Women in the driving seat

In this episode, Melanie Lane, Pod Point CEO and Rebecca Day, Co-Founder of She's Electric join Erin to discuss how to get women into the electrified driving seat. Mel shares her advice on work-life balance (take a blinkered approach, work out which fires can burn the house down and which can wait till tomorrow) while Bex highlights the need to make sustainability more relatable, and encourages people to find energy through networks - while discussing the joys of a multi-generational household.

This podcast episode contains reference to modern day slavery, human trafficking and exploitations such as rape, due to Mel’s work with charity International Justice Mission:

https://www.ijm.org/about-ijm

Erin Baker is joined this week with Jo Elvin and Nicole Melillo Shaw. Jo shares valuable lessons from the fashion industry, discussing the female gaze and the need for a fresh approach to communication. Nicole shares her journey from the world of healthcare to MD of prominent car brand, shedding light on the dynamic balance between product and brand identity.

This episode, Lucy Siegle and Yelena Estepa join Erin in the driving seat, discussing engineering and sustainability in the automotive industry and how the two meet. Lucy offers an outsider’s perspective on the sector’s progress and the growing role of data in driving sustainability forward. As a mechanical engineering graduate, Yelena highlights the importance of education in sustainability and reveals the inspiring 'wiggly' career route her journey has taken so far!