Porter Braswell, CEO of Jopwell: Why every company should be focused on DEI, no matter their size

Leading Into The Unknown

After experiencing the lack of diversity on Wall Street firsthand, Porter Braswell was inspired to create a solution to the problem: Jopwell, a platform that connects Black, Latinx, and Native American talent with career opportunities. In conversation with host Andy Ng, Porter explains what the terms “diversity”, “equity”, and “inclusion” mean to him, and why they are important for organizations at any stage of the business life cycle. Also, he offers advice for diversity champions who may be facing resistance in their companies. Under Porter’s leadership, Jopwell has formed partnerships with more than 100 of America’s leading companies and has facilitated tens of thousands of connections between the Jopwell community members and its clients. In 2017 alone, the company was recognized as Entrepreneur Magazine's "100 Most Brilliant Ideas," and Fast Company's "World's Most Innovative Companies”. Transcript at www.sypartners.com/podcasts Hosted by Andy Ng: Andy Ng is a Program Manager at SYPartners in New York. After working a full-time job as a high school student, he earned the prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship and studied at both NYU and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has co-founded a successful education startup, cultivated his leadership and contemplative practice in fellowship with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and spent time working on issues of diversity and inclusion in Silicon Valley. Andy is deeply passionate about bringing others together, specifically young people, and has worked with students in London, Abu Dhabi, and across the U.S.