Voice #16 | Vanessa Sayauke on the Lack of diversity in the Workplace and Girls Talk London | 1000 Voices

May 24 2022 • 57 mins

Vanessa is the Founder & CEO of award-winning global agency, Girls Talk London, connecting women with businesses to empower them to develop the skills and confidence to succeed in work and life. Through this agency, Vanessa works with companies such as Facebook, HSBC, Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Snap Inc, Virgin Media O2, BT and Vodafone to connect them with diverse talent across all levels within their businesses.

Vanessa is also a Business Podcaster with her podcast, The After Work Drinks Club debuting at Number 4 on the Apple Business Charts.

Vanessa has 14 years of experience in diversity, inclusion, responsible business and sustainability working in the financial services, technology and government and has been recognised as a leader in her field listed as #15 in the Financial Times, Yahoo Finance and EMpower top ethnic minority future leaders in Europe, U.S and Canada.

In this interview, we discuss Vanessa's journey from being a women in the corporate world herself to founding Girls Talk London in order to increase female representation in the corporate world. We touch on a range of topics including the unique challenges that women face in the corporate world, the lack of diversity in the workplace and the steps that we can all take to make the workplace a more inclusive space for women.

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