In today's episode Crystal is joined by Hannah Locke from our WISH Midlands Board.

Crystal and Hannah are in conversation with Lara Oyedele. As an ex-president of CIH and CEO of Black on Board, Lara is an advocate for diversity and inclusion. Lara talks through her journey from being homeless to becoming a powerful voice in the sector.

Lara's campaign as President of CIH 'In Her Shoes' was a catalyst for positive change in the sector, however in this episode we explore the work we still have to do including understanding the drive behind Black on Board, Lara's strategic response in the wake of the 2020 Black Lives Matter movement.

Join Crystal and Chair of WISH South West, Sinead Lee in conversation with Tracey McEachran, the first President for WISH. In this episode, Tracey reflects on her time with WISH, the differences she has seen and the opportunities for future growth.

Crystal and Sinead delve into the heart of Tracey's 'Hear Her Voice' campaign and the events that triggered it and how this is a problem for everyone. Tracey educates us on the importance of using our right sided brain, and the criticality of becoming our true selves.

In this episode Crystal is joined by Sarah Schofield from our North Wales Board.

Crystal and Sarah talk with Aileen Evans - as retired CEO of Grand Union, and ex-president of CIH, Aileen talks us through the change from aspirations as an orchestra musician, to a truly influential leader in our sector.

Aileen is an advocate for mental health, and her CIH campaign 'Shine A Light' puts a focus on how the mental health of our customers and colleagues is perceived. In this episode, we look at Aileen's personal experiences and how together we can raise the sectors game on mental health.

Past-President of the Chartered Institute of Housing, Jill is a force for good in the housing sector. We dig into her 'Be EPIC' campaign in this episode, as well as her work advocating for veterans experiencing homelessness.

Jill gives an authentic view of her experiences of the housing sector, how it has changed and where we need to go next.

Current President of the Chartered Institute of Housing, Elly talks to us about her 'Choose Housing' campaign and why housing should be a profession of choice for anyone starting out in their career.

Alison is someone who needs little introduction to anyone working in the housing sector. She has been a force for good, campaigning for change on many fronts, with a dedication to tenants at the heart of all we do.

In this episode Lucy and Crystal chat with Alison about her career, the professional and personal challenges she’s faced and what she thinks is ahead of us with a Labour government now driving the Housing agenda.

In this episode Lucy and Crystal chat with Cym about her role as a leader in the sector, especially in championing BME communities and the need for diversity and inclusion in how we design and deliver homes and services.

Cym talks to us about how her early career training wasn’t necessarily going to lead her into housing, and the opportunities that were fortunately missed!

Angela joins us on the podcast not long after retiring from being CEO of North Star. We speak to Angela about her time at North Star and why it is important to understand the heritage of the communities we are working in.

A real advocate for inclusive, decision making, democratic leadership, Angela speaks to us about how she ensured this in her work, and how others could do the same.