Welcome to Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion. In this series, Crescendo co-founder Stefan Kollenberg hosts conversations with HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners, sharing valuable insights from their work.   This week’s conversation is with Melissa Obleada, the Diversity & Inclusion Program Manager at HubSpot. Listen to the podcast or click here to read the transcripted version on our blog.  ..read more

Welcome to Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion. In this series, Crescendo co-founder Stefan Kollenberg hosts conversations with HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners, sharing valuable insights from their work.  Our latest conversation is with Miriam Warren, Senior Vice President, Engagement, Diversity + Belonging at Yelp.  Listen to the podcast or read below for the edited transcript.  Stefan: For people who might not know you, can you share a bit more about yourself and the work you do? Miriam: Absolutely. I've been at Yelp for a little over 13 years ..read more

Checking our privilege as white DEI professionals with Megan Dalessio Welcome to Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion. In this series, Crescendo co-founder Stefan Kollenberg hosts conversations with HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners, sharing valuable insights from their work.  This week’s conversation with Megan Dalessio, Senior Manager of Equality and Belonging at Gap Inc. Listen to the podcast or read below for the edited transcript.  Stefan: For people who might not know you, can you share a little bit about yourself and the work you do? Megan: I work ..read more

iPride’s Ashantè Fray On Building Intersectional Pride Welcome to Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion. In this series, Crescendo co-founder Stefan Kollenberg hosts conversations with HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners, sharing valuable insights from their work.  This week’s conversation is with Ashantè Fray, Team Lead, Inside Sales & iPride Regional Co-Chair [Americas] at Indeed. Listen to the podcast or read below for the edited transcript.  Stefan: Can you share a bit about yourselves to get us started? Ashantè: Of course. I want to start off with m ..read more

Building Accessibility Into Products Welcome to Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion. In this series, Crescendo co-founder Stefan Kollenberg hosts conversations with HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners, sharing valuable insights from their work.  This week’s conversation is with KR Liu, the Head of Brand Accessibility at Google’s Brand Studio. Listen to the podcast or read below for the edited transcript.  Stefan: Can you share a bit about yourselves to get us started? KR: Absolutely. I’m currently the head of brand accessibility at Google. I’m a very passi ..read more

Building Antiracist Organizations Welcome to Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion. In this series, Crescendo co-founder Stefan Kollenberg hosts conversations with HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners, sharing valuable insights from their work.  This week’s conversation is with Marcus Cooper, the Global Head of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity at PagerDuty. Listen to the podcast or read below for the edited transcript.  Stefan: Can you share a bit about yourselves to get us started? Marcus: I’m a native New Yorker and have spent my whole life and career in New ..read more

The Process of D&I Self-Education  Welcome to Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion. In this series, Crescendo co-founder Stefan Kollenberg hosts conversations with HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners, sharing valuable insights from their work.  This week’s conversation is with Jessie Wusthoff, the HR, culture, inclusion, and diversity director at Clover Health. Listen to the podcast or read below for the edited transcript.  Stefan: Can you share a bit about yourselves to get us started? Jessie: I came to Clover Health about two and a half years ago ..read more

Investing in D&I as a Series B or C Tech Company with Katie Allen & Dean Delpeache Welcome to Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion. In this series, Crescendo co-founder Stefan Kollenberg hosts conversations with HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners, sharing valuable insights from their work.  This week’s conversation is with Katie Allen and Dean Delpeache, the Sustainability and Social Impact Manager and Senior Manager of Talent Acquisition, respectively, at Fiix Software. Listen to the podcast or read below for the edited transcript.  Stefan: Can y ..read more

Discussing how DEI Impact Sales with Cornell Verdeja-Woodson Welcome to Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion. In this series, Crescendo co-founder Stefan Kollenberg hosts conversations with HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners, sharing valuable insights from their work.  This week’s conversation is with Cornell Verdeja-Woodson, Global Head of Diversity for Looker (now part of Google).  Listen to the podcast or read below for the edited transcript.  Stefan: Can you share a bit more about yourself - so that people who might not know you can get to know you ..read more

Discussing The Future of D&I Strategy In Tech with Ulysses Smith Welcome to Crescendo Chats: Scaling Diversity & Inclusion. In this series, Crescendo co-founder Stefan Kollenberg hosts conversations with HR and diversity & inclusion practitioners, sharing valuable insights from their work.  This week’s conversation is with Ulysses Smith - Founder and CEO of Archetype D&I Consulting and Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Leader at Blend. Listen to the podcast or read below for the edited transcript.  Stefan: To get started, can you share a bit more about yourself and what you ..read more