Women on Boards

In this episode, we talk to Nicolina Andall about her journey to the boardroom which currently comprises a public sector appointment and various charitable roles. As a successful corporate commercial solicitor, Nicolina talks of her love for the governance and strategic advisory elements of being a board member. Her passion and enthusiasm are sure to inspire and motivate anyone considering taking on a board role. 

FTSE 100 board member, Diana Brightmore-Armour joins Fiona Hathorn to talk about the power of networking and the importance of nurturing your business relationships to help you when you might want to develop a non-executive portfolio career. 

Corporate affairs and marketing expert, Maxine Taylor joins Fiona Hathorn as she reflects on her background operating in central government, at board level in the pharmaceutical industry (Eli Lilly), charitable organisations (Cancer Research UK), Banking (Nationwide), most recently with King's College London, and now also as Non-Executive Director of Women on Boards UK. She talks about the benefits of having a mentor or coach, the importance of developing a strong network and shares her advice on building a non-executive career. 

Having had an esteemed career as a newspaper editor and then gone on to run a major charity, Anne Spackman talks to Rachel Tranter about how she has started to develop a portfolio of non-executive roles. With a slightly different background to some who are applying for non-executive positions, Anne shares how her extensive experience as a journalist is hugely relevant to the boardroom. This session is sure to inspire and shares many top tips for achieving board success. 

Former CEO of HSBC Scotland and now portfolio non-exec director, Alison McGregor shares her many tips for building a successful portfolio career. She looks at how going out of your comfort zone into a different sector can be amazingly rewarding, how important networking has been for her and she advises that you can never start too early.

In this episode Fiona Hathorn talks to Mark Adams from the IoD about the power of building and maintaining networks and what it really means to network effectively. 

Episode produced by the IoD. Please see https://www.iod.com/academy/recommended for more.

Join Claire Braund (Founder of Women on Boards and CEO of Women on Boards in Australia) and Fiona Hathorn (Founder and CEO of Women on Boards in the UK) when they get together to reflect how things have changed in the world of the boardroom since they first talked about launching in the UK back in 2012. 

Join Claire Braund, founder of Women on Boards and CEO of Women on Boards in Australia, and Fiona Hathorn, founder and CEO of Women on Boards in the UK when they talk about how to approach writing a Board CV. They also share some of their tips on what to consider when applying for board roles. 

Have you ever thought of joining a schools board? In this episode we talk to non-executive at Educate Together Academy Trust , Yvonne Barker-Layton and Head of Academy Ambassadors, Emma Gregory, about the benefits of joining a schools board and what is entailed when you get there. 

With a strong technology background and having been based in the US for a number of years, join Jacqui Ferguson as she explains how she built her portfolio non-executive career alongside her busy executive one. Note, this podcast was recorded in early 2018. 

Carolyn Porretta is our guest in our next Success Stories instalment. At possibly a slightly earlier stage of her career than some of our other speakers, Carolyn explains why she has started to add non-executive roles to her activities now and what she is gaining from them. A must listen to anyone who is just starting to think about this topic and would like advice on how to approach the non-executive landscape while also developing a busy and successful executive career.

Terri Duhon is our guest in this month's Success Stories episode. With an impressive CV and multiple NED roles, plus connections with prestigious universities, Terri explains how her path to success has not been as polished as her CV suggests.

Jose Luis Alvarez, Senior Affiliate Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Insead and Academic Director of Insead's Corporate Governance Centre looks at the social and political trends and dynamics of being an effective director in conversation with CEO of Women on Boards, Fiona Hathorn. 

Sue O'Brien is our guest for the next Success Stories instalment from Women on Boards. Sue tells us about her journey to the boardroom and the various boards she sits on. Wearing her "other hat" of leading headhunter, she also shares some invaluable advice for anyone looking for a non-executive position on the dos and don'ts of liaising with headhunters. One not to miss!

Be motivated by Celia Pronto's story as she talks with Rachel Tranter about her route to the boardroom. With expertise in marketing, consumer and digital within the retail, travel, hospitality and technology sectors, Celia provides us with some great insight into how she has succeeded and as a result how you might go about achieving your boardroom aspirations. 

Join Vanessa Sharp when she speaks to Rachel Tranter about how she built her portfolio non-executive career having had a busy legal executive career. Vanessa has built a portfolio of charity, education, public sector and private roles but all with a common theme running through them. 

Join portfolio non-executive director,Francesca Ecsery and Rachel Tranter for this month's Success Story conversation.

Having spent many years in the digital/ retail/ FMCG industries, Francesca has built a portfolio NED career with a diverse range of large companies from Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust to Air France. Francesca shares her experiences and gives lots of tips and advice for anyone considering taking on their first non-executive role or developing a portfolio of NED positions.

Join Rachel Tranter speaking to Mandy Calvert, non-executive director in the housing sector having had a life-sciences executive career. She talks about what it is to be strategic and how her executive experience in a different sector has helped her in the boardroom. 

Join Rachel Tranter who this month talks to portfolio non-executive director, Karen Finlayson about her journey to the boardroom.

Having left school with few qualifications, Karen decided to go back to college and has gone on to become Partner at PWC and has taken on a range of high profile board positions in education and the NHS. Another inspiring story for anyone who might be considering a non-executive career and who might not have a "cookie cutter" CV.