Kyrstin Stone

02/02/21 • 38 min

A Florida girl born and raised - not the Florida with the beaches or Disney World, but the part with the confederate flags and lynching trees. Growing up riding four-wheelers and dirtbikes, Kyrstin Stone decided in her teens that her feet should remain firmly on the ground and instead set about the idea of becoming an athlete manager, having become hooked on Supercross and Arenacross through friends who were turning pro. Sadly, being told outright by multiple then-managers that women would never be an athlete manager to male talent, she let the dream die, and often wonders what her life would have been like if there was more representation in the sport. However, with action sports remaining her passion, Kyrstin found her footing in marketing and has since worked on major campaigns with Red Bull, Muscle Milk, and Jack Daniels. Although a slightly different twist on our usual stories this week, Kyrstin’s hope is that through this conversation you can feel empowered to chase any and every dream.

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Find Kyrstin on Instagram at @Kyrie822

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Roger Cleary

A long and distinguished career in sports medicine, physiotherapy and rehabilitation is on the CV of today’s guest Roger Cleary, not only in elite sport, but within the RAF and NHS too. More specifically in the motorsport world, Roger is probably most known to avid F1 fans as Mark Webber’s former physio at Red Bull, but prior to this he worked closely with world rally legends, Colin McRae and Carlos Sainz Sr. Growing up as first generation-born to Jamaican parents in what was a turbulent era for black Britons, Roger tells of having to endure racist abuse early on in his career - particularly in professional football, both as player and physio. Not only this, he witnessed the infamous glass ceiling effect around him too, but Roger refused to accept this as his fate and pushed through to forge his own path to achieving what he never thought possible as a young boy leaving home.

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Randy Singh

If you’ve ever wondered about the path to becoming the Director of Strategy and Sporting at McLaren Racing, then this one’s for you. Randy Singh’s first taste of life in Formula 1 came when undertaking his Masters project at Williams, only to go onto a career in consulting, and even moving to Australia. He then came back full circle to the Grove-based team, which would later see him move onto further strategy roles at Force India and now, McLaren. Always in pursuit of his passions and interests, some may say it was this love for what he did that naturally led Randy to where he finds himself today. During the season you’ll most likely spot him on the pit wall making the all-important race strategy calls but also looking after sporting matters, including adherence and interpretation of regulations. When not at the track, Randy leads the McLaren Engineering Graduate Scheme, helping funnel through the next generation of engineering talent in Formula 1. Together with his team, Randy's involvement with the programme has seen them strive for new ways of reaching diverse young people as well as making the recruitment process as inclusive as possible.

If you want to keep up to date with Randy as he travels with the team this season, check him out on Twitter and Instagram @RandySingh86. Keep up to date with us @wearedrivenbydiversity.

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