The Work Couch: Bonus Live episode: Exploring the cost of untapped talent, with Tskenya-Sarah Frazer, Trevor Sterling and Mark Ash

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Trigger warning: The following content deals with some challenging themes including racism, crime, and alcohol and drug addiction.

In our first live episode, recorded before a special audience, we were thrilled to kick off the British Retail Consortium's second annual diversity and inclusion conference held in partnership with RPC.

Host Ellie Gelder was joined by three inspirational guests:

• Trevor D Sterling, Senior Partner at Moore Barlow, first black Senior Partner in a top 100 UK law firm and founder of social mobility platform U-Triumph;
• Tskenya-Sarah Frazer, Entrepreneur, Author and Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Founder and CEO of TSKENYA Footwear and Pride of Britain award winner; and
• Mark Ash, who from being unable to read or write, to sleeping rough after over a decade of addiction, now supports others as a Lived Experience Coordinator at Forward Trust.

It was a privilege to hear our guests share such moving stories. Listen to the full episode here:

For some highlights of the conversation, including our guests' lived experiences of social barriers to employment, how to overcome those barriers, and their key takeaways for employers and colleagues, watch these short videos:

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