Emma Freivogel
Emma Freivogel
Co-Founder, Director of Consultancy, Advisory, Training and Events
Emma@b-radical.co.uk
"I began Radical because I believe the time to boldly and unapologetically challenge the status quo is long overdue. I also believe that the business community is the single most powerful entity to redress the imbalance of opportunity afforded to those labelled; ‘care leaver’, ’queer’, ‘disabled’, ‘black’, ‘uneducated’, ‘inexperienced’, ‘homeless’, ‘criminal’, ‘returner".
Em founded Radical Recruit, our charity partner, in October 2019, having witnessed the way in which paid work transformed the lives of more than 400 women who had contact with the criminal justice and care systems in her previous role as Chief Operating Officer at Working Chance. Since then, Radical Recruit has placed over 500 Radicals; maintaining an above 90% in work sustainability rate at six-months, with most of these humans securing good jobs that pay well in roles which enabled them to start to build lives that they love.
Since 2019, we’ve proved that there is no shortage of Radical job seekers who will do the work that enables them to win jobs on merit. We’ve also learned that there is no shortage of employers who want to recruit Radical talent. The challenge has been, and continues to be, getting employers ‘Radical ready’. That’s where Em comes in. She leads our consultancy, advisory, and training services which exist to help organisations – big and small – to assess the efficacy of their talent attraction, engagement, and recruitment processes, helping to make them more accessible and relevant to Radical talent. She also helps organisations shift the cultural dial and capacity build hiring managers and people leaders so they can recruit, onboard, and develop Radical talent.