Racing driver Charlie Martin on winning races, hearts and minds

Episode notes

Whether she’s burning around race circuits in a Lamborghini or giving business leaders a steer on diversity, Charlie Martin always gives it everything she’s got. In this podcast, Charlie shares hair-raising tales from the track and her inside story of being a transgender woman in a male-dominated industry. Outpacing the competition? Breaking the status quo? Life or death decisions? As a motor racing driver and LGBTQ+ activist, Charlie Martin knows a thing or few about all these things, and more. In this episode of the Outpacing Change mini-series, Charlie takes us on an incredible personal and professional journey: from humble beginnings, to paying her dues on the club racing circuit, to becoming the first transgender driver to compete in the legendary Nürburgring 24-hour race in 2020 and securing a podium finish in the Super Trofeo opening race at LeMans this year. Along the way, Charlie explains her approach to innovation in motorsport and shares her advice for business leaders to champion diversity in their organisations. “The environments we create for our teams in business - it's one of the most important investments we can make,” she says.

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