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Episode 47 - Crafting Football's Future with Iffy Onuora Race Forward Pod
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Ever wonder how a top-tier football league plans to create a more diverse and inclusive environment? Today's discussion with Iffy, the first head of equality, diversity, and inclusion for the Premier League, offers some answers.
This episode is a treasure trove of insights on leadership, resolution, and fostering positive change in the sporting world. Iffy delves deep into his convictions and his game plan for creating diverse pathways in football.
He also gives us a glimpse into how the Black Lives Matter movement has stirred the football community and shifted attitudes towards diversity and inclusion.
Gain an understanding of the influence of high-profile incidents and the ensuing demand on social media firms and governments to act. We also get a candid peek into the initiatives to create more opportunities for diverse individuals and what this means for the future of football.
Hear from an influential figure in football as they share their vision for the future of DEI in sports, emphasising the importance of diversity in leadership positions plus more!
Don't miss out on this rich conversation filled with valuable insights, progressive thought, and a vision for a more inclusive sporting world.
About this Episodes Guest: Iffy Onuora
Iffy is Head of EDI; Professional Pathways at The Premier League, having been appointed in April 2021. Amongst his duties, he’s Chair of the PL’s Black Participants Advisory Group (BPAG) and leads the PL’s No Room For Racism action plan, and the flagship Player to Executive Pathways Scheme (PEPS).
Before this, he’d spent nine years working for the Players Union (the PFA), in a joint role as Coach, Educator and Equalities Executive.
As part of his role there, he was also a Trustee of the anti-racism organisation, Kick It Out, and sat on the FA Council as part of the FA’s Inclusion and Advisory Board. Before joining the PFA in 2013, he’d taken several Coaching roles as an Assistant Head Coach and Head Coach both in the UK and abroad, and all this after a fifteen-year playing career spanning three decades.
Ever wonder how a top-tier football league plans to create a more diverse and inclusive environment? Today's discussion with Iffy, the first head of equality, diversity, and inclusion for the Premier League, offers some answers.
This episode is a treasure trove of insights on leadership, resolution, and fostering positive change in the sporting world. Iffy delves deep into his convictions and his game plan for creating diverse pathways in football.
He also gives us a glimpse into how the Black Lives Matter movement has stirred the football community and shifted attitudes towards diversity and inclusion.
Gain an understanding of the influence of high-profile incidents and the ensuing demand on social media firms and governments to act. We also get a candid peek into the initiatives to create more opportunities for diverse individuals and what this means for the future of football.
Hear from an influential figure in football as they share their vision for the future of DEI in sports, emphasising the importance of diversity in leadership positions plus more!
Don't miss out on this rich conversation filled with valuable insights, progressive thought, and a vision for a more inclusive sporting world.
About this Episodes Guest: Iffy Onuora
Iffy is Head of EDI; Professional Pathways at The Premier League, having been appointed in April 2021. Amongst his duties, he’s Chair of the PL’s Black Participants Advisory Group (BPAG) and leads the PL’s No Room For Racism action plan, and the flagship Player to Executive Pathways Scheme (PEPS).
Before this, he’d spent nine years working for the Players Union (the PFA), in a joint role as Coach, Educator and Equalities Executive.
As part of his role there, he was also a Trustee of the anti-racism organisation, Kick It Out, and sat on the FA Council as part of the FA’s Inclusion and Advisory Board. Before joining the PFA in 2013, he’d taken several Coaching roles as an Assistant Head Coach and Head Coach both in the UK and abroad, and all this after a fifteen-year playing career spanning three decades.
32 min