Difference Makers Podcast - Bonus Difference Makers Discuss 7 - Mandy Muchnick Hosts the Mental Health Roundtable with Dee, Jonny and Ronan

Bonus Difference Makers Discuss 7 - Mandy Muchnick Hosts the Mental Health Roundtable with Dee, Jonny and Ronan

07/26/22 • 25 min

In this episode, our guests talk about Mental Health and its attendant issues, with particular attention to the world of Chartered Accountants.

Each of our guests has hands-on experience in improving our attitude to mental health. They have all worked to battle both the stigma and the effects of mental health issues and each has a unique perspective on the issue.

We want them to tell their story and discuss what Chartered Accountants and the business & finance sector need to do to stamp out discrimination and increase access for all.

In this episode, our guests talk about Mental Health and its attendant issues, with particular attention to the world of Chartered Accountants.

We want them to tell their story and discuss what Chartered Accountants and the business & finance sector need to do to stamp out discrimination and increase access for all.

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Bonus Difference Makers Discuss 6 - We have to Educate Early About Mental Health - Jonny Jacobs

Jonny has been a Finance Director at Starbucks since 2020, where his role covers the diverse markets across the EMEA region. In addition to his core role, he holds the position of Sponsor of Starbucks' Wellbeing Blend Network, an employee resource group. Prior to Starbucks, Jonny was Head of Food Finance at M&S Foods, and before that he spent eight years at international snacking brand pladis with most recent roles including Strategy & Transformation Director and interim CFO for North America. He has a wealth of experience across commercial, operational and group roles. He trained with KPMG and qualified as a CA in 2006.

Jonny believes in purpose-driven leadership and has a passion for wellbeing, ED&I and sustainability agendas in business. His passion to drive change is championed through his many roles across non-exec platforms including a Trustee of the Mental Health Foundation, Non Exec of Mental Health at Work, One Young World Ambassador, Goalkeeper of the Bill & Malinda Gates Foundation, and One Young Chartered Accountant of the Year 2017

Jonny was the focus of the CAW Difference Makers Podcast in the episode “Ending the Stigma of Mental Health”. In the podcast, he speaks openly about his own struggles with mental health in his teens and talks about the importance of acknowledging challenges people may be experiencing in their lives.

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Bonus Difference Makers Discuss 8 - Address and Embrace Mental Health to Build a Better Business - Ronan Dunne

Ronan was formerly the executive vice president and CEO of Verizon Consumer Group, where he helped define a new era of possibilities with the introduction of 5G. He was responsible for providing wireline voice, data and TV products and services and wireless connected experiences to more than 100 million consumers every day.
Before his work at Verizon, Ronan was chief executive officer of Telefónica UK (O2). While leading O2 UK, the largest wireless operator in the United Kingdom, he significantly improved its growth trajectory through market leadership in brand, customer satisfaction and loyalty. Ronan was previously O2’s chief financial officer in the UK, and prior to that, served as head of finance and deputy to the group chief financial officer of O2.
Prior to O2, he held senior positions in banking with Banque Nationale de Paris and in the corporate sector with Exel plc. and Waste Management International plc.

Ronan is a fellow and former council member of the Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI) and a fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT). Ronan is a Counsellor for the One Young World charity that brings together young leaders from around the world and empowers them to make lasting connections to create positive change.

Ronan talks about Mind Together, a new initiative from Verizon, in conjunction with Kellogg Company, Snap and Spotify, that aims to address and transform mental health in the workplace.

Difference Makers Podcast - Bonus Difference Makers Discuss 7 - Mandy Muchnick Hosts the Mental Health Roundtable with Dee, Jonny and Ronan

Transcript

So going into the round table ahead of that poll, I think, you know, I've said it before on the call. But it really is such a privilege to have the three of you here just talking openly and honestly with us and bringing this conversation to the floor. So I'm gonna kick off the round table by just asking each of you starting with you d, what do you do to invest in your mental health, and then Johnny and Ronan, if you can pick up off to D, that'll be great. Thanks, Mandy.

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