31. Improving talent diversity with DivTal founders - Lorna Deng & Bedi Othow

06/14/19 • 32 min

Lorna Deng and Bedi Othow are both Human Resource professionals, passionate advocates for diversity and inclusion, and they are both migrants from South Sudan who have faced and overcome employment barriers. Lorna and Bedi recently joined forces to start their own social enterprise DivTal, an online job platform that will help organisations look for culturally diverse talent and improve career prospects for migrants and create a more fair and inclusive future of work. Links mentioned: LinkedIn - Lorna Deng LinkedIn - Bedi Othow DivTal For more talent stack resources visit https://www.yishanchan.co/links

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30. First international talk + open doors to new opportunities by sharing your message

I share my experience at the HR Festival Asia Conference in Singapore, and the importance of sharing your message & what you learned to open doors to new opportunities. Links mentioned in this episode: LinkedIn Blog Post - 5 things I learned at HR Festival Asia For more talent stack resources visit https://www.yishanchan.co/links

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32. Live life the way you want with 'Yes Get It' founder, Helen Babb

In today’s episode I chat with Helen Babb, who is an advocate, facilitator and social entrepreneur. Helen is the CEO & Founder of Yes Get It, a social enterprise that empowers and equips women with the self-awareness, confidence and practical tools to be bold and powerful leaders. She also works at National Australia Bank in the Social Impact team. Her experience spans Australia and the U.S and includes women's leadership, Rites of Passage and social justice. Helen and I chat about the turning points in her life that led her to pursue a career and startup that advocates women in leadership, and social justice and gender equality, and what it means to live the life the way you want. Yes Get It For more talent stack resources visit https://www.yishanchan.co/links