This week's Do Good & Do Well guest is the incredible Patrice Gordon.

Patrice has always been passionate about personal development, starting her career as a Chartered Accountant, training to become an Executive Coach and then pivoting into the Commercial Strategy space. In 2022, her book "Reverse Mentoring: Removing Barriers and Building Belonging in the Workplace" was published, and she embarked on her entrepreneurial journey and is now the CEO of Eminere, a bespoke consultancy that is in the business of building better humans so that they can, in turn, run better businesses. Having held senior positions in Finance and Commercial across some of the UK’s most loved Brands, Virgin Atlantic, Royal Mail, and British Airways.

In this episode Patrice shares

• what reverse mentoring is and what difference it makes
• the importance of psychological safety and looking after the unrepresented mentors
• when reverse mentoring is not advised and what gets in the way from it working
• how Patrice supports organisations throughout the initial idea to completion
• Women's Development Support
• Patrice's Power to Pivot Programme

Please note that we have had some issues with sound on this episode. If you would like the transcript, contact Sarah Fox on the email below.

Mentioned in this episode:

Reverse Mentoring - the book: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/4562/9780349435022

Reverse Mentoring - The Ted Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/patrice_gordon_how_reverse_mentorship_can_help_create_better_leaders?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

The Power to Pivot - https://www.eminere.co.uk/the-power-to-pivot

Patrice's newsletter: Elevate with Patrice https://elevate-with-patrice.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Harvard Kenney School's Women's Leadership Board: https://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/wappp/womens-leadership-board

Barefoot Coaching: https://barefootcoaching.co.uk/

Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter: https://www.wiaacharter.com/about/

Female Founders Rise: https://www.linkedin.com/company/female-founders-rise/

Contact Patrice:

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

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspatricegordon/

Website: https://www.eminere.co.uk/contact

Contact Sarah:

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My website: https://sarahfox.co.uk/

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