#163 - Michelle Carney
Michelle Carney - Founder of Purpose Driven Impact, Comic Relief Programme Director, and Former CEO Special Olympics GB
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Description
Today we spoke with Michelle Carney - Founder and CEO Purpose Driven Impact, Comic Relief Programme Director and Former CEO Special Olympics GB
Michelle is a giver, who has transformed and reformed many environments. Having an MSc in Leadership & Organisational Change Michelle has been leading, inspiring and empowering people to change the world. She is passionate about seeing the opportunity, potential and wonder in any moment; she has experience across charity, volunteer, international NGO, commercial and sport for development and professional sports sectors. She is vocal about diversity and inclusion and her hashtag is bekind.
Today we speak about her role with Comic Relief, Sport Relief and the Commonwealth Games...how she got into that, and what her afterparty thing would be. We unpack how she changes the lives of others every day, and why the smallest and simplest moments, like a smile, or complement can make a huge impact.
We lean into diversity in sport, and how to genuinely transform the corporate and sports world from an inclusion perspective - her stories around the Special Olympics role are amazing! We get an insight into where this all began for Michelle, what's exciting coming up...and what high performance means to someone who has impacted so many.
In this episode we discuss 🗣
🔴 Working with Comic Relief and Sport Relief
🙌 What the best charities do so well
😇 Showing the impact of funding for charity
📺 Showcasing the skills and talents of people with disabilities
🌠 Why businesses need to constantly adapt and innovate
🤗 Creating a level playing field to support all
🔭 Changing the perspective on Down Syndrome
👣 The simple steps to building a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
Key Timestamps
(0:55) - Working with Special Olympics and Comic Relief
(2:02) - what Comic Relief + Sport Relief do so well
(3:25) - Showing people the impact of funding in a joyful way
(4:05) - BBC viewers raising over £3bn for charities
(7:44) - Being resilient through the peaks and troughs
(9:32) - Creating equal opportunities for young people
(12:53) - Showing positivity and kindness to help others
(15:30) - Giving back for our own benefit is ok too
(17:10) - Businesses need to innovate and constantly adapt
(19:30) - Taking the bullsh*t out of creating an inclusive culture
(22:30) - Creating a level playing field
(26:51) - Basic education around DE&I
(30:28) - Breaking down the visual barriers and perception
(32:18) - Changing the narrative around people with disabilities
(34:25) - Looking forward to Commonwealth + Sport relief partnership
(35:00) - What's next for Michelle
(37:38) - What does high performance mean to you?