The Muddy Middle S2E3: Justin Carty

The Muddy Middle S2E3: Justin Carty

In this episode, we welcome Justin Carty, Executive Director at CBRE. Starting his career in residential real estate in the public sector, looking after local government assets – Justin then moved into the private sector where he has stayed for over 17 years. With Jamaican roots, he has been a vocal advocate for ethnic diversity […]

The Muddy Middle S2E2: Ference Lamp

We welcomed Ference Lamp to our The Muddy Middle S2E2 where he shared about Failure Not Being an Option, Being a Role Model for the Next Generation & Asking for Help. Ference is the Managing Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and one of our longstanding mentors on our leadership development programme. Ference was […]

The Muddy Middle S2E2: Ference Lamp

We welcomed Ference Lamp to our The Muddy Middle S2E2 where he shared about Failure Not Being an Option, Being a Role Model for the Next Generation & Asking for Help. Ference is the Managing Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and one of our longstanding mentors on our leadership development programme. Ference was […]

Making a first impression – the role of clothing and language

For our third Roots Inspire podcast, we talk to our special guest Mr Q Msimanga who was born in Zimbabwe, then moved to the UK and now runs a successful clothing brand in Singapore. We pick his brain on the importance of clothing  and language  in making a first impression. Listen to the podcast below.

An unconventional career path – how to manage imposter syndrome

For our second Roots Inspire podcast, we talk to one of our mentors, Sue Stephens, on imposter syndrome. Sue has had an unconventional career path and shares with us what imposter syndrome is and how she managed it throughout her career.

The first black student in an all white high school – ending South Africa’s apartheid regime.

In this first Roots Inspire podcast, we have a special guest with a unique story. Hopewell Hlophe was the first black student in an all-white high school two years before the apartheid regime was officially abolished in South Africa. He shares with us what that was like, the positives of his experience, the challenges and […]