South West Matters
A forum to highlight and discuss matters of interest to the South West business community.
Why strategy drives success for owner managed businesses
By Phil Lane
Phil Lane, financial advisory and consumer partner at Deloitte, looks at owner managed businesses and why a clear strategy is essential to success.
#ChooseToChallenge the importance of role models
By Sarah Kruger
Sarah Kruger, director and TechWorks lead at Deloitte, talks about her experiences of working in a male dominated environment and how her thinking on role models has changed through the course of her career.
#ChooseToChallenge social mobility
By Tess Williams
Tess Williams, a partner in our South West & Wales tax practice, talks about her career path and explains why social mobility and opportunities for all are important to her.
#ChooseToChallenge gendered Zoom behaviour
By Natalie Hearn
This International Women’s Day, Natalie Hearn challenges what she considers to be gendered behaviours, especially those encountered on Zoom calls.
#ChooseToChallenge the idea that finance is male dominated
By Philippa Rowe
Philippa Rowe, a senior manager at Deloitte, challenges the notion that finance is a male dominated world.
Women are some of the most resilient creatures
By Rebecca Savvides
Rebecca Savvides from Deloitte’s TechWorks team gives a personal account of resilience.
#ChooseToChallenge traditional working arrangements
By Martyn Gregory
To mark International Women’s Day, Martyn Gregory, senior partner for South West & Wales region at Deloitte, challenges what people consider to be traditional working arrangements and discusses how these are evolving.
#ChooseToChallenge gender stereotypes and assumptions
By Lucy Hetherington
Lucy Hetherington, who leads Deloitte’s South West and Wales Gender Balance Network, talks about how she is challenging gender stereotypes and assumptions through her work with the regional diversity network.
Apprenticeships – A dealmaker for a career in financial advisory
By Kristy Alex Barker
Kristy Alex Barker, an associate in the South & Wales M&A team, explains why she chose Deloitte’s BrightStart apprenticeship programme to start her career in financial advisory.
Apprenticeships – Paving the way to a career in accountancy
By Chloe Moxham
Chloe Moxham, who joined Deloitte’s BrightStart apprenticeship programme in 2016, talks about her experiences and how her role has progressed since she first started.