Management Meets PODCAST

Experienced international business development professional. Creates, develops and delivers a successful external engagement strategy, through a strong understanding of discipline-specific market trends and collaboration with business leaders and our fantastic alumni network.

I serve as Dean of the School of Management, at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom, where I began my career. Before Re-joining Bath, I held senior roles in research-intensive universities in the United Kingdom (the Universities of Warwick, and Birmingham) and Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. As Dean of the School of Management, I am responsible for the strategic direction of one of Europe's leading centres of business research and education. As a member of the University's Executive Board, I also contribute to the leadership, positioning, and prosperity of the wider University. In a former life, I am a leading scholar in the fields of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and sustainability. Specifically, my research explored firm-stakeholder relationships, the strategic management of these, and corresponding impacts on company performance and reputation. I continue to serve as an Associate Editor of the British Journal of Management, as a member of a number of journal editorial boards, and served for a number of years as a member of the scientific committee of the Chartered Association of Business School's Academic Journal Guide.

Becky Toogood is the Alumni Engagement Communications Officer for the University of Bath, School of Management. With a first-class degree in journalism and a marketing background, Becky has experience in digital, print and multimedia communications. Working in higher education, Becky likes to showcase those leading innovation in their respective areas to celebrate success in the community, whilst inspiring others.

Daniela Defazio is a lecturer in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Bath's School of Management. She conducts research on the significance of social interactions in innovation and entrepreneurship. She explores social interactions and collaborations in different contexts, from physical to digital settings, and examines the factors that influence their effectiveness in achieving various outcomes. Her research emphasises the value of networks and established relationships in knowledge creation, effective communication and active engagement in acquiring resources in a digital context, and the role of values in generating collective commitment.

E-J Roodt is the CEO and co-founder of Epowar, a female-founded safety app addressing violence against women with an innovative, AI-powered solution, including automatic attack detection.

Rob Huysinga is the founder of Bubba Oasis, a collection of neighbourhood clubhouses built for the local community.