Episode 2 of Leading Lights features the newly appointed CEO of Ben, the charity dedicated to supporting the people of the automotive industry, providing support for life for them and their family dependents. At the time of recording Rachel was just about to step into her role at the helm of the charity.

Rachel’s background as an international hockey player, combined with a career in the health and wellbeing industry, before becoming Health & Wellbeing Director at Ben have been pivotal in the development of her leadership style. She aims to provide the freedom for people to do their best work, while knowing you are there if they need you.

In this conversation she shares what climbing Kilimanjaro taught her about doing your best and how she maintains her work life balance. She also talks about ‘prioritising joy’, what gets her out of bed in the morning, and what she learned from experiencing the ‘thorough’ process of securing her role as CEO.

During the episode Rachel recommended the TV series: Colin From Accounts which is available on BBC iPlayer

About Ben

Ben is the charity dedicated to supporting the people of the automotive industry, providing support for life for them and their family dependents.

Ben supports individuals to navigate through life’s challenges, empowering them to make positive, lasting change. Ben works with people to improve their lives by enhancing their health and wellbeing through its free and confidential online self-help, helpline and support services.

Ben provides life-changing support to those facing crisis as well as helping them prevent crisis. Its support empowers people to be more in control of managing their health and wellbeing to help them live well, think well, feel well and work well. Ben’s support is tailored and relevant to the needs of the individual, based on a wide range of support options and addressing every aspect of a person’s life.

To find out more about Ben:

Follow Ben on X | Instagram⁠ | ⁠Facebook⁠ | ⁠LinkedIn or visit www.ben.org.uk

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