the London Stock Exchange, winning 2010 IPO of the Year in the process and achieving FTSE250 status. When profits turned, Chas left Superdry and after some years, in 2016 was diagnosed with depression. Now he is in a much happier place having made changes to his lifestyle, but he is not better. Instead, Chas lives with depression, rather than suffering from it. Join us to hear his story and his new found passion and purpose in changing attitudes to mental ill health.