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“Ability is equally distributed but opportunity isn’t. It’s about giving people the freedom to fail and the right and opportunity to fully participate in all levels of the society we live in today.” Social Mobility has always been an important topic for us on 40 Minute Mentor. Not just as a topic to openly discuss on the podcast, but as a production team to continue to find underrepresented stories to share with you every week. Although a lot of progress has been made across industries in the last 4 years since we initially recorded this roundtable episode, a lot of what our guests have shared is (sadly) still relevant. In this Roundtable episode, you’ll hear from: ✨ Mandy Nyarko MBE, Co-Founder of Startup Discovery School ✨ Lucy McCarthy-Christofides, Fractional Commercial Product Marketing, ex Tails.com ✨ Ezechi Britton MBE, Co-Founder & CEO of Code Untapped, Founding Member of Impact X and CEO of Centre of Finance, Innovation and Technology ✨ Euan Blair, Co-Founder and CEO of Multiverse ✨ Ruth Penfold, Founder & Creator of Bloom, ex Launchpad and Onfido Together, they discuss…. Episode chapters: ➡️ Why social mobility is important [02:15] ➡️ The role of education [09:50] ➡️ Continuous learning and reskilling [15:10] ➡️ Improving social mobility as an employer [25:20] ➡️ Social Mobility in hiring [30:00] ➡️ Building a truly diverse and inclusive team [42:20] ➡️ Social Mobility in VC [52:50] ⛳ Helpful links: ➡️ Follow Mandy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandy-nyarko ➡️ Follow Ezechi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ezechi-britton-452a893/ ➡️ Follow Lucy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucymccarthytails ➡️ Follow Ruth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruthpenfold/ ⭐Enjoyed this episode?⭐️ Keep up to date with all our latest episodes, by hitting the subscribe button on your favourite podcast platform. And for any feedback on what you enjoy the most and ideas on what we can do to make 40 Minute Mentor even better, please leave us a review on https://ratethispodcast.com/40mm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices