For our third episode we interviewed Philippe D’Ornano CEO of Sisley, one of the leading cosmetics companies in the world. Philippe tells us about how it has been to work as a man in a female dominated industry and leading a company where the workforce across all levels is mostly female. Philippe’s values have largely been inspired by the work of his mother and father who founded the company, upon which he continues to innovate. Philippe guides us through the importance of looking at motivation to hire humans based on their worth and the importance of living in a society where everyone can express their full potential. He advocates for why government-supported maternity leave is a good idea.

Philippe also promotes his commitment to gender equality through the Sisley Foundation, which engages in countless projects to bring about inclusion of marginalized women who have been through homelessness and prostitution in France and around the world.  He also supports the importance of having female role models in fields in which they still are too few, which is why he created the Women in Cinema at the Arcs Film Festival for independent film. Finally he tells us about raising three girls with plenty of curiosity and empathy and their latest joint poetry project, “Bêtes de Compagnie”.

For the second episode of The Other Half we interview Christian Vit, an Italian actor who lives in London and has played in several well known series, including Holby City and Game of Thrones.

We talk about the numerous inequalities in the movie industry, including the enormous pay gap between male and female actors. Christian tells us why this is unjustified and unacceptable, as well as his prediction that this will change in the future. According to Christian the future of cinema holds a much greater place for women who are heroes and leaders.

It is not surprising that Christian holds such values, he is the son of as he terms it a mother and father “team” in which no individual was more important than the other. His team consists of female mentors and agents.  As a foreigner in London and in the English movie industry, he also tells us about his own experience with diversity.

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On this episode Amir Orad, CEO of Sisense shares stories about

growing up with a business executive mother,

Serving in the Israeli intelligence corps,

Being married to another entrepreneur,

and how these experiences shape his life as a CEO, husband, and father.

And that's all for this episode. Please subscribe, leave us a review, or visit our website at the-otherhalf.com. This episode of The Other Half was edited by Lee-Sean Huang. Until next time.