BGP100 James Dornor. Founder and CEO of Driven By Us.

About this episode

James Dornor discusses his journey in motorsport and the creation of Driven By Us to support underrepresented talent.

James Dornor is the visionary Founder & CEO of Driven By Us,, a pioneering community-driven organisation dedicated to empowering aspiring leaders from ethnic minorities and underserved groups within automotive and motorsport industries. James talks with Mark Jarman about his life and career to date in motorsport and what has motivated him throughout his lived experience and instrustry insights to creating Driven By Us, to bridge the gap between underrepresented talent and the motorsport industry.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Jarman

Guest: James Dornor

Topics covered

• automotive
• motorsport
• leadership
• diversity
• community empowerment

Keywords

• James Dornor
• Driven By Us
• motorsport
• ethnic minorities
• leadership
• community-driven

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Driven By Us

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