This week we speak to the incredible Lily Shippen, Owner and Managing Director of Lily Shippen Recruitment. Lily has a wealth of experience in the recruitment sector and is an advocate for the business support and HR industry.

We talk about how Lily Shippen became a brand, how Covid-19 impacted the future of the company and how Lily worked out the ‘why’ of her company. Lily tells us about how she became a young business owner with the support of her family, the impact of mentor’s honesty and empowerment and support within the office.

Lily Shippen is a specialist recruitment agency and network for businesses and people.

Lily's book was Legacy, by James Kerr'.

Thank you so much Lily for talking to us. Don’t forget to check out Lily Shippen for all your business support and HR needs https://lilyshippen.co.uk.

This week we speak to the incredible Mariam Crichton, CEO and Co-Founder of 7 Satya, Advisory Specialist for MBodha, Forum member of TNFD and Scientific Committee Member of Axless Impact . Mariam has been the entrepreneurial driving force of the growth of many tech start-ups, over the last 16 years.

We talk about starting 7 Satya as brand of integrity, how coaching as helped Mariam overcome imposter syndrome, the challenges that women face in fundraising and and Mariam's experience of starting her businesses. Mariam tells us about feeling like a reluctant leader and how connecting with role models helped her to envisage herself as taking the lead.

7 Satya is a company founded to bring transparency to finance through unparalleled technology.

Mariam’s philosophical book was 'The Prophet' by Khalil Gibran.

Thank you so much to Mariam for talking to us. Don’t forget to check out 7 Satya's website: https://7satya.com/

This week we talk to Portia Patel, Director of Diversified Financials Equity Research at Canaccord Genuity and Co-Founder of ESGmark. Portia has a wealth of knowledge in the financial services sector.

We talk about what equity research actually is, the fun days of being a research analyst, and how MiFID II has changed the industry. We discussed how ESGmark was founded, the objective, and small changes that we can all make in our every day lives to help the planet.

Thank you so much to Portia for talking to us. Don’t forget to check out ESGmark on their website: https://www.esgmark.co.uk/

See you next time!