How Ngozi Weller & Wayne Bennett Are Changing Manchester Forever

The brilliant Ngozi Weller and Wayne Bennett join the We Are PoWEr Podcast – bringing honesty, courage, and vision to a powerful conversation about racial equity, authentic leadership, and creating real change in Manchester and beyond.Their partnership began on a train journey – a chance meeting that sparked a movement. Wayne, a visionary entrepreneur, and Ngozi, a fearless strategist and advocate, combined their complementary strengths to co-found The Racial Equity Group (REG) within Pro Manchester. What started as a shared conversation has evolved into RegConnect – a groundbreaking event that’s redefining how inclusion, business, and opportunity intersect.Driven by the sobering reality that while Manchester’s ethnic minority population exceeds 18%, representation in leadership sits at just 5%, Ngozi and Wayne are confronting inequity head-on. Their work is about turning awareness into action – bringing corporate leaders and underrepresented professionals into the same room to connect, collaborate, and create lasting impact.In this episode:How a train journey sparked a movement for racial equity in ManchesterBuilding the Racial Equity Group and RegConnect: collaboration over confrontationThe reality of representation: 18% of the population, 5% of leadershipWhy courage, not comfort, drives meaningful inclusionTurning diversity into business impact – and the data that proves itHow authenticity builds movements that lastThe legacy Wayne and Ngozi are creating for the next generationFind out more about We Are PoWEr here.  💫