The Muddy Middle S2E5: Rob Anarfi

The Muddy Middle S2E5: Rob Anarfi

In today’s episode, we welcome Rob Anarfi, Chief Risk Officer at the specialist insurer, Beazley and one of our long-standing mentors at Roots Inspire. Rob has a very decorated background […]

The Muddy Middle S2E4: Gitanjali Ponnappa

We welcome Gitanjali Ponnappa, Partner at EY and one of our longstanding mentors on our leadership development programme. Gitanjali’s career in consulting spans the course of 20 years across countries […]

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 […]

The Muddy Middle S2E2: Shelina Janmohamed

We often hear from participants in our leadership programmes about a common challenge they face – feeling like they’re in the ‘muddy middle’ of their career journey. This is a […]

The Muddy Middle S2E1: Ference Lamp

We often hear from participants in our leadership programmes about a common challenge they face – feeling like they’re in the ‘muddy middle’ of their career journey. This is a […]

Black History Month 2023: Celebrating sisterhood among Black Women

In an interview, Pamela Wright and Remi Iyun delve into their transformative journey with Roots Inspire’s Leadership Programme, emphasising the strength and solidarity of sisterhood among Black women. They shed […]

Black History Month 2023: The Power of Sisterhood Among Black Women

In an interview, Akima Paul Lambert and Charissa Veldman shared their wisdom for ambitious black women navigating the corporate landscape. They emphasised that it’s time to shape a new narrative […]

Black History Month 2023: The role of Allyship in supporting Black Female Leadership

An insightful conversation with our Co-founders, Sergio Panday and Melvin Spalburg, who share their perspectives on Black women’s empowerment and emphasises the importance of allyship. Their discussion serves as a […]

Why are we so confused about racism?

I don’t particularly like talking about racism. It hardly ever leads to a desired outcome. A strong word like racism triggers so many emotions. It opens up scars of people […]

Step into the Light

Aartie is known for building diverse yet strong teams and is well aware that women and people of colour are a vast minority in her industry; especially at the very […]