In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Camille Deniau, ex-Google and now artist and founder of Project Roots. We talk about her personal journey growing up across cultures and also about her professional journey, across different countries, and from Google to her art and setting up her own business.

We explore:

🔸Growing up across countries and cultures

🔸The feeling of rootlessness

🔸The soul-searching journey for our identity and true belonging.

"Belonging is knowing who I am and what I need", says Camille Deniau.

Links from this episode:

• Project Roots


• Connect with Camille Deniau

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In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Dr Sandra Upton, Vice-President of Global Diversity Practice at the Cultural Intelligence Center.

We talk about the connections between Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in the workplace and beyond. We also talk about how Cultural Intelligence provides practical strategies that allow us to move from awareness and conceptual knowledge to action, helping us on our journey towards Belonging and in managing unconscious biases.

"Belonging for me is a space where I can bring all of who I am to an experience. There's no shrinking back. The environment is such that it celebrates and embraces that. I am not asking permission to be there.", says Dr Sandra Upton.

Links from this episode:

• What is Cultural Intelligence (CQ)?


• Cultural Intelligence Center


• Follow Sandra’s work here

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In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Kristen Lisanti, BCW's Chief Culture Officer. We explore how she combines different approaches into her organisational change and culture work -leadership development, mindfulness, neuroscience- and the impact on Belonging. We also explore how a mindfulness approach can help to be a more inclusive leader.

"When I think about belonging, I think of organizational accountability. We can’t place the burden of belonging on the individual. We need to make sure the organization's leaders are prioritising creating an environment where people feel they can belong and show up as themselves", says Kristen.

Links from this episode:

• Follow Kristen’s work here

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In the first episode of the Belonging Project Podcast, our guest is Viviana Premazzi, founder of Global Mindset Development. We talk about how Viviana's second life started in Malta and her personal journey towards Belonging.

"Belonging is to be able to shine, with all your light, and be what you are. It's finding a place where you can, indeed, shine", says Viviana.

Links from this episode:

• Global Mindset Development


• Follow Viviana’s work here

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This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit belongingproject.substack.com