Thriving in Intersectionality

In our original series, Immigrants In Corporate, our mission was to amplify and empower the voices of immigrant working professionals looking for support at work.   In this episode, we talk to Victoria Shiroma Wilson Ed. D. who is passionate about empowering others to design sustainable strategies toward transformation that is in alignment with their values, cultural identities, and unique dreams....

In our original series, Immigrants In Corporate, our mission was to amplify and empower the voices of immigrant working professionals looking for support at work.   In this episode, we talk to Ali Estefan a multilingual urbanist, who brings a people-centered approach to planning and community development. She is currently the VP of Planning and Design at MJA, a public relations and communications...

In our original series, Immigrants In Corporate, our mission was to amplify and empower the voices of immigrant working professionals looking for support at work.   In this episode, we talk to Nancy Luong, a Senior Analyst at Salesforce with a background of 15+ years of digital marketing experience. She is a proud first-generation daughter to Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants and believes everyone...

In our original series, Immigrants In Corporate, our mission was to amplify and empower the voices of immigrant working professionals looking for support at work.   In this episode, we talk to Shelly Jeffcoat, who has many years of experience in corporate America and is currently the Director, Employer Brand & Employee Value Proposition at  LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group. She is also the foun...

In our original series, Immigrants In Corporate, our mission was to amplify and empower the voices of immigrant working professionals looking for support at work.  In this episode, our guest is an operations professional in the edtech space, Jorge Pradilla. Jorge came to the United States for his Bachelors Degree and then stayed for his Masters. Throughout those years, not only did he build relati...

Feeling warmly welcomed in a new environment is crucial for our development and growth. And when it comes to the workplace, it is an essential factor that helps immigrant employees keep their enthusiasm and sense of belonging. Unfortunately, this is an ideal situation that not everyone gets to experience when they first start their career in corporate. While nowadays many companies have ERGs, not...

In our original series, Immigrants In Corporate, our mission was to amplify and empower the voices of immigrant working professionals looking for support at work.   In this episode, Lola welcomes Lisa Huang-North - a customer-focused, data-driven product leader at Microsoft, where she builds products to protect companies from 99.9% of cybersecurity attacks. Originally from Taiwan, Lisa has quite a...

🎙️ Welcome to Thriving in Intersectionality – The Podcast Hosted by Dr. Lola Adeyemo Welcome to the Thriving in Intersectionality Podcast —a space created to amplify the voices of professionals whose stories too often go unheard. This podcast explores what it means to navigate the workplace with layered identities: 🌍 Immigrants 👩🏾‍💼 Women 🎓 First-gen professionals 🎙️ Ethnic minorities, and so...