Money Never Sleeps ep 38 – an entrepreneurial look at Diversity and Inclusion

Episode 38 – Friends & Respect

A bumper episode this week with Pete Townsend joined by Paul Smyth, Laura Smyth, Lisa White and Vessy Tasheva to discuss all things diversity in the workplace and life.

Kindly sponsored by Ireland’s fintech and financial services recruitment specialists: Top Tier Recruitment

This weeks episode is a bumper one, clocking in at almost an hour long. The extra time was much needed to tackle diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are joined on the show by:

Vessy Tasheva (@vessytash), Founder of Vessy.com, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Author of “2019 Diversity in the Workplace Report” – an international and independent report covering 10 companies from 10 countries.

Paul & Laura Smyth, co-founders of Top Tier Recruitment, who recently commissioned a report on Diversity & Inclusion for employers in the Irish financial services and FinTech industry (link to the online version here)

Lisa White (@lisammwhite)- the founder of Spireworks. At once a Technologist, Transformation Manager, Consultant, Innovator, Program Manager, Evangelist, Entrepreneur, Team Leader and Follower, Security Specialist, Privacy Guru, Corporate Stooge, Cultural Sponge, Talker. Lisa’s background in computer science and information security allow her to make technology work in complex, competitive and rapidly-changing organisational environments. But she has spent her career tackling the people and culture-centric issues that challenge most digital change.

Enjoy the show!

Pete Townsend

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