A Leader Like Me: Building a Culture of Inclusivity

Mar 07 2025 44 ep. 32 mins 1
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The A Leader Like Me Podcast is for HR professionals, leaders, and communication experts who want to create truly inclusive workplaces where everyone feels valued, heard, and empowered to thrive. Hosted by Priya Bates (she/her) and Advita Patel (she/her), co-founders of A Leader Like Me, this podcast features candid conversations with inspirational leaders who are driving real change in the world of work. Through their insights, you’ll discover practical strategies to embed equity, diversity, and inclusion into leadership, workplace culture, and communication. If you’re passionate about building belonging, enhancing employee engagement, and using strategic communication to foster inclusion, this podcast is for you. 🎧 Subscribe now and start leading with impact. Find out more at aleaderlikeme.com

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S5 E1 - Catching up with Priya Bates and Advita Patel

Mar 07 2025 31 mins  
Welcome back, and thank you for joining us for a brand-new season of A Leader Like Me Podcast! Season five brings a fresh approach—while we’ll still be joined by inspiring guests and industry leaders, this time, we’re focusing on stories closer to home. This season, we’re highlighting voices from The Leader Like Me Collective—a powerful network of HR professionals, commun

S4E8: Building a Culture of Inclusivity with Christelle Beneteau

Sep 25 2024 39 mins  
In this episode, Priya and Advita are joined by Christelle Beneteau, Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer for Ferring Pharmaceuticals. Christelle leads all aspects of Ferrings Human Capital Strategy, Corporate Communications and sponsors the ED&I Strategy, she also serves on Ferring's Executive Committee. Before that she held similar positions with a number of major

S4E7 Building a culture of inclusivity with Katherine Power and Tony Tenicela

Sep 12 2024 47 mins  
In today's episode were interviewing Katherine Power and Tony Tenicela from Sodexo. Katherine is Vice President of Communications in North America. She is recognised for driving innovation, Inclusion and delivering superior communications results. A regular speaker at national and international conferences on Diversity and Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility and Leadership.

S4 EP6: How important is equity in the workplace

Jul 24 2024 33 mins  
In this special bonus episode, Priya Bates and Advita Patel, co-founders of 'A Leader Like Me,' discuss the Society for Human Resources Management's (SHRM) decision to remove Equity from their terminology. SHRM, a career development membership based in America, equips today’s HR professionals with the knowledge, resources, skills, and support to make a true, lasting impact—cre

S4 Ep5 Building a Culture of Inclusivity With Dr Cornell Verdeja-Woodson

Jul 10 2024 39 mins  
Building a Culture of Inclusivity With Dr Cornell Verdeja-Woodson In this episode Priya Bates and Advita Patel, co-founders of 'A Leader Like Me', are joined by Dr Cornell Verdeja-Woodson, Founder and CEO of boutique consulting firm, Brave Trainings. Dr Cornell has been leading the conversation in DEIB for over a decade, helping senior leaders and organisations use data to improv

S4:EP4 Building inclusion in everyday moments at PepsiCo with Merima Baralić

Jun 26 2024 40 mins  
In this episode of the podcast "A Leader Like Me," the hosts, Priya Bates and Advita Patel, interview Merima Baralić, the Director of Communications for PepsiCo Europe. Merima discusses her personal background and experiences growing up in different countries, as well as her passion for storytelling and its connection to inclusive communication. She emphasizes the power of commun

S4 EP3: Building a Culture of Diversity with Samantha Thomas-Berry

Jun 12 2024 42 mins  
Creating an environment that empowers authenticity: Insights from Samantha Thomas Berry. Join Priya Bates and Advita Patel, co-founders of 'A Leader Like Me', for another incredible discussion with special guest Samantha Thomas-Berry, VP of Global Talent and Chief Diversity Officer at Kellanova. – A pragmatic and authentic Human Resources leader with over 25 years experience acro

S4:EP2: Diversity, and Belonging in the Workplace: Insights from Garry Clarke-Strange

May 22 2024 43 mins  
Driving Inclusion, Diversity, and Belonging in the Workplace: Insights from Garry Clarke-Strange Join Priya Bates and Advita Patel, co-founders of 'A Leader Like Me', in an enriching discussion with special guest Garry Clarke-Strange – a talent acquisition expert passion-driven about inclusivity and diversity. Garry the previous Head of Inclusion and Diversity at Green King, shed

S4:E0: Building a Culture of Inclusion with Priya and Advita (Bonus episode)

Apr 11 2024 27 mins  
“We're focused on KPIs, we're focused on actually driving change, helping people through that change through the communications expertise. And it's really, it's all connected. And it's embedded,” - Priya Bates Welcome to a bonus episode of A Leader Like Me, where we launch our new season in which we'll be getting real about Building a culture of inclusion with the leaders w

S3:E9 Beyond the pitch, crafting a game for all, Shruti Saujani with Priya and Advita

Dec 21 2023 32 mins  
"I want sport to be more reflective of the world that we live in. So that is representation from a diversity point of view. But also, treating people as a whole. A person is not just a person of color. There's so many other characteristics and lived experiences that an individual brings. So it's about accepting a person as a whole, and really creating that belonging for them to be