Joanna Pamphilis believes there is a hidden talent in all of us. She didn’t know that she would have a career in tech until a female leader in computer engineering at her university persuaded her to take a class. This magically unlocked her talent for tech.
Join me as I interview her to discover her secret potion for a more inclusive culture in FinTech. Spoiler: it does not work in isolation.
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The Magic You Can Expect In This Episode 🪄
In this episode of Women Disrupting Tech, Joanna is our guide as we explore diversity, equity, and inclusion in the world of Fintech.
She explains how you can build an inclusive culture in FinTech. Joanna has a secret potion 🧪 that consists of 4 key elements:
- Give people the authority to solve business problems and access to resources.
- Give people the information they need and the power to make decisions.
- Trust that they will do the best thing.
- And hold them accountable for the results.
And she emphasizes that building a diverse culture does not work when you’re operating in silos. So collaboration, also with men, is critical to getting to the finish line.
And, Joanna highlights that men play an essential role in supporting and promoting women in tech. In that sense, diversity is a two-way learning experience.
“Diversity is a two-way learning experience, not something you build in silos”
Joanna Pamphilis
What’s Magical About This Episode 🌟?
One of the most exciting parts of the interview is the story about how Joanna co-founded the Pink community within UniCredit. What started as an informal aperitivo during COVID is now a community where more than 300 people (including men) visit their events. And next year, the community will expand to other countries where UniCredit has offices.
It’s almost like building a startup.
Another magical moment comes when I ask Joanna who inspires her. At first, she mentions Melinda French Gates and Mary Barra for reasons you’ll discover when you listen to the episode. And because she does not meet these ladies daily (anyone in the community who does, let me know), she also gets inspiration from the women around her as they are the future leaders in tech.
How’s that for an inspirational leader in tech?
About Joanna
Joanna’s tech journey started at university when a female head of the computer engineering program inspired her to major in computer science. It gave her leadership experience as she helped to set up the computer sciences program.
After decades of working in Fintech, she builds bridges between tech and business departments at Unicredit. With the Pink Community, she champions women in IT and digital within Unicredit. In addition, she is a Global CIO Top 100 winner in 2023 from Hewlett Packard Enterprises and one of the FinTech Top 100 Women 2023 awarded by FinTech Magazine.
You can learn more about Joanna and connect with her on LinkedIn.
What’s coming up?
In the next episode of Women Disrupting Tech, I talk to a lady who doesn’t wait for others to take action when it comes to getting more women into tech and closing the gender pay gap. Because the women who work for Team Alyx get a tech education and a 13% bonus.
Want to know who that is? Well, the next episode will be out just in time for the long Christmas weekend. So you’ll have plenty of time to binge the 1,000 minutes of Women Disrupting Tech content that I published this year on Spotify, Google, Apple, or Goodpods.
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