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How I Built This with Guy Raz

How I Built Resilience: Live with Y-Vonne Hutchinson

How I Built This with Guy Raz

Guy Raz | Wondery

Business

4.831.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Y-Vonne Hutchinson is the founder of ReadySet, a consulting firm that helps companies make authentic commitments to diversity and inclusion. Y-Vonne spoke with Guy about the progress she's starting to see on these issues, and the substantial work that still needs to be done. These conversations are excerpts from our How I Built Resilience series, where Guy talks online with founders and entrepreneurs about how they're navigating turbulent times.

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0:00.0

Hey, Prime members, you can listen to how I built this early and ad-free on Amazon Music.

0:07.0

Download the app today.

0:09.0

New years is here, and with it brings the possibility of change.

0:13.0

As one behavioral scientist put it, first starts are really powerful.

0:17.0

So as you head into 2023, LifeKit is a great resource to help you plan your life and tackle changes, both big and small.

0:24.0

Listen to the LifeKit podcast from NPR.

0:27.0

Hey everyone, and welcome to how I built this resilience edition.

0:31.0

This is where we've been talking with entrepreneurs about how to think creatively during this really disruptive moment.

0:38.0

And in addition to a global health and economic crisis, we're also facing a long-standing racial justice crisis.

0:45.0

The mass movements and demonstrations are opening up a whole series of conversations about race, justice, representation, and fairness.

0:54.0

And you've probably even noticed in companies big and small putting out statements in support of these conversations, with pledges to take action.

1:03.0

So today we're going to hear from Wyvon Hutchinson.

1:05.0

She's the founder of a consulting firm in the Bay Area called ReadySet.

1:09.0

They help companies become more inclusive.

1:12.0

Here's an excerpt from the live conversation I had with Wyvon earlier this week, which you can also watch at facebook.com slash How I Built This.

1:21.0

And just a quick note, there are a few moments where the internet connection gets a little glitchy, but it doesn't last too long.

1:28.0

So first of all, how are you doing?

1:31.0

We're in the middle of a global economic health crisis, mass demonstrations.

1:39.0

I mean, the pace of change and the things that are coming out of us is almost overwhelming, right?

1:47.0

Yeah, yeah. And I, you know, I, I talked to my mother the other day who was in Detroit during the 68 riots.

1:57.0

And she was like, you know, this feels the exact same, but it also feels different.

2:02.0

Because the people, the diversity of people out in the street look different, you know.

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