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Dr. Marc Wagener of LabCampus: “Diversity”

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Diversity: People’s needs are as diverse as they are, and although diversity and equality help to create a creative environment, this has not yet been sufficiently taken into account in the working environment. In 2006 he joined Carl Zeiss AG where he was in charge of strategic business development.

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Veena Rao: “Dream big.”

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Purple Lotus , her debut novel, is the winner of the She Writes Press and SparkPress Toward Equality in Publishing (STEP) contest, and is scheduled for a September 2020 release. I should not have succeeded in newspaper publishing. The biggest takeaway from my story is: it’s okay to dream for yourself and to dream big. I became a writer.

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“Diversity has shaped all of our lives”, George Nichols and Parveen Panwar, Mr. Activated

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I do think, however, that we can make progress that may feel or look small at first, but if it’s sustainable and generational, it will continue to help the problem well into the future. I believe many of these initiatives fail because organizations think about a quick fix or a cure, instead of the process and the progress.

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Linn Tagesson: “Starting a company is not glamorous”

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As a part of our series about powerful women, I had the pleasure of interviewing Linn Tagesson the Co-Founder and Chief Culture Officer of the Babyshop Group, a company that she founded with Marcus Tagesson in 2006. In the end, the upsides outweigh the downsides but don’t think you can start your own company without 110% commitment.

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Tony Reda of Tectonic Metals: “Project your best persona”

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Tony served as Vice President, Corporate Development for Kaminak executing the company’s strategic planning, financing, business development and marketing while overseeing the public relations and investor communications of the company. His passion, enthusiasm and drive are infectious, motivating and empowering the people around him.

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“Take the time to listen and understand the personal and career goals of each of your team members” With Penny Bauder & Andrea Ippolito

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program that provides the tools and resources to VA employees to develop innovations that improve the experience of our Veterans. Prior to that role, Andrea served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow based out of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and General Services Administration. Prior to MIT, Ms.

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“Partnership & Mentorship.” With Jilea Hemmings & Ted Foxman

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I am working right now with an awesome minority businessman who wants to take the restaurant industry by storm providing eco-friendly solutions to all restaurants and venues, like cups and straws and spoons that normally destroy the environment. I am not only providing capital, I am providing partnership and mentorship.