June Sarpong on Leadership, with Chris Hirst

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June Sarpong on Leadership, with Chris Hirst

June Sarpong, the BBC's first Director of Creative Diversity, in conversation with Chris Hirst, Global CEO for Havas Creative and author of No Bullsh*t Leadership.

Crises demand good leadership. In this live podcast, we were joined by broadcaster June Sarpong, who drew from her experience as the BBC’s first Director of Creative Diversity. She was interviewed by Chris Hirst, Global CEO for Havas Creative and author of No Bullsh*t Leadership, for our new podcast series called No Bullsh*t Leadership.

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June Sarpong

Broadcaster and first Director of Creative Diversity at the BBC

Broadcaster, writer and campaigner on diversity issues. She started her career as a DJ and presenter on MTV, Kiss FM and for ten years on Channel 4’s T4 youth strand. She has appeared as a panellist on ITV’s Loose Women and on Sky News’ The Pledge.Since 2010, she has built a reputation as a leading campaigner on a wide range of diversity and inclusion issues. She is a passionate advocate for change in the workplace and a champion for greater representation throughout the media. She has written two books on diversity issues - Diversify (2017) and The Power of Women (2018) - and co-founded the Women - Inspiration and Enterprise (WIE) Alliance in 2010, an international conference supporting female excellence and empowerment. She also co-founded the Decide Act Now (DNA) summit, promoting discussion and innovation. Watch the event live and have your chance to type in your question during the Q and A.

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