Supply Side Diversity, or Why FUBU Had The Right Idea...
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Runs a national $1million program that offers free beginner digital trainings across six city hubs and engages 1500 attendees, then gets appointed de facto diversity lead at a 250‑person firm with nine Black employees. Describes tools taught—Facebook, Twitter, email, Excel, Access and proprietary campaign software—and programs advised (Kairos, 13 fellows). Shows products built: Pigeonly VOIP that cuts a 300‑minute call from $70 to $20 and routes 2 million minutes/month, Mrelief SMS eligibility service, and mixed results from corporate initiatives and rules like the Rooney rule.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:05Who am I
- 4:18What is diversity
- 6:06Why companies cant commit to diversity
- 9:08Things you can do
- 13:33Examples
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