Creating Space for Black Women in Tech | Abadesi Osunsade’s Journey to Community and Belonging

About Abadesi Osunsade: Abadesi Osunsade is the VP Global Community & Belonging at Brandwatch, Founder & CEO of Hustle Crew, Co-Host of Techish podcast and author of Dream Big. Hustle Hard: The Millennial Woman’s Guide to Success in Tech. She was recently included in the Financial Times list of Top 100 Influential Leaders in Tech and Tech Nation’s 50 most prominent and influential voices in Tech. Abadesi Osunsade joins Everyday Leadership to share how she transformed adversity into a platform for change. We discuss her experience speaking up about inequity at work and being refused a reference, which fuelled her drive to create Hustle Crew. She recounts how a pandemic layoff opened the door to her first VP role and how the Black Lives Matter movement accelerated demand for her expertise in bias and privilege. Abadesi offers actionable advice on self‑advocacy, inclusive hiring and building communities where everyone belongs. If you care about diversity, equity and resilience, don’t miss this episode. ______________________________________________________________________ CONNECT WITH GUEST Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/abadesi/ Instagram - www.instagram.com/abadesi Twitter - www.twitter.com/abadesi Abadesi’s Business (Hustle Crew) www.hustlecrew.co www.instagram.com/hustlecrewlive www.twitter.com/hustlecrewlive Podcast Techish podcast - http://www.techishpod.com/ with Michael Berhane ______________________________________________________________________ Subscribe using your favorite podcast app via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Deezer | Amazon Music | Google Podcast | Podchaser | Podcast Addicts | Listen Notes For feedbacks or inquiry : [email protected] We appreciate you and your support! 🔔 SUBSCRIBE IF YOU ARE NEW AND TURN THE BELL ON MindsetShift 🌐 https://mindsetshift.co.uk/ ✿ Social Links: ▶ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sopeagbel... ▶ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sopeagbelusi/ ▶Twitter - https://twitter.com/SopeAgbelusi ▶ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sopeagbel… ▶TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mindsetshift00 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬...? 👍 Like the video (it helps a ton!) 💬 Comment if you made it till the end! 🔗 Share the video with anyone you think it might help :) Thanks for being with us! #inclusion #scarcitymindset #everydayleadership