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In this podcast, we explore the secrets behind leading authentic, impactful and successful diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in business. Through meaningful dialogue with leaders in the field, we aim to help organizations build, accelerate and promote DEI in the workplace and in our communities.Join us as we engage weekly with DEI leaders and experts to find out how they make DEI work, so that you can drive lasting change in your organization. Sharing their personal experiences, our gues ...
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Season 3 Wrap-Up: Turning Diversity Equity and Inclusion Into a Success Story
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#025 And that’s a wrap for season 3 of Diversity Secrets Podcast! We’ll be back with a brand new season during the next quarter. In this episode, we go over what we’ve learned during this season, and give you a sneak preview of what to expect from season 4. This season, we wanted to build a hands-on, practical blueprint to help YOU set your DE&I wo…
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How to Fully Integrate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into Your Business, with Jeffery Smith, VP Diversity Equity and Inclusion at Masterclass
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#24 For our last episode of the season on how to succeed in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), we are joined by the brilliant Jeffery Smith, VP DE&I at the online education streaming platform Masterclass. With over 25 years of experience as an HR and DEI leader both in-house and as a consultant, Jeffery shares with us what it means to successfu…
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How to Measure, Track & Monitor Your Diversity Equity and Inclusion, with Sandrine Charpentier, CEO of Mixity.co
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#23 Anyone that’s done it before knows it: deploying a diversity and inclusion employee survey is no side project. It’s a complex endeavour that should not be taken lightly - and that’s an understatement. That’s why we’ve invited Sandrine Charpentier, CEO of Mixity.co, the first 360 digital platform to assess, manage and monitor DEI in the workplac…
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How to Attract, Hire, and Retain Diverse Talents, with Yasar Ahmad, Global VP Talent at HelloFresh
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#22 When we think of ‘diversity hiring’, we often think of the result: new diverse talents joining our organization. But if we wind up a bit, how do we get there? In this episode, Yasar Ahmad, Global VP Talent at HelloFresh meal-kit company, explains what it takes to actually attract, hire and retain diverse talents. He shares insights, anecdotes a…
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What Does an Inclusive and Equitable Employee Life-Cycle Look Like? With Miguel Castro, Senior Director and Global Lead for Diversity and Inclusion at SAP
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#21 We’re kicking off the year with a brand new Diversity Secrets Episode! 'Diversity hiring’ and ‘inclusive culture’ take up a lot of space in the DE&I discussion. But beyond recruitment and culture, a lot needs to be in place in a company setting to guarantee that all employees can truly achieve their full potential. So how do you guarantee inclu…
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What Skills do You Need to Succeed as a Diversity Equity and Inclusion Professional?
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#020 What does it take to be a good Diversity, Equity and Inclusion leader? Today on the Diversity Secrets podcast, we hear from DE&I coach, fellow podcaster, and keynote speaker, Ashanti Bentil-Dhue. Ashanti tells us that if you want to have real impact as a DE&I professional, passion and lived-experience are not enough. Being a DE&I know-it-all e…
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10 Proven Actions to Truly Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Your Organisation, with Julie Coffman, Chief Diversity Officer at Bain & Company
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#019 There’s a lot of talk and literature out there about how important DEI is for employees, and for companies. But when it comes to finding out what initiatives actually work to build diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces, it suddenly becomes overwhelming, with a lack of benchmarks, an overload of resources and literature and no clear one w…
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How to Kickstart your Diversity and Inclusion Work, with Leïla Grison, DE&I Director at Publicis Group
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#018 Embark on a time travel with Leïla Grison, DE&I Director at Publicis Groupe, as she takes us back to her first day on the job and tells us how it all started. Leïla takes us back in time and shares her family story, the social ascension of her grandmother and mother, a story of social inequality and a real obstacle course. Fast forward and it’…
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How to Succeed at an Impossible Job, with Sarah Cordivano, Head of DE&I Strategy and Governance at Zalando
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#017 For our first episode of Season 3, “How to Succeed at DE&I”, we are thrilled to welcome Sarah Cordivano, Head of DE&I Strategy and Governance at Zalando, a fashion e-commerce headquartered in Berlin. Sarah published her first book in August 2022 “DEI: How to Succeed at an Impossible Job”, a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to impactful DE&I w…
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Season 3 - How to Succeed at Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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#016 Welcome back to the Diversity Secrets Podcast ! We’re excited to be back with a brand new season called “How to Succeed at DEI” - a blueprint for real impact and effective results. In the past 2 years we’ve seen a wave of corporate and CEO statements reaffirming their DE&I values and commitments. Billions of dollars are spent on DE&I trainings…
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#Bonus - Numbers don't lie! Answering to backlash by measuring your DEI footprint, with Kate Bourdet, Global Lead for Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Orange Business Services
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#015 Diversity Secrets podcast is back for a bonus episode with Kate Bourdet who leads Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Orange Business Services, part of the French Telecom company Orange Group. In this up-front conversation, Kate shares with us what the notion of Belonging means to her, and we discuss what implications it holds for a company in…
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Season 2 Wrap-Up: If Diversity & Inclusion Really Matters, Where Are the Results?
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#014 And it’s a wrap for season 2 of Diversity Secrets Podcast! We’ll be back with a brand new season after the Summer. In this episode, we go over what we’ve learned this season, and give you a sneak preview of what to expect from season 3. In season 2 we had one overarching question: Why should companies even care about DEI? In other words, what’…
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How to tie Diversity & Inclusion into your day-to-day business, with Brimbelle Grandcolas, Head of DEI at Disneyland Paris
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#013 For our last episode of this season about the Business Case for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), we are thrilled to welcome Brimbelle Grandcolas, Head of DEI at Disneyland Paris. Be sure to get your pen and paper out as Brimbelle shares with us concrete tips and examples on how to deliver on a DEI strategy that makes sense both for busin…
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Why Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is good for your bottom-line, and for your people, with Alvine Trémoulet, Global DEI Leader at Pfizer
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#012 In today’s episode, we are honored to welcome Alvine Trémoulet, Global DEI Leader at Pfizer. In this enriching conversation, Alvine tells us about her own inclusion journey as an employee for over a decade of the American pharmaceutical corporation, and shares her experience as a DEI leader for the past 5 years. Alvine makes a point of grantin…
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Can We Shift The Paradigme for Diversity & Inclusion? From Business Case to Sustainable Goals, with Amelia Huix, Advisor for Gender Equality at the United Nations Global Compact
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#011 In today’s episode, get ready for a fresh perspective on the Business Case for DEI, as we welcome Amelia Huix, Advisor for Gender Equality at the United Nations Global Compact. In 2015, the United Nations announced a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by our societies at large by 2030. Gender Equality for all women acro…
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Why B2B companies should also care about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, with Luisa Boaretto, Regional Inclusion & Diversity and Employee Experience at Dow
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#010 This episode, we continue to uncover why DEI is important to business, including in the B2B sector, with Luisa Boaretto, Regional I&D and Employee Experience at Dow, an American material science global company. Luisa starts by explaining the business case for DEI at Dow. And it’s a strong one. Dow’s business and relevance relies on bringing ev…
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How to Convince Engineers that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Really Matter, with Eric H. Way, Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity & CSR at Schindler Group
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#009 For our second episode of our “Why it Really Matters” season, we are extremely pleased to be joined Eric Howard Way, Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity & CSR at Schindler Group, a Swiss multinational company that manufactures escalators, moving walkways, and elevators worldwide. Eric started his career as an engineer in the heavy truck manufa…
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Getting Serious About Diversity? ‘Enough Already with the Business Case’, says Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey, PhD
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#008 For our first episode of Season 2 “Why it Really Matters”, we are thrilled to welcome a very exciting guest: Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey, PhD, founder and Managing Director of Element of Inclusion. In his mission to make companies more diverse and inclusive, Dr. Jonathan applies academic theory to business practice. This episode, he keeps us o…
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Season 2 - Why Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Really Matter
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#007 Welcome back to Diversity Secrets Podcast! We’re excited to be back with a brand new season called “Why it really matters”. We ask ourselves: why should companies care about DEI? In this new series of interviews, we will explore the business case for DEI, as well as the social justice imperatives that push companies to act. Recent and prominen…
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Season 1 Wrap-up & Introducing Season 2: “Why it Really Matters”
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#006 This episode marks the end of Season 1. We’ll be back with new episodes next month, but we wanted to go over what we’ve learnt this season and give you a sneak preview of what you can expect from Diversity Secrets Season 2. This first season was called “On The Job”, as we asked DEI professionals what it really means to work in DEI. Our guests …
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Linking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to Corporate Social Responsibility: Building a Holistic Approach to DEI with Aurélie Uricher, Global D&I Manager at L’Occitane Group
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#005 For our 5th and final interview of the “On the Job” season, we are very pleased to welcome Aurélie Uricher, as she completes her first year as Global D&I Manager at L’Occitane Group, a global manufacturer and retailer of natural cosmetics and well-being products. This was an exciting first year on the job for Aurélie, as, with her nomination, …
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How to make the workplace a safe space for all with Kim Weaver, Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Lead at Aveva
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#004 In today’s episode, we welcome one of the pioneers of DEI: Kim Weaver. Kim has been leading Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for over 20 years in a great variety of global firms such as Uber, Sodexo, McCormick&Co, and more. Today, Kim Weaver leads global DEI at Aveva, a global leader in industrial software. Kim’s DEI story is both a personal ba…
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Setting-Up and Rolling-Out a Ten-Year Diversity & Inclusion Strategy with Heidi Robertson, Group Head of D&I at ABB
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#003 Today, we’re extremely pleased to welcome Heidi Robertson, Group Head of D&I at ABB, a leading Global 500 technology company driving digital transformation through industrial automation, robotics and electrification. As a matter of fact, 2021 was an important year for DEI at ABB : it marked the first year of rolling out their 2030 D&I Strategy…
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Leading Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with Rohini Anand, PhD
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#002 In our second episode, we’re very honored to be welcoming renowned diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) thought-leader, and former SVP Corporate Responsibility and Global Chief Diversity Officer for Sodexo, Dr. Rohini Anand. She comes to speak to us about her newly published book: Leading Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. This is not an…
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Building a Global Diversity & Inclusion Strategy From the Ground Up - with Putri Realita Global Head of D&I @Danone
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#001 In our first episode we’re very excited to welcome Putri Realita, Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Danone, a a multinational food-products corporation based in Paris. Putri took on this role in 2016 to build the firm’s DEI programs from the ground up. She tells us how her personal identity as an Indonesian citizen, and her background …
Welcome to the Diversity Secrets podcast, the podcast that explores the secrets behind leading authentic, impactful and successful diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace. Through meaningful dialogue with leaders in the field, we aim to help organizations build, accelerate and promote DEI in the workplace and in our communities. In o…
