Gina Gardiner & Friends with Rashmi Dube

Rashmi Dubé is an award-winning UK disputes and ESG lawyer, international mediator, Chartered Director, and speaker who works with founders, leaders, and boards navigating high-pressure decisions, conflict, and change.  With a career spanning complex business disputes since 1997, and since 2009, mediation, governance advisory, and entrepreneurship. She has also served in the UK Cabinet Office for the SME Advisory panel. Rashmi is known for helping people communicate clearly when emotions are high and the stakes are real. Her work focuses on judgment, presence, and the human side of leadership, especially in moments where a single conversation can shape outcomes, reputations, and trust.  Rashmi has advised businesses across sectors on disputes, strategy, and governance, and brings a rare combination of legal insight, board-level experience, and emotional intelligence. She is a Chartered Director, a trained international mediator, and has certified at MIT Sloan and CSAIL in Artificial Intelligence and its implications for business strategy, giving her a pragmatic lens on how technology, ethics, and human judgment intersect.  Alongside her legal and advisory work, Rashmi is a columnist for The Yorkshire Post, a podcast host, and the author of Making a Splash: A Personal Guide to Networking. She regularly speaks on leadership communication, difficult conversations, executive presence, and navigating uncertainty with confidence and clarity. “The human emotion and judgement”.  At the heart of Rashmi’s work is a simple belief: when people slow down, listen properly, and communicate with intent, they make better decisions, for themselves, their organisations, and the communities they serve.  Her conversations are grounded, practical, and human, offering listeners not just insight, but reassurance, perspective, and tools they can use immediately in their own lives and leadership.  Website: https://www.rashmidube.com