Victoria Whitelaw | From Apprentice Advocate to a Manager of Managers

Beyond Four Walls - With Jodie Fraser

In this heartfelt episode of Beyond Four Walls, we sit down with Victoria Whitelaw — Northern Ambassador for Doyenne, proud building safety leader, mum, and passionate advocate for people who carve out their own paths.

Victoria shares her honest journey of not taking the traditional university route and how she’s now helping champion alternative qualifications like the TPI apprenticeship. She opens up about her experience with postpartum OCD, the challenges and lessons of returning to work as a new mum, and why property management can be a brilliant industry for working parents — if we get it right.

You’ll hear how Victoria proudly owns her Northern identity (and accent!) and the incredible story of how she built a 16-strong building safety team from scratch at Rendall & Ritner — training, mentoring, and creating processes that keep people safe every day. Now, as a manager of managers, she’s dedicated to coaching the next generation of leaders with empathy, integrity, and courage.

✨ This episode is for anyone who’s ever felt like an underdog — and a reminder that there’s no one way to define success

Thank You to Our Sponsor

This episode wouldn’t be possible without the generous support of Future Group — keeping the block management industry safer, smarter, and better connected. Thank you, Future Group, for championing the conversations that matter.

https://future-group.uk/

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