On today's episode I'm talking to Prasanna Ranganathan (B.A., J.D., LL.M.) (he/him) he’s worked as a lawyer, diversity and inclusion consultant and lead, speaker, and social media strategist and he is currently the Senior Lead of Diversity and Belonging at Shopify. Prior to his work at Shopify, Prasanna was a human rights lawyer working on international development and justice sector reform programming with the Government of Canada in countries including Jamaica, Mexico and Ukraine. He has over 15 years of experience in diversity and inclusion, working in the legal profession, the entertainment industry, and in tech. He is a Consulting Producer on the 2021 docuseries Born for Business about entrepreneurs with disabilities (currently airing on NBC Peacock and Crave Canada) and an Associate Producer on the 2016 documentary film Dream, Girl about women entrepreneurs that premiered at the Obama White House.
We talk about what it means to bring your whole self to your career, how storytelling has been a thread throughout Prasanna's entire career and the power that sharing our stories can have. We also talk about defining your own personal definition of success and Prasanna shares why joy and gratitude are key focuses for him this year. Having worked with Prasanna for multiple years I knew he'd be an absolute joy to speak with and he did not disappoint.
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