"Put the boot in" - with Lorraine Thom

Westy is joined by Lorraine Thom, Learning & Development Lead at iconic footwear brand Dr Martens. She tells us about her time training 100,000+ learners at the London Olympics, the development of vegan leather and how MemoryBox is helping Dr Martens staff to stop forgetting.

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Chapters

• 0:26 Lorraine Thom
• 0:53 Work history
• 1:43 Olympic trainer
• 3:24 GamesMaker orientation
• 4:47 Dr. Martens
• 5:51 Brand transformation
• 9:32 Vegan leather?
• 10:35 The retail challenge
• 14:25 Building blends
• 16:13 MemoryBox at Dr. Martens
• 17:27 MemoryBox podcast link
• 18:43 Training consistency
• 20:21 MemoryBox ROI
• 21:20 Personalised training
• 22:30 First-time manager programme
• 24:40 Must-have tech
• 27:31 Favourite training models
• 28:13 Circle of influence link
• 28:25 Skills wheel link
• 29:27 Lorraine's Dr. Martens legacy