Portico Library Windrush 2024 with Guests Jackie Bailey and Wayne Bennett

Children of the #WindrushPioneers, #entrepreneurs Jackie Bailey, BEE You Personal Development and Wayne Bennett, Made4Tech Global talk to Portico Library Trustee Carol Ann Whitehead FRSA CMgr CCMI about their upbringing, the highs and lows, how have the benefited from the sacrifices and what makes them smile about their heritage and legacy.
There is frank discussion of racism in this video.
Who:
🌟Jackie Bailey is the founder of BEE You! Personal Development Ltd., serving transformational #coaching, #workshops, seminars & retreats; supporting individuals, groups, teams & organisations with clarity of purpose, values, vision building & alignment. This holistic approach to coaching is rooted in being aligned to your soul purpose, on purpose & with purpose; centred in being authentic in all aspects of life.
Jackie is a Visiting Teaching Fellow at Manchester Writing School, Manchester Metropolitan University. She enjoys experiences over things. Her interests include reading, theatre, spoken word, diverse arts, personal development, travel & spending quality time with family & friends.
🌟 Wayne Bennett is the Founder and Director of Made4tech Global and a specialist in recruiting professionals within the Technology, Business Change & Transformation markets. Working in recruitment for over 25 years, his experience in the industry encompasses many areas within the technology discipline.
Recruiting within the technology space Wayne has witnessed the change within the industry, encouraging him to advocate for female and diverse leadership and advise businesses on effective diverse and inclusive strategy to hire.
Wayne’s passion for female empowerment and diversity in the workplace stems from his family background. Coming from a large family where he is the oldest of ten children, and having two children and five grandchildren himself, he is constantly reminded by his family what strong women and diversity is.
Host:
Carol Ann Whitehead FRSA, CMgr, CCMI - Strategic Planner, Event Producer, Presenter, Campaigner and Mentor
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Carol Ann is the award winning Managing Director of The Zebra Partnership - a Publishing, Events, Media and Campaigns agency working with consultants and performers on a project by project basis here in the U.K. and overseas engaging with diverse audiences from political hustings, festivals to royal visits. Receiving the Inclusive Companies Awards Certificate of Excellence in 2019.
She is Heritage Trustee for the historic Portico Library and Newsroom. On the Board of 50:50 Parliament, Companion of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and on the CMI Womens Board.
Carol Ann is guest lecturer at the University of Manchester. She has delivered ‘Improving Wiki Diversity’ lectures at the United Nations Youth Association (UNYA) in Denmark, mentored them to host their own Wikieditathon event and hosted a UNYA intern.
Carol Ann was awarded the 2022 ‘Inspiring Women Worldwide’ accolade from the Womens International Network in Geneva.
Background
The name 'Windrush' derives from the 'HMT Empire Windrush' ship which brought one of the first large groups of Caribbean people to the UK in 1948. As the Caribbean was, at the time, a part of the British commonwealth, those who arrived were automatically British subjects and free to permanently live and work in the UK
The Windrush Generation denotes the people who emigrated from the Caribbean to Britain between the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948 and the Immigration Act 1971, including the passengers on the first ship.