EFR 333: Social Responsibility and What Diversity Really Looks Like with Hedieh Fakhriyazdi

Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning

Chase Chewning

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 8 June 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Besides being my sister-in-law, Hedieh Fakhriyazdi is also a big time player in one of the world's largest law firms. Hedieh, a first generation Iranian American, serves as the Head of Weil's U.S. social responsibility initiatives including overseeing all aspects of the Weil, Gotshal & Manges Foundation, including multimillion dollar corporate and foundation charitable giving portfolio, program development and implementation, strategy and senior stakeholder engagement. A proud member of the Bahá'í Faith and advocate for social equality and justice everywhere, Hedieh's conversation about what true diversity looks like and how we all have a greater social responsibility more than ever comes at a crucial time in US history.

Connect with Hedieh @hediehyazdi

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0:00.0	I'm the director of Social Responsibility and Wild Foundation. I formerly helped lead the
0:07.2	Diversity and Inclusion team at my firm and today we're here with Chase talking
0:11.9	about dismantling racism,
0:15.2	understanding the systems that lead to,
0:19.7	you know, a lack of understanding and inclusion in our workplaces in particular and also a little bit about how
0:26.7	philanthropy can help move the needle with regards to racial and social justice.
0:33.0	Welcome back everyone.
0:35.0	This is your number one source for inspiring content from people who are putting a purpose to their passion
0:42.0	and truly living a life ever forward.
0:45.0	Conversations and messages that will take your fitness, nutrition, and mindset to the next level.
0:52.0	I am your host, Chuning. This is Monday, June 8th, 2020 and what a week it has been in America.
1:18.4	What what a year so far, honestly. We have been really challenged, I think, in every possible way, whether a global
1:28.8	pandemic, social injustice, I can't even think of everything that has been going on in 2020 right now but just
1:37.0	there's been a lot of conversations long overdue a lot of action long overdue in my
1:42.4	personal opinion.
1:44.0	And today's episode, we're taking a little bit of a break
1:46.7	from the Everford Summit series.
1:49.8	We're going live with all of the guest speakers
1:52.1	from the Everford Summit that we held as a virtual
1:55.0	event back in April of 2020 and we have been releasing those interviews Monday through
2:00.2	Friday here in the month of June, but today I had the pleasure of
2:03.4	interviewing my sister-in-law, Hetea-Fakriazdi Pasnello, who is the director of
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