The Belonging Project Podcast

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 i...

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 abo...

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 an...

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 no...

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 workin...

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 t...

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 Podcas...

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,...

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 some...

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 roo...

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...

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,...

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...