S2 - Campfire #1 - Lorraine Copes, CEO of Be Inclusive Hospitality owning her space on The Shelf

Welcome to Season Two We like to keep you curious here on The Shelf so we kick off Season Two with a conversation with Lorraine Copes. Lorraine founded Be Inclusive Hospitality in 2019 'to advance racial equity in Hospitality, Food & Drink' after many years holding Senior Leadership positions within the hospitality sector. Lorraine witnessed the absence of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people in positions of influence and set up Be Inclusive to change the narrative.  Be Inclusive Hospitality is a not-for-profit organisation and the UK's only professional network for people of colour working within the Hospitality, Food and Drinks sectors. To mark Black History Month 2021, Be Inclusive Hospitality will host an event on 25th October at Somerset House, London in partnership with Chef Akwasi Brenya-Mensa including a panel discussion with Black Women in Hospitality, West African and Caribbean Drinks and West African Canapes. The Shelf will be there, supporting Lorraine and Be Inclusive.  If you're lucky we'll do our best to take some photos (you know what we're like). If you want to see all the fantastic things Lorraine is involved in, don't just check out her LinkedIn profile linkedin.com/in/lorraine-copes-mcips-ab614820, put her name into Google and see what comes up.  You won't be disappointed... www.bihospitality.co.uk As always stay curious Patsy & Lydia Editing by Che Cardoso