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WUN's mission is to help women to connect with other women, so they can share learnings, build confidence, and develop their own passion for the fast moving utilities space. Through our podcast episodes, we aim to provide our listeners with the skills they need to build long-lasting and fulfilling careers in the sector.
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Penny Randell speaks with Lucy Stuart, Assurance Manager at Cadent to discuss the effects of menopause, Lucy's journey with the menopause and how women can be supported in the workplace when navigating this important life experience.
In this podcast episode, Joanna Bogdal talks to Bindi Patel, Head of Customer Experience at Vattenfall Heat UK. Bindi explains the role of district heating in achieving Net Zero and the benefits heat networks can offer to customers. We also hear more about Bindi's fascinating career journey in the energy sector.
Sabrina Polito sits down with Dr Cathy McClay OBE, Trading and Optimisation Director at Sembcorp Energy UK. We discuss Cathy's fascinating academic background and career spanning over 20 years in the energy industry, her recent award of OBE and what success means for her.
In this episode, Hayley Monks talks to Dr Alison Maitland about Imposter Syndrome - what it is, why we get it and how we can manage and overcome it. Alison is a psychologist specialising in working closely with senior leaders and boards from a range of businesses, including FTSE100 companies. Alison uses deep psychological insight to understand people's drivers and potential and help them to identify opportunities for change.
Is burnout on the rise ? – The WUN Founders, Jo Butlin, Hayley Monks , Dr Angie Needle and Rebecca Sedler reflections on the Women in the Workplace survey
In this podcast episode, Joanna Bogdal speaks to Dr Sarah McMath about the key highlights and learnings over the course of her exciting career in the water sector and the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
In this latest instalment of the #WUNCareerStories, Sabrina Polito speaks with Louise Wapshare, CEO at SmartestEnergy Business to hear more about her insights on career transitions, leadership and the key highlights and learnings over the course of her exciting career.
In our final episode of the year, Sabrina Polito catches up with Jo Butlin to discuss the key highlights of 2021 across the energy sector, what lessons we can learn from 2021 for career development and what members can expect from WUN for 2022.
Sabrina Polito speaks to regulatory economist Emma Burns to discuss the current energy crisis. Emma explains what has caused the crisis, the impacts this has had on the energy sector and what this means for security of supply and net zero. We also hear more about Emma’s fascinating career journey across the sector and the launch of Emma Burns Energy. You can find Emma on LinkedIn and tune in to her podcast, “The Substation Podcast” for electricity market, systems and technology updates.
In this WUN episode Heidi Knapton talks to Caroline Cooper, South Staffs Water and Cath Jeffrey (formerly Southern Water) on lessons learned from the Women’s Network at Southern Water - the power of coming together to tackle topics such as diversity, recruitment strategies and imposter syndrome.
In this episode Sharon Sage catches up with Dr Anna Menezes-Dowson, Group Head of Energy at Tesco. We discuss Anna's engineering background, career highlights (and lowlights!) and all things involving being a working mum.
Penny Randell is joined by Louise Parry, Director of People and Organisation Development at Energy and Utility Skills. In line with April's WUN for All theme ‘Routes into Industry’, Louise takes us on a deeper dive into the current landscape and shares her insights into the development of the utilities sector when it comes to diversity and upskilling its people.
In this podcast WUN advocate Gill Edwards talks to Nicole McNab, Strategic Communications and Partnership Delivery Lead for the Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force with Southern Water. Nicole is as passionate about stakeholder engagement as she is about sustainability and innovation, and talks to Gill about the importance of diversity of thought, sharing knowledge across the utilities sector, mentoring, and why you should never say “but that’s the way we’ve always done it” to her.
Listen to our latest WUN podcast when advocate Victoria Lemmon chats to Anglian Water’s Director of Water Recycling, Emily Timmins, about her 30 years in the water sector where she’s been busy creating her patchwork quilt of leadership. Discussing how saying “yes” will open doors and how backing yourself gives you opportunities to new experiences.
Join three of our inspiring WUN advocates, Lucy Ritchie - Business Development Lead for Correla, Heidi Knapton - Director of Customer Delivery at South Staffs Water and Holly Beeston - Executive Practice Lead at Douglas Jackson, as they talk all things WUN Advocacy! A light hearted chat about the things that have been useful for them in their careers since joining WUN; what inspired them to join, and a reflection on what they’ve gained from the WUN network. They discuss also the benefits they have found as members and advocates of WUN, as well as the wider impact of WUN across utilities.
In this WUN for ALL podcast episode WUN Industry Advocate and EDF Originator , Karen Hosking, talks to Nicole Alley, Vice President and Segment Head of Renewables at Capgemini. We discuss the ever-changing face of Net Zero and in particular the challenges and opportunities that brings the UK Grid. Can Augmented, Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality bring new perceptive in the ever changing face of Net Zero.Renewables, Capture Capture and digital twins just some of the content covering in this episode. We also hear about Nicole ’s interesting career journey to date , her current role at Capgemini and what the future may look like for UK’s Net Zero ambitions. To find out more:Capgemini World Energy Markets Observatory https://www.capgemini.com/insights/research-library/world-energy-markets-observatory/Capgemini TechnoVision https://www.capgemini.com/insights/research-library/technovision-2024-prompt-the-future/Capgemini Energy Transition & Utilities Linkedin Showcase Page https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/capgemini-energy-&-utilities/
In this latest podcast WUN advocate Julia Stichling talks to Kirsty Ayres, Optimisation Portfolio Manager at Anglian Water about her 13 years experience in the water industry, specialising in clean water network improvement projects and how she finds leading a team of engineers to design and implement holistic solutions as well as being a working mum.
Do you need to be a CEO to be a leader? Our interviewees, both at different points in their career journeys, discuss how they try to embody leadership, how leaders have shaped their views and how we need to move away from unhelpful comparisons in terms of career progression.
In this episode, WUN Associate , Juliet Summers , Inner Talent and Kerris Mackley, one of our WUN Advocates, take us through all things the 'Motherload'. Firstly understanding what the motherload is and what impact it has on many of us, as well as how to know when it's too much, how to manage it and what the future looks like for the working world.To understand more about the motherload and all the associated complexities around being a mum in the workplace, take a listen - whether you are a mum or not !
Join us as WUN Advocate, Victoria Lemmon talks to Yuko Tanaka, Sales Operation Manager from GridBeyond, Japan about her experience as a bilingual woman in a male dominated industry.
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