"What You Measure, You Will Change": A Conversation with Telle Whitney

03/26/19 • 30 min

Getting to 50/50: Conversations to Bridge the Gender Gap

In this episode of Getting to 50/50, Telle Whitney, former CEO of Anita B.org and Co-Founder of the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing, shares some high level approaches that companies can adopt to improve their workforce development both for women and for underrepresented minorities.

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A Persistent Approach to Sponsorship

In this episode, Pratima Rao Gluckman narrates the success story of Yasmeen Jasim, a Stanford University student who was hired for a summer internship at a top company. The internship received thousands of applicants. How did Yasmeen Jasim get sponsored for this opportunity? Her story shows how being persistent and bold can lead to strategic opportunities.

During this podcast, Pratima Gluckman also shares her motivations for creating this podcast series so together we can move the needle towards getting to 50-50.

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"Diversity at What Cost" - A Conversation with Cheryl Nash, President Investment Services, Fiserv

In this episode of Getting to 50/50, Cheryl Nash, President Investment Services, Fiserv shares some of the opportunities and challenges for women and for underrepresented minorities seeking careers in the financial services industry.
What do you do when you are in the only female or under-represented minority in the room?

Cheryl Nash has experienced that through most of her career in the financial services industry and she shares some of the challenges and her success mindsets. Thankfully, the rarity of being a woman or minority there is changing as the industry is waking up to the opportunities presented by becoming an sector of the economy that is truly inclusive.
During Cheryl Nash’s conversation with Pratima Gluckman you will hear about her challenges and success strategies in the financial services industry which are applicable to other industries as well.