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The Voices of Diversity podcast is hosted by Rocki Howard.Our mission is to humanize diversity one story, one conversation at a time, to share the impact on those who identify as being underrepresented.Each episode of Voices of Diversity will bring you the stories and experiences of those who are part of the minority in corporate America.We believe that the interaction between all voices, minority, and majority can change the narrative of how the world communicates. By changing the narrative ...
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Episode 21 - Voices of a Plantation Theorist - John Graham
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Voices of Diversity guest John Graham is the Co-Founder of Umi's Roots, author of Plantation Theory, and VP, Employer Brand, Diversity & Culture for Shaker Recruitment Marketing. John leverages the powerful combination of his education, career, and lived experience to bravely articulate the challenges of black people in the world of work. Despite t…
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Episode 20 - Voice of a Global Citizen - Manjuri Sinha
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Voices of Diversity host Rocki Howard speaks with guest Manjuri Sinha who is a keynote speaker and Global Head of Talent Acquisition for OLX group Inclusive leadership Manjuri is the epitome of bold, brilliant, and badass. Her energy is boundless, her intelligence is endless and her willingness to call out conscious bias is badass. Manjuri gives us…
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Episode 19 - A Voice of a First Generation PhD - Bob Athwal
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Voices of Diversity host Rocki howard speaks to guest Bob Athwal who is a Senior Talent Manager at Skyscanner where he focuses on Race Equity and Early Careers. He is also the CoFounder of the 1 Hour Project and The Student Job Coach. Bob is the only person I know who is a soon to be PhD who could effectively use the movie Finding Nemo to illustrat…
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Episode 18 - A Voice of the Young, Gifed and Hindu - Sandhna Chintoe
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Voices of Diversity host Rocki Howard speaks to guest Sandhna Chintoe who is a Managing Director International at Cammio. Sandhna and I have a woman to woman chat about being young mothers, the constant compromises young women building a career face, and the resulting emotional tax. Check out Sandhna's episode as she chats to us as a Voice of the Y…
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Episode 17 - Voice of a Returning Hustler - John Jackson
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Voices of Diversity host Rocki Howard speaks to guest John Jackson who is an author and Director of Correctional Partnerships for Hustle 2.0. John gives context to being a convicted criminal and serving 18 years in prison. He talks about his current hustle which allows him to passionately advocate for rehabilitation and healing people currently in …
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Episode 16 - Diversity Resource - Jacob Gray - Voice of a Chosen Family
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Voices of Diversity host Rocki Howard speaks to guest Jacob Gray who is a passionate, charismatic leader and brand strategist. He heads up business and brand strategy for L’Angolo Estate and he is the guy that keeps Chosen Family Wines running smoothly. Jake joins us to talk about diversifying the wine industry and making a difference in the commun…
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Episode 15 - Voice of a Fomerly Incarcerated Successful Black Man - Dwayne Bennett
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"In the world of work, I didn't see the bias until I had elevated myself from the circumstances. And I always looked at myself first, and what I could do to make the circumstance better things I always say in my training, and my speaking is sometimes you can't see the picture because you're in the frame." Voices of Diversity host Rocki Howard speak…
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Episode 14 - Voice of An Unbiased Diversity Strategist - Stacey Gordon
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"I think the for me the value is understanding why they're going through these motions and making DEI sustainable. So from a leadership standpoint, there's that. I think, also from an individual standpoint, it's just the understanding that you can also make a difference, right? I want people to understand that this is not something that you have to…
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Episode 13 - Voice of a Female Founder of Color - Riham Satti
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Voices of Diversity host speaks to guest Riham Satti who is an Oxford grad, TedX speaker, London School of Business Mentor, and Founder of Me Vitae. Riham takes us from playing with Barbies and Legos to imposter syndrome, educates us on biases, and shares her hopes on how we can change the diversity landscape as she talks to us today as the Voice o…
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Episode 12 - Voice of a Feminist Black Man - Akbar Karenga
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“Are we actually building genuine structural allyship that is I might lose? So me as a man if they say there was an extra tax on being a man or after November the 19th. When women work for free compared to men and the gender pay gap, I get double tax for that month. I need to be willing to look at people and say yes, please put that in place. Becau…
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Episode 11 - Voice of a Fourishing Gay Man - Dominic Longo Ph.D
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"Coming out and closeting is, is I always say, not a one time deal. It is a part of being queer. There's a continuum between coming out and closeting, that we are always negotiating with everybody we meet every moment." "Well, what's my place in the world? I'm, I'm this like, you know, Catholic, Italian American. Nebraskan who loves Egypt speaks de…
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Episode 10 - Voice of Multinational Black Man - Marcus Sawyerr
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"Because I think when you're in the environment, of trying to move up the ladder, you're trying to progress and you're just going as fast as you can. Sometimes you don't see those challenges until you step back, and you reflect on it." Voices of Diversity host Rocki Howard speaks to guest Marcus Sawyer who is a 15 year HR Tech veteran and Founder o…
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Episode 9 - Voice of Invisible Disability - Dr. Dave Caudel
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Doctor Dave Caudel the Associate Director of the Frist Center for Autism and Innovation and is on the Advisory Board of Jobs for Humanity. Dave has both a Master's degree and Ph.D. in Physics. In this episode, Voices of Diversity host Rocki Howard speaks to Dave as he helps us understand the instead of getting help and support, individuals who are …
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Episode 8 - Voice of a Post 9/11 Muslim American Woman - Nisreen Hasib
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Nisreen Hasib is the COO at Unbound. With BA in Political Science from Yale and a JD from Northwestern after working on a case that went to the Supreme Court she made a career pivot to align with her need to have a wider impact. In today's episode, Voices of Diversity host speaks to Nisreen as she shares several examples of the power of using your …
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Episode 6 - Voice of Black Leadership - Dorian Stewart
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In honor of Black History Month, The Voices of Diversity host Rocki Howard is wrapping up our Black Leadership Series sponsored by SmartRecruiters by speaking with her colleague Dorian Stewart. Dorian is SmartRecruiters' Head of Demand Generation Dorian has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a Master’s Degree in Communications Management and Techno…
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Episode 5 - Voice of Black Leadership - Frances Ibe
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I'm Rocki Howard and I'm not only your host, but I am proud to be Chief Diversity Officer at SmartRecruiters. In honor of Black History Month, this is the third episode of our four part Black Leadership Series sponsored by SmartRecruiters. Today’s guest is my colleague, Frances Ibe. Frances is SmartRecruiters' VP of Product Management. She has a Ba…
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Episode 4 - Voice of Black Leadership - Brandice Sills-Payne
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I'm Rocki Howard and I'm not only your host, but I am proud to be Chief Diversity Officer at SmartRecruiters. In honor of Black History Month, this is the second episode of our four-part Black Leadership Series sponsored by SmartRecruiters. Today’s guest is my colleague, my friend Brandice Sills-Payne. Brandice Sills-Payne is SmartRecruiters' Custo…
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Episode 3 - Voice of Black Leadership - Kave Bulambo
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I'm Rocki Howard and I'm not only your host, but I am proud to be Chief Diversity Officer at SmartRecruiters. In honor of Black History Month, The Voices of Diversity podcast is kicking off our Black Leadership Series sponsored by SmartRecruiters with my colleague Kave Bulambo. Kave Bulumbo is SmartRecruiters' EMEA Director of Talent Acquisition an…
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Episode 2 - Voice of Single Moms - Stacey Romero
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Voices of Diversity host Rocki Howard, speaks to guest Stacey Romero. Stacey Romero worked her way up from call center trainer to Lead Accessibility Manager without a degree. She did it while being a single mom of now 3 girls. Stacey's passion for advocating for the underrepresented is clear through her career choice and her volunteer efforts. Stac…
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Voices of Diversity host Rocki Howard speaks to guest Dan Burger. Dan Burger, has a bachelors degree in Computer Engineering and a Master's degree in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University. Dan develops web and mobile solutions for research groups at Vanderbilt. His work covers astrophysics, high-performance computing, K-12 education, and care…
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Each episode of Voices of Diversity, hosted by Rocki Howard, will bring you the stories and experiences of those who are underrepresented. This podcast was created to humanize diversity initiatives, to share the impact on those who identify as being underrepresented, to give a VOICE to diversity. I believe if you change the lives of the underrepres…
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