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Who is Brown Shipley and what makes us different?
How important is colleague empowerment and autonomy at Brown Shipley?
At Brown Shipley we encourage entrepreneurial spirit and strive to empower our colleagues. You know your career is on track when you can lead with an entrepreneurial ethos and be rewarded for your achievements.
We aim to empower our people with the autonomy they need to fulfil their ambitions and move the business forward. This is just one of the reasons why some of our colleagues have been with Brown Shipley for over 20 years.
What role does collaboration play at Brown Shipley?
Collaboration is one of our core values at Brown Shipley and our parent company, Quintet Private Bank, and you'll see this in our interactions every day. As part of the Quintet family, you might find yourself collaborating with colleagues across Europe, as well as around the UK. You’ll be supported by state-of-the-art technology that enables us to share ideas and work effectively.
Working together to share ideas strengthens us, both as individuals and as a business.
I would recommend Brown Shipley as a place to work because they offer a supportive, inclusive work environment. Employees can access a wide array of learning and development opportunities, designed to support their professional growth.
What learning and development opportunities are available at Brown Shipley?
We run comprehensive learning and development programmes for all our colleagues. Whatever role you’re in, you’ll have access to learning tools, training and workshops — plus the support of your line manager. We believe in investing in our people. We want to see you reach your full potential, because it helps us reach ours.
What Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives are there at Brown Shipley?
I’m proud to say that Brown Shipley actively engages in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion within its organisation.
Since I’ve been CEO, I’ve introduced our relationship with WealthiHer and continued to support LGBT Great. Our partnerships with these organisations, along with our own learning and development team, enables us to tap into a breadth of resources.
This allows us to challenge and educate colleagues with events focused on unconscious bias and our use of inclusive language. In addition, I’ve recently supported the launch of the DIVE (DE&I) network, which focuses on enhancing and cultivating a culture where all employees feel engaged and valued.
I feel the inclusive culture at Brown Shipley has supported me in being able to be my authentic self, including wearing the hijab and being able to be comfortable
in my skin.
Brown Shipley were so supportive and allowed me to change locations without the worry of finding a new job.
What is it like to work at Brown Shipley?
Working at Brown Shipley is fast paced — it’s different and it’s enjoyable. In part, it’s due to the fact that we have offices across major cities in the UK. These modern and technologically-advanced spaces have been designed to foster a collaborative workspace.
Being part of the Quintet Group also extends our network across Europe, where you’ll enjoy the same inclusive working environment you can find in our UK offices. You might find yourself travelling to one of our eight regional offices as part of your role. Or, you could even make a move to a different UK city as your career progresses.
What can you expect from a career at Brown Shipley?
We pride ourselves on fostering an inclusive culture that enables our people to share ideas and prosper in their career development.
We believe that choosing an employer is like choosing your wealth partner. You want to know their values fit with yours, that they understand your ambitions and they’ll support you to succeed. Just like we do for our clients, we listen to our colleagues and take onboard their feedback, strive to create an inclusive and positive culture where everyone feels heard.
We have colleagues who’ve been in the business for their whole career, and we often hear people say that working for Brown Shipley is like being a part of a family. Everyone has the opportunity to develop and grow, and a number of our colleagues have the opportunity to work for our parent company, Quintet. They find the opportunity to experience different markets and cultures, alongside travelling for work, extremely rewarding.
Calum has over 25 years’ financial services experience where he has previously held senior roles at Julius Baer, Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and Scottish Widows. He previously held a voluntary role as Chairperson of the Private Client Investment Managers Group for Scottish Enterprise, helping to develop talent, skills and opportunities across the profession in Scotland. He has an MBA from Edinburgh business school, Heriot-Watt University.
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