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The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
Lucas and Luna examine how companies and organizations are reshaping hiring, retention, and culture to genuinely include underrepresented professionals. Each episode focuses on a specific dimension of equity — from neurodiversity hiring programs at major tech firms to the economic impact of closing the gender pay gap in finance. Lucas brings the latest data on representation benchmarks from Fortune 500 boards, while Luna challenges assumptions about 'culture fit' and surfaces real-world case…
Episodes
The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented ProfessionalsHow a Hotel Chain Turned Refugee Hiring Into a Career Ladder
A refugee visa is not a dead end for career progression. In this episode, Lucas and Luna look at how one major European hotel group — Accor — turned refugee…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Utility Company Turned Veteran Hiring Into a Career Engine
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how one utility company, Southern Power & Light, built a career pipeline specifically for military veterans. They dive…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Tech Firm Made Remote Work a Career Accelerator for Rural Talent
When a mid-sized software company in Omaha decided to go fully remote in 2023, they didn't just save on real estate — they built a talent pipeline that…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Made Neuroinclusive Design a Career Advantage
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a major tech company turned neuroinclusive design into a career growth tool for its employees. They discuss the…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Professional Services Firm Turns Multilingualism Into Career Capital
In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a global consulting firm, Deloitte, has built a formal career ladder for…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Turned Neurodiversity Into an Innovation Engine
Episode 108 of The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo explores how a global engineering firm—let's call it 'InnovaTech'—built a career ladder…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Made Hearing Loss a Career Asset
Lucas and Luna explore how a manufacturing firm, Midwest Components, turned hearing loss into a strategic advantage on the factory floor. They walk through the…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Made Menopause a Career Support Tool
Episode 106 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how one organization turned menopause into a workplace inclusion initiative. Lucas and Luna examine a…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Law Firm Built a Fair Path to Partner for Women
Episode 105 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how one of the world's top law firms redesigned its partnership track to eliminate the…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Retailer Made Socioeconomic Diversity a Career Accelerator
Lucas and Luna look at how one large US retailer—think big-box, over a thousand stores—turned socioeconomic background into an explicit career development…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Bank Made Intersectional Career Pathways Work
Episode 103 of The Diversity Career Podcast dives into the specific career-ladder redesign at a mid-sized regional bank that intentionally addressed…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Manufacturer Made Caregiving a Career Asset
On this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a midsize manufacturer, Meridian Components, turned caregiving into a career growth…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How an Accountancy Firm Made Class a Career Conversation
In Episode 101 of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how socio-economic background—often called class—shapes career outcomes even in…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Made ADHD a Career Growth Tool
In this milestone episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a mid-sized tech firm turned ADHD from a disclosure risk into a career advantage. They walk through the…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Built a Career Ladder for LGBTQ+ Talent
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a mid-sized tech firm created a structured career advancement program specifically for LGBTQ+ employees, using…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Built a Career Ladder for First-Generation Professionals
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a large professional services firm created a structured career ladder for first-generation college graduates and…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Consulting Firm Made Introversion a Career Strength
What if being quiet at work wasn't seen as a weakness? In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how one consulting firm redesigned its performance…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Built a Career Ladder for Employees with Stuttering
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a Fortune 500 tech firm partnered with the National Stuttering Association to create a speech-inclusive career…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Made Autism a Career Growth Tool
Episode 95 of The Diversity Career Podcast examines how one large technology firm turned neurodiversity into a career accelerator rather than a barrier. Lucas…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Bank Made Blindness a Career Advantage
Episode 94 of The Diversity Career Podcast examines how HSBC's operations center in Sheffield, UK, deliberately hires blind and visually impaired…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Made Mental Health a Career Growth Tool
In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a mid-sized tech company turned mental health support into a formal career…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Made Dyslexia a Career Accelerator
Episode 92 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how EY (Ernst & Young) turned dyslexia from a perceived workplace disadvantage into a structured career…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Built a Career Ladder for Employees with Dyslexia
Episode 91 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how a global logistics firm created a structured career advancement program specifically for employees with…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Built a Career Ladder for Working Parents of Children with Disabilities
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a specific case: how a large healthcare system, Children's Health of Texas, created a career ladder for employees…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Tech Firm Created a Career Ladder for Caregivers
In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore a specific program at a major tech company that built a formal career development track…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Built a Career Ladder for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Talent
In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna examine how a national insurance company, Sentinel Mutual, created a structured career ladder…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Built a Career Ladder for Formerly Incarcerated Professionals
More than 600,000 people are released from US prisons each year. Most face steep employment barriers: background-check filters, licensing restrictions, and…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Law Firm Tracked Leadership Face Time and Fixed It
Episode 86 of The Diversity Career Podcast examines how a major law firm discovered that junior women and attorneys of color were getting significantly less…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Made Employee Resource Groups a Career Accelerator
Employee resource groups are often seen as social or support spaces — but they can also be powerful career development tools. In this episode, Lucas and Luna…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Consulting Firm Made Mental Health Days a Career Equalizer
In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how one major consulting firm turned mental health days into a retention…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Law Firm Made Billing Credit for Diversity Work Count
Episode 83 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how a major law firm turned pro bono and DEI work into billable credit for associates. Lucas and Luna…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Utility Company Built a Career Ladder for Native American Talent
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a midwestern electric utility, Northern Plains Power, created a career pathway for Native American employees…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Manufacturing Company Built a Career Ladder for Refugees
Lucas and Luna explore how one manufacturing company in the Midwest created a structured career ladder for refugee employees, pairing English-language learning…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Food Company Built a Career Ladder for Immigrant Workers
In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how a major food processing company, Fresh Harvest Foods, created a career ladder for…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Built a Career Ladder for Veterans
Episode 79 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how a mid-sized logistics company created a structured career pathway for military veterans. Lucas and Luna…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Law Firm Retained Parents Through a Part-Time Partner Track
Episode 78 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how one law firm created a part-time partner track to retain high-performing attorneys who needed reduced…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Made Fertility Treatment a Career Retention Tool
Lucas and Luna explore how a mid-sized professional services firm introduced a fertility benefit that became an unexpected retention lever. They dive into the…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Created a Career Ladder for Part-Time Workers
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a midsize retailer, GreenLeaf Market, built a structured career path for its part-time workforce. With 70% of its…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Consulting Firm Retained Black Women Through Sponsorship
Episode 75 of The Diversity Career Podcast. Lucas and Luna explore how one consulting firm — a mid-tier strategy consultancy with about 2,000 employees —…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Law Firm Created a Parental Leave Bridge Program
Episode 74 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores an innovative approach to retaining working parents: a bridge program that keeps lawyers connected to the…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Created a Career Ladder for Gig Workers
Episode 73 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how a major logistics company—UniGlobal—built a career ladder for its gig workers, turning temporary…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Uses AI to Reduce Bias in Hiring
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a mid-sized tech company called PivotPath uses an AI-driven hiring platform to strip out demographic identifiers…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Bank Built a Career Ladder for Restaurant Workers
Millions of restaurant workers have transferable skills—customer service, speed under pressure, cash handling—but rarely get a look from corporate employers…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Hotel Chain Uses Language Access to Boost Career Mobility
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how one major hotel chain, Marriott International, implemented a language access program for its frontline housekeeping…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Helped Neurodivergent Employees Thrive
Episode 69 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how a mid-sized tech company redesigned its workplace to support neurodivergent employees. Lucas and Luna…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Top Firm Made Caregiver Leave a Career Equalizer
Episode 68 explores how one Fortune 500 company turned caregiver leave from a retention risk into a promotion pipeline. Lucas and Luna break down the specific…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Became Disability-Confident Through an Apprenticeship Model
Episode 67 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how one multinational professional services firm, Ernst & Young (EY), partnered with disability advocacy…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Made Menopause a Workplace Policy
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a UK-based professional services firm created a comprehensive menopause policy that includes flexible work…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Built a Career Ladder for Formerly Incarcerated Talent
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how a midsize logistics company called Pivot Logistics created a structured career ladder for formerly incarcerated…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Uses Reverse Mentoring for Inclusion
In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore reverse mentoring, a practice where junior employees mentor senior leaders on topics…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Bank Created a Career Ladder for Caregivers
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how one regional bank designed a career ladder specifically for employees with caregiving responsibilities. They look…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Hospital Used On-the-Job Training to Hire Internationally Trained Nurses
Episode 62 of The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna examine how one U.S. hospital system created a paid on-the-job training bridge program…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Hires Refugees Through a Skills Passport
In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore how one German tech company, SAP, partnered with the Tent Foundation to…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Removed Salary History From Hiring
In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how one major employer — the global consumer goods company Unilever — eliminated salary…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Utility Company Built a Pipeline for Women in Trades
Episode 59 of The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo looks at how one midsize utility company, Midwest Power & Light, tackled a stubborn problem: women make…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Media Company Hired Blind Candidates for Audio Roles
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how one media company partnered with a nonprofit to hire blind and visually impaired candidates for audio production…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How a Tech Company Uses Blind Auditions for Internal Promotions
Episode 57 of The Diversity Career Podcast examines how one mid-sized tech firm, DataNova, implemented blind auditions for all internal promotions above the…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Removed Degree Requirements for Management Roles
Episode 56 of The Diversity Career Podcast explores how one large retailer removed the four-year degree requirement for all management positions, opening…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Company Built a Career Ladder for Formerly Incarcerated Talent
In this episode of The Diversity Career Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how one company, a mid-sized logistics firm called TransCorp Solutions, created a…
- The Diversity Career Podcast with Fexingo: Inclusion, Equity, and Underrepresented Professionals
How One Consulting Firm Hired Veterans Through a Civilian Skills Bridge
Episode 54 of The Diversity Career Podcast examines how a top-tier consulting firm created a structured fellowship program that translates military experience…