The Importance of Building a Diverse Team That Reflect Your User Base with Amanda Munday (GMT086)

<p>In the last few years, diversity has become somewhat of a buzzword, and having a diverse group of people working together is seen as an advantage. With a diverse group of teams, you're more likely to have a wide spectrum of ideas, backgrounds, and skills that can help your organization develop more and quicker. But, it also avoids embedding biases in your marketing campaigns and product development.</p><p>Amanda Munday, Founder and CEO of The Workaround (a parent-friendly co-working space in Toronto), shares practical tips on how to build a diverse team.</p><p>In episode 86, you'll learn:</p><ol> <li>Why is it important to build a diverse team that reflects your product's user base</li> <li>Practical tips on how to create a parent-friendly workplace</li> <li>How to be more proactive with being more welcoming to marginalized groups</li> </ol><p>This episode is brought to you by 42+ agency, a demand generation and revops agency for B2B SaaS companies. Book a free roadmapping session with them at <a href="https://fourtytwo.agency/gmt">https://fourtytwo.agency/gmt</a></p><p>Support small businesses at <a href="https://savesmallbusiness.ca/">savesmallbusiness.ca</a></p><p>Support this podcast on Patreon to get an ad-free version of this podcast, access to our private Slack group, monthly group AMAs with me and more at <a href="https://patreon.com/growthtoday">https://patreon.com/growthtoday</a></p><p><strong>Key Discussion Points</strong></p><ul> <li>9:31 – Amanda's journey to starting The Workaround</li> <li>14:20 – Why a diverse workforce is important for growing teams</li> <li>23:47 – Practical tips to promote diversity and inclusivity</li> <li>29:12 – Tech companies should diversify by making their product teams look like their user base</li> <li>34:50 – Amanda's one piece of advice to founders Tech companies should diversify by making their product teams look like their user base</li> </ul><p><strong><a rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast ★" href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/growthtoday">★ Su