This month Joy Davey and Alexandra Buchan-Heelas are joined by Dr Sarah Rutherford. Sarah has an academic background in gender and organisational culture and has written a book called Women's Work Men's Cultures. Sarah helps organisations identify barriers to women's progress. Sarah also has two children in their 30s.

This month Joy Davey and Alexandra Buchan-Heelas are joined by their first male guest, Nick Crasner. Nick is an entrepreneur who has founded Crasner Capital, Crasner Consulting and Crasner Ventures. He is an investment banker, DE&I venture investor and consultant. Most importantly, he is father to two young girls and has had two paternity leaves.

This month Joy and Alsi are joined by Karina Robinson. Karina is the CEO of Robinson Hambro, which provides Chairman and CEO Advisory services. Karina has a number of other roles, including being a NED on the Board of a fund management firm and is a leading figure in the quantum computing world. She is also a champion of the City of London, with a deep belief in the power of diversity and inclusion. Karina has a son and step-son and is a wonderful inspiration to both them and us.

In this episode Joy and Alsi catch up after the births of the second daughters. They also discuss the upcoming Mentoring Pilot that WWW is launching in the first quarter of next year.

This month we are joined by Amanda Floyd, co-founder of Executive Search firm Beaumont Bailey. Amanda shares what drove her to start her own business, in the midst of having children, a time when many women finding themselves turning opportunities down rather than taking them with both hands. We thank Amanda for her amazing candour and hope you enjoy hearing her story as much as we did.

This month Joy Davey and Alexandra Buchan-Heelas are joined by their first guest, Sofia Romero-Emberton. Sofia returned to her role in Investment Banking after the birth of her daughter. Here she talks about her experiences, including why she doesn't feel any guilt for being a working mother (and nor should she!), and gives some fantastic practical tips.