My guest on E276 Mita Mallick is a corporate change-maker with a track record of transforming businesses. She gives innovative ideas a voice and serves customers and communities with purpose. She has had an extensive career as a marketer in the beauty and consumer product goods space, being a fierce advocate of including and representing Black and Brown communities.
Her passion for inclusive storytelling led her to become a Chief Diversity Officer to build end-to-end inclusion ecosystems across big and small organizations. Mallick has brought her talent and expertise to companies like Carta, Unilever, Pfizer, AVON, Johnson & Johnson and more. She’s a sought-after speaker and coach to start-up founders, executives, and public CEOs.
Mallick is a LinkedIn Top Voice contributor for Harvard Business Review, Adweek, Entrepreneur, and Fast Company. Mallick has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time Magazine, Forbes, Axios, Essence, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Business Insider. She was featured in a documentary created by Soledad O’Brien Productions for CBS News entitled: Women in the Workplace and the Unfinished Fight for Equality.
I am excited to have her on the show to unpack her career journey and all of her wisdom and insights. This was a fantastic, high-energy conversation that I am confident that you will enjoy and learn from. Thanks!
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2:18 - Storyteller as a child
3:17 - Tipping point
5:40 - Speaking up to bullying
6:48 - Childhood dynamics
7:36 - Role Models to look up to
8:23 - Socio economic class of parents
9:27 - Getting into CPG World
10:38 - Lack of representation
12:34 - Influence the narrative/brands
14:20 - Diversity in mindset and values
16:26 - Blind Resumes/ Taking out the bias
17:39 - How to get people look in the mirror
20:26 - Diversity Hire
23:09 - Shift in Career
24:41 - The Pivot
26:32 - Article on Kanye West
28:45 - Bad News is part of leadership
30:17 - Learning during book writing process
36:00 - One Fuzzy thing about Linkedin
38:01 - Work Life Balance
41:02 - Key takeaway from the book
41:42 - Advice to non-managers
43:16 - Brands with Positivity
44:02 - Single Greatest Piece of advice
44:43 - Mita's North Star