Pursuing Better Together

Mark Geoghegan is the Editor of The Voice of Insurance podcast and long-time market journalist. During this episode, we put Mark in the interview seat to discuss his experience of switching careers from broking to journalism, his position as a market commentator and how he views the evolution of the London Market from his unique perspective. 

Andrew Fairbairn is Co-Chair of Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) London and SVP of SEO USA, a charity set up to provide young talent from underrepresented and underserved backgrounds with access to career opportunities. Having begun his journey with SEO as a career intern for Lehman Brothers in 1995, Andrew discusses the positive impact of the charity’s work and how fostering greater diversity, equity and inclusion within organisations is critical for long-term business success.

Highlights from our climate conversation with Daniel Stander, Special Advisor to the United Nations Development Programme, leading the UN's in-country work addressing issues of poverty, inequality and climate risk around the world.

Daniel Stander is an influential figure at the the interface between public policy and the private sector, best known in his capacity as Special Advisor to the United Nations Development Programme. During this honest conversation, we talk climate, discussing the need for greater public/private sector collaboration on this critical challenge, the intrinsic societal value of the insurance sector and how the resilience debate is shifting from purely mitigation focussed to adaptive strategies.

Highlights from our conversation with Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, one of the UK’s most successful athletes, 11-time Paralympic winner and six-time London Marathon winner. She is also a Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords, TV personality, author, and motivational speaker.

Baroness (Tanni) Grey-Thompson DBE is one of the UK’s most successful athletes, winning 11 Paralympic Golds and six London Marathons. She is also a Crossbench Peer in the House of Lords, TV personality, author, and motivational speaker. In her trademark down-to-earth fashion, Tanni discusses the crucial role that ‘critical friends’ have played in her success and how fearing failure shouldn’t mean being afraid of putting yourself on the starting line. 

Highlights from our conversation with Kate Richardson-Walsh, the most capped female hockey payer in British history,  a Gold-medal winning captain of the GB women’s hockey team and a BBC broadcaster. 

Kate Richardson-Walsh is best known as the most capped female hockey player in British history, a Gold-medal winning captain of the GB women’s hockey team and a BBC broadcaster. During a candid discussion, Kate talks about the importance of vulnerability in great leadership and the cultural transformation that saw the GB women’s hockey team go from 2nd bottom in the World Championship to Olympic Champions in just 2 years.