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Episode Synopsis
In this next episode of Behind The Work, our host, Jessica Santana, sits down with Layla Ramirez, the Founder and CEO of the FirstOnes Collective, where they cultivate and nurture the voices and dreams of First-Generation Professionals, so that they can reach their potential. An experienced business leader, DEIB practitioner and coach, her work has focused on building, scaling and managing leadership development programs to address the needs of early, mid-career and executive level talent. Layla has held positions across a wide spectrum of organizations including JustWorks, Amazon Web Services and Netflix. Layla holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Smith College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.Layla proudly identifies as an Afro-Latina with Dominican roots. She was born and raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City and spent her formative years in Boston, MA. She is both a first-generation college graduate and first-generation business school graduate, and is the first in her family to start her career in Corporate America.__Welcome to Behind The Work, the show where we'll dive deep into the business, life, and careers of people doing amazing things in the world! We’re bringing you powerful conversations, real insights, and the stories behind the sexy and unsexy parts of success.Follow us:- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5KU29jHzfDHpIOmKnLhZQ8-Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-work-by-jessica-santana/id1801349168-http://instagram.com/jessworldwide- http://youtube.com/behindtheworkshow
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