Fiona Lambert is one of the UK’s leading business women with senior roles at Next, Asda, Dunelm and River Island. Fiona worked alongside George’s founder George Davies to set up and launch George as the first fashion supermarket brand in 1990.Fiona has built a hugely successful career in the fashion industry over the last 30 years, running the design, buying, sourcing and quality of clothes that have been worn by many in the nation. Her focus on innovation and customer needs saw her launch the George Home brand and more recently a new women’s brand Harpenne. Fiona’s vision and desire to nurture  the next generation of British fashion talent led to her championing Graduate Fashion Week for 5 years.Developing great,inspired teams and coaching and mentoring individuals to be the best they can be is part of her passion.She has won awards for mentoring, innovation and inspiring others . This week Fiona joins our podcast as a guest to share insights about the things she's been most passionate about, and how we need to drive greater diversity and inclusion on boardrooms, if we want to be ready for the future that awaits.