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Kate Hirschfeld
Diversity In The Face
of Adversity
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Kate Hirschfeld
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Kate Hirschfeld
Is diversity important
to have in a workplace?
Audience Question:
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Kate Hirschfeld
Mary Scotton
Principal Developer Evangelist and Diversity Advocate
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Kate Hirschfeld
Is the lack of diversity
a pipeline issue?
Audience Question:
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Kate Hirschfeld
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
Me in 6th
Grade
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Kate Hirschfeld
So, I was primed to be a girl geek.
What went wrong?
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Kate Hirschfeld
Being Gay in
Middle School.
Yikes.
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Kate Hirschfeld
The Banned
Presentation
http://bit.ly/HCMSLGBT
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Kate Hirschfeld
A Doorway to Diversity Discussions
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Kate Hirschfeld
Caroline
Boudreaux
Founder of a
non-profit The
Miracle Foundation
and WEF Young
Global Leader
Dan
Hirschfeld
President of a
multinational
health services
company
Carl
Shepherd
Co-founder of
HomeAway, an
international
company
Lynelle
McKay
CEO of Girl
Scouts Central
Texas & Exec at
Freescale
Mellie
Price
Serial business
founder & tech
entrepreneur
Elizabeth
Myers
Partner at
Jones Day law
firm
Mark
Theile
Chief Strategy
Officer at
Apcera
Forrest
Norrod
Senior VP at
AMD
Charmaine
Winters
Senior HR
director at
Samsung
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Kate Hirschfeld
Create A Culture
On Purpose
Interview Insight:
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Kate Hirschfeld
“You have to make it a regular
conversation, it’s not something
you do once.”
Mark Thiele
Chief Strategy Officer at Apcera
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
“When management is supportive of
diversity, it’s not threatened”
Carl Shepherd
Co-founder of HomeAway
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Kate Hirschfeld
“No asshole policy”
Caroline Boudreaux
Founder of a non-profit The Miracle Foundation
and WEF Young Global Leader
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Kate Hirschfeld
Defend Your Stance
Interview Insight:
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Kate Hirschfeld
My School’s
“Zero Tolerance” Bullying Policy
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Kate Hirschfeld
Making Zero Tolerance Real
Mark’s Culture Defense Story
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
“You can’t afford to allow cancer
like that to grow...you have to
cut it out from the beginning.”
Mark Theile
Chief Strategy Officer at a Apcera
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Kate Hirschfeld
“Passiveness is acceptance”
Dan Hirschfeld
President of a multinational health services company
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
Prioritize Diversity
Interview Insight:
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
“Diversity is arguably one of the most
important core values, particularly in the
tech sector when you’re making products
for a broad market.”
Mellie Price
Serial business founder & tech entrepreneur
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
Diversity Expands Problem Solving
Forrest’s Team Building Story
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
“If you don’t take initiatives to have a
diverse staff, it usually won’t happen.”
Carl Shepherd
Co-founder of HomeAway
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
Representation
Pipeline
Role Models
Inspiring the Next Generation
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
“The end result of the hard work is a
stronger product, a stronger team,
a stronger sense of purpose. The things
that power a company over time are
better as a result, but it’s not easy.”
Mellie Price
Serial business founder & tech entrepreneur
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
But it’s not easy.
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
Diversity Demands Action
Are you committed or interested?
@K8Hir
Kate Hirschfeld
Who Has
Questions?
I want more stories!
LinkedIn: Kate Hirschfeld
Twitter: @K8Hir

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