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Empowering Black Professionals with BlackCreateConnect & Championing DEI x Alicia Richardson | S5 Ep. 4

EPISODE · Jul 27, 2023 · 49 MIN

Empowering Black Professionals with BlackCreateConnect & Championing DEI x Alicia Richardson | S5 Ep. 4

from The Sound of Accra Podcast

Adrian speaks to Alicia Richardson, the founder of BlackCreateConnect, a platform that began as a WhatsApp group in 2020 to support black professionals. The group quickly grew as opportunities and connections were created within it. Alicia recognised the demand from companies to connect with black professionals and decided to create a platform that would facilitate these organic connections. Black Create Connect now offers events, a job board, and a podcast for companies to advertise and partner with. Alicia acts as a mediator between the black community and companies, listening to feedback and advocating for the needs and wants of black professionals and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion through her platform. She aims to provide meaningful opportunities and support for black professionals in their career journeys. Show Notes: https://www.thesoundofaccra.com/alicia Check out Swiff: https://bit.ly/SwiffSOA Download Menufinder Africa App: https://www.menufinderafrica.com/ Connect with Alicia Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alicia-richardson/ Connect with BlackCreateConnect Website: https://blackcreateconnect.co.uk/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3w9gphJEjb9jQx7WRsXwd1  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blackcreateconnect TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@blackcreateconnect Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/black-create-connect Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/blackcreateconnect Our Socials YouTube: https://youtube.com/thesoundofaccrapodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesoundofaccra/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesoundofaccra  Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesoundofaccra Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/thesoundofaccra Linkedin: https://gh.linkedin.com/company/the-sound-of-accra Our Website: https://thesoundofaccra.com   Sponsor a podcast series or segment https://thesoundofaccra.com/sponsorship/  Learn how to start, launch and monetise a podcast and acquire your first 1000 listeners: https://atozpodcasting.com   Register your interest for our private community for entrepreneurs and creatives https://thesoundofaccra.com/community/  Leave us feedback https://thesoundofaccra.com/feedback/  Leave us a review https://ratethispodcast.com/thesoundofaccra    Listen to more episodes below  https://thesoundofaccrapodcast.podbean.com/    All our other links  https://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapod 

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