Fiona McDonnell: European Director - Beer, Wines & Spirits at Amazon

Leila is joined by Fiona McDonnell, European Director - Beer, Wines & Spirits at Amazon.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT

· What Fiona gets up to on a day to day business as European Director – Beer, Wines & Spirits and as Amazon’s Executive Sponsor for Diversity in the UK

· What Amazon can do to change the world of tech, while also making sure that they are “doing the right thing” in general

· The recent launch of Amazon’s Amplify programme in order to attract more female talent into STEM

· The importance of making job descriptions more appealing to women and giving them more recognition at senior level

· “Running into walls and learning lessons”: Fiona’s own personal journey to becoming a more collaborative leader while ensuring that she has still remained focused on her strengths

· The importance of equal contributions and voices in a D&I context

RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED

Research: https://www.wisecampaign.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Making-a-Difference-why-women-in-STEM-become-innovators.pdf https://www.linkedin.com/in/happiness/

BBC Breakfast March 7th:

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6510462292092551168

Telegraph Co-ed article March 7th:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2019/03/07/gender-diversity-innovation-not-just-right-thing-do-also-makes/

Twitter: @McDonnellFiona

https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionamcdonnell/

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