by fourpointdigital | Feb 10, 2026
Parenting out loud: supporting working fathers for wellbeing and gender equality
This powerful and interactive workshop explores how fatherhood has changed over the last few decades and current expectations from working dads. We will look at the challenges modern dads face, the benefits to supporting working dads (including reducing the gender pay gap, wellbeing, children’s outcomes, attraction and retention) and how organisations can support working dads to parent oud loud.
We will discuss holistic support through policy (including parental leave and flexible working policies), line management and culture.
This is an interactive workshop that includes slido questions and, potentially, a panel of dads from your organisation.
This workshop is perfect if you are aiming to:
- engage more dads in your parenting network,
- prompt discussion around the dad’s experiences in your organisation,
- engage more men in conversations around gender equality,
- explore some practical actions to support working parents as we emerge from lockdown and pandemic, and
- improve gender equality in your organisation.
To provide a full service offer and ensure we achieve the desired outcome, this session can include:
- Pre-meetings so I can understand your event objectives and tailor the session accordingly
- A copy of my book, DAD, which you can use as a giveaway before, during or after the event (or keep for yourself!). I will cover the cost of p&p and deliver to any worldwide address.
- Carefully crafted & proven communications materials to help you promote the event
- My slides from the session which you can circulate to participants, and other staff, after the event
- The event recorded (for internal use only and for 28 days) which you can circulate to participants, and other staff, after the event
- A one-hour consultation session with me to discuss any relevant issues you are facing
I pride myself on providing an excellent service and tailoring my work to provide unique solutions to help address your objectives. Please do get in contact to discuss how we can design a session that works for you.
Please email hello@elliottrae.com
Testimonials
by fourpointdigital | Feb 9, 2026
The truth about dad’s and men’s mental health and what we can all do to help
This raw, emotive, powerful and interactive webinar explores the experiences of men and dads in the workplace in regards to mental health. The workshop uses research and data to uncover the truth about men and dad’s mental health and why the outcomes are so poor.
We will explore the underlining issues as to why men find it difficult to speak about their mental health and outlines some of the things that organisations and individuals can do to support staff and improve mental health and wellbeing.
This talk is perfect if you are aiming to:
- engage more men and dads in your parenting and gender network,
- create a more understanding and empathetic workplace culture, and
- improve mental health, wellbeing and staff engagement.
To provide a full service offer and ensure we achieve the desired outcome, this session can include:
- Pre-meetings so I can understand your event objectives and tailor the session accordingly
- A copy of my book, DAD, which you can use as a giveaway before, during or after the event (or keep for yourself!). I will cover the cost of p&p and deliver to any worldwide address.
- Carefully crafted & proven communications materials to help you promote the event
- My slides from the session which you can circulate to participants, and other staff, after the event
- The event recorded (for internal use only and for 28 days) which you can circulate to participants, and other staff, after the event
- A toolkit to support team-level conversations using content and outputs from the workshop to facilitate further conversations and embed culture change.
I pride myself on providing an excellent service and tailoring my work to provide unique solutions to help address your objectives. Please do get in contact to discuss how we can design a session that works for you.
Please email hello@elliottrae.com
Testimonials
by Parenting Out Loud | Jan 30, 2026
In this theatrical and interactive workshop, Joeli Brearley and Elliott Rae explore equal parenting, maternity discrimination, the evolution of fatherhood and how couples, leaders and line managers can create Parenting Out Loud workplace cultures that support both parents.
This workshop is a window into modern relationships, exploring the hidden tensions of working parents and aiming to unite us all in a shared understanding of what both mothers and fathers experience.
Expect laughter, powerful moments and lots of opportunities for audience participation.
The workshop will aim to help your organisation create improve support for working parents, engage men in gender equality work and support your retention, recruitment, gender equality and wellbeing objectives.
This workshop is perfect if you are aiming to:
- prompt discussion around the experience of working modern parents
- explore some practical actions to support working parents
- improve gender equality in your organisation.
- recruit more male allies by engaging dads in your parenting network and gender equality initiatives
To provide a full service offer and ensure we achieve the desired outcome, this session can include:
- pre-meetings so I can understand your event objectives and tailor the session accordingly
- carefully crafted & proven communications materials to help you promote the event
- the slides from the session which you can circulate to participants, and other staff, after the event
- the event recorded (for internal use only and for 28 days) which you can circulate to participants, and other staff, after the event
We pride myself on providing an excellent service and tailoring my work to provide unique solutions to help address your objectives. Please do get in contact to discuss how we can design a session that works for you.
by fourpointdigital | Jan 29, 2026
‘Dads Do Hair: a haircare workshop for dads’ and ‘Roots & Bonds: a haircare workshop for parents and carers’
These workshops are an opportunity for colleagues to learn some new haircare techniques while having some conversations about connecting with their children and the young people in their lives.
We believe that the time spent doing hair is an opportunity to strengthen the bond between the parent/carer and child.
The sessions are led by Dorcas Efayena from hair care specialists AfroPHbabe and Elliott Rae from the parenting platform MusicFootballFatherhood. Elliott and Dorcas will guide participants through the workshop, providing not only hairstyling tips but also valuable insights on building deeper relationships with their little ones. We’ll create a safe space to have conversations about how participants can build connection and share experiences on how everyone can help their children with their mental health and wellbeing.
The workshops are inclusive to all types of hair and all ability levels. So whether participants are beginners learning to do a bun or have some experience and would like to learn to braid, we’ll be here for you!
Attendees will leave equipped with
- The powers to send their children off to school in the morning with a smile on their faces due to their grown-ups’ newfound hairdressing skills.
- A new hair care skill as a way to develop the bond between the child and parent/carers.
- A certificate and a goody bag which includes some hair care products to recreate and practice what you learnt in the session at home.
- Some tips for how to better connect with their children for better mental health and wellbeing
The sessions are 90 minutes and a maximum of 15 participants per workshop. All equipment and materials are provided. We will just need a room with some tables and a screen to show some slides.
If you think the parents in your organisation would benefit from one of these sessions, contact us on hello@elliottrae.com
Testimonials
The speakers were absolutely fantastic, they were knowledgeable, patient and thought provoking to the colleagues. Colleagues feel that they achieved a lot from the sessions provided and helped them with their confidence in braiding their childs hair. Colleagues said that it was encouraged for them to have open conversations with their child(ren) during this activity also, which is very positive!
Barclays, Northampton
I absolutely loved the session, thank you so much for putting this on. I enjoyed the intro and it was a fun way to get to know other people in the business and learn some new skills we can use in real life! My daughter is constantly asking for a fishtail plait! Now I know how to do one!… and it turns out it was very easy.
I’d like to have stayed longer, 90 mins absolutely flew by! It was a welcome break from the back to back meetings and got me away from the screen to do something completely different!
Participant, Barclays, Northampton
by fourpointdigital | Jan 29, 2026
Redefining male allyship: the role of men in gender equality
This new workshop/keynote looks to redefine male allyship as something that is also beneficial for men’s lives at home and at work.
We know that breaking down gender stereotypes is good for men too. It’s important, actually essential, for our health, happiness and longevity. And male allyship works towards breaking down those gender stereotypes.
This interactive workshop gives an overview of gender inequalities, explores privilege and looks at the barriers of allyship. We explore the characteristics of a good ally and highlight practical examples of how men can be allies to women in the workplace, at home and in our communities.
This workshop is designed to lay bare some of the stark data around gender inequality and challenge male participants to explore our thought processes and behaviours with the aim of better supporting women and creating a better workplace culture and world for us all.
This workshop/keynote is perfect if you are aiming to:
- engage more men and dads in your parenting and gender networks,
- launch a new male allyship network/group
- engage more men in conversations around gender equality,
- explore some practical actions that men can take to work towards gender equality,
- improve gender equality in your organisation.
To provide a full service offer and ensure we achieve the desired outcome, this session can include:
- Pre-meetings so I can understand your event objectives and tailor the session accordingly
- A copy of my book, DAD, which you can use as a giveaway before, during or after the event (or keep for yourself!). I will cover the cost of p&p and deliver to any worldwide address.
- Carefully crafted & proven communications materials to help you promote the event
- My slides from the session which you can circulate to participants, and other staff, after the event
- The event recorded (for internal use only and for 28 days) which you can circulate to participants, and other staff, after the event
- A follow-up consultancy session to help embed the changes in your organisation
I pride myself on providing an excellent service and tailoring my work to provide unique solutions to help address your objectives. Please do get in contact to discuss how we can design a session that works for you.
Please email hello@elliottrae.com
Testimonials
We booked Elliott to speak with our Women’s network about ‘Equal Allies’ in support of International Men’s Day. Elliott is an incredible speaker and the event was superb. He made himself available to ensure the content was tailored to our needs and to flex around the constraints we had in place. Elliott is personable, knowledgeable, a brilliant speaker and we would highly recommend him. 5 Stars
JPMorgan Chase’s Women’s Network
We were delighted to welcome Elliott to CBRE for an enlightening session on male allyship and positive masculinity. We have recently started our journey to educate males within our business, and Elliott’s session helped us reach men at all levels of the organisation, from graduates to the boardroom. The power of his knowledge delivered with good humour, honesty and humility was humbling, and really resonated with the 250 colleagues that attended the session. He’s given us lots to think about and work on going forward, and we very much hope to work with Elliot again in the near future.
Andrew Wignall, Male Allies Network lead, CBRE
We wanted to re-launch our men’s group and thought that Elliott would be the perfect person for this. We weren’t wrong. We had 10% of the organisation attend the session, the most ever for any of our men’s group sessions. Colleagues of different genders attended, all of whom were highly engaged and gave positive feedback.
Elliott’s ability to connect on a personal level and get everyone invested in the ideas of gender equality and positive masculinity is incredible and we will continue to follow what he does to help guide how we run our inclusive and progressive men’s group moving forward.
Fabian McLaughlan, Stonewater
