Today’s guest is an award winning advertiser, diversity coach & founder. As a young asian woman, Shana grew up never feeling a sense of belonging in the UK, from education to entrepreneurship to her own career.

This inspired her to create inclusive opportunities and groups wherever she went - beginning with a night at University dedicated to women in music and continuing into her professional life becoming a diversity champion and consultant to over 1500 employees in her career.

In 2019, Shana started up her own business, but after experiencing job burnout she decided to close the business and move out of London to rethink her options. That coupled with covid and lockdown became a period of serious uncertainty but also a crucial time for reflection.

In 2020, Shana set up LILA - a diversity and inclusion company that focuses on “the business of belonging”. Her 360 business model is all about giving every person agency in decreasing the diversity gap. It comes as no surprise that most (if not all) industries are severely lacking representation from marginalised communities. As we record this episode in March 2021 there are no black executives in any of the top three roles at Britain’s top 100 companies. Clearly, there’s A LOT of work to do and Shana’s business LILA is here pulling up for change.

This year she was listed as one of The Dots 100 Rising Stars - an accolade for those who are ‘transforming the industry of today and inspiring the generation of tomorrow’. A pretty impressive feat of which I’m sure there’s many more to come.

Atomic Habits - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Atomic-Habits-Proven-Build-Break/dp/1847941834/ref=asc_df_1847941834/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310973726618&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2721868514805544149&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9046001&hvtargid=pla-551566274852&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

Edited by Karis.

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