Career Contrast
Career Contrast
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Career-focused informational interviews from the perspective of a talent expert.
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The show covers a wide range of careers and industries, with episodes highlighting roles such as cybersecurity, global health project management, software engineering in space services, and environmental consulting. Each episode focuses on the guests' backgrounds, their current roles, and key concepts relevant to their fields, such as zero trust principles in cybersecurity and the complexities of working with satellites.
Career-focused informational interviews from the perspective of a talent expert.
Joining me today is Nani Vishwanath, Senior Strategist of Inclusive Design at REI Co-op, illuminating how inclusive design principles create better products and experiences for everyone. Nani is also a Consultant with Courage Collective, a workplace culture consultancy.
In this episode, we discuss Nani's career trajectory from college studying to be an orthodontist, to working in higher education, and ultimately her work in the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion space. We discuss how DEI came to be, it's business function and what jobs exist, and how it ultimately drives more productive business.
Learn more about Courage Collective at https://thecouragecollective.co/
Mentioned in the Episode:
- USA Today article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/03/04/trump-dei-backlash-explained/81170427007/
- REI Cooperative Action Fund: https://www.reifund.org/
- PBS NewsHour: The History of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqWIjZd5k2k
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