The Lens – UK Responsible Business Podcast
Episodes
TRADES UNION CONGRESS: Trust, trades unions and tech: what does it mean to have a good job?
09 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Lens our host Oli Barrett MBE sits down for a conversation with Frances O’Grady, General Secretary of The Trades Union Congre...
ICELAND FOODS: Activist businesses: palm oil, plastic pollution, paddle boarding and frozen peas.
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Oli is joined by Richard Walker of Iceland Foods and Cal Major of Paddle Against Plastic. The three discuss what makes an activist bu...
NATWEST: Female entrepreneurs and founder mindsets: how mentors make a difference
21 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our host Oli Barrett is joined by Izzy Obeng Founder of Foundervine, a start up that exists to equip minority entrepreneurs with the tools, skills and...
IRWIN MITCHELL: The robots are coming: how tech, law and accessibility intersect in the world of business.
22 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our host Oli Barrett MBE meets Nicki Clegg, Chief Technology Officer of law firm Irwin Mitchell and Fadeia Hossian, Lawyer at Clifford Chance to ...
WAITROSE: Happiness in the workplace: the future of food and measuring what matters
02 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2, episode 8 of The Lens podcast explores happiness in the workplace, how you measure it and measuring what really matters. Our guests and host...
KPMG: Removing racial barriers to success: enabling career opportunities for refugees
29 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Mursal Hedayat, Chatterbox Founder and Richard Iferenta, Partner at KPMG and Chair of BITC’s Race Leadership Team join Oli Barrett MBE for a convers...
SALARY FINANCE: Financial wellbeing: creating a good work environment, being yourself and positive mental health
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Our host Oli Barrett MBE sits down with with Co-Founder and Global CEO of Salary Finance, Asesh Sarkar, and Graduate Analyst Consultant at Deloitte El...
SEDWICK UK: How to be prepared for a worst-case scenario: for individuals and businesses
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Lens, our host Oli Barrett MBE talks to Stewart Steel, CEO of Sedgwick UK and Simon Crowther, Founder of Flood Protection Solut...
UNILEVER: Entrepreneurship: innate or learned? Plus, body positivity and the importance of CSR in your organisation
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of The Lens, our host Oli Barrett MBE meets Keith Weed, CMO at Unilever, and Bozhanka Vitanova, Founder at Entrepreneurial Muscl...
GOOGLE: Business insights from the President of Google: The Lens meets Matt Brittin
07 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
"The engine of the economy is small businesses" - Matt BrittinIn season 2 episode 3 of The Lens, our host Oli Barrett sits down with Google Business a...
DAVOS SPECIAL: featuring Keith Weed, Matt Brittin, Daniel Shakhani, Neeshad Shafi, Tabitha Goldstaub, Hayley Mole and Anton Szpitalak,
01 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 Episode 2 is a special edition of The Lens recorded at Davos 2019 featuring Daniel Shakhani, Neeshad Shafi, Tabitha Goldstaub, Hayley Mole, A...
CAPGEMINI UK: The benefits of volunteering: career decisions and talking about mental health
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 2 of The Lens. In episode one, our host Oli Barrett MBE speaks with Christine Hodgson, Chairman of Capgemini UK and Chairman of The ...
Bonus episode: the best of The Lens 2018
14 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's the Best Of The Lens 2018! What a year it's been and a first season packed with unique, inspiring and sometimes controversial insights from busin...
SKY: How to do the right thing in your career, at the workplace and for the rest of the world
12 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 12 of The Lens, Oli Barrett MBE speaks to Jeremy Darroch, Group CEO of Sky, and Dara Kirton, Chief of Staff Experience Centre at PwC. They ...
BUPA: What is the role of humans in the future of healthcare?
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 11 of The Lens, Oli Barrett speaks to Evelyn Bourke, Group CEO of Bupa, and Lorena Puica, CEO of I am Y I am. They discuss the future of he...
CISCO: On how technology helps planes, trains, automobiles, pizza deliveries and emergency services
30 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 10 of The Lens, Oli Barrett speaks to Scot Gardner, Chief Executive of Cisco in the UK & Ireland, and Tom Blaksley, Partnerships Manage...
LEGAL & GENERAL: Company culture: who to listen to, challenging the status quo and why it’s a good time to be a girl
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode nine of The Lens, Oli Barrett speaks to Dame Helena Morrissey, DBE Head of Personal Investing at Legal & General Investment Management ...
FUJITSU: How to make money and make a difference: healthcare, AI and automation
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode eight of The Lens, Oli Barrett sits down with Duncan Tait, Director and CEO, SEVP, Head of EMEIA and Americas Regions of Fujitsu and Nana P...
LLOYDS: Bring your whole self to work: reverse mentoring, LGBTQ resilience and cyber attacks
21 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode seven of The Lens, Oli Barrett speaks to Dame Inga Beale, CEO of Lloyds of London and Charlotte Evans cyber underwriter at AXIS Capital.Lis...
BARCLAYS: Mindset matters: flexible working and the democratisation of finance
28 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode six of The Lens, Oli Barrett speaks with Ashok Vaswani, Barclays UK CEO and Charlotte Blackmore a Graduate at Fujitsu. The three discuss th...
TECH UK: Gender equality - women's mental health and making AI more responsible
31 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode five of The Lens, Jacqueline de Rojas CBE, Tech UK President and Sophie Hebdidge, CTO of Project Kitchen Table join our host Oli Barrett MB...
MCKINSEY: Is your revolution inclusive? Social mobility and scaling positive impact
15 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In episode four of The Lens, Oli Barrett speaks to Dame Vivian Hunt, Managing Partner at McKinsey and UCL masters student and Limitless founder Ivan B...
BITC CHAIR: Essential practices: risk taking, hiring diversely and finding credible purpose
13 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In episode three of The Lens, Oli Barrett speaks to outgoing Business in the Community Chairman Antony Jenkins and Transfer Guru founder Shreya Hewett...
ANGLIAN WATER: Water scarcity, wellbeing and the real impact of climate change
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Episode two of The Lens features two fresh perspectives from inside Anglian Water, named as Business in the Community's Responsible Business of the Ye...
BUSINESS IN THE COMMUNITY: Digital disruption: the worry trap, intersectional talent and blind CVs
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Lens! Our first episode features Amanda Mackenzie, OBE, CEO of Business in the Community, Oli Barrett, MBE and Ozzie Clarke-Binns, Clie...