About this episode

The episode discusses social mobility and its implications in the property and construction industry with insights from industry experts.

In this week's podcast, Property Elite's Abigail Blumzon hosts Katie Corbett and Karl Brown in a discussion about social mobility and the property & construction industry. Katie is a Social Value & EDI Manager at Bray & Slaughter, as well as being the Women in Property South West DEI Champion and holding a MSc in Equality & Human Rights. In her own words; With experience on both the consultancy and contractor sides of the industry, and an MSc in Equality and Human Rights, I bring a practical and informed approach to social value and EDI delivery. In my current role, I lead strategies that embed impact and inclusion into projects – managing partnerships, planning, delivery, progress reporting throughout the lifecycle, and final project reporting. Alongside this, I serve as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion for the Women in Property South West Committee, where I advocate for industry-wide inclusion by organising events and initiatives across Bristol. Karl is a Partner at Clarke Willmott, a Business Fellow at UWE, a Social Mobility Ambassador to the Law Society and the Chairperson of the Bristol Property Inclusion Commission.The Commission consists of…

People in this episode

Host: Abigail Blumzon

Guests: Katie Corbett, Karl Brown

Topics covered

• social mobility
• property industry
• construction industry
• diversity and inclusion
• social value
• equity and human rights

Keywords

• social mobility
• property
• construction
• diversity
• inclusion
• equity
• human rights
• Bristol

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bray & Slaughter, Women in Property South West, Clarke Willmott, UWE, Law Society, Bristol Property Inclusion Commission, Bristol Property Inclusion Charter

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