Tech Intersect #36: Bari Williams-Diversity and Inclusion in Tech in the Age of COVID-19: Casualty or Opportunity?

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here.In this episode of Tech Intersect, I chat with tech executive, diversity and inclusion activist, speaker and author Bari A. Williams about the business case for D&I in tech, COVID-19 devastating impact on progress in hiring for tech jobs, the role of entrepreneurship in bridging the divide and Bari’s recent Fast Company article, Why Diversity Efforts Might Be the Next COVID-19 Casualty. So get ready for a great episode that offers lots of facts and words of wisdom as we find our way past surviving to thriving in this new-not-so-normal. SPONSORED BY ADVANTAGE EVANS™ ACADEMY There’s a more cost effective and time-efficient way to reach your leading-edge learning and earning goals, to put you ahead of the stiff competition to create opportunity and generational wealth in this fast-paced, tech-driven economy. You need skills. Credentials. An advantage. And I can help! I empower underestimated life-long learners traditionally locked out of tech and finance to take control of their financial futures and participate in the new digital cash economy safely, legally and confidently in a welcoming space so they can stay ahead of the curve and create autonomy, opportunity and generational wealth in the fast-paced, tech-driven world. Ready for your advantage? Learn more about From Cash to Crypto™ at AdvantageEvans.com. Guest social assets: Social: https://twitter.com/BariAWilliamsWeb: https://www.bariawilliams.com/ Links: Fast Company article: Why Diversity Efforts Might Be the Next COVID-19 Casualty Layoffs Data Site: https://layoffs.fyi/McKinsey Report: COVID-19 and jobs: Monitoring the US impact on people and placesContact:Questions and requests: [email protected] Follow: Twitter @AtTechIntersect Instagram @TechIntersect Web: http://www.TechIntersectPodcast.com  Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/gKqDyP Rapternal Music (Regulate and The Rabbit Hole) by Notty Productions is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Regulate & The Rabbit Hole by Notty Prod licensed via Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. Produced by Tonya M. Evans for Advantage Evans, LLC