Inclusive Growth Show
I love driving diversity and inclusion at the leadership level. Each week, I host insightful conversations where we explore the journey of inclusive growth, discuss strategies for engaging senior leaders in equity, diversity, and inclusion, and share practical tips to inspire and empower meaningful change.
Episodes
179 episodes
Connecting Frontline Employees: Turning Communication Gaps into Competitive Advantage
What if your biggest workforce segment is the least connected? In this episode, Toby Mildon speaks with Peter Durkin, CMO at Blink, about the hidden risks of overlooking frontline employees—and how organisations can turn connection into ...
How Leaders Can Avoid Burnout and Model Wellbeing
Are you always putting others first at work? You might be heading for burnout — and not even realise it.In this powerful episode, Toby Mildon speaks with Pam Burrows, known as The People Booster, about her unique C...
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How Listening Drives Inclusive Leadership at Bupa
What does it take to lead with inclusion in a complex, global organisation? In this episode of the Inclusive Growth Podcast, Toby Mildon speaks with Rebecca Pearson, Chief Sustainability and People Officer at Bupa, about her incre...
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Why Disabled Leaders Are Still Misunderstood – And How HR Can Change That
Why are disabled individuals still excluded from leadership?In this episode of The Inclusive Growth Show, Toby Mildon speaks with Pravjoth Gill, a disability advocate and recent HR graduate, whose dissertation explores th...
Creating Sustainable EDI Change: From Theory to Organisational Practice
Why short-term diversity efforts fail - and how to fix themIn this episode of The Inclusive Growth Show, Toby Mildon is joined by Juliane Schlüsener, a systemic organisational developer, researcher and coach. Together, th...
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Why Employee Ownership Drives Inclusive, High-Performing Cultures
Are employee-owned organisations the key to inclusive, high-performing teams?In this episode of the Inclusive Growth Show, Toby Mildon is joined by Jeremy Gadd, Partner at Telos Partners and former senior leader at the Jo...
Could you spot the signs of radicalisation in an employee’s home life?
Could you spot the signs of radicalisation in an employee’s home life? In this moving and eye-opening episode, Toby Mildon talks to Sarah Hardy from Exit Hate, a charity helping individ...
Inclusive Leadership in Polarised Times
You deal with conflict at work every day, and rising polarisation makes this harder. This episode gives you a straightforward way to strengthen your inclusive leadership and keep your team steady when views clash.You’ll hear:...
From Lived Experience to Inclusive Strategy: Fiona Daniel’s EDI Journey
How do we move from performative diversity to real inclusion?In this episode of The Inclusive Growth Show, host Toby Mildon welcomes inclusion enabler and new associate Fiona Daniel. Drawing on her extensive career and deep...
Unlocking the Power of Your Voice at Work
Are you using your voice to its fullest potential in the workplace?In this episode of the Inclusive Growth Show, Toby Mildon sits down with Clinton Jordan, a vocal coach and performer who has sung with the likes of Mariah C...
Why Inclusion Means More Than Compliance with Ruben Carol
Breaking down barriers to real disability inclusion. In this episode of the Inclusive Growth Show, host Toby Mildon speaks with Ruben Carol—Mildon’s newest associate consultant—about his powerful journey from stroke survivor to actor...
Leading with Purpose: Reconnecting Culture, Values and Inclusion
Why values-led leadership creates truly inclusive growthIn this inspiring conversation, Gillian Drakeford shares her journey from management trainee to leading IKEA UK & Ireland, and her deep insights from helping IKEA expand ...
How to Build Neuro-Affirming and Inclusive Workplaces
Neuro-inclusion isn’t just good practice - it’s smart business.In this episode of The Inclusive Growth Show, host Toby Mildon chats with Andy Ryan, neurodiversity specialist and a new associate at Mildon. With a backgroun...
What Does True Inclusion Really Look Like in Practice?
Is your organisation truly inclusive, or just ticking boxes? In this episode of the Inclusive Growth Podcast, Toby Mildon introduces new associate Dr. Christopher Owen - an expert in intersectional systemic oppression and founder of ...
How Leadership and Inclusion Intertwine: Cynthia Fortladge's Journey
Discover how inclusive leadership unlocks hidden potential in the workplace.In this episode of the Inclusive Growth Podcast, Toby Mildon sits down with Cynthia Fortladge, global award-winning consultant and new associate at Mildon...
Challenging Accessibility Myths and Creating Inclusive Workplaces
Is your organisation truly accessible – or just meeting the bare minimum?In this episode of the Inclusive Growth Podcast, Toby Mildon has a compelling conversation featuring Luis Canto E Castro, a disability inclusion and...
How Love-Based Cultures Boost Organisational Performance
What if love, not fear, was the foundation of your workplace culture?In this enlightening episode, Toby Mildon is joined by Simon Phillips - founder of The Change Maker Group and co-h...
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How EDI Can Move Beyond Optics to Deliver Real Impact
What happens when inclusion efforts stall at awareness?In this compelling episode, Toby Mildon sits down with experienced EDI practitioner Emma Underwood to explore why equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is facing what Emma ...
Why Hiring Older Workers Could Rescue the Hospitality Sector
Is your organisation missing out on a powerful and overlooked talent pool? In this episode of the Inclusive Growth Show, Toby Mildon speaks with Dr Andrew Jenkins, an expert in employment and age discrimination, to explore why older ...
Supporting Menopause and Mental Health for Inclusive Workplaces
Menopause and mental health: why silence in the workplace is no longer an option.In this compelling episode of the Inclusive Growth Show, Toby Mildon is joined by Haley from Menospace and Victoria from Minds That Work to ...
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Why Flexible Working Is the Future of Inclusive Business Growth
What if flexible working wasn’t just a perk, but a pathway to inclusive growth and business success?Toby Mildon is joined by Molly Johnson-Jones, co-founder and CEO of Flexa, to unpack the real...
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Why EDI Feels Risky – And How to Lead Through It Authentically
Are we doing EDI right – or just going through the motions?In this powerful follow-up episode, Toby Mildon is joined by Poornima Luthra, Associate Professor at Copenhagen Business School and thought leader on inc...
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Why Inclusion Needs a ‘Why’: Grounding DEI in Organisational Values
Are your inclusion efforts grounded in a meaningful 'why'?In this engaging episode, Toby Mildon speaks with Sarah Bettman—an executive coach and DEI strategist—about the importance of aligning equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI...
Driving Gender Diversity Through Inclusive Leadership at Parcelforce
“You can’t transform without diversity.”In this episode of the Inclusive Growth Show, Toby Mildon speaks with Aaron Barnes, former Managing Director of Parcelforce and now a consultant in operational excellence and leadersh...
