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Women in Consulting

Welcome to Women in Consulting! This podcast is for you if you a) want to work as an independent consultant or b) you are already working as a consultant. We speak to women from all over the world who work in international development and the social impact space. We dig deep on topics such as why become a consultant in the first place; how to get your first client and key skills that you need no matter what your technical expertise.Sometimes we geek out on what systems and tools you need to make sure you don't get overwhelmed. We are all on a journey and we have much to learn from each other on the way. A must listen to if you want to upskill and become a better consultant.

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    02 Tech Consulting with Dot Project

    Today I am speak with Cat Ainsworth and Annie Legge from the Dot Project. Annie and Cat started Dot Project 6 years ago with the purpose of building strength through technology. They come from very different backgrounds but share a dislike of hierarchy and have created a cooperative that helps organisations position technology and human relationships as core organisational infrastructure. It was a breath of fresh air talking to these two amazing women! We hear how it takes bo...

    52 min

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    03 Collegiate thinking and supportive working with The Mangrove Collective

    Today I am speaking with Elizabeth Fitton Higgins and Eunchim Choi from the Mangrove Collective. The Mangrove Collective is a for-purpose international humanitarian and development consultancy, based in New Zealand and Singapore with a focus on the Pacific and Asia regions. In this powerful conversation we learn how the lack of support for working mothers in a corporate NGO environment became a catalyst for one of the founding principles for The Mangrove Collective. We hear how th...

    43 min

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    04 intentions and authenticity with Emily Lomax

    Emily Lomax is a founding partner of www.wrkwll.org. Workwell is a growing collaborative of associates based all over the world, all working to drive social change through a broad range of interventions such as strategy development, well-being, mentoring, change management, and diversity & inclusion. In this vibrant conversation we hear how Emily focuses on showing up and being authentically herself and why this is so important. We get a bit down and gritty about the inside wor...

    47 min

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    05 ESG Consulting with Heather Burns

    Today I am speaking with Heather Burns. Heather is an independent ESG and sustainability consultant who for the past 15 years has helped companies and NGOs improve and report on their social, environmental, and governance performance. Today she helps consultants start and grow their own sustainability practices that have a positive impact. In this wide-ranging conversation, we hear how Heather’s journey into consulting started while she was blogging about environmental issues. She describes h...

    38 min

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    06 Ethics in tech and finance with Dorothea Baur

    Dorothea Baur is an independent consultant, speaker, and lecturer on ethics, responsibility and sustainability. Her focus is on tech and finance where she helps companies align value with values.In this far reaching conversation we focus on authenticity and integrity. We learn how showing up every day on Twitter helped Dorothea build her personal brand, by having an opinion and having conversations with a growing community of people interested in ethics and ESG. We learn how she found l...

    41 min

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    07 Six questions to reflect on your year with Janet and Helen

    Today Helen and I are talking you through a useful framework you can use to reflect on your year. These are 6 questions to ask about your year as a consultant . You can also use these questions if you are working as an employee but wish to move into consulting as they may give you some ideas about the direction you could go in the future. This is an episode where you need to find a quiet space, perhaps an hour to yourself. For us this is part of self-care. Make sure you have a pen, pape...

    26 min

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    08 Aileen Thomson, local leadership and The Tea Leaf Center

    Local leadership is a concept that Aileen Thomson is passionate about. Aileen has a background in human rights, international law, transitional justice and peace and conflict. She is also Managing Director of the Tea Leaf Center, based in Thailand where she leads training in research skills for civil society organisations in Southeast Asia, and conducts M&E consulting work. Aileen brings considered thought and experience to her mission driven limited company. We find out...

    32 min

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    09 Raising the money with Wonu Owade

    Wonu Owade is a Nigerian national who grew up in the United Kingdom and is now based in the Netherlands. She is a Fundraising consultant with expertise across the social impact and international development sector . She works across the board with a variety of organisations and trusts, foundations as well as bilateral and multilateral donors. In this super useful conversation Wonu shares so generously about her consulting experience. How she was openminded about where her journey w...

    30 min

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    10 Supporting Women in Tech with Charlotte Fuller

    Today I am speaking with Charlotte Fuller. Charlotte is a Digital Transformation Consultant and works to support women in tech. She has a background in Corporate Strategy consulting and brings much of the knowledge from that experience into running her own growing business. In this generous conversation we hear how Charlotte made the shift from corporate to independent, how she established her business with growth in mind and how a focus on quality systems are the foundation for her success s...

    32 min
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Welcome to Women in Consulting! This podcast is for you if you a) want to work as an independent consultant or b) you are already working as a consultant. We speak to women from all over the world who work in international development and the social impact space. We dig deep on topics such as why become a consultant in the first place; how to get your first client and key skills that you need no matter what your technical expertise.Sometimes we geek out on what systems and tools you need to make sure you don't get overwhelmed. We are all on a journey and we have much to learn from each other on the way. A must listen to if you want to upskill and become a better consultant.

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    Women's Consulting Workshop
  • Episodes
    50
  • Seasons
    4
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    © 2023 Women in Consulting
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