Laila Arain & Ashley Blackmon-Hynson | How'd You Do It & Why Should I Care?

07/29/22 • 21 min

In this episode of “How’d You Do It and Why Should I Care?" Laila speaks with Ashley Blackmon-Hynson who is a Diversity, Equity, and Belonging Program Manager for a private indoor agricultural company in the San Francisco Bay Area. They talk about her journey in the DEI space and the steps that she’s taking in order to effect systemic change in her capacity.

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Laila Arain00:00:00.000

Hi, everyone. Welcome to the next episode of the Bay Street capital holdings podcast titled How to do it and why should I care? This series aims to highlight women doing amazing work in various industries. So today, we are so lucky to be joined by Ashley Blackmon-Hynson, who is a diversity, equity and belonging program manager for a private indoor agricultural company in the SF Bay Area. Hi, Ashley, lovely to have you on the show.

Ash