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Podcast from students, career advisers and faculty at Imperial College Business School
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Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
New year, new episodes, new hosts - Welcome back to the Green Minds Podcast!
In the first episode back from (a long) summer break we are happy to introduce you to our new hosts. Meet Climate Change, Management & Finance students Claudia, Desi, Andreas and Moritz. Get to know the new hosts, what inspires them and what drives their passion for climate.
Do you have any suggestions for guests or themes that we should take a closer look at? Feel free to drop us a message via podcast.greenminds@gmail.com
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Despite years of pressure and numerous initiatives for better inclusivity at the top of large corporations, progress is slow and boardrooms remain resistant to diversity. Research shows diverse leadership makes businesses thrive. However, in times of crises, companies tend to overlook the need for representation in the boardroom and instead favour the most traditional perspectives. While not deliberate, that tendency keeps boardrooms very homogeneous.
In this episode, Dr HeeJung Jung and alumnus Chirag Amin discuss the realities of gender and racial representation in corporate leadership. It is critical that boardroom members represent the diversity of society and include women, people of colour, minorities and underrepresented communities. They also argue that diversity should be seen as more than just a trend in hiring practices. Diversity should be approached as a strategy to increase an organisation's performance.
Want to know more? Here’s an article written by Dr Jung:
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Climate change will have an extreme impact on the planet in the decades to come. Forecasting the future climate is critical to assessing risks for society and the economy. Climate models are what scientists use to predict weather events like extreme heat waves, heavy storms and rising sea levels but current models fall short for projections at more regional and local levels. That information is needed to prevent and mitigate the cost of climate change.
Dr Enrico Biffis and alumnus Ravi Varghese examine how climate modelling offers useful data for investors and insurance providers in order to allocate resources where they are needed the most. They also discuss the need for professionals from a variety of fields of expertise to come together in order to translate scientific data into concrete public policy.
Want to know more? Here’s an article written by Dr Biffis:
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
In this episode, we have a Startup Support Specialist at the United Nations Development Programme Aggie Chu joined the show. Aggie’s work is focused on addressing the school-to-work transition skills gap and youth unemployment issues in the Asia Pacific region. She co-created an entrepreneurship program with UNDP that equips social entrepreneurs from more than 20 countries with business skills, mentorship, network and opportunities to increase their resilience and build sustainable enterprises.
There may be slightly different approaches and styles, but the end result is the same: getting the founders to where they want to be. Stay tuned for some backstory!
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
In this episode, we have the Senior Director of Programs at Watson Institute (a non-profit startup serving young, global social entrepreneurs) Eboni J.D. Freeman joining the show. Eboni is a creative technologist who enjoys developing innovations using service design, kaizen optimization, and systems engineering. Before joining Watson Institute, she spent 3 years at Google as an Ads Product Solutions Consultant.
While good leadership skills are critical, being a startup founder demands more than technical prowess. Today’s guest shares advice on supporting and learning from your startup team. She also provides practical job search advice.
Bonus: For those of you who stay until the end of the podcast, there is a golden tip Eboni learned from Google waiting for you.
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
In 2022 the professional staff and faculty of Imperial College Business School, were inspired by Empathy Museum's 'A Mile in My Shoes' - a roaming exhibit which holds a diverse collection of shoes and audio stories that explore our shared humanity. This podcast series is a result of that collaboration. Each episode follows an individual staff member's learning and development story, as career paths often differ, and no two journeys are the same. The podcast aims to inspire you to do what you love, follow your heart, and forge your path. In this episode, Veronica Russell, Director of Education Quality at Imperial, shares the travails and triumphs of the 360 Assessment model as a tool for critical self-reflection.
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
"In 2022 The professional staff and faculty of The Imperial College Business School, inspired by Empathy Museum’s ‘A Mile in My Shoes’; “a roaming exhibit which holds a diverse collection of shoes and audio stories that explore our shared humanity,” commissioned Empathy Museum to record the stories of people who work at the college, This podcast series is a result of that collaboration. Each podcast follows the learning and development story of an individual member of staff; career paths often differ, no two journeys are the same, do what you love, follow your heart, forge your own path. This week we hear from Adam Dean . Adam joined The Imperial College Business School in March 2019 and is the Admissions Coordinator looking after The MSc Strategic Marketing programme and Admissions for the Summer School courses. Hear how Adam discovered his passion for people, how he balances a heavy workload with fun extra curricular activities, and what strategies he uses to keep moving forward and not getting stuck.
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
In this episode, we have the founder and CEO of the Food Bank of Bolivia Nicole Guerrero. While attending Universidad del Valle, Nicole began working on a social impact project to create a sustainable system that redistributed food and addressed hunger in her country. That small project soon became her life’s work.
The Bolivian Food Bank is the first food bank in the country. Founded in 2018, it now feeds 15,000 people a month. In this episode, Nicole talks about her bumpy startup journey with its share of highs and lows. Let's find out how she got through tough times in business!
Friday Oct 07, 2022
Friday Oct 07, 2022
"In 2022 the professional staff and faculty of The Imperial College Business School, inspired by Empathy Museum's 'A Mile in My Shoes'; "a roaming exhibit which holds a collection of shoes and audio stories that exploring our shared humanity." This podcast series is a result of that collaboration. Each podcast follows a staff member's learning and development story; career paths often differ, and no two journeys are the same - so do what you love, follow your heart, and forge your own way. This week's storyteller is Lisa Umenyiora, who also acted as project manager for the project within Imperial. Lisa is the Executive Director for Careers and Student Life. In this episode, she shares how she fell into working in education unexpectedly, how important 'me' time is and how anyone suffering from imposter syndrome is not alone!
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
In this episode, we have Disha Makkar, Marketing Manager Asia-Pacific, at Siemens working on marketing software solutions including Siemens’ cloud and low-code platforms joining the show. She has worked in the areas of strategy, marketing, thought leadership and developing a digital ecosystem. We had the opportunity to discuss B2B Marketing in Tech, especially in terms of personal development, visual thinking and design thinking.
It’s a good episode for future marketers who are struggling on their psychological paths and Disha offered tangible tools that they will be able to use later in their careers.