In this episode, Fearless Futures’ Chief Relationships Officer Sable Lomax is joined by Nancy Lengthorn, Global Chief Inclusion and Culture Officer at MediaCom. Together they discuss why the common refrain that senior leaders already “get it” when it comes to inclusion and equity is not the response we might hope it is. They also explore that while a business case may be fashionable, taking a moral stand may be harder yet necessary and why diversity and inclusion teams who think that this work is about ‘making everyone happy’ might never reach their goal when doing this work effectively. Tune in for this and much more!

The proceeds from tickets to this live video broadcast will go to Black and Pink National, a US-based prison abolitionist organisation offering programs and support for people impacted by incarceration and oppressive systems.

A transcript of the episode will be available after the broadcast.

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About the host

Sable Lomax (she/her) comes to Fearless Futures with over 10 years of experience in PK-12 education and program development. Her expertise lies in curriculum development, facilitation, pedagogy, and Black studies. She has wide-ranging experience in facilitation, including workplace effectiveness and diversity. Sable has done extensive research on the the long-term effects and overall effectiveness of oppression by way of criminalization of poor people of color, and the importance of Black feminism and the African aesthetic to resist various systems of oppression. She received her BA in African American Studies and French from Temple University and a MSEd in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Sable is also a community creator, focusing on building vast national networks for professional women of color in order to arm them with the necessary tools to show up full and whole, both personally and professionally, while eating large amounts of cookies.

About the guest

Nancy Lengthorn has been in the media industry since 1999, initially working on a variety of UK brands. Her passion for people and equity saw her shift her attention to internal cultural projects in 2011, when she set up the industry’s first media apprentice scheme. Since then, her role has grown into her current position of Global Chief Inclusion Officer. Over the last few years, at MediaCom and at WPP, Nancy has implemented programmes such as the Mental Health Allies programme (rolled out globally for MediaCom and across 50 agencies for WPP), a sponsorship programme for under-represented talent and safe space allies. Outside of MediaCom, Nancy is a mother of four young children and is Trustee of Bromley Brighter Beginnings, a charity that works with disadvantaged families and victims of domestic violence in the London borough of Bromley.