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b'Deepa Purushothaman knows what it feels like to be the only minority in a room. She spent 20 years working for Deloitte, where she was the first Indian-American woman and one of the youngest people to make partner in the company\\u2019s history.\\xa0\\nAt the time, there was no one who looked like Deepa in a similar role. She had no one to look up to or seek advice from, so she told herself \\u201cIf I don\\u2019t see it, I will be it.\\u201d And that\\u2019s what she did.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\nWhen Deepa left her career at Deloitte, she found her calling: helping other women and minorities navigate corporate America.\\xa0\\nDeepa is a leader in the battle to push businesses toward genuine diversity and inclusion. Her ideas on how to rework work culture will transform corporate America, making it a community where we all feel heard and respected.\\nIn this episode, Hala and Deepa talk about the importance of representation in media, how workplaces can be improved, \\u201cInclusion Delusions\\u201d in corporate America, and the future of the workplace.\\n\\nTopics Included:\\xa0\\n\\n- Representation in media\\xa0\\n- Deepa\\u2019s experience at Deloitte\\n- Starting nFormation\\n- The future of women in the workforce\\xa0\\n- Why inclusivity is an important topic for men\\n- Deepa\\u2019s biggest takeaways from interviewing 500 corporate women\\n- \\u201cInclusion Delusions\\u201d in corporate America\\xa0\\n- Examples of why workplaces need to be redesigned\\xa0\\n- Beauty and behavior standards in the workplace\\n- Actionable ways to overcome personal delusions\\xa0\\n- Definition and examples of microaggressions\\xa0\\n- Addressing microaggression as a minority and as an ally\\xa0\\n- Advice on researching workplace culture\\n- Finding the power of me and the power of we\\n- Hopes for the future of inclusivity and diversity\\xa0\\n- And other topics \\u2026\\n\\nDeepa Purushothaman is a corporate inclusion visionary, a speaker, and the co-founder of nFormation, an exclusive community for high-achieving women of color. Deepa is the author of The First, The Few, The Only: How Women of Color Can Redefine Power in Corporate America. \\xa0\\nPrior to this, Deepa spent more than twenty years at Deloitte, where she was the first Indian- American woman and one of the youngest people to make partner in the company\\u2019s history. Deepa also served as Deloitte\\u2019s National Managing Partner of Inclusion and the US Managing Partner of WIN (Women\\u2019s Initiative), Deloitte\\u2019s renowned program to recruit, retain, and advance women.\\nDeepa has degrees from Wellesley College, Harvard Kennedy School, and the London School of Economics. Her work has been featured in The Harvard Business Review, Forbes, CNBC, Bloomberg, and more. She is also a fellow at The Aspen Institute\\u2019s First Movers Fellowship Program.\\xa0\\n\\nSponsorships:\\n\\n99designs by Vista - Head to 99designs.com/YAP to learn more and get $30 off your first design contest!\\nConstant Contact\\xa0- To start your free digital marketing trial today, visit constant contact dot com. That\\u2019s constant contact dot com to start a 60 day free trial. Constant contact dot com.\\xa0\\nThirdLove - Upgrade to everyday pieces that love your body as much as you do. Get 20% off your first order at thirdlove.com/yap\\xa0\\nJordan Harbinger - Check out jordanharbinger.com/start for some episode recommendations\\nSandland Sleep - Go to sandlandsleep.com and use the promo code YAP15\\n\\nResources Mentioned:\\n\\nDeepa\\u2019s Website: https://www.deepapuru.com/\\nThe First, The Few, The Only by Deepa Purushothaman: https://www.amazon.com/First-Few-Only-Redefine-Corporate/dp/0063084716/\\xa0\\n\\nConnect with Young and Profiting:\\n\\nYAP\\u2019s Instagram: www.instagram.com/youngandprofiting\\xa0\\xa0\\nHala\\u2019s Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/htaha/\\xa0\\xa0\\nHala\\u2019s Instagram: www.instagram.com/yapwithhala\\xa0\\xa0\\nWebsite: www.youngandprofiting.com'