Progressing Lives Through Changing the Face of Tomorrow‘s Leaders, Today with Emmanuel Ayoola

We're delighted to welcome Emmanuel Ayoola, diversity advocate and fundraising director to the latest episode of The Progressing Lives Everywhere Podcast!

 

Emmanuel is the Director of Fundraising at the Aleto Foundation, an organisation dedicated to enabling high potential young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to fulfil that potential as the leaders and board execs of tomorrow.

 

Emmanuel has a CV that is rather formidable; as well as his current role at Aleto, he is the Founder and Chair of Trustees of Grace's Days Africa, a charity working to create sustainable change within local communities in Africa; an RSA fellow; and a Trustee for Volunteering Matters. However, this impressive roster also shows Emmanuel's dedication to progressing the lives of others, which is both pragmatic and passionate. 

 

Having been through one of Aleto's programmes himself, Emmanuel knows the power that the leaders of today have in creating the leaders of tomorrow, as he says himself - "that was a huge turning point because that was the first time I'd really been told professionally that I can change the world around me".

 

Hosted by Natasha Crump, ESG Director at Amoria Bond Group, this episode is an informative and educational listen for anyone seeking to understand more about workplace diversity, the importance of mentoring and helping to change the face of tomorrow's leaders.    

 

Time Stamped Agenda:

00:39 - Introduction to Emmanuel

01:51 - What is progression in your opinion?

03:44 - How important is it that organisations being open to flexible ways of working, in order to retain the best talent?

07:30 - Can you explain more about Aleto and why it's so important?

09:27 - Can you talk about the reality of why Aleto is needed?

12:01 - Can you tell me more about what Aleto does and the programmes you run?

14:02 - As alumni of Aleto, how important and impactful was the Aleto Foundation to you personally?

17:15 - What are the main ways companies and individuals can work with Aleto and make a difference through the foundation?

19:51 - What are the kind of barriers that preventing black professionals from coming into industries like recruitment?

24:01 - How important do you think it is for organisations to take responsibility for educating their staff to help make work environments 

27:30 - Who would be your dream podcast guest to interview on progression and progressing lives everywhere?

 

Resources Mentioned:

Aleto Foundation: https://aletofoundation.org.uk/

 

Thanks for listening to The Progressing Lives Everywhere Podcast, brought to you by Amoria Bond.

 

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