This podcast, “Inspiring Conversations,” was created by the Diversity & Inclusion Committee of Baker McKenzie Venezuela based on the global initiative of promoting the values that are part of our DNA, diversity and inclusion. Baker McKenzie is a global law firm with presence in more than 80 countries, which makes us an institution with an immense cultural wealth. This podcast was created with the objective of having a fun and entertaining conversation with our people, staff, lawyers, clients, friends and experts about this exciting topic, and to meet and inspire women, men, and non-binary people to tell their stories and be examples for others.
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Episode 5: The success of being a woman: Elisa Vegas
*Podcast available in Spanish only.
Episode 4: The Success of Being a Woman: Sasha Mirpuri
As part of our mini-series “The success of being a woman”, we invited Sasha Mirpuri, Baker McKenzie’s communications leader for Latin America. In this enriching encounter, we talked about the impact that Diversity and Inclusion has had on her life and the different inspiring initiatives that Baker McKenzie has developed in this area. Stay to listen to this episode that we are sure will be an inspiration and example for many women around the world.
*Podcast available in Spanish only.
Episode 3: The Success of Being a Woman: Carolina Pardo
In commemoration of Women’s Month, we launched a mini-series within our Podcast called “The success of being a woman”, a space where we will talk to different successful women in the hope of inspiring all the women who listen to us. In this third episode, we had the pleasure of talking with Carolina Pardo, a partner at Baker McKenzie in the Bogotá office. Carolina is a very successful woman in the legal field and we are confident that her experience, advice and comments will inspire everyone who listens to us. We had the opportunity to hear her point of view of success, the different biases that exist, gender equity in our firm and her personal experience. We hope you enjoy it.
*Podcast available in Spanish only.
Episode 2: Inclusion in the Workspace
Due to the alliance between Procter & Gamble and Baker McKenzie on Diversity and Inclusion matters, we decided to invite our friend Federico Guzman, Human Resources Manager at Procter & Gamble Venezuela. In this second episode, Federico talked to us about his work experience and the challenges he has faced being part of the LGBT+ community. It is a privilege for us to be able to listen to the story of one of our allies and colleagues. We hope this story can be an example for many and inspire others to support Diversity and Inclusion around the world.
*Podcast available in Spanish only.
Episode 1: Achieving a Balance
In this first episode, we had the pleasure to talk to Marianella Medina, an amazing woman that started as our client and is now a member of our Baker McKenzie team. In commemoration of Mother´s Day, she agreed to share her story of how she was able to fight and overcome obstacles and how she managed to balance her personal and professional life. We hope this story can be an inspiration to many.
*Podcast available in Spanish only.
