63. Ibiyemi Ifederu On Breaking the Black & Gender Ceiling to Rise in the Workplace

Statistics show that if you are black and/or a woman, you are likely to be at a disadvantage in the workplace. This week Olawunmi sits down with Ibiyemi Ifederu to discuss how she has overcome these barriers to make significant leaps in her U.K. career, and what it really takes to get to the top when there are several odds stacked against you.  Ibiyemi is a UK qualified solicitor, Senior Corporate Counsel and Company Secretary at Orange, a multinational telecommunications corporation with 266 million customers worldwide. She leads the board of their UK division.