web02.fireside.fm Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:02:34 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Pivots & Plot Twists - Episodes Tagged with “Inclusion” https://pivotsandplottwists.fireside.fm/tags/inclusion Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0100 The podcast where I invite a group of inspiring change makers and leaders from different industries and walks-of-life to discuss the topic of being brave, navigate change and what to do when life throws a plot twist or two. en-gb episodic Being brave, learning how to navigate change and throwing in a plot twist or two in life and business. Tamsyn Allington The podcast where I invite a group of inspiring change makers and leaders from different industries and walks-of-life to discuss the topic of being brave, navigate change and what to do when life throws a plot twist or two. no change, entrepreneurship, entrepreneur, business, culture, pivots, plot twists, Tamsyn Allington hello@tamsyn.co Ep 61: Redesigning the Rules: Equity, Inclusion & the Future of Work with Olajide Alabi - UPDATED AUDIO https://pivotsandplottwists.fireside.fm/ola 31c564d1-aa15-4d3f-bf73-22039f712b5e Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0100 Tamsyn Allington full Tamsyn Allington 31:26 no In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Olajide, Co-founder of SiSU—a people experience agency on a mission to create better, more inclusive workplace cultures. From his beginnings as a part-time TGI Fridays employee to leading culture-shifting work across the hospitality sector and beyond, Olajide brings a deep understanding of what it really means to centre equity, inclusion, and wellbeing at work. We talk about: ✨ Why equity isn’t the same as equality—and why that difference matters ✨ His journey from being gaslit and facing adversity to becoming a leader in culture change ✨ How data, care, and listening can radically improve the employee experience ✨ What it means to protect your light and stand in your truth ✨ Why the hospitality industry is built on diversity—and why it must do better by its people ✨ Advice to anyone starting out or feeling unseen at work Olajide’s insights are honest, energising and full of practical ways we can all do better, wherever we work. If you care about people, purpose and progress—this one’s for you. Please like, subscribe, share and review our podcast - it means the world to us! Connect with Tamsyn Book a free consultion call: https://hello.dubsado.com:443/public/appointment-scheduler/637dfe6d55641a24b89cb06b/schedule Join the Pivots & Plot Twists newsletter : https://tamsynandco.myflodesk.com/welcome Our Website : www.tamsyn.co LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamsynallington/ Connect with Olajide SiSu website: thisissisu.co.uk LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/olajide-alabi-67713421/?originalSubdomain=uk SiSU, Olajide, workplace culture, people experience, hospitality industry, DEI, equity, inclusion, wellbeing at work, diversity, employee experience, HR, leadership, adversity, gaslighting, redesigning work, business culture, progress over perfection, equity vs equality, culture shift, workplace wellbeing, protecting your light, hospitality careers In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Olajide, Co-founder of SiSU—a people experience agency on a mission to create better, more inclusive workplace cultures.

From his beginnings as a part-time TGI Fridays employee to leading culture-shifting work across the hospitality sector and beyond, Olajide brings a deep understanding of what it really means to centre equity, inclusion, and wellbeing at work.

We talk about:
✨ Why equity isn’t the same as equality—and why that difference matters
✨ His journey from being gaslit and facing adversity to becoming a leader in culture change
✨ How data, care, and listening can radically improve the employee experience
✨ What it means to protect your light and stand in your truth
✨ Why the hospitality industry is built on diversity—and why it must do better by its people
✨ Advice to anyone starting out or feeling unseen at work

Olajide’s insights are honest, energising and full of practical ways we can all do better, wherever we work. If you care about people, purpose and progress—this one’s for you.

Please like, subscribe, share and review our podcast - it means the world to us!

Connect with Tamsyn

Book a free consultion call: https://hello.dubsado.com:443/public/appointment-scheduler/637dfe6d55641a24b89cb06b/schedule

Join the Pivots & Plot Twists newsletter : https://tamsynandco.myflodesk.com/welcome

Our Website : www.tamsyn.co

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamsynallington/

Connect with Olajide

SiSu website: thisissisu.co.uk

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/olajide-alabi-67713421/?originalSubdomain=uk

]]> In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Olajide, Co-founder of SiSU—a people experience agency on a mission to create better, more inclusive workplace cultures.

From his beginnings as a part-time TGI Fridays employee to leading culture-shifting work across the hospitality sector and beyond, Olajide brings a deep understanding of what it really means to centre equity, inclusion, and wellbeing at work.

We talk about:
✨ Why equity isn’t the same as equality—and why that difference matters
✨ His journey from being gaslit and facing adversity to becoming a leader in culture change
✨ How data, care, and listening can radically improve the employee experience
✨ What it means to protect your light and stand in your truth
✨ Why the hospitality industry is built on diversity—and why it must do better by its people
✨ Advice to anyone starting out or feeling unseen at work

Olajide’s insights are honest, energising and full of practical ways we can all do better, wherever we work. If you care about people, purpose and progress—this one’s for you.

Please like, subscribe, share and review our podcast - it means the world to us!

Connect with Tamsyn

Book a free consultion call: https://hello.dubsado.com:443/public/appointment-scheduler/637dfe6d55641a24b89cb06b/schedule

Join the Pivots & Plot Twists newsletter : https://tamsynandco.myflodesk.com/welcome

Our Website : www.tamsyn.co

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamsynallington/

Connect with Olajide

SiSu website: thisissisu.co.uk

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/olajide-alabi-67713421/?originalSubdomain=uk

]]> Ep 43: Unlocking your magic & is being self employed really better? With Amanda Henderson https://pivotsandplottwists.fireside.fm/ep43 16165869-f278-4bc8-b28f-c6e8150ab486 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0100 Tamsyn Allington full Tamsyn Allington 34:22 no Welcome to Season 4 of Pivots and Plot Twists. This season's theme is SHINING BRIGHT NOT BURNING OUT. This season is dedicated to stories of hope, inspiration and positivity, in service of helping you live well, love your work and take care of yourself brilliantly. On this episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Amanda Henderson. Amanda has had a squiggly academic and career path, taking her from marketing to operations, and then to finding her true love and passion in the People function. Amanda now leads Thread HR, her own people consultancy. Thread HR loves to work with founder-led businesses, taking great pleasure in taking all of their people worries away, whilst supporting them in building sustainable people foundations for growth. Her broad background and experiences - along with a wish to always make working together fun and enjoyable - has seen the business grow from strength to strength. We discuss: What does inclusion look like The problem with CVs Unconscious biases and tackling those obstacles Why she decided to go out on her own - what was the catalyst Being risk adverse but still taking the risk Is being employed actually less risky? Having confidence in yourself The impact of working longer hours as a self employed person How to manage burnout How relationships at work have to be 2 way to be effective and the future of work Unlocking your magic Please like, subscribe, share and review our podcast - it means the world to us! Connect with Tamsyn Book a free consultion call: https://hello.dubsado.com:443/public/appointment-scheduler/637dfe6d55641a24b89cb06b/schedule Join the Pivots & Plot Twists newsletter : https://tamsynandco.myflodesk.com/welcome Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamsynandco/ Our Website : www.tamsyn.co LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamsynallington/ Connect with Amanda LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-henderson-threadhr/ Thread HR: https://www.threadhr.co.uk/about Inclusion, boundaries, CVs, business, self employed, employment, magic, confidence, unconscious bias, burnout Welcome to Season 4 of Pivots and Plot Twists. This season's theme is SHINING BRIGHT NOT BURNING OUT.
This season is dedicated to stories of hope, inspiration and positivity, in service of helping you live well, love your work and take care of yourself brilliantly.

On this episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Amanda Henderson.

Amanda has had a squiggly academic and career path, taking her from marketing to operations, and then to finding her true love and passion in the People function.

Amanda now leads Thread HR, her own people consultancy. Thread HR loves to work with founder-led businesses, taking great pleasure in taking all of their people worries away, whilst supporting them in building sustainable people foundations for growth. Her broad background and experiences - along with a wish to always make working together fun and enjoyable - has seen the business grow from strength to strength.

We discuss:

  • What does inclusion look like
  • The problem with CVs
  • Unconscious biases and tackling those obstacles
  • Why she decided to go out on her own - what was the catalyst
  • Being risk adverse but still taking the risk
  • Is being employed actually less risky?
  • Having confidence in yourself
  • The impact of working longer hours as a self employed person
  • How to manage burnout
  • How relationships at work have to be 2 way to be effective and the future of work
  • Unlocking your magic

Please like, subscribe, share and review our podcast - it means the world to us!

Connect with Tamsyn

Book a free consultion call: https://hello.dubsado.com:443/public/appointment-scheduler/637dfe6d55641a24b89cb06b/schedule

Join the Pivots & Plot Twists newsletter : https://tamsynandco.myflodesk.com/welcome

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamsynandco/

Our Website : www.tamsyn.co

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamsynallington/

Connect with Amanda

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-henderson-threadhr/

Thread HR: https://www.threadhr.co.uk/about

]]> Welcome to Season 4 of Pivots and Plot Twists. This season's theme is SHINING BRIGHT NOT BURNING OUT.
This season is dedicated to stories of hope, inspiration and positivity, in service of helping you live well, love your work and take care of yourself brilliantly.

On this episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Amanda Henderson.

Amanda has had a squiggly academic and career path, taking her from marketing to operations, and then to finding her true love and passion in the People function.

Amanda now leads Thread HR, her own people consultancy. Thread HR loves to work with founder-led businesses, taking great pleasure in taking all of their people worries away, whilst supporting them in building sustainable people foundations for growth. Her broad background and experiences - along with a wish to always make working together fun and enjoyable - has seen the business grow from strength to strength.

We discuss:

  • What does inclusion look like
  • The problem with CVs
  • Unconscious biases and tackling those obstacles
  • Why she decided to go out on her own - what was the catalyst
  • Being risk adverse but still taking the risk
  • Is being employed actually less risky?
  • Having confidence in yourself
  • The impact of working longer hours as a self employed person
  • How to manage burnout
  • How relationships at work have to be 2 way to be effective and the future of work
  • Unlocking your magic

Please like, subscribe, share and review our podcast - it means the world to us!

Connect with Tamsyn

Book a free consultion call: https://hello.dubsado.com:443/public/appointment-scheduler/637dfe6d55641a24b89cb06b/schedule

Join the Pivots & Plot Twists newsletter : https://tamsynandco.myflodesk.com/welcome

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamsynandco/

Our Website : www.tamsyn.co

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamsynallington/

Connect with Amanda

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-henderson-threadhr/

Thread HR: https://www.threadhr.co.uk/about

]]> Episode 11: The value of apprenticeships, our attitudes towards aging and flying the flag for other people. With Karen Bosher https://pivotsandplottwists.fireside.fm/ep11 4df709a5-5abf-402f-8c39-40dc917f408d Tue, 10 Oct 2023 05:00:00 +0100 Tamsyn Allington full Tamsyn Allington Karen has had a diverse career throughout many sectors. We discuss many important topics in this podcast, including, lack of inclusion, particularly within the LGBTQ+ community, the power of leadership and out attitude as a society towards aging. 50:42 no Karen has enjoyed long and successfully diverse career across a broad range of sectors. Starting 26 years ago in retail working in fashion, beauty, childrenswear and sport - including M&S, Kingfisher, Burton Group, Mothercare and JJB Sports - she built a reputation as a formidable sales driver, leadership role model and innovator. Moving into the pub sector 10 years ago working for Greene King she led the business through enormous changes and at the most successful financial period in the groups history as a Managing Director for their Premium, Urban and Venture Brands. Karen left GK this Summer and is now undertaking consultancy work and progressing a portfolio career. Externally she is well know as a leader in the hospitality sector for the role she has played as an ally for Inclusion - culminating in her winning the European Diversity Champion of the Year last year and Role model for inclusion for WiHtL 2022 as well as Guardian Pride Powerlist Ally for 2 years running in 2021/22. Topics we discuss: Her diverse career The value of apprenticeships Leading the pub world through Covid Seeing a lack of inclusion Our attitudes of our society towards aging Flying the flag for other people The power of leadership Please like, subscribe, share and review our podcast - it means the world to us! Connect with us Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamsynandco/ Our Website : www.tamsyn.co LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamsynallington/ Connect with Karen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-bosher-49b739a/ hospitality, pub, apprenticeships, aging, leadership, inclusion Karen has enjoyed long and successfully diverse career across a broad range of sectors. Starting 26 years ago in retail working in fashion, beauty, childrenswear and sport - including M&S, Kingfisher, Burton Group, Mothercare and JJB Sports - she built a reputation as a formidable sales driver, leadership role model and innovator.

Moving into the pub sector 10 years ago working for Greene King she led the business through enormous changes and at the most successful financial period in the groups history as a Managing Director for their Premium, Urban and Venture Brands. Karen left GK this Summer and is now undertaking consultancy work and progressing a portfolio career.

Externally she is well know as a leader in the hospitality sector for the role she has played as an ally for Inclusion - culminating in her winning the European Diversity Champion of the Year last year and Role model for inclusion for WiHtL 2022 as well as Guardian Pride Powerlist Ally for 2 years running in 2021/22.

Topics we discuss:

  • Her diverse career
  • The value of apprenticeships
  • Leading the pub world through Covid
  • Seeing a lack of inclusion
  • Our attitudes of our society towards aging
  • Flying the flag for other people
  • The power of leadership

Please like, subscribe, share and review our podcast - it means the world to us!

Connect with us

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamsynandco/

Our Website : www.tamsyn.co

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamsynallington/

Connect with Karen

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-bosher-49b739a/

]]> Karen has enjoyed long and successfully diverse career across a broad range of sectors. Starting 26 years ago in retail working in fashion, beauty, childrenswear and sport - including M&S, Kingfisher, Burton Group, Mothercare and JJB Sports - she built a reputation as a formidable sales driver, leadership role model and innovator.

Moving into the pub sector 10 years ago working for Greene King she led the business through enormous changes and at the most successful financial period in the groups history as a Managing Director for their Premium, Urban and Venture Brands. Karen left GK this Summer and is now undertaking consultancy work and progressing a portfolio career.

Externally she is well know as a leader in the hospitality sector for the role she has played as an ally for Inclusion - culminating in her winning the European Diversity Champion of the Year last year and Role model for inclusion for WiHtL 2022 as well as Guardian Pride Powerlist Ally for 2 years running in 2021/22.

Topics we discuss:

  • Her diverse career
  • The value of apprenticeships
  • Leading the pub world through Covid
  • Seeing a lack of inclusion
  • Our attitudes of our society towards aging
  • Flying the flag for other people
  • The power of leadership

Please like, subscribe, share and review our podcast - it means the world to us!

Connect with us

Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tamsynandco/

Our Website : www.tamsyn.co

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamsynallington/

Connect with Karen

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-bosher-49b739a/

]]>