![]() ![]() Sadly, I didn't have the confidence (or mouth) I have now, so I said nothing while I looked for a new job. I remember a colleague of old saying my "tall, extravagant hair" could be seen as "a bit of a distraction," and I might want to "rethink my style" for the next corporate meeting. #leadership #travel #future #diversity #inclusionmatters Last but not least, BIG UPS to theeeee most amazing accountability group ever – Tanatswa Nyatsambo, Michelle Phelps, Nina Akhtar and Taks Ndewere □□ You guys have been inspiring, and I truly hope we continue to connect long into the future.Īnyway, thanks for coming to my tedTalk □ No rest for the wicked! Straight from EFL into The Marketing Leadership Masterclass □□ And thank you Julie Tindale for the invaluable guidance and advice you've given me as my executive sponsor. And for interrupting me on my first day of holiday last Sept to tell me I'd been put forward □ Thanks to my reverse mentee, Trish Spellman, for your openness and generally refreshing conversation – I really do hope I've been able to help in even the smallest of ways. Thank you, Claire Dormer, for championing me. It feels SO good to work for a company that sees you – thank you TUI □ Honestly, do you know how SEEN I felt when I got the call saying I'd been put forward? Especially after being so vocal as an ethnic minority employee over the past couple of years. When the programme began six months ago, I set myself a little mantra: one day, I want someone who looks like me to look *up* to me. ![]() #travel #networkgroup #diversity #inclusionīursting with pride to share my graduation from the WiHTL - Diversity in Hospitality, Travel and Leisure Ethnic Future Leader Programme! □□□□ Our aim is to engage with, celebrate, and drive change via TUI’s colleagues who identify as having an African or Caribbean background, as well as, of course, allies and anyone else who just wants to learn more about the black and mixed-race experience.įor now, we’ve got our heads down planning the full virtual launch of TUI CAN to our global employees, organising our strategy for the upcoming year, and - to be honest - thinking about the next in-person event! □ Inspired by our time on WiHTL - Diversity in Hospitality, Travel and Leisure’s Ethnic Future Leader Programme, Miranda and I joined forces to create our new network group. ![]() It was a raving success - I don’t think there was a single grain of rice left - and we couldn’t have done it without the help of Claudine Grant, Corey and Happiness. We hosted our first TUI CAN Brunch, treating our office-based peers to traditional Afro-Caribbean food, drink (that rum punch… woooo!) and music. Last week, Miranda Simms and I launched our brand-new employee network group, TUI CAN - Caribbean & African Network… in STYLEEEE!! ![]()
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