{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5dab87a335ae3942270b385d/6344876fe59de000123dd4c8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dame Stephanie Shirley on Innovation in Business","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5dab87a335ae3942270b385d/1665435908494-66a82207f7d83038b71e6c013ba52112.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, <a href=\"https://www.steveshirley.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dame Stephanie Shirley</a> CH (the CH is for Companion of Honour) — a German-British software pioneer, businesswoman, and philanthropist — chats with Damian about making an entirely new kind of business for an untapped category of worker (women with household and caretaking responsibilities) before there was a model for either. And, as remote work proliferates now, she shares what she learned from designing a remote workforce 70 years ago. She also talks about prioritizing mental health, how to better support employees, and how she fought for a future that’s more fair.</p><p><br></p><p>Dame Stephanie Shirley's great autobiography is called <a href=\"https://www.steveshirley.com/books/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Let it Go: My Extraordinary Story</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Get your free WeTransfer pro account here: <a href=\"https://wetransfer.com/sign-up?coupon=fToaGeQ3\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">we.tl/damesteve</a></p><p><br></p><p>Influence is a production of <a href=\"https://wetransfer.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WeTransfer</a>, produced in association with <a href=\"https://www.reasonablevolume.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reasonable Volume</a>.</p>","author_name":"Damian Bradfield"}