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New Podcast Episode: How Women can Increase Their Confidence in the Workplace and What Employers Can do to Support

Apr 8 2022 #diversity, #equity, #esg, #social

I recently recorded an enlightening conversation with Velera Wilson – the Vice President of Global Marketing for Precisely and author of “You’re Absolutely Worth It”. In the 28-minute episode, we discuss:

Velera’s journey to her purpose of helping women become empowered in the workplace
The essential role of confidence in every part of workplace processes and culture
The role of Imposter Syndrome, what creates it and how to address it
What women can do to increase confidence in the workplace and thrive as leaders
What male allies can do to boost the confidence of women in the workplace
What employers can do to boost the confidence of women in the workplace

Listen to this episode here.

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Ngozi Okeh is an experienced leader with a history of driving efforts to conceptualize, define, assess and promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as strategic business processes. Ngozi is currently the Director of DEI at a leading marketing technology company where she develops and executes enterprise-wide DEI initiatives through rigorous strategic planning efforts, community partnerships, leadership collaboration, strategy evaluation, and careful management of communication and buy-in as well as policies and procedures. Previously, she worked at an independent mortgage bank, where… View Profile

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