Matt Cameron is the CEO of LGBT Great and a member of the
board of directors at the Diversity Project. This podcast is being
released as a bonus add-on to the Pride Series 2025, as part of
our support of Pride 365, an important initiative supported by
LGBT Great.

Our conversation starts with Matt’s upbringing and his
extraordinary work ethic from a very young age – we hear about
the common thread of working with people that led to his career
start in recruitment sales.
His compelling interest in inclusion led to him spotting an opening
in the market for LGBT great, which he founded in 2019. In
discussing why inclusion is more important now than ever he
mentions the impact of current policies – such as the loss of
psychological safety at work, stalled career progression and
perceived corporate abandonment. He notes that transgender
colleagues are feeling this in particular today. In terms of setting
the tone as leaders he sets out a template for action – whereby
leaders should listen actively and create space for honest
dialogue (e.g. through running 10-minute “Pulse Listening Circles”
each month), reaffirm commitment with visible, values-led action
and embed inclusion into their talent and business strategy.
We end with some compelling calls to action from Pride365 to the
need to start with values - fairness, dignity, and respect and “it’s
not about ticking boxes. It’s about unlocking potential.”

Like LGBT Great Fiftyfaces Productions is committed to Pride
365. Thank you to Tom Soto and Latimer Partners for supporting
our 2025 Pride Series.

In this podcast Nathan Richardson is speaking on his own behalf and not on behalf of Grindr, on whose board of directors he sits.

Nathan Richardson has been a member of the board of directors of Grindr since November 2022. He is a partner at Joffre Capital, a private equity firm and the co-Founder of Trading Ticket, Inc., a financial technology company, and served as its Chief Executive Officer, prior to which he held a series of roles in financial services and industry. He is now based in London.

Our conversation takes a tour through Nathan’s career, and his international exposure which was rich including a stint in the Peace Corps in Africa, and a glittering international career which spanned many countries and cultures. We turn to his time as a founder in Fintech, and what brought him to the Grindr board. We compare the work that Grindr is doing to raise awareness so some of the work Nathan did in the peace corps to spread sexual health awarness.

We move then to discuss the importance of LGBTQ+ inclusion in the professional workplace and the challenges faced by the community at this moment in time as initiatives are rolled back and rights are not advancing.

Thank you to Tom Soto and Latimer Partners LLC for sponsoring our 2025 Pride Series.

Claire William is CEO of Oasis Domestic Abuse Service, and has spent most of her career in the charity sector. We got to know eachother over LinkedIN when I responded to her popular LinkedIN post about Lesbian visibility week, in which she described her life with her partner and their six children and the changing climate and political backdrop.

Our conversation is a warm and engaging trip through Claire’s life and career, one in which the charity sector plays a key role. We start with Claire’s childhood where she grew up in a council estate in a seaside town. We hear about her overriding drive to work and find her independence and trace her steps through various parts of the charity sector including charities committed to alleviating homelessness and now domestic abuse.

We discuss the root of our first meeting – the Linked In post that started it all, and discuss why lesbian visibility is still an important issue and deserves its own dedicated week. We discuss Claire’s own coming out story, her experience of being included at work in different environments and the full life she leads now.

We end with a discussion of the rewards that come from seeing people succeed and the advice that Claire would have for her younger self.

Thank you to Tom Soto and Latimer Partners LLC for supporting production costs of this Pride Series of 2025.