A couple of years ago I had a surprising realisation. I realised that I am a role model. In fact, we are all role models. What we choose to do with that responsibility is entirely up to each of us. What I hadn’t fully appreciated was that when you are a minority, as I am […]
Adventures in Tech — more ladies needed Read More »
I joined IMG, virtually to share my story and talk about leadership, change and inclusion. It was a great honour to be the crescendo of their leadership series. I planted some seeds that will change the way people think, forever. If you are reading this, I hope you too will find some inspiration in my story
IMG Leadership Series with Marissa Ellis Read More »
Most of us belong to the neutral middle — but being neutral is no longer enough. Frankly, it isn’t actually neutral, either. It’s a tacit agreement that things are okay as they are, when they patently aren’t. Marissa Ellis, Founder of Diversily and creator of the Change Canvas was interviewed on the Inclusion Works podcast. What we talked about:
Why The Neutral Middle Is hindering Progress Read More »
The outbreak of the Corona pandemic has wide reaching implictions. All around the world people are trying to navigate their way through this unpredidented event. We all face changes. Big and small. We all have a different journey ahead from the one we imagined at the beginning of the year. There is so much we
How to manage change during the COVID-19 pandemic Read More »
Hello! Marissa here. Diversily Founder & CEO. On the 12th December 2019 I was featured in the DisruptSW blog talking about why diversity matters. As much as I wish this was just an accepted norm that was well understood, it isn’t. So for the record here is what I had to say. Please share this
Why Diversity Matters — Featuring Diversily Read More »
Marissa Ellis, the Diversily founder joined Julia Streets and Jane Welsh to record an episode of the DiverCity podcast. It is all about diversity and inclusion in financial services. The podcast seeks to shine a light on positive progress, call out areas requiring further focus, and offer lots of ideas to help drive change. DiverCity®
It was about this time last year that I had a thought. Where are all the women? After many years simply accepting that this was just how the tech industry was, I decided it was time for change. First I needed to understand why and then I was going to do my bit (no matter
The Power of Gratitude Read More »
“When you get to know your audience; who they are, how they think and what they really want, you can’t help but start to take their perspective. And perspective-taking can be powerful. Social Psychologist Adam Galinsky says: “When I take your perspective, and I think about what YOU really want, you’re much me likely to give me
Know Your Audience & They Will Make You Famous Read More »
Naming an organisation is never easy. Naming a team on The Apprentice can be tricky enough! 29 years after the creation of the World Wide Web there are some extra challenges that didn’t use to exist. Back in January 2018 a seed was planted to start a mission driven organisation to drive more diversity and
A personal story from Marissa Ellis on her inspiration to found Diversily and join the collaborative movement to increase diversity and inclusion in the tech sector. Like millions of people working in tech today, diversity and inclusion was not on my radar. I have had a very successful career as a minority female in the male dominated
