In focus: Making progress with Cheryl Giovannoni

“This is exciting, energising stuff. And while it's difficult, we shouldn't be cowed by that. Because it's through the difficulty that we will make real progress and start to chip away at some very embedded and deep issues that just need to have a light shone on them and that's why we should approach it in a very positive way” 

In this distilled episode Angie talks to Cheryl Giovannoni about growing up in South Africa, the DEI work that the Girls’ Day School Trust is engaged in and the work that is still to be done.

Cheryl Giovannoni joined the Girls’ Day School Trust as CEO in 2016. Born and brought up in South Africa, Cheryl’s first career saw her leading some of the world’s largest companies in the advertising and creative industries in the WPP Group. She was CEO of boutique design agency Coley Porter Bell, European President of global brand consulting firm Landor Associates, and UK CEO of advertising agency Ogilvy & Mather London.

Cheryl has spent much of her career supporting women in the workplace, helping them thrive and push the boundaries, often in male dominated industries. Over many years, she has dedicated time to mentoring people from all walks of life, in the GDST family and through the WACL mentoring  programme.

She is passionate about the power of education to solve the world’s most intractable problems, and the role women play in creating an equal and better world for all.

Find out more about Cheryl - https://www.gdst.net/about-us/our-chief-executive/

Connect with Angie on her website - www.angelabrowne.co.uk

The full episode with Cheryl can be found at  https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-conversation-with-cheryl-giovannoni

The transcript for this episode is available at https://being-luminary.simplecast.com/episodes/in-focus-making-progress-with-cheryl-giovannoni

This podcast was written and presented by Angie Browne. Original music was by Martin Austwick. The series is edited and produced by Big Tent Media and Emily Crosby Media.