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Dive Deep, Climb High


Focusing on leadership in higher education, Mel Loizou asks her guests to share what leadership means to them. The Dive Deep Climb High podcast is fun, honest, and relatable. It enables you to dive deep into your role and the leader you are.

To climb high, unleashing the power and potential of you and those around you. With inspiring stories, practical tips, and a little bit of fishiness this show will help you realise that sometimes the apparently impossible is absolutely possible. 

Dive Deep. Climb High. Can Do Leadership in a World of Can’t.

 

Oct 18, 2022

As an openly gay woman, working in higher education, Carley shares her journey with us, the highs, and the lows. From ‘coming out’ at nineteen to being told by a colleague that she would have to try harder in London because she was gay, fat, and northern, Carley gives us her perspective on how we can create more inclusive environments, which allow people to bring their true selves to work every day.

 

KEY TAKEAWAY

“The LGBTQ+ community, we want you to ask questions, we want you to ask what that acronym means. I don’t have a clue what most of the acronyms mean because they’re forever changing, because they’re personal and they’re different for every single individual, so you’re probably not always going to get it right. But it’s okay to not get it right. Be open with people and ask them what they prefer to be called.”

 

ABOUT CARLEY

Carley is the Student Experience Manager at the University of the Arts London. Originally from the north of England, she has worked within HE and charity sectors for 15 years supporting inclusivity in leadership and her roles.  She is also the Head of Events for Pride in London and has started her own LGBTQ+ events company championing positive individual relationships and community involvement.

Carley's Blog Post: https://enhancetheuk.org/pride-imonth-why-not-a-pride-year/

 

CONNECT WITH CARLEY

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/carley-owen-9807b9a4

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstsightevents/

Pride in London website: https://prideinlondon.org/events/

 

ABOUT THE HOST – MEL LOIZOU

Mel is a Consultant, Coach, Facilitator, Speaker, Podcast Host & Mum. Specialising in leadership and change management in the Higher Education sector, Mel uses her Fish Climb Trees philosophy to help individuals, teams and organisations, shift from that place of believing they can’t, to one where they know they absolutely can.

If you would like Mel to help you with your leadership and change management challenges, then please book a free 30 min call via https://calendly.com/melloizou/initialchat

 

Check out Mel’s Book, When Fish Climb Trees*:  When Fish Climb Trees

Check out Mel’s TEDx Talk, Ditch Your Fishnets, Boost Your Resilience: https://www.ted.com/talks/mel_loizou_ditch_your_fishnets_boost_your_resilience

 

CONNECT WITH MEL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/melloizou/

https://www.instagram.com/mel.loizou/

https://twitter.com/Mel_Loizou

https://www.fishclimbtrees.co.uk

 

HOSTED BY: Mel Loizou

DISCLAIMER

The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the host and guest speakers. Please conduct your own due diligence.

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