Inclusive Collective - DEI in Business: Recent Episodes
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The Inclusive Collective podcast is a conversation with and for those who seek to understand the complexities around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the business world. We’ll celebrate the essence of an industry and share the perspectives of those who advocate for change. Our invited guests, consisting of leaders, teams and experts in various industries, will share their perspectives of how they strive to implement inclusive workplaces within the business world, cultures, and everyday interpersonal interactions. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media.
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Award-winning podcast hosts Nadia and Rob are back and kick things off for the best season of IC yet!. Our hosts reintroduce themselves and preview big things ahead for the show. Later, Nadia coaches Rob on inclusive language and we get a sneak preview of next week’s amazing guest. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com Find episode transcripts here For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Join us for Season 4 of Inclusive Collective, launching September 12th for new conversations with founders, DEI thought leaders, strategists, and many other exciting people. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob wrap up the summer with discussions of Diddy’s lawsuit against Diageo, Denny’s long road to building an inclusive culture, the Supreme Court’s ruling on religious accommodation in business, and a Black-women-owned VC firm is sued for reverse discrimination. Later, Rob rants about the cynicism of the Jason Aldean video while Nadia prepares for an awards banquet in NYC. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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This week on IC Pod, Rob and Nadia answer listener questions. They discuss Hollywood’s DEI leader exits, the potential impacts of AI on DEI, and how to thoughtfully approach DEI work from the start. Tune in now! Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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On this special episode of IC Pod, Nadia joins an episode of And So, She Left where she shares personal stories of racial bias, gender, and race disparities she's encountered in the workplace. She guides us through the complexities of DEI work, highlighting the three core values which guide her work: learning, community, and identity. And So, She Left is hosted by Katherin Vasilopoulos and made by Cansulta and Ethan Lee. Learn more about And So, She Left here: https://www.cansulta.com/blog/and-so-she-left-is-cansultas-new-podcast/ Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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On this special episode of Inclusive Collective, we bring you the best of healthcare. We feature our conversations with Dr. Juliana Simonetti, co-director of the weight management program at the University of Utah, with Ceylan Rowe, founder and CEO of Fihri, and Yacine Fall, co-founder of Hyve. Tune in to hear these fabulous people talk about how they are advocating and innovating to decrease disparities and increase awareness, equity, and access in the healthcare space. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Rob joins “Data is Love” and host Aparna Rae in this Inclusive Collective special edition to talk about how companies fail in effectively communicating progress on DEI, the tricks they use, and how they might do better. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob highlight some of their favorite guests and conversations about disability inclusion. We feature Mary Fernandez of Cisco, Jonathan Kaufman of J Kaufman Consulting, Mariyam Cementwala of the Blind Hijabi, and Keith Kirkland & Kevin Yoo of Wearworks. Join us this week as we share the fabulous work these folks do in advocating, educating, and supporting people living with disabilities. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob pass the mic to showcase the premier episode of Rifelion Media's new podcast, FannBoy Friday. Host Shajahan Khan is joined by Pakistani-American screenwriter, producer, musician, and journalist Abdullah Saeed to discuss his comedy TV show “Deli Boys.” Inclusive Collective is hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. FannBoy Friday is hosted by Shahjehan Khan. Follow Abdullah Saeed @imyourkid on Instagram. Read more about this featured interview at https://createfann.com/fannboy-friday-with-shahjehan-khan-abdullah-saeed-media-mogul-in-the-making/ Learn more at www.createfann.com Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob spotlight some of their favorite guests and conversations about diversity and inclusion in media. Asad Butt of Rifelion Media talks about his vision of elevating diverse voices, Saadia Khan talks about the presentation of immigrants in media, and Micha Cooper-Edwards of Soleil Space lays out how she connects the dots to build an inclusive media company. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob highlight some of their favorite guests and conversations from the world of consumer products. Nisha Dearborn of Fresh Chemistry skincare talks about how she chooses to market inclusively, Payam Abbassian of REI’s Path Ahead Ventures talks about the outsized impact of industry leaders embracing DEI, and Clarice Owens of Healthy Ocean’s Seafood Company talks about the intersection of DEI and sustainability. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia & Rob close out season 3 with a mid-year review of their 2023 DEI Predictions they made in January. Also, they discuss the recent Starbucks discrimination lawsuit, SCOTUS reaffirming tribal sovereignty, Garth Brook's allegiance to DEI, and the Nugget's Nikola Jokic. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob are ecstatic about how Nike lives their values with the introduction of a gender-inclusive line and about the moves Mesa, Arizona has taken to better serve the neurodiverse. Also, billionaire Mark Cuban sells DEI to the business elite and Spider-Man shows how authentic diversity sells big. Later, Rob rants about Stop n’ Shop’s efforts to gouge consumers in less-affluent areas and Nadia applauds Lin-Manuel Miranda’s work to diversify theatre production. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob answer listener questions on DEI in startups, preparing yourself for getting laid off, and how to attract top talent when competing against bigger companies. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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In this week's episode, Nadia and Rob lament Elon's "U up?" email to Twitter employees, discuss Wimbledon's leap into the 20th century, and chat with guest Mary Fernandez about how DEI often leaves people with disabilities behind and what companies can do. Mary Fernandez's recommendations: Crip Camp: https://cripcamp.com/
Disability Lead Organizations Autistic Advocacy Network: https://autisticadvocacy.org/ National Federation of the Blind: Nfb.org National Association of the Deaf: https://www.nad.org/ United Spinal Association:: https://unitedspinal.org/
Blogs Words to wheel by: https://emilyladau.com/ Disability wisdom: https://www.disabilitywisdom.com/blog/ Quirky quad: https://quirkyquad.com/
Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob track historic firsts in government representation, discuss the work-around in the NY salary transparency laws, and get in depth on health equity issues with IC’s favorite doctor. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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This week, Rob and Nadia react to the latest DEI workplace news including the Twitter Takeover and Mattel’s efforts to be more inclusive, and other news! Tune in for all your latest news centered around DEI in the business world. The Oregonian letter to the editor: https://projects.oregonlive.com/publishing-prejudice/editor-apology Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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This week on IC, Nadia and Rob cover remote work's impact on accessibility, Disney’s new short film “Reflect”, and (literally) rap with the cofounders of WearWorks, the leading haptic platform company. Learn more about WearWorks. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob call out NBC News' coverage of PA Senate candidate John Fetterman, discuss Steve Ballmer's commitment to Black VCs, and guest Jefferey Dagbo of Eate Digital shares insights on diversity in early-stage startups and on building a holistic, inclusive team from the founding team to investors and advisors. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob talk "gig" worker rules, devour the GBBS controversy, and speak to Marcos Gonzalez, Founder of LatinX-focused VC Vamos Ventures on barriers to greater diversity in VC, the values he leads with, and why the LatinX market is so important for investment growth. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob talk bias in wage increases, Virgin Atlantic's new uniform policies and Aparna Rae of Moving Beyond stops by to share her thoughts on DEI in the non-profit sector, corporate reparations and why she's all for quiet quitting. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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This week, Rob and Nadia talk about Walmart's recent expansion on fertility benefits, California joining other states in open pay policies, student debt relief, and protests in Iran. They are also joined by Dr. Jodi Detjen to discuss how DEI and innovation mix at the university level. Dr. Detjen is an organizational consultant and Associate Dean of Innovative Education and Programs at Suffolk University, in Boston, MA. She is also co-founder of Orange Grove Consulting. More on Dr. Jodi Detjen and her company Orange Grove Consulting. A link to Dr. Detjen's book is here. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob talk LOUDLY about quiet quitting, check in on the wide world of sports balls, and guest Asad Butt of Rifelion Media shares his experiences in Muslim-forward media and explains why (media) representation matters. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Nadia and Rob are BACK! This week they break down corporate response to the Queen’s death, Patagonia’s impact, and guest Dr. HeatherJean MacNeil talks about her research on the Cannabis industry, entrepreneurship as activism, and the practical uses of intersectionality. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Produced by Rifelion Media. Contact us: inclusivecollective@rifelion.com For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com
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Tune in to hear Nadia & Rob’s final thoughts on Season 1. They ‘ConverFlect’ dance-off style on their guests’ perspectives and offer additional advice. You don’t want to miss this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Maggie Roque, Director of DIBE at Zapier, shares her invaluable insights from stops at multiple fast-growing tech firms, the things she will never do again, and the recipe for success she has found at Zapier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Consultant, Fractional CPO and HR Executive Precillia Redmond of Maeve Solutions shares her advice creating a sense of belonging as companies are doubling in size and infusing DEI practices and behaviors while people processes and operations are being built. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Steve Arntz, CEO and founder of Campfire, joined Nadia & Rob this week to chat about his beliefs on the value of building more diverse and inclusive workspaces to drive collaboration and innovation. Steve discusses the importance of role modeling as a leader - even if it means forcing himself NOT to work(!). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Description: Nadia & Rob welcome Mohammad Anwar, President and CEO of Softway and Culture+, and Best Selling Author of "Love as a Business Strategy: Resilience, Belonging and Success." He shares lessons from his transformational leadership story and walks us through his reflections on how he had to make behavioral changes to be the leader he was destined to be. All leaders can benefit from Mohammad's learnings. Tune in now!Softway is a technology-as-a-service company focused on delivering innovative technology and creative solutions to clients around the world. Culture+ is a culture-as-a-service company focused on bringing humanity back to the workplace by transforming behaviors of employees and leaders. Learn more about Softway. Learn more about Culture+ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week on IC Pod, Senofer Mendoza of Mendoza Ventures, joins Nadia and Rob to chat about the value of bringing DEI into the venture capital space, mentoring “under estimated” entrepreneurs and how she advocates for her firm to role model inclusive practices. Senofer Mendoza is a founder and General Partner of Mendoza Ventures, a Boston based pre-seed Fintech, AI, and Cybersecurity venture capital firm. After having a career in enterprise sales and hospitality design, she began Mendoza Ventures to address the growing funding gap in the pre-seed investment stage. The firm was launched in January of 2016 and invests internationally in the Cybersecurity, AI, and Fintech space. Senofer is alsoa published author, innovator, and thought leader in the technology, startup, and VC space with a passion for equity and diversity. Hosted by Nadia Butt & Rob Hadley Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. For more information email us at info@rifelion.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week, Rachel Sheppard, Director of Ventures at Mars Petcare, joins Nadia & Rob to share how founders can take full advantage of an accelerator or incubator experience and offers her observations and insights on systemic bias in the entrepreneurial space and suggests ways to mitigate that bias. Hosted by Nadia Butt & Rob Hadley Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. For more information email us at info@rifelion.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Molly Levitt, Director of Remarkable US, joins Inclusive this week to talk about how products designed for people with disabilities drive broader innovation, power dynamics between VCs and entrepreneurs, and how her background as a teacher, founder and marketing director provided her the skills needed to advocate for an underrepresented group. Hosted by Nadia Butt & Rob Hadley Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. For more information email us at info@rifelion.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week on Inclusive Collective, startup advisor and advocate, Abid Siddiqui, chats with Nadia & Rob about accelerator and incubator programs designed for founders, how the government strives to be forward thinking in the entrepreneurial space and his observations on inclusion in the startup ecosystem. About Abid: Abid has over 15 years of experience working across finance, commercial strategy and operations, and product management. He currently serves as a strategic advisor to the innovation division at the Biomedical Research & Development Authority (BARDA), which is part of the US federal government's pandemic and emergency response team. In this role he is responsible for advising how the organization builds and funds early-stage Biotech and Digital Health companies that will shape the future of healthcare delivery and emergency response. Prior to working with the BARDA team, Abid spent the early part of his career working in corporate finance at organizations such as KPMG and Baker & McKenzie. He subsequently went on to join as the first employee at a technology startup called Bytecubed where he was responsible for building out and leading the finance and business operations functions for the company. ByteCubed was later acquired by Intellibridge. After exiting Bytecubed, Abid went on to lead the design and launch of a data analytics product at a venture backed digital health startup called ZappRx, which ended up being acquired by AllScripts. Abid holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth and an MBA from Babson College. Hosted by Nadia Butt & Rob Hadley Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. For more information email us at info@rifelion.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nadia and Rob welcome...each other, in a Season 1 halftime extravaganza and share their highlights and learnings from discussions with founders on ideas, founder relationships, marketing and product development and raising money. Hosted by Nadia Butt & Rob Hadley Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. For more information email us at info@rifelion.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week on Inclusive Collective, Rob and Nadia chat with Melissa Corto, co-founder and CEO of Education Modified (EdMod), a one-stop platform that makes it easy for educators to collaborate around the unique needs of every student. Melissa shares the advice (at times ridiculous!) she received while fundraising, the value she found in accelerator programs and how you don't have to have a business background to achieve success! About Melissa: Melissa Corto was a special educator in Brooklyn, NYC at a Title I high school for 9 years. She led her school’s inclusion & co-teaching program & served as a Mentor for new special educators. She also was an assistant Varsity Coach for the Girl’s Basketball team for 7 years. Melissa is now the Co-Founder & CEO of Education Modified, an edtech company that uses the latest research & technology to help teachers improve outcomes for students with special needs. About Education Modified: Unlike compliance systems, EdMod streamlines workflow, saves time & enables all teachers to improve outcomes for students with special needs & learning plans. www.educationmodified.com Hosted by Nadia Butt & Rob Hadley Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. For more information email us at info@rifelion.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week ROBE Looks co-founder and CEO Chad Patterson joins Nadia and Rob to talk about his experiences fundraising, the cultural disconnect that can occur with some venture capitalists, and how founders can put themselves in the best position to raise money. Also, Chad offers some thoughts on how Rob can bring some sauce to his fashion game. Chad Patterson is a serial entrepreneur, fashion enthusiast, community leader, and sustainability activist. When Chad is not working, you’ll catch him reciting music lyrics (often incorrectly) playing sports, and creating a beat (that’s in his head) on a random table or wall. About the company: ROBE Looks is a media/tech lifestyle company that curates experiences focused on product, pop culture, social responsibility, creative arts, and entertainment. Hosted by Nadia Butt & Rob Hadley Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. For more information email us at info@rifelion.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jessica Arredondo Murphy, co-founder & COO of True Fit, joins Nadia & Rob to discuss the early days of startup life, leveraging customer data from an inclusive lens and the lessons learned on how to mitigate machine learning and AI bias in the fashion world. She shares her lived experiences of being a bi-lingual, Latina and how her identity played a part in her co-creating a multi-million dollar, global leading fashion technology empire. Oh—Jessica also shares the unimaginable reception she got from Oprah! Hosted by Nadia Butt & Rob Hadley Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. For more information email us at info@rifelion.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week on Inclusive Collective, Nadia & Rob welcome Hoda Mehr, Founder and CEO of stockcard.io, to chat about the benefits and drawbacks of an immigrant identity when starting a company, how non-technical founders can find the right people to help build their vision, and how she continuously reassesses consumer needs through research, data, observation and listening. Hosted by Nadia Butt & Rob Hadley Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. For more information email us at info@rifelion.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
In this episode of Inclusive Collective, Nisha Dearborn, CEO and founder of Fresh Chemistry, joins to share her experiences of collecting customer feedback on her skincare line, iterating her products and her commitment to inclusive marketing practices. She'll walk us through her branding decisions and how at pivotal moments she was reminded to use an inclusive or diverse lens. She had Rob & Nadia GLOWing by the end of the episode (so much so that Nadia ran out and grabbed Fresh Chemistry's Glow Getter Brightening Serum!) Hosted by Nadia Butt & Rob Hadley Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. For more information email us at info@rifelion.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Anthony Clay, Founder and CEO of ERG platform Indi brings the energy and walks Nadia and Rob through how he thinks about founding team values and mission alignment, how investors value both results and culture, and how he works to understand diversity at a deeper level. Indi is the most advanced ERG enablement platform. Single source of truth. Fully automated. Totally replicated in Slack/Teams. Hosted by Nadia Butt & Rob Hadley Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. For more information email us at info@rifelion.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week humanly.io founders Prem Kumar and Andrew Gardner share with Nadia and Rob how trust is developed between founders, how they work through issues together productively, and how inclusive communication between the founders impacts the culture of the company. Oh, they also talk about their super cool company, humanly.io, and how companies can root out bias in their talent acquisition processes. Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. Inclusive Collected is hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week Nadia and Rob talk with Melissa Mitchner, Founder and CEO of the Bark Shoppe about finding inspiration in reality TV, how being an industry outsider can be an advantage, and perseverance in the early days of a startup. Meet Melissa or read her profile in Forbes. Check out The Bark Shoppe and The New York Institute of Grooming. Melissa recommends All About Love by bell hooks. Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. Learn more. Hosted by Nadia Butt and Rob Hadley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nadia and Rob introduce the Inclusive Collective podcast and preview Season 1, where they focus on DEI in the world of startups and venture capital. Inclusive Collective is a production of Rifelion Media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Inclusive Collective podcast is a conversation with and for those who seek to understand the complexities around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the business world. We’ll celebrate the essence of an industry and share the perspectives of those who advocate for change. Our invited guests, consisting of leaders, teams and experts in various industries, will share their perspectives of how they strive to implement inclusive workplaces within their startup organizations, cultures, and everyday interpersonal interactions. Our guests offer their own challenges and successes from their own lived experiences and answer questions along the way. Inclusive Collective is hosted by Rob Hadley and Nadia Butt, two DEI experts and advocates.
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