Building Outcomes-Driven Communities with Lola Adeyemo

Trailblazing In Color

Today’s guest is Lola Adeyemo, a dear friend of mine and entrepreneur, scientist, speaker, and author. We both live in San Diego and I can count her among my “water cooler” friends that are always around to listen and help. In this episode, we’ll talk about her journey as a Nigerian immigrant making a life in America and how she uses her expertise to help businesses build a more inclusive culture.

Culturally in Nigeria, Lola was raised to always respect and listen to everyone older than her. As she experienced college and corporate culture, that line got blurrier. She eventually learned that not everyone is looking out for your best interest, and it’s not always best to bend to those above you.

Lola’s brand new book is called Thriving in Intersectionality: Immigrants, Belonging, and Corporate America. Her goal was to make people rethink how we purposefully foster inclusion in the workplace. In her work, she helps companies support their DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) policies by creating Employee Resource Groups that support fulfilling and outcomes-driven communities.

Connect with Lola: https://eqimindset.com/

Immigrants in Corporate: https://www.immigrantsincorporate.org/

IG: @immigrantsincorporate

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Trailblazing in Color

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