Women in Trading with Duri Mehmet on The Six Sells Podcast

In this episode of The Six Sells Podcast, Mike Nicholson spoke to Duri Mehmet, who is the Group Trading Director at Orion Worldwide. Duri has over 15 years experience in the media industry and she is also the founder of ‘Women in Trading’, a network created to drive parity and representation in this sector and also to support women in trading roles.

Here are some of the topics we discussed in this episode.

Creating female representation within trading

Helping women to grow, be visible and build networking communities

Supporting the Ovarian Cancer Charity

The importance of ‘seeing yourself’ in senior roles

Why there needs to be diversity within trading

The value of empathy within trading

Softer skills and emotional intelligence

The importance of resilience in trading

Being approachable whilst having professional boundaries

Being a member of Women In Trading and what that brings

The balance of voices and doing what initially makes you uncomfortable

Taking opportunities when they arise

Future goals and planning ahead

The importance of male allies

Encouraging more women into trading roles and growing the network

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