diversity inclusion

Episode #1 Why are we doing this podcast?

The first episode of The Courageous Collective is here! Your hosts, creative business owners Rupa Bharadva and Vardeep Edwards share the stories behind their businesses. They talk about why they made the switch from employees to self-employed and how their interests, backgrounds, and passions led them to create their businesses.

They'll also share why they created The Courageous Collective podcast and what they hope to achieve with this platform.

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What if you could invest in the change you want to see, by investing in public stocks of companies with women ceos? By investing in what you want to see in the world, breaking barriers and moving the needle forward? Now you can, if you are based in the United States, thanks to Patricia Lizarraga, Managing Partner at Hypatia Capital, who has created the world's first ETF (exchange traded fund) called WCEO. In this episode, you'll learn what's an ETF, how you can use them to diversify your investment portfolio, why they created this ground-breaking solution, and why investing in women leaders, yields higher performance and therefore more money in the bank for you!

Don't worry, you don't have to be a finacial wizard to listen to this episode. Patricia does a great job in explaining why it's important to walk the walk not just talk the talk when it comes to investing to make higher returns and in accordance with your values. I think this WCEO ETF is going to be a game changer for all of us in the future and really hope other countries take example from Patricia and Hypatia Capital. We love people who break the mold. Enjoy this episode and go the shownotes for links to learn more. https://bit.ly/InvestHerPodcast-Ep32-PatriciaLizarraga

What is public relations' role in achieving health equity? Listen as Melissa discusses diversity and inclusion in the healthcare industry with Senior Vice President at FleishmanHillard and health equity trailblazer, Thomas Bennett.

About Thomas:

Thomas is an MBA-educated, military veteran with over 20 years of combined experience in Public Relations (PR), Sales, Marketing, Diversity & Inclusion, and Business Development. He has devoted over 14 years of his career working for companies and organizations in the healthcare industry due to his passion and commitment to achieving health equity. Currently, Thomas is Senior Vice President at FleishmanHillard, a global PR agency that was recently named Agency of the Year by PRWeek.

Topics covered:

- The importance of public relations in healthcare

- Introducing health equity

- The evolution of diversity & inclusion

- How to start working in D&I

- Becoming a D&I champion

- Going above and beyond in your day job

Actions to take:

- Ensure your communication is fair and accurate

- Your lived experiences can enlighten your work

- Become an ally

- Look internally before you fix external problems

- Address D&I problems head-on

Resources mentioned:

- The Public Relations Society of America: https://www.prsa.org/

- Deloitte: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en.html

- Melissa's PRSA articles: https://www.prsa.org/author/melissa-vela-williamson

- MVW Communications: https://www.mvw360.com/

- PR Pro Gear: https://www.prgearshop.com/

We celebrate Labour Day with a discussion on parental leave policies and challenges that Migrant Domestic Workers (MDWs) face with employers during pregnancy. Alyson Hau (Presenter & Producer, RTHK) asks our Adam Hugill about legal protections afforded to individuals in case of discrimination in the workplace as well as the relatively recent legal changes to parental leave, while Alisha Fernando (Head of Diversity & Inclusion – APAC at Bloomberg LP) highlights the family-friendly policies that the company grants to its staff and the upsides of talent attraction and retention that should be at the core of every business. Catherine Gurtin (CEO of PathFinders) talks about issues related to (mostly unplanned) pregnancy of MDWs and gives advice to employers.