53 min

14. Entrepreneurial Lessons on Building Diversity: Joanna Feeley, Sarat Pediredla A Cast of Entrepreneurs

    • Entrepreneurship

We’re back with another episode of A Cast of Entrepreneurs, joined by some more brilliant entrepreneurs from the North East. Today, we’re talking all about diverse leadership in the workplace and how this benefits your company.

Hosts Elaine Stroud, Chief Executive of The Entrepreneurs’ Forum, and Sally Cowling, Head of Member Experience are joined by:

Joanna Feeley, Founder and Chief Executive at TrendBible, a futures agency predicting the future of life at home. Joanna’s career as a trend forecaster spans more than two decades. She has advised retailers, brands, charities, investors and governments all over the world, and had insights published by The Independent and Financial Times.

Sarat Pediredla, Founder and CEO of Hedgehog Lab, a human-centred global tech consultancy. Sarat has led the company for over 16 years. He co-founded hedgehog lab in 2007 and transformed it from a small web development agency to a multi-million-pound company with over 100 employees and offices in the UK, US, and Bulgaria. As the CEO, Sarat is responsible for setting the company’s vision, strategy, and culture and overseeing operations, finances, and business development.

In this episode, the cast share how they actively create a more diverse workplace, why they think it’s so important to do so, and how you, as leaders, can incorporate this into your everyday lives.

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Get involved with The Entrepreneurs’ Forum: https://entrepreneursforum.net/
Connect with Joanna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-feeley-85919716/
Connect with Sarat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saratpediredla/

We’re back with another episode of A Cast of Entrepreneurs, joined by some more brilliant entrepreneurs from the North East. Today, we’re talking all about diverse leadership in the workplace and how this benefits your company.

Hosts Elaine Stroud, Chief Executive of The Entrepreneurs’ Forum, and Sally Cowling, Head of Member Experience are joined by:

Joanna Feeley, Founder and Chief Executive at TrendBible, a futures agency predicting the future of life at home. Joanna’s career as a trend forecaster spans more than two decades. She has advised retailers, brands, charities, investors and governments all over the world, and had insights published by The Independent and Financial Times.

Sarat Pediredla, Founder and CEO of Hedgehog Lab, a human-centred global tech consultancy. Sarat has led the company for over 16 years. He co-founded hedgehog lab in 2007 and transformed it from a small web development agency to a multi-million-pound company with over 100 employees and offices in the UK, US, and Bulgaria. As the CEO, Sarat is responsible for setting the company’s vision, strategy, and culture and overseeing operations, finances, and business development.

In this episode, the cast share how they actively create a more diverse workplace, why they think it’s so important to do so, and how you, as leaders, can incorporate this into your everyday lives.

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Get involved with The Entrepreneurs’ Forum: https://entrepreneursforum.net/
Connect with Joanna: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-feeley-85919716/
Connect with Sarat: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saratpediredla/

53 min