Women in Travel (CIC) has launched a podcast on series ‘Breakthrough to Excellence' which aims to highlight the current exceptional female talent in the travel industry. It will spotlight women from the BAME community to record podcasts and share their perspective on the underrepresentation and future prospects of women in the travel industry.
The social enterprise dedicated to empowering women through employability and entrepreneurship in the travel and hospitality industry, will be celebrating Black History Month by showcasing senior BAME talent and sharing ways to grow more BAME talent within the travel industry.
Their October line-up includes: Ola Fadipe - Head of Recruitment, Google EMEA, Patrice Mantey - Head of Joint Ventures and Commercial Planning, Virgin, Mo Talukder - Sales Director, Geo Tourist, Dee Gibson - Hotelier and Interior Designer, Farina Azam - Partner and Travel Lead, Kemp Little and Laverne Walker - Managing Director, Sackville Travel.
Speaking about BAME Women in Travel’s October offering, Executive Director, Jamie-Lee Abtar, said: "BAME men and women are still underrepresented in the UK travel industry, and often young BAME talent overlooks the travel industry as they don’t see many who ‘look like them’ in positions of authority. This podcast series aims to address that. In a similar vein, we are calling on other BAME senior role models to get in touch and volunteer to become mentors.
The podcast series is available on Spotify, SoundCloud and Apple Podcasts.
