Digital Banking and Modern Leadership with Wendy Redshaw and Bani Sodhi

In this episode we speak to Wendy Redshaw about her journey as a female executive and the challenges she has overcome. Wendy shares insights into the future of Banking and reveals her biggest tips for leadership in the digital age.  ------------------------------------------ This episode is sponsored by Emergence, the journal of business agility. Use the promo code "peaky" to get a 10% discount on your annual subscription. Visit https://businessagility.institute/emergence to get the latest edition. ------------------------------------------ Wendy Redshaw Chief Digital Information Officer at NatWest As Chief Digital Information Officer for the Retail Bank, Wendy’s remit covers the breadth of digital and technology across Retail. Aligned to ensure focus on customer journeys and unlocking value across Home Buying and Ownership, Everyday Banking, Short Term Borrowing, Digital Channels, New Customer Propositions, Shared Experience, and Physical Channels; our teams are commitment driving digitalisation, re-use, innovation, and safety and simplification of our digital and technology estate, while championing a One-Bank approach. Wendy joined NatWest Group in October 2018, having previously been the CIO for Collaborative Technology Solutions at Deutsche Bank, and a Member of the Supervisory Board for the Russia Technology Centre. Wendy has been involved in several successful FinTech startups, and numerous strategic business/technology digital programmes for top tier banks. She holds a Mathematics degree from Imperial College, and has a particular interest in Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Sensory Acuity, Innovation and Transformation, and is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion and fostering next generational leadership. Wendy was named by IndustryEra as a Top 10 Industry Leaders of 2020, and was recently awarded CIO/CDIO of the Year at the EveryWoman Tech Awards in March 2021. Bani Sodhi (Co-Host) A spiritual explorer of the dynamics of the human mind. Bani was born in India and brought up across the country, she had an early exposure to diverse cultures, religions and mindsets. She moved to a new place every 2 years for the last 23 years and maintains ‘Agile Adaptability’ as one of her biggest assets. A strong believer of astute investment in ‘Human Resources’, Bani is a global HR professional, by the day, passionately furthering talent and young professionals in a Fortune 500 company in Zurich, Switzerland. By night, you are most likely to catch her in the squash court or exercising her creative muscle by making music or painting canvases. Bani brings with her the exotic knowledge of truthful living, emotional intelligence, ambiguity navigation and determined to create a world where we help each other grow! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/banisodhi/