What People Say About Us
Danielle and Sophie delivered a bespoke Pride Month session for Playtech themed around 'Rainbow Families' and the challenges they face.
'"Working with Danielle and Sophie was a real pleasure. After a number of brainstorming sessions we were able to come up with the outline of an enlightening session to celebrate Pride month.
We clicked immediately and their professional approach, combined with their rich lived experience, resulted in an amazing session.
I would strongly recommend any organisation looking to enhance their DEIB agenda to work with Belonging Base!'"
Andrew Gonzalez - Senior People and Culture Director - Playtech
Danielle and Sophie both took part in separate panels at the 'Turning DEIB Words Into Action' Conference
“We were delighted to have Danielle Wood on our panel for our recent Break The Bias conference in London this year. She spoke wisely about the practical implications of ‘climbing the DEIB mountain’ using her knowledge and understanding to advise on the practicalities and pitfalls of attempting to achieve this. As the moderator of this panel, I was very pleased to have Danielle participate, and felt she brought an authentic voice to the conversation through her lived experience and I thank her for sharing that with our audience.” (Adrian Sladdin, Panel Moderator)
Sophie both took part as a panelist at the 'Ethical Gambling Forum 2024'' Conference
“Sophie Wood has been a stalwart of our DEIB conferences in the last year and she speaks with authority and assurance on the topic. We were delighted to have her as part of our Diversity Clinic at our last conference which involved the audience asking questions relating to the broadest aspects of DEIB with no warning of what that might involve. Sophie’s vast experience and wisdom meant that she was appreciated greatly by both fellow panel members and, more importantly, the audience.” (Ethical Gambling Forum)
Sophie delivered Mental Health First Aid Training for a group from Lottoland.
'"Sophie is a knowledgeable professional whose passion for the subject shines through." - Anonymous feedback
"Training with Sophie Wood and the Belonging Base team to become a Mental Health First Aider has been great. The content was delivered well and the setting was casual enough to invite an open conversation. I learnt a lot - thank you!" - Anonymous feedback
Sophie spoke to KPMG UK's LGBTQ+ network Breathe.
"The many comments from the people who attended Sophie's talk - 'inspiring', 'insightful' 'powerful', 'moving', 'wonderful', 'remarkable', 'brave' and 'amazing' - say it all about the impact she had on those of us lucky enough to hear what she had to say.
Thank you, Sophie, you are an extraordinary force for good"
Micky Swindale - Global Head of Sales Enablement & Partner - KPMG UK
Sophie took part in a panel entilted 'Shaking Things Up' - looking at how to make sustainable progress in the field of corporate Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
"Thank you so much, Sophie Wood, for being part of such a brilliant panel. We really covered some fascinating ground!"
Adrian Sladdin - Panel Driver from Seventh Wave Corporate Training