Propl is a business that builds virtual work assessments allowing job seekers to gain more experience while interviewing and make the recruitment and hiring process more effective, inclusive and fair. Fresh, innovative, scalable. Mai Phan is the founder of Propl and she just received a research grant from the Oslo Kommune, and in partnership with t…

Let's uncover the mission of Zarttech, right from the founder Nelson T. Ajulo and his trusted partner Brandon Thomson. Born in Nigeria, with a PhD in International Economics, Nelson was inspired in his entrepreneurial journey by experiencing life and work in UK, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany and now the Netherlands. He founde…

Wondder.io is a start-up creating cutting-edge Virtual Reality products for personal development & inclusive leadership. We learn more and more how this technology is so powerful, which is why it's so interesting to see a company setting off and using it not for entertainment, like most, but for providing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion interventio…

🎙️ Welcome, fellow DEI champions, to a fresh episode of the We Include podcast—a compass guiding you through the ever-evolving world of Diversity and Inclusion. 🎤 Host: I'm your curious guide, Oana Iordachescu, and today, we're setting sail for the captivating landscapes of Northern Ireland. Think Giant Causeway, the spectacular Mourne Mountains, b…

Discover the future of fair hiring with Equitas, the interview intelligence software designed for equal opportunities. Join us in this episode as we introduce you to Michael Blakley, the visionary co-founder behind Equitas. Equitas is transforming the hiring landscape, using cutting-edge technology and data to foster engaging conversations that emp…

In this episode, we introduce the company Figures and its CEO, Virgil Raingeard. Figures is a data analytics company that helps businesses understand internal and external compensation data and close the gender pay gap. The company's platform provides real-time compensation data and insights, helping businesses make data-driven compensation decisio…

Balance is a UK based inclusive hiring consultancy. Providing training, audits and transformative change consultancy to help organisations achieve barrier and bias-free hiring. They believe that all industries could be accessible to everyone, but sustainable change requires effort, focus and measurement and the founder, Jennie Child comes with over…

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Welcome, my dear DEI champions to a new episode of the We Include podcast, where we bring you the latest and most impactful Diversity and Inclusion solutions in the market. I'm your host, Oana Iordachescu and I am taking you to Berlin, Germany Today, we uncover the mission of Talent Diverse, led by visionary Kave Bulambo. They connect women and BIP…

Welcome, dear DEI champions to a new episode of the We Include podcast, where we bring you the latest in Diversity and Inclusion solutions in the market. Your host, Oana Iordachescu is taking you to taking you to South Africa where we unveil the extraordinary inclusion initiative called Run to the Monster. Imagine, for a moment, a platform that cap…

This week we’re landing in London where I am joined by Hayley Bakker, co-founder of Diversely.io a venture that wants to be your inclusive recruitment solution, transforming diversity for businesses globally through data. Their insightful diversity analytics and inclusive recruitment tools promises hiring teams globally to source more diverse and u…

Jyoti Sohal-David, cofounder of Umbrella, is here to talk about their disruptive work reimagining the global workforce of the future through innovative belonging initiatives - all the way from Norway! From launching RainMakers and Board Diverse, inclusive talent communities to consulting both in private and public forums, Umbrella is leading the ch…

In this episode we are speaking to Iliana Montauk, founder of Manara whose mission is to unlock the human potential of the Middle East and North Africa. They are building a community committed to diversifying the global tech sector while uplifting the economies of the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on Palestine and women. Engineers and …

In this episode, we delve into a groundbreaking approach that combines immersive virtual reality and artificial intelligence to foster implicit learning and provide individuals with the unique opportunity to experience discrimination and bias from others' perspectives. Join us as we explore the pioneering work of co-founders, Mel Slater and Mavi Sá…

DEI is dead, long live DEI! That's how I feel recording the new series for We Include podcast. A true honour to open the season with Sarah, a recognised voice in the European pursuit of inclusion in the workplace! Thank you all for listening and sharing! Sarah Cordivano (she/her) is an expert in the field of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, with a …

The Do Good Only Company, based in the Netherlands is a female founded social enterprise focused on digital inclusion. We increase access to, knowledge and opportunity with digital skills, specialising in data science and AI. The Founder and Head Rebel, Caroline Williams is focused now on the next way I want to create lasting impact in our society …

DNI events a global agency with a thirst for innovation, experimentation, and creativity for attendees from diverse background across the world. I’ll be speaking with Marina Petrenko, bad-ass events organizer for over 10 years, who has a keen eye for putting together IT professionals and progressive employers. Her learnings about crafting engaging …

Please meet, Nilo Health - a mental wellbeing platform for the workplace. They’ve just raised $8 million in funding to fuel the next phase of its expansion across Europe and I could not be happier to get to chat co-founderand CTO Catalina Turlea about this journey they are on. Despite 200 million workdays being lost due to mental health conditions …

Metta Space makes your company a leader in gender equality, anti-harassment and radical transparency. Their deep tech application facilitates harassment reporting at the workplace to create safe, compliant and efficiently-performing cultures. A female founded business for good, we're having co-founder Eleanor Manley to learn more about the opportun…

In this episode we bring you Ricardo Baeza Yates - director of research at the Institute of experiential AI at Northeastern University in California and founder of OptIA - a Public Observatory for Algorithmic Transparency and Inclusion in Chile for insights into how algorithmic bias plays into the future of work! He was VP of Research at Yahoo Labs…

In this episode we discuss with expert Vidir Ragnarsson how pay gaps need more than awareness and good intent. They need a data driven approach, consistently! If your organisation is struggling to bring equity among its employee base, there is a systemic gender pay gap, businesses for good such as PayAnalytics are really interesting to engage with …

An inspiring story of exploration, grit and commitment. Seeing XENA's incipient seeds, the thought process and the thriving community over the years it's a sign of hope we are going in the right direction when addressing gender parity on STEM. If you are looking for a partner or a model of operations to influence our talent communities to represent…

Evenbreak is an award-winning not-for-profit specialist job board run by disabled people for disabled people with the following aims: 1. To help inclusive employers (who understand the value of a diverse workforce) to attract more disabled candidates 2. To help disabled job seekers find work with employers who will value their skills 3. To promote …

Hire 45+ is a manifesto to combat the labor crisis and discrimination based on age in recruitment, a social mobilisation born of the belief that, if we help educate the labor market, by directly addressing both employers and candidates, we can make a difference! Our guests today are the founders Alina Anghel and Rodica Obancea Alina Anghel - Serial…

Our mission is to amplify inclusion initiatives that help us build a more resilient workforce in the European space! For this week's episode we are speaking with the CEO Cornel Amariei, inventor, author and entrepreneur who is here to represent .lumen and it’s team of over 40 engineers, professors, disability experts, designers and scientists. The …

Why was it necessary to create an organisation supporting companies to build a strong D&I culture that encourages the hiring, promotion, and retention of talented women in tech? With over 60 companies on board and a whooping community of 15000 members across Europe, Caroline Ramade, CEO and Founder of 50intech, based in France is sharing with us th…

Today we’re landing in Brussels, home of European Women on Boards which is an umbrella association striving to Achieve gender equality in decision-making in Europe. We are speaking with the one and only Hedwige Nuyens who is the chair of the organization as well as CEO International Banking Federation | Speaker | Mentor | D&I Champion.…

Amplifying initiatives that create an inclusive and resilient workforce. We Include is a platform for stories of inclusion in the form of video interviews, short documentaries and educational materials about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion with a focus on representing the European space. From NGOs to corporate organizations to individuals to media …