Getting Board
Episodes
Dr Shani Dhanda | Accessibility & Draughts
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Getting Board we will be discussing the topic of Accessibility with Dr Shani Dhanda, an award-winning disability, inclusion & ac...
Nathaniel Cole | Masculinity & Jenga
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Getting Board we will be discussing the topic of Masculinity with Nathaniel Cole, workshop facilitator supporting young men & bo...
Amy Kean | Stereotypes & Guess Who?
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode of Getting Board we will be discussing the topic of Stereotypes with Amy Kean, CEO & Creative Director at Good Shout. This conversa...
Introducing Getting Board (trailer)
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Getting Board, the podcast that opens up space for honest and relevant dialogue about the societal issues shaping our world - one game at a...
The Speakeasier - when will AI do the school run?
26 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the 'Speakeasier', hosts Asad and Shilpa dive into their experiences at the Cannes Lions Festival. Shilpa shares her thoughts on at...
The Grow Up - how do Brits really feel about inclusion?
12 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The DEI Landscape: Insights from The Grow Up ReportIn this episode of The Speakeasier, Asad and Eli convene after more than a year since the last epis...
Sonoo Singh – Understanding the power of advertising
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With more than two decades of experience reporting on media and marketing, Sonoo Singh is one of the most well-known voices in advertising. Formerly e...
Chaka Sobhani - Leading with heart and creativity
22 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of The Speakeasier, we speak to one of the advertising industry's most acclaimed creative leaders, Chaka Sobhani.Chaka Sobhani is...
Marty Davies – How brands can stand with trans+ communities
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From Bud Light to Costa Coffee, trans+ representation has consistently hit the headlines this year following several cases of backlash. In the second ...
Simon Cook - The criteria of creativity
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As the CEO behind Cannes Lions, Simon Cook has a viewpoint of the global creative community that gives him unique insight into the state of marketing ...
Poorna Bell - Discovering your strength
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Journalist and Author Poorna Bell has been on a fascinating journey of strength. While dealing with the grief of losing her husband, she realised tha...
Amar Latif - Building what doesn't exist for the sake of inclusion
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Explorer and Entrepreneur Amar Latif lost 95% of his sight by the age of 18, but he didn't want that to stop him seeing the world. But he found that t...
Emma Dabiri - When was race & ethnicity invented?
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasier we’re joined by author, academic and broadcaster, Emma Dabiri. Through years of research and interrogation of narrative...
Nazir Afzal - What can crime teach us about inclusion?
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we’re joined by former Chief Prosecutor for the North West of England, Nazir Afzal OBE. Nazir was the first practising Muslim to be appo...
Marcus Ryder - Why we can't hide behind diversity
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Speakeasier we're joined by Marcus Ryder MBE. Formerly Chair of the Royal Television Society’s Diversity Committee, Marcus ha...
Mr Motivator - How can fitness be more inclusive?
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kicking off season two of The Speakeasier, we were thrilled to be joined by the original man of lycra, Mr Motivator AKA Derrick Evans MBE. The man kn...
Lisa Power - Not capturing LGBT+ history? Surely it's a sin
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sathnam Sanghera - Colonisation. Empire. British History: are the things we never learned holding us back?
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our first episode of 2021 welcomes the author and broadcaster, Sathnam Sanghera. With the recent release of his new book, Empireland: How Modern Brita...
Greg Bunbury - do we need more diversity in design?
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During a year that many businesses and individuals have been forced to reevaluate the way they think and act, how can we carve out a more diverse, pur...
Samantha Renke - how can disability make business braver?
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Speakeasier we’re joined by actor, columnist, public speaker and disability campaigner Samantha Renke, to talk about...
Asma Shah - how can we become anti-racist?
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Speakeasier, we chat with the glorious Asma Shah, founder and CEO of empowerment organisation You Make It, and advisor on the M...
Sulaiman Khan - can creativity be disabled?
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 12 we talk to Sulaiman Khan, founder and Chief Purpose Officer at ThisAbility, a disability-led equity business that aims to change workpla...
Mursal Saiq - can we eat our way to inclusion?
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 11 of The Speakeasier, we talk to Mursal Saiq, Founder and Director of Cue Point London, an inclusive barbecue catering company influenced ...
Jasvir Singh - why do we need South Asian Heritage Month?
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Jasvir Singh, co-founder of South Asian Heritage Month. From July 18th to August 17th, ‘SAHM’ is about celebration, commemoration and e...
Judi Love - can we have a laugh any more?
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Speakeasier we talk to comedienne, BBC radio presenter and TV host, Judi Love. We discuss comedy’s place in the seri...
Sheldon Mills - where are all the Black leaders?
22 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Speakeasier we talk to Sheldon Mills, Interim Executive Director of Strategy and Competition at FCA and chair of Stonewall UK. ...
Elliott Rae - how do we navigate race in the workplace?
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode of The Speakeasier we speak to Elliott Rae about navigating race in the workplace. Elliott is the the founder of musicfootbal...
Pragya Agarwal - what is unconscious bias?
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
‘What is unconscious bias?’ - there’s been a spike in people Googling this question. We think the answer lies with our latest guest, Pragya Agar...
Denise Headley & Iain Dale - whose voices do we really need to hear today?
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Less than a month ago, a Black man in Minneapolis spoke his last words as he was murdered: “I can’t breathe.” Since that day, many of us have b...
Jan Gooding - is there Pride without protest?
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode takes us deep into the world of diversity and inclusion with a guest who has way more experience than most. Jan Gooding was formerly chai...
June Sarpong - where does diversity and inclusion go from here?
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to TV presenter, author, campaigner, and director of creative diversity at the BBC, June Sarpong. The recording takes place ag...
Mohamed Mohamed - what are your Ramadan reflections?
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mohamed Mohamed, a British-Somali poet and football coach from south London, moved to London when he was a child to flee civil war in Somalia. In Dece...
Asma Khan - Is it a man's world?
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Asma - who owns Darjeeling Express restaurant in London's Soho and was profiled on the sixth season of the Netflix documentary series Chef's Table - t...