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Backhouse Jones is BACK on the trail of Women in Transport who have something to TORQUE about. If you fancy torquing to us, get in touch. You know where to find us. By the way we will interview anybody & everybody not just women. But it must be about transport !
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Women and girls make up 51 per cent of the UK population. The female employment rate is 72.3 per cent, yet women remain underrepresented in the transport sector accounting for only 26 per cent of workers. So, this time on Women torque BACK, Jo Dawson-Gerrard talks with Sonya Byers, CEO of Women in Transport.Women in Transport is a not-for-profit that empowers women in the industry to maximise their potential. Membership provides exclusive access to events, our professional development program...
This time on Women Torque BACK, Jo Dawson-Gerrard speaks with Sami Bowler of Sami Bowler Transport Management. They discuss what it was like growing up in the transport sector, being an external transport consultant and the issues crossing her desk on a daily basis. Sami spends her days keeping operators out of Public Inquiries, but she secretly confesses that operators actually respond well after enforcement action has been taken - whether at the roadside by the DVSA or in the Pub...
This time on Women Torque BACK, Jo Dawson-Gerrard speaks with Laura Taylor, Human Resources Director at the Road Haulage Association. They discuss the RHA’s Member Assistance Programme (a confidential service to help people deal with personal or work-related challenges), equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives, hybrid working, getting the best out of people with a positive approach and much more.The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant...
This time on Women Torque BACK, Jo Dawson-Gerrard speaks on International Womens’ Day with Libby Pritchard, Heather Lunney, Laura Smith, Claire McKie and Charlotte Fowler from Backhouse Jones about some of the more pressing transport related topics coming across their desks at the moment. We discuss: what we are seeing in public inquiries; maintenance issues; the role of the driver; cameras in cabs; clandestine entrants; uninssured loss recoveries; and ...
All EpisodesEdit Kicking the brand new second season of Women Torque BACK off, Jo Dawson-Gerrard is speaking to Lindsay Plummer from the transport consultancy Plumwood Ltd. With a decade of on-the job experience, Lindsay talks about the issues she is seeing most frequently in the industry, helping operators get their house in order and what she envisages the future will hold. The content of this podcast is correct at the time of broadcasting and isn’t meant to be specific medi...
Today’s guest on Women Torque BACK learnt how to lead from her former boss and mentor - Richard Branson. This involved the frivolity of being inside - literally - the yellow submarine in Liverpool and in more serious situations that involved tragedy and death on the railways when her employer - Virgin Trains - owned the West Coast Mainline. Paul McCartney said of “Yellow Submarine’ - it’s a happy song that’s all”. The song was released as a double A-side with Eleanor Rigby - a Lennon and...
The soundtrack to the movie “About a Boy“ is titled “Something to talk about”. Our next guest could also use this soundtrack to describe her professional life but this time ‘torque’ spelt T O R Q U E and what’s more she bears no resemblance whatsoever to the spoilt and rich layabout portrayed by Hugh Grant in the movie. Rather, comparisons for this episode’s guest on Women Torque Back might be better directed at Emma Thompson - the independent thinker, acclaimed actor, produc...
In this very special episode of Women Torque BACK, Laura Hadzik is joined by Backhouse Jones’ very own Women from the BACK - Julia Davies, Jo Dawson-Gerrard and the new ‘Queen of the Small Screen’, Chloe West. This quartet are a formidable force and, throughout the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have used their arsenal of personalities, knowledge and skills to create, drive, develop and deliver invaluable support to Backhouse Jones’ clients and friends across the ...
BACK in 2012 the Olympics took place in London Town. It was the Romans -not the Greeks -that initially laid out the road system BACK in the days of Londinium. Somebody had to oversee the logistics of moving hundreds of toned athletes and thousands of less muscular fans around the labyrinth of London. Step forward Traffic Commissioner Sarah Bell who rose to the challenge and in this podcast BACK’s the bus up here to provide a delightful insight into the BACKground of the logistics of the...
Continuing our discussion with inspiring businesswomen, today's guest Charlotte Bovill, explains to Jo Dawson -Gerrard how she loves the mantra “It always seems impossible until it's done.” When not at work you might find her diving with great white sharks, but in her day job she is Business Unit Director at JLL, a global commercial real estate services company with offices in 80 countries. As well as a deep dive into Charlotte's aspirations and inspirations, we discuss the shift in con...
Men in Black is a 1997 American science fiction action comedy film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith as two agents of a secret organization called the Men in Black, who supervise extraterrestrial lifeforms who live on Earth and hide their existence from ordinary humans. If the movie was updated for 2021 and titled “Women in Black” who might the casting director approach? Surely Sigourney weaver would be top of the list Sigourney is a pioneer of action h...
This time on Women Torque BACK Jo Dawson-Gerrard is speaking to another inspiring woman – namely Kate Walker. As well as being a fan of adrenaline sports, Kate has a wealth of experience covering Health, Nutrition, Diabetes, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Sport and Exercise Science. She is a published author and the founder and Managing Director of the Diabetes Safety Organisation. The Diabetes Safety Organisation was established to address the ever-present and increasing safety...
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