Jenny Obiaya | Breaking Down Barriers & Closing The Opportunity Gap

Is the way we work working?  In this episode, we’re sitting down with Stacey Gordon, MBA who is a leader in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space - or as she prefers to describe DEI:  the Disrupt, Evolve, and Innovate space.  She shares her first-hand experience of witnessing bias which led her to becoming the Founder and CEO of Rework Work - a company that does DEI differently on their mission to reduce bias in global talent acquisition and management and creating workplace cultures where employees feel they belong.  She touches on the power of mentors and dives into the frameworks she uses to help companies become better at creating an inclusive environment, relearn how to hire with intention, and realize the importance of flexibility in work.   Stacey Gordon ReworkWork.com Booking on Being UnBias Unconscious Inclusion  

What does it take to be on the Forbes “100 Most Powerful Women in the World” list?  In this episode, we’re sitting down with Padmasree Warrior as she shares her experience of being an executive in technology and her journey of becoming a renowned businesswoman.  Formerly holding roles in the C-suite at Cisco Systems, Motorola, and NIO USA, she took her corporate experience and decided to follow her passion - motivated to find a way to apply data and machine learning to focus on mental wellness.  This led her to her current role as Founder and CEO of Fable, a social and AI discovery platform for content.  She shares her perspective on the commonalities of being in corporate versus leading a start-up - and her approach to leading teams and building trust.  Padma expresses the beauty of not putting yourself in a box and starting a business at a later age by utilizing experience and learnings to your advantage to build something beautiful to share with the world.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/padmasree-warrior-9917a26b https://fable.co/

Have you found your calling?  We’re sitting down with Jenny Obiaya, CEO of The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula, as she shares her story of finding her calling - starting as a teacher through Teach for America, moving into the the role of Principal at a school in Hells Kitchen at the age of 26, and finally finding the perfect fit for her passion of closing the opportunity gap & empowering young people with access to opportunities through her work with BGCP.  She gives a nod to the power of having mentors and people that believe in you to push you out of your comfort zone to help you grow, and embraces the notion of Billie Jean King’s perspective that “pressure is a privilege” as her driving force for continuing to give back to the community and influencing the future of our youth. www.bgcp.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-obiaya-446b8624/  

In this episode, we're sitting down with Caroline Ghantous, a Middle Eastern watercolor artist who is creating a movement of her own through her art.  Her paintings are a celebration of women who are activists, feminists, and who are making a difference in different societies and cultures - aiming to give a voice to the voiceless with her unique mixed media artistic style.  Caroline is now a part of the HumanizeHer family and movement with us, and we are proud to showcase her work as a staple in the HumanizeHer podcast studio. Instagram Where to buy her art and support her

How do you live your life with purpose?  We're sitting down with Jennifer Dulski, CEO & Founder of Rising Team and executive leader with experience at tech giants like Facebook, Google, and Yahoo and former President & COO of change.org.  Jennifer shares the stories that led her to the formula of how to start a movement, build teams with connection, and do so in a purposeful way.  She talks about her life hardships, her journey of being a start-up founder (multiple times!) and her successful current startup, Rising Team. Jennifer Dulski www.RisingTeam.com Purposeful  

Let’s get bossy for a moment!!  We’re sitting down with Merline Saintil, angel investor and co-founder of Black Women on Boards (among many other badass titles), who shares her journey towards becoming a highly sought after board member and loves investing in other women - like Aishetu Fatima Dozie, who joins our conversation talking all about her transition from being a Wall Street wonder woman to founding her own cosmetics company called Bossy Cosmetics - electrifying women to live their best lives by empowering them to look, feel, and do good. Aishetu Fatima www.BossyBeauty.com Bossy Cosmetics on Instagram Merline Saintil Lift As We Climb  

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