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Moving to the United States in high school, becoming a first-generation “knowledge” worker, and overcoming barriers as an immigrant in a system not built for you with Iky Chan
In this episode, we talk to Iky Chan, the Chief Presentation Office and Founder of IKY Studios. Iky is also a minimalistic cartoonist, corporate comedic speaker, and mindset coach. Iky’s mission is to help people...
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Finding your career focus, the benefits of an entrepreneurial mindset, and making it easy for people to help you with Aisha Suleiman
In this episode, we talk to Aisha Suleiman, an award-winning diversity and inclusion leader, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker. Her company, The Inclusive Culture, helps organizations thrive by building a sense of...
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Career Planning Tools: Visioning and SMART Goals with Lola Adeyemo
In this episode, Lola talks about visioning exercises and SMART goals as well as:
The intention behind goals as someone with multiple intersectional identities
Using visioning to help you clarify and guide your next...
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Founding the Immigrant Academy, balancing a 9-5 while being an entrepreneur, and tricks to adapt to a new work environment quickly with Anjali Nair
In this episode, we talk to Anjali Nair, the founder of The Immigrant Academy - a skill development and mentoring platform to help you restart your career in North America and help you in every phase of your immigrant...
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Learning to ask for help, leaning on virtual networking, and tips for thriving as an introvert at work with Isabel Ruiz
In this episode, we talk to Isabel Ruiz, who manages an internal community for a Product and Content team at the cloud-based software company Mews.
Isabel has over 9 years of experience working with industry leaders...
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Growing up living a marginalized experience, DACA awareness, and finding your worth through your individual story with Marcos Navarro Garcia
In this episode, we talk to Marcos Navarro Garcia, a people and culture professional, currently specializing in employee engagement and diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging.
Marcos' passion for DEIB is...
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Finding spaces that work for you, reclaiming your cultural identity, and networking to advance your career with Meenakshi Iyer
In this episode, we talk to Meenakshi Iyer, who thrives at the intersection of People, Process, and Technology. She is a T-shaped leader and community builder with a 25-year career spanning IT, Agile/Business Process...
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Founding Discover The Lost Tribe and the importance of using your story for good with Joyce Orishaba
In this episode, we talk to Joyce Orishaba, a high school junior in north San Diego. She was one of 13 winners of the New York Times 100-word student essay competition out of more than 12,000 entries, writing a moving...
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Dedicating your time to ERGs and lessons learned from leading communities at work with Cherita Washington
In this episode, we talk to Cherita Washington, MBA, a Global DEI Strategist, and a consultant for executive leadership. She graduated from Lincoln University of Missouri with her undergrad in Journalism (2010) and...
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The journey of an ERG-focused career, using collaboration to help ERGs thrive, and exploring how we “embrace equity” in corporate culture with Yolanda Stanton
In this episode, we talk to Yolanda Stanton, a seasoned HR leader with over 15 years of experience. She was the first D&I Business Partner at Gusto and built the team from the ground up. She provided leadership,...
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Keeping ERG passion alive in the workplace, creating safe space for employees, and strategies to thrive in corporate environments with Vicki Ghaffarzardeh
In this episode, we talk to Vicki Ghaffarzardeh, a Regulatory Analyst with Valent U.S.A. With close to 10 years in ag chemical industry, she currently manages California registrations for both Valent U.S.A. and its...
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Embracing Equity for Women's History Month with Lola Adeyemo
In this episode, In this episode, Lola talks about the Thriving in Intersectionality podcast theme for this month, "Embrace Equity", and examines why this is an important conversation in professional environments....
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