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18: Leading the Change with Irma Olguin Jr.
Leading With Empathy & Allyship
English - September 15, 2020 00:00 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsBusiness Technology allyship ally empathy diversity inclusion change catalyst melinda briana epler techinclusion equity Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler with Irma Olguin Jr, CEO & Co-Founder at Bitwise Industries, in conversation about Leading the Change.
We talk about Irma's story as a granddaughter of immigrants, who starting out working as a farm laborer in the California Central Valley. After earning an engineering degree, she eventually became CEO of a company working to improve diversity, equity and inclusion in tech through technology education. Irma recently closed a Series A round of fundraising of $27M, one of the largest ever led by a Latinx female founder. We discuss innovative ways that leaders can build empathy and allyship across the organization, how to build a sense of belonging during unprecedented times, and what allyship looks like for Irma.
Learn more about Irma's work at Bitwise Industries: https://bitwiseindustries.com/
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Producer: Juliette Roy
Project Manager: Sally Moywaywa
Finance & Logistics: Renzo Santos
Diversity & Inclusion Specialist: Antonia Ford
Created by: Melinda Briana Epler
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