Dahlia is joined by Caroline Graham, Ambassador for Smart Works.

Caroline shares how she became involved in Smart Works and how on hearing about the charity she immediately understood the value and the purpose and wanted to be a part of the mission to support women into employment.

Caroline is a corporate ambassador and shares how her role helps to build a bridge between the Smart Works community and the corporate world.

Included in the episode are Caroline's personal views on the link between clothes and confidence and how she has witnessed workwear evolve over time in the corporate world. Caroline also explains how the role of charity ambassador works, how she gets involved with Smart Works and the positive impact it creates across the Smart Works community.

Dahlia and Caroline discuss how stressful it can be when you don't feel 'well dressed' and are honest about how prevalent imposter syndrome can be - and how to overcome it.

Caroline Graham is a legal operations and transformation leader and has worked at large organisations including Barclays and PwC. Caroline is passionate about supporting women and was previously Co-Chair of Barclays ‘Win’ gender network. Caroline is also the founder of the Barclays Win Assistants Forum and set up Barclays women’s network in India while there on a three year secondment. Caroline is also co-founder and head of online women’s platform WeAreTheCity India and is an Associate Board Member of Gender Networks.

This series of Stressed But Well Dressed is recorded in collaboration with Smart Works. Stressed But Well Dressed brings conversations to life on the link between clothes and confidence, helping listeners to understand what it means to feel 'well dressed' and recognising that feeling starts from within. In each episode we will go behind the scenes of Smart Works sharing stories from CEO, coaches and clients and taking a look inside the wardrobe that will clothe over 10,000 women each year as part of their journey to employment .

Smart Works is a dynamic, high profile and fast-growing UK charity that exists to empower all women who need help getting into work. The charity’s service uses the power of high quality clothing and one-to-one coaching to help unemployed women fulfil their potential, get the job and transform their lives. Last year, Smart Works supported over 10,000 women through their service. 63% of these clients secured a job within one month of their appointment, gaining financial independence and transforming their lives. Since its founding in 2013, Smart Works has helped almost 50,000 women across the UK. The charity’s mission is that any woman who needs to use the service should be able to find her way to a Smart Works centre. The service is delivered in 11 centres across London, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Newcastle, Reading and Leeds, and also offers virtual appointments to women outside of these areas. Smart Works Charity, Charity No: 1080609 @smartworkscharity www.smartworks.org.uk

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