Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion

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What's Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion about?

We feature HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners sharing their experiences and insights to help you scale your D&I program.

It is hosted by Stefan Kollenberg, Co-Founder & CMO of Crescendo, a diversity education platform that fosters belonging and builds stronger teams in the workplace.

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Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion episodes:

10.09.2020
Going Beyond Statements to Making an Impact with Miriam Warren of Yelp | Episode 17
Welcome to Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion. In this series, Crescendo co-founder Stefan Kollenberg hosts conversations with HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners, sharing valuable insights from their work. Our latest conversation is with Miriam Warren, Senior Vice President,...
07.31.2020
Checking Our Privilege as White DEI Professionals with Megan Dalessio | Episode 16
This week’s conversation with Megan Dalessio, Senior Manager of Equality and Belonging at Gap Inc.
07.21.2020
Building Intersectional Pride with Ashantè Fray | Episode 15
This week’s conversation is with Ashantè Fray, Team Lead, Inside Sales & iPride Regional Co-Chair [Americas] at Indeed.
07.08.2020
Building Accessibility Into Products with KR Liu | Episode 14
This week’s conversation is with KR Liu, the Head of Brand Accessibility at Google’s Brand Studio.
06.24.2020
Building Antiracist Organizations with Marcus Cooper | Episode 13
This week’s conversation is with Marcus Cooper, the Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity at PagerDuty
06.12.2020
The Process of D&I Self-Education with Jessie Wusthoff | Episode 12
This week’s conversation is with Jessie Wusthoff, the HR, culture, inclusion, and diversity director at Clover Health.
05.25.2020
Investing in D&I as a Series B or C Tech Company with Katie Allen & Dean Delpeache | Episode 11
This week’s conversation is with Katie Allen and Dean Delpeache, the Sustainability and Social Impact Manager and Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition, respectively, at Fiix Software.
05.11.2020
Discussing How DEI Impacts Sales with Cornell Verdeja-Woodson | Episode 10
This week’s conversation is with Cornell Verdeja-Woodson, Global Head of Diversity for Looker (now part of Google).
04.06.2020
Discussing The Future of D&I Strategy In Tech with Ulysses Smith | Episode 9
This week’s conversation is with Ulysses Smith - Founder and CEO of Archetype D&I Consulting and Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Leader at Blend.
01.07.2020
How Unilever Uses Marketing to Generate Authentic Connections and Promote D&I Education | Episode 8
This week’s conversation is with Mita Mallick, Head of Cross Cultural Marketing at Unilever. Listen to learn how Unilever uses marketing to generate authentic connections and promote D&I education,
12.03.2019
How Microsoft Uses Technology to Help Companies be More Accessible - Crescendo Chats | Episode 7
In this special episode of Crescendo Chats, we explore the wide, wide world of accessibility with the Accessibility Lead at Microsoft Canada, Ricardo Wagner. Take a listen and learn how Microsoft uses technology to help companies be more accessible.
10.30.2019
How Points Learned to Prioritize Their Diversity and Inclusion Efforts - Crescendo Chats | Episode 6
This week’s conversation is with Ana Lobo and Mihnea Galeteanu, a scrum master and strategic partnerships manager, respectively, at Toronto-based Points.
09.12.2019
How Atlassian Creates Inclusive Spaces for Their Global Employees - Crescendo Chats | Episode 5
This week’s conversation is with Aubrey Blanche, the Global Head of Diversity & Belonging at Atlassian. We discuss how Global brand, Atlassian, works to create inclusive spaces for their global employees.
08.13.2019
How Twilio Manages Diversity and Inclusion on a Global Scale - Crescendo Chats | Episode 4
This week’s conversation is with Andrea Long, the Global Diversity Events Manager at Twilio. We discuss how Twilio manages its diversity and inclusion program on a global scale.
06.05.2019
Embedding Inclusion in Product Design at Google - Crescendo Chats | Episode 3
This week's podcast is with Sydney Coleman, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Programs and Product Marketing Manager at Google and how they are embedding inclusion in production design at Google.
05.20.2019
Ep2: How RedBubble is Strategic About Community D&I Initiatives
In today's episode, you will be hearing from Michael Kyle Director of Talent at Red Bubble and how they are strategically investing in community support initiatives.
05.01.2019
Ep1: How HubSpot Scaled Employee Resource Groups
In this episode, you will be hearing from Melissa Obleada and we are going to talk about her experience within the diversity and inclusion field at Hubspot as well as the role she played in getting the employee resource groups...

What's Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion episodes:

Going Beyond Statements to Making an Impact with Miriam Warren of Yelp | Episode 17

Checking Our Privilege as White DEI Professionals with Megan Dalessio | Episode 16

Building Intersectional Pride with Ashantè Fray | Episode 15

Building Accessibility Into Products with KR Liu | Episode 14

Building Antiracist Organizations with Marcus Cooper | Episode 13

The Process of D&I Self-Education with Jessie Wusthoff | Episode 12

Investing in D&I as a Series B or C Tech Company with Katie Allen & Dean Delpeache | Episode 11

Discussing How DEI Impacts Sales with Cornell Verdeja-Woodson | Episode 10

Discussing The Future of D&I Strategy In Tech with Ulysses Smith | Episode 9

How Unilever Uses Marketing to Generate Authentic Connections and Promote D&I Education | Episode 8

How Microsoft Uses Technology to Help Companies be More Accessible - Crescendo Chats | Episode 7

How Points Learned to Prioritize Their Diversity and Inclusion Efforts - Crescendo Chats | Episode 6

How Atlassian Creates Inclusive Spaces for Their Global Employees - Crescendo Chats | Episode 5

How Twilio Manages Diversity and Inclusion on a Global Scale - Crescendo Chats | Episode 4

Embedding Inclusion in Product Design at Google - Crescendo Chats | Episode 3

Ep2: How RedBubble is Strategic About Community D&I Initiatives

Ep1: How HubSpot Scaled Employee Resource Groups