Toni is joined by Andrew Waite who has spent most of his working life focused on adult education and chairing organizations like Mencap. For 30+ years he´s worked tirelessly for diversity and inclusion and now runs three community interest organizations all of which are having a significant positive impact.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• People in the LGBQT community still suffer a lot of bias. Most of which is subliminal or unconscious, but still harms the person subjected to it.
• Most companies are still not doing enough about diversity. Many jump on the bandwagon of inclusion events for social media purposes.
• Recruit properly, never employ someone or accept a volunteer because you are desperate.
• You have to know your clients to truly provide them with what they need.
• Lots of people taking lots of small steps is a highly effective way to make true change.
• When setting up a business you need to be realistic about how fast it will grow. In year 1 Andrew´s turnover was only £800.
• Not having a board or trustees to run everything past can make it easier to get things done, which is a benefit of setting up your own business.

BEST MOMENTS

“Pride is a protest. It's just actually turned into more of a celebration these days. “

“You have to stick to your principles … then you've got the respect of the community you want to work with. “

“Our job is to be wise on how we're spending our money because we do make a difference depending on where we put our money.”

Andrew Waite Bio

Andrew Waite is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in education and community work across various sectors. He began his career in private sector training and later established SureStart Children’s Centres for Westminster Council. After founding a charity to deliver adult training and childcare, Andrew became Chief Executive of a Mencap charity and Chair of Trustees for Barnet Mencap. He later founded Impactful Governance, a consultancy supporting charities, which led to the creation of two more organizations: Impactful Futures, focusing on environmental projects, and Impactful Lives, addressing LGBTQ+ issues and social change.

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Toni C. Eastwood OBE, MBA, (Business Transformation Coach and Facilitator)

Toni C. Eastwood OBE, MBE is an award-winning entrepreneur with 30 years of experience in SME, business startup, and growth. She has served as a non-executive board member and Chair for several NFPs, raised multi-millions in funding, and grown two businesses. As a former Director of an FTSE30 company, Toni brings firsthand knowledge of the challenges and rewards of scaling businesses and pursuing a passion for service.