Testimonials
“The Atmosphere which Emily and Ruth created was interactive, engaging and fun which fostered participation. The Content delivered was stimulating and tangible, where I could immediately see how it would lead to my improved physical health, mental clarity and emotional balance. I thought I had a good grasp of managing my bias, but this was an eye opener. The combination of The Third Culture DEI content & Burnout Coach exercises complimented each other very well”
Ramin Nathani, Global PX Partner at Goodway Group
“Emily and Ruth have created a unique and impactful blend of leadership, awareness training and breathwork all tied back to how to recognize your biases and be more inclusive. For any leaders, who are enlightened enough to enable their teams to balance physical, mental, and professional performance and become better versions of themselves, look no further than The Third Culture and Ruth Geyer, Burnout Coach.”
Paul Frampton – Calero, Global President at CvE Marketing Consultancy
“Working with Emily over the last two years and most recently where she supported our IWD events this year has been an absolute pleasure. Emily is a joy to work with and undoubtedly demonstrates all the behaviours we as EDI practitioners are trying to embed in organisations to make them more inclusive.”
Donna Fraser OBE OLY, Director of People, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at PCA
“The diverse and amazing practitioners and thinkers came together to tackle the next evolution of inclusion and organizational transformation. I came aware with thought leading actions, resources, and an expanded network to drive progress. Thank you, Third Culture, for curating such a dynamic and productive session.”
Carol Watson, Global Chief Inclusion Officer, BCW
“The Third Culture have provided a safe space today to hold facilitated meaningful conversations to discuss & debate the inclusion agenda in an ever-challenging world for practitioners.”
Coach & I&D Consultant
“I was positively surprised at the quality of the conversation and the ability for active listening and shared understanding.”
DE&I Partner
“I loved the space The Third Culture held for us – super valuable.”
Katya Veleva, IED Consultant
“What a great event. I would encourage people from outside of the topic/industry to also attend. Listen, contribute where you can, and learn. I made valuable connections and learnt a lot.”
Lee Hawkins, Professional Executive & Personal Coach
“Working with Emily has been a great pleasure. Her passion, understanding and knowledge is incredible and her ability to deliver training on difficult subjects is unparalleled. Within the 12 months that I worked with Emily at Surrey County Cricket Club I was able to see a tangible shift in the company culture and operating practices brought on by her fantastic interventions across all levels of the business. She works in a challenging area of any business but does so with a smile, bringing people from a wide intersection of society on a journey to being more thoughtful and respectful to each other.”
Emily Iveson-Pritchard, Head of Sustainability at Surrey County Cricket Club
“I have had the pleasure of working alongside Emily for the last 15 months; Having returned to the full time work force after some time, Emily provided great support personally, and her training has guided me through my personal journey and knowledge within this vital area. Emily’s ability to adapt, guide and interact with her colleagues at SCCC has been incredible. She has gained great respect and admiration from all that have worked with and alongside her. I would like to personally thank Emily for always providing great clarity, guidance and support.”
Judy Wallis, 6th Form Programme Lead at Surrey County Cricket Club
“I had the pleasure of working with Third Culture and Emily Foster for the past twelve months at Surrey County Cricket Club. She was incredibly hard working diligent, and conscientious. Her knowledge and expertise in her field was incredibly valuable and she was always able to contribute new ideas or signpost for support. She managed to juggle many challenging priorities and build relationships across a wide business area within a short space of time. She has the innate skill to interact with people from different backgrounds and levels of experience while still making everyone feel comfortable, valued, listened to and supported.”
Joanne Law, Head of People at Surrey County Cricket Club
“The Third Culture delivered training on Allyship as part of a pilot programme for our Belonging Network. We found the training to be educational and thought-provoking. The Third Culture is now assisting us to take a look at how we incorporate conscious inclusion behaviours and training across our employee lifecycle.”
Alexandre Lucas, Learning and Development Manager at Fortnum & Mason
“Patrick Melville, Emily Foster and Ruth Geyer ran their Inclusive Wellness programme at abrdn. They shared thought-provoking theory and practical knowledge to help us understand how to be inclusive with each other’s Mental Health as well teaching practical techniques to ensure the theory can be implemented. It is a complicated theme, and their open and honest approach made it easier for us to understand and learn. We most certainly recommend them to other organisations.”
Neil Odom-Haslett, Head of Commercial Real Estate Lending & Megan Bain, Marketing Manager, UK Wholesale, at abrdn
“I signed up for Emily’s one-to-one coaching on “Uncovering Your Purpose Experience” and it was truly worth my time and investment.
With Emily’s help, I was able to discover and articulate my purpose (my WHY) in a very clear manner.
She guided me thoroughly in re-igniting my passions, re-discovering my gifts and talents, and realising my dreams and ambitions.
She is a great listener and she is always committed to providing her honest feedback.
Her professionalism made me comfortable in trusting her as a coach. It is an honour to be coached by Emily.”
Senior Leader, Media Agency
“Emily ran a highly successful diversity and inclusion project for the World Media Group in the first half of 2022. Emily is super smart and was able to guide us gently through what was a very sensitive project and lead us to where we needed to get to. I was also very impressed by her delivery, Emily was very clear about every step of the process, what would happen, when and why. I have full confidence in Emily’s work and hope to work with Emily and The Third Culture again soon.”
Belinda Barker, CEO at World Media Group
“At Inclusive Employers, we have had the pleasure of working with Emily Foster on the development of our global strategies resources. Drawing on her own knowledge and lived experience of working in global and multi-cultural environments, Emily provided us with work that is extremely user-friendly, very well researched, and also included a lot of practical examples of how to create a strategy and ensure it is inspiring and culturally sensitive. Emily has also delivered training for us, and her style is extremely friendly, engaging and approachable. She makes it easy for participants to engage with complex topics, something that was also endorsed by our client who has worked with her. It also must be said that Emily has great work ethics, is a very positive person, delivers projects on time and has been a joy to work with.”
Matheus Carvalho, Head of Inclusion & Diversity (Global) at Inclusive Employers
“Emily’s culture work is the most enduring initiative that we have undertaken as a team and a company and informs our product, our partnerships and how we engage with each other. The values that emerged from that guide our relationships with our colleagues, management, clients and business partners and permeate every aspect of our working life. In a world of constant change, globalisation and digitisation where speed is trust, culture is what people do when no one is looking. It’s the only thing that gives us an edge. Thank you Emily for guiding us to craft ours.”
Celine Nikolakopoulou, Client Partner at Wavemaker.
“I had the pleasure and the privilege to work with Emily when she joined Red Fuse in her dual capacity, digital/content and culture. Emily helped us from the inside to align and shift the culture and the people in Red Fuse. It is always great to work with professional that not only understand but also know what to do. From our discussions, meetings, alignment sessions and workshops, Emily was our most valuable asset during the transformation. I am confident and without a doubt would recommend Emily as sounding board/consultant to help in any change management / cultural transformation.”
Philippe, Managing Partner at Asia Corporate Training Ltd – Asia.
“Emily led the Culture Change Task Force at Red Fuse Hong Kong demonstrating impressive personal commitment to improving the work culture of our agency, collaboration and teamwork. She was always willing to challenge the ways things were done, and used her knowledge of change management and diversity to stimulate people to think and bring about change. She led and managed the project, achieving its goals and ensured successes were both recognised and celebrated. She provided a lasting legacy for us and I am sure she will go on to achieve much more in her new career as a management consultant.”
Andrew Sheard, HR Director Red Fuse Hong Kong, WPP
“Emily took our team through an excellent session of “I am remarkable”. She navigated some of the trickier areas very well and was sensitive to everyone’s personal experiences being shared. The team really enjoyed the session and it opened their eyes to the breadth of diversity and what it really means in the workplace and beyond.”
Becky Baker, People Director at Wasabi Sushi & Bento
Emily Foster joined our high potential future leadership program Momentum and shared her own journey on how to become an inclusive leader. Her personal story was very inspiring and touched our hearts. With great factual examples and results she’s been a true advocate for changing the world into a better place. As a follow-up Emily joined the Mindshare Global People Team meeting and shared her vision on how companies can create inclusive cultures at the workplace. That’s where inclusion truly starts. Emily is not only passionate but a true leader who can deliver solutions in the area of Culture, Diversity & Inclusion and Leadership that deliver meaningful change. Thank you so much Emily!
Najat Ahdach, Talent Director at Mindshare