Social Mobility: The Unlocked Potential of the Property & Construction Industry

In this week's podcast, Property Elite's Abigail Blumzon hosts Katie Corbett and Karl Brown in a discussion about social mobility and the property & construction industry.Katie is a Social Value & EDI Manager at Bray & Slaughter, as well as being the Women in Property South West DEI Champion and holding a MSc in Equality & Human Rights.In her own words; With experience on both the consultancy and contractor sides of the industry, and an MSc in Equality and Human Rights, I bring a practical and informed approach to social value and EDI delivery. In my current role, I lead strategies that embed impact and inclusion into projects – managing partnerships, planning, delivery, progress reporting throughout the lifecycle, and final project reporting. Alongside this, I serve as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion for the Women in Property South West Committee, where I advocate for industry-wide inclusion by organising events and initiatives across Bristol.Karl is a Partner at Clarke Willmott, a Business Fellow at UWE, a Social Mobility Ambassador to the Law Society and the Chairperson of the Bristol Property Inclusion Commission.The Commission consists of representatives from the Bristol property industry and supports the implementation of the Bristol Property Inclusion Charter. Karl founded and launched the Charter in November 2019 to be a vehicle to promote and drive diversity and inclusion in the Bristol property industry/sector. Many thanks also go to Ytzen van der Werf, Programme Leader MSc Real Estate Finance & Investment at UWE Bristol, who helped to set up this insightful discussion.