THE NON-OBVIOUS SHOW · EPISODE 10
with Deepa Purushothaman
How do you support female leaders? Corporate inclusion visionary, Deepa Purushothaman encourages companies and individuals to challenge the status quo of ambition, success and power through her seasoned advisory approach to leadership. Her internationally acclaimed book The First, The Few, The Only is a deeply personal call to action for women of color to redefine power in corporate America. In this episode, Deepa Purushothaman talks about the real challenges that women of color face, and some proven ideas for how to overcome them.
Author and founder of think tank the re.write
Deepa Purushothaman is founder of the re.write, a think tank on the future of work, and author of The First, the Few, the Only. She spent over 20 years at Deloitte, rising to senior partner, and is an executive fellow at Harvard Business School.
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