In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Paula Tavares, Senior Legal and Gender Specialist at The World Bank, her work focuses on promoting gender-informed policy-making, improving the legal framework protecting women from discrimination, and gender-based violence, and enhancing women’s economic opportunity. “Fortunately nowadays, with more visibility of the current reality, companies in the private and public sector are creating more laws and policies to support more women...
Feb 01, 2022•27 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we chat with Alexandre Fleury, Global Human Talent Manager at Chiper. Alexandre has over 20 years of experience working in the Human Resources sector and is passionate about human connection and diversity and inclusion issues. He shared with us his quest for belonging and independence, moving to another city to embrace his sexuality and relationship. He told us about challenges he had in the past like working in an organization where he felt he d...
Jan 25, 2022•29 min
This episode of The Belonging Project features a conversation between the two co-hosts: Fiorenza Rossini and Andrea Fleischfresser. They talk about: - How the Belonging Project Podcast came to life - Personal experiences around Belonging - Microagressions - The importance of who we are at our core We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did! Ahead of wrapping up the year and getting into the holiday season, we’d appreciate any shares, reviews or feedback if you listened to our podcast in 20...
Dec 21, 2021•24 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Dylan Shimmon, D&I Project Coordinator and Learning Experience Designer at Equality Leaders. This episode is an open heart conversation with our guest Dylan as he lets us in into his personal journey exploring his identity as a queer person over the years. We learn about the value of community in finding rootedness and belonging. We also explore Dylan’s new professional path, at the intersection of meaningful work, passion and al...
Nov 29, 2021•39 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Dr Jessica Jackson, licensed psychologist and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Care Lead at Modern Health and we loved to learn about her journey into her field and area of expertise. We explore: Mental health, Belonging and the intersection of culture and mental health. The foundational (yet often forgotten!) step to creating psychological safety in the workplace How our social identities impact our mental health The reaso...
Nov 10, 2021•38 min
NEW EPISODE of The Belonging Project Podcast with Ritika Wadhwa, Director of the UK Operation at The Cultural Intelligence Center. Ritika shares her personal story of moving from a patriarchal family in India to live and study by herself in the UK, then Canada, then in the UK again. She tells us how her personal experience really shaped who she is now personally and professionally. After working in different corporate sectors, she discovered her purpose which is making a difference and impact fr...
Nov 01, 2021•25 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Sydney Coleman, Product Inclusion & Equity Program Manager, at Google. We explore the different facets of data from the pros and cons of self-labelling our race and ethnicity, to its purpose in the identification of differences in how people are treated in the workplace, and beyond. Sydney explains what Product Inclusion is all about in the tech industry and she shares examples of the dimensions to be found in a product-inclusive...
Oct 13, 2021•33 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Audry Bron, Diversity & Inclusion Expert and Global Communication Expert at Bontekoning & Bron At the age of 5, Audry migrated with her family from their birth country Suriname to the Netherlands as political asylum seekers, where she has been living ever since. She draws her inspiration in D&I from her lived experiences and 15 years of experience working in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams. She shared with us he...
Sep 29, 2021•31 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Cory Stewart, integrative counsellor, with an interest on the topic of identity. We talk about Cory’s belonging journey over time, going back to childhood and teenage years with moments of fitting in instead of bringing his whole self and identity, later experiencing a shift in his relationship with his cultural heritage, to his now deeply embodied definition of Belonging. As young parents, Cory and Fiorenza talk about the importance...
Sep 15, 2021•42 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Lorrena Black, Vice-President of Leadership Development at Inforum. Talking with Lorrena Black for The Belonging Project Podcast was inspiring and grounding: her long-serving US Army experience, giving life and raising 2 kids while still serving in the Army across the world, and her transition into Women’s Leadership Development working with Inforum. We also explored her experiences of being bi-racial in life and in the Army: finding...
Sep 06, 2021•21 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Hélène Bejjani, global L&D leader at Atlantis. Hélène is on a mission to build better workplaces where people feel empowered to learn and grow. She focuses her work on 3 key areas: the corporate culture and work environment, leadership development and employee development. "In the workplace, all behaviours matter, including those that are tolerated or accepted. In fact, they often are the true indicators of a company’s culture.",...
Sep 06, 2021•35 min
Do you know what a stateless person is? Someone where the country they are from doesn't recognize them as a citizen, often due to political or religious reasons. Today in the world there are around 10 MILLION stateless people. People that don’t have the right to have a birth certificate, go to a regular school, hospital or have a death certificate. In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Maha Mamo. Maha was one of them, her story is an example of #resilience #determination...
Sep 06, 2021•45 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Anna Chen, founder of @etrefemmeasiatique. Anna is a French born Chinese living in Paris, France. In 2020, she launched @etrefemmeasiatique, a vibrant Instagram community of Asian women living in France. She shares her experience as an Asian woman living in France. She talks about her struggles and inspirations about identity, racism, the relationship with Asian parents, the generational gap, cultural transmission and being a daughte...
Sep 06, 2021•31 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Nicole Barile, founder of NB Intercultural. We explore: 🔸Growing up in a multi-cultural and multi-faith family 🔸How can workplaces adapt to the diversity of their people’s celebrations and why that's important to feel included and build a sense of belonging 🔸How your gut feel can serve you AND how you may want to cross check it sometimes too! "Belonging is being able to be myself, to be honest and open, without fear of any repercu...
Sep 06, 2021•21 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Camille Deniau, ex-Google and now artist and founder of Project Roots. We talk about her personal journey growing up across cultures and also about her professional journey, across different countries, and from Google to her art and setting up her own business. We explore: 🔸Growing up across countries and cultures 🔸The feeling of rootlessness 🔸The soul-searching journey for our identity and true belonging. "Belonging is knowing wh...
Sep 06, 2021•36 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Dr Sandra Upton, Vice-President of Global Diversity Practice at the Cultural Intelligence Center. We talk about the connections between Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in the workplace and beyond. We also talk about how Cultural Intelligence provides practical strategies that allow us to move from awareness and conceptual knowledge to action, helping us on our journey towards Belonging and in managing unconscious biases. "Belongin...
Sep 06, 2021•35 min
In this episode of The Belonging Project Podcast, we talk with Kristen Lisanti, BCW's Chief Culture Officer. We explore how she combines different approaches into her organisational change and culture work -leadership development, mindfulness, neuroscience- and the impact on Belonging. We also explore how a mindfulness approach can help to be a more inclusive leader. "When I think about belonging, I think of organizational accountability. We can’t place the burden of belonging on the individual....
Sep 06, 2021•36 min
In the first episode of the Belonging Project Podcast, our guest is Viviana Premazzi, founder of Global Mindset Development. We talk about how Viviana's second life started in Malta and her personal journey towards Belonging. "Belonging is to be able to shine, with all your light, and be what you are. It's finding a place where you can, indeed, shine", says Viviana. Links from this episode: Global Mindset Development Follow Viviana’s work here Click here to connect with Andrea and Fiorenza ! Thi...
Sep 06, 2021•20 min
