Azeem Digital Asks - The All-Round Digital Marketing Podcast

46 - Derek Walker on understanding white privilege, and diversifying your boardrooms

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This has to be one of the most thought provoking and powerful episodes I've recorded to date. What a way to start Season 2 of the Azeem Digital Asks podcast. Joining me is the incredible Derek Walker, someone that I have looked up to for a long time. 

Derek describes himself as the chief instigator, janitor, secretary and mailroom person for Brown and Browner advertising, and has over 30(!) years experience in the industry as a Black agency founder - as well as being passionate about Diversity and Inclusion.

In this episode, we discuss: 

  • Defining White privilege
  • What (if any) progress he's seen throughout the industry when it comes to being more diverse and inclusive
  • Why he thinks companies are hesitant to address this
  • His response to the critique of “we dont need more black and asian people in the boardroom, we simply need more talented people”
  • Where companies can start to address this issue
  • What white people can do to better understand their POC colleagues


    • ...and so much more!

    ** FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT AVAILABLE ON https://www.iamazeemdigital.com/blog/derek-walker-podcast-interview/**

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