Interview with Ashanti Bentil-Dhue, Equity & Inclusion Consultant, Ghanaian/Jamaican living in London

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"If workplaces were more inclusive less people would feel the need to start a business"

0:09 - Hosts intro

1:16 - Who is Ashanti?

1:51 - Training

3:55 - Career drivers

6:28 - Ashanti's two businesses

10:29 - WOC in the workplace statistics

15:00 - Opening up about (negative) corporate experiences

21:04 - White paper on oppurtunity and urgency for UK companies to invest in black female talent

27:29 - Advice from Black women who want to succeed in corporate 31.10 - Sponsorship vs Mentoring 33:2 - Productivity tools

"I don't show up as my whole self in all its layer, of cause not, because I know that unfortunately those environments are not necessarily embracing of that"