February 2024 – Lauren Cassells
news published date 1 February 2024Beverley Brown, WIBF’s director of talent recognition, head of female entrepreneurs and Alumni lead, has nominated Lauren Cassells as Volunteer of the month.
Lauren recently took on co-chair of FLSB but is also still working with Bev across both Alumni and Entrepreneur Communities.
Lauren has worked with Bev on strategy and development for the Entrepreneur and Alumni Communities, helping design the visions for 2024 and beyond. She has effectively identified areas of delegation and successfully sourced highly skilled volunteers to support high quality delivery.
Bev highlighted that Lauren has done an amazing job at building internal and external relationships to leverage efforts and drive successful outcomes. She has identified opportunities within WIBF’s internal communities and external network initiatives to develop the most successful programmes.
Bev said, “I admire the way Lauren has actively engaged with the WIBF Management Board bringing a fresh lens to our discussions and strategy ideas for 2024 whilst threading ideas through from FLSB into WIBF. She is an ambitious, energetic, passionate collaborative team player, who thrives on the stimulation and learning that comes from being both inside and outside her comfort zone.“
Lucy Ellis-Keeler, Lauren’s co-chair of the Future Leaders Network said – “Congratulations to Lauren, our esteemed co-chair at the Future Leaders Shadow Board, for being nominated as Volunteer of the Month. Lauren’s seamless transition into the co-chair role reflects her exceptional leadership acumen and dedication to our collective mission to create a more equitable future within Financial Services. This recognition is a testament to Lauren’s exemplary contributions and the positive impact she continues to make within our organisation”
On receiving the good news from Anna, Lauren said, “I absolutely love being involved in WIBF and everything the organisation stands for, I’m really glad to be able to contribute to the collective efforts across the team.
I’d like to give a HUGE thank you to Bev for nominating me! You lead by example in absolutely everything that you do, creating an environment amongst the team that motivates us all to keep pushing and driving positive change. Thank you so much for thinking of me in this nomination.”
Thank you and congratulations Lauren!