To mark World Mental Health Day, Zest recently hosted a podcast that dives deeper into supporting employees in and out of the workplace. On our latest episode, we were delighted to be joined by Sheila Kissane-Marshall, the CEO and founder of Boutros Bear, a company that aim to reduce employee presenteeism, absenteeism and attrition by delivering transformative care, recovery, and rehabilitation programmes for chronic and persistent conditions. Their offering includes mental wellbeing support for both employees and family members dealing with bereavement, Menopausal support. Throughout the podcast, host Josh Sweetman-Lemay and Sheila look into why it’s key to create a workplace environment where employees feel supported to discuss their mental wellbeing.

Welcome back to ‘A Pinch of Zest’, our podcast that looks to add a little something extra to how you better support your colleagues.

On our latest episode, we were delighted to be joined by three fantastic panellists that brought a wealth of knowledge and expertise to our discussion as we discussed how employers can champion diversity, and provide a more inclusive culture for their staff.

Key takeaways from the podcast included

• Creating an environment where diversity can thrive
• Top tips for improving your culture
• Tips for encouraging inclusive behaviour
• And improving your company culture through employee benefits

For our second episode of 'A Pinch of Zest', we dive deeper into employee wellbeing in the workplace, and how you can ensure you’re supporting colleagues throughout their journey with you.

Our host Josh Sweetman-Lemay was joined by Annette Andrews, Founder and Director at Acaria Coaching & Consulting, who gave us an experts view of our topic and discussed the processes you should consider for supporting your staff.

Zest dive deeper into Neurodiversity in the workplace, how it impacts employees and what tools are available for both employees and employers alike.

Our host Josh Sweetman-Lemay was joined by Jake Jones, Marketing Executive and former Formula 1 published journalist, and Lee Godwin, Global Chief Operations Manager at Emplomind.

Jake kindly opened up and talked first-hand about his own experience of ADHD, of unsupportive working environments and how that impacted his career. He also discussed the barriers he’s had to try and break down and what can be done to champion employees who similar traits to his own.