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How I Built Resilience: Live with Y-Vonne Hutchinson

How I Built This · 13 Jun 2020 · 23m

What this episode covers

Y-Vonne Hutchinson, founder of the consulting firm ReadySet, explains how her company helps organizations embed diversity, equity, and inclusion through evidence-backed, customized management practices rather than one-off training. She discusses the systemic biases in Silicon Valley venture capital, noting that pattern matching often excludes Black entrepreneurs, and highlights the work of Black Tech for Black Lives in leveraging tech privilege for grassroots social change. Hutchinson shares a case study of a hospital system that increased underrepresented resident participation from 12% to 45% by addressing structural gaps and holding leadership accountable for cultural transformation.

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early-stage companies

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ReadySet, U.S. Bank
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Black Tech for Black Lives

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