Episode 2: Abadesi Osunsade

About our speaker

Abadesi Osunsade is the founder of Hustle Crew which exists to make workplaces fairer. She says her childhood spent overseas as the daughter of a diplomat, plus the tragic loss of her sister helped to make her curious about the world and determined to do what she could to make it better.

Sarah talks to Abadesi about why inclusion matters for sustainability and how her upbringing taught her to see and acknowledge the differences we face in life.

Abasedi Osunsade was nominated by Anne Marie Imafidon who said she wanted more people to know about Hustle Crew.

You can find out more about THINGTESTING and Heata which Abasedi mentioned in her interview by clicking these links.

At the end of the episode, we asked Abasedi to nominate her hero. She named Guppi Bola founder of decolonising economics.

Abadesi Osunsade is an award-winning corporate leader, social entrepreneur, VC scout, startup mentor, author, podcast host and public speaker.

Her main venture is Hustle Crew: a diversity-in-tech community that turns insight into inclusion education for employers.

She co-hosts Apple Podcasts' Top 20 tech podcast, Techish, part of the HubSpot podcast network.

Abadesi is passionate about building a future that's more fair and inclusive than the present: she is also a scout for Ada Ventures, board member at Goodgym and Art Fund, an Acumen Academy fellow and an angel investor focused on female founders.