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65: Show Up and Listen with Nicole Kelsey

26m · Stellar Women · 01 Jun 18:30

In the latest episode of Stellar Women, Mary Rechtoris and Mila Taylor sit down with Nicole Kelsey—chief legal officer at Amyris and an inclusion, diversity, and belonging advocate. Nicole shares her thoughts on allyship, combating burnout, making mistakes, taking accountability, and the importance of language as we create a dialogue in the DEI space.

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