Beyond the Bio

How Bain is Leading Our Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Initiatives Inside and Out of the Firm

Julie Coffman, our Chief Diversity Officer, leader of our Global DEI practice, and Keith Bevans’s first manager who helped mentor the leader and host we know today, joins us to talk about her extensive career at Bain and how she’s currently leading the firm’s DEI initiatives. As part of our 5-part environmental, social and governance (ESG) series, Julie shares insight into the social part of this capability. Listen to how we not only support our clients’ diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, but how we’re leading by example through our internal commitments and annual DEI reports.

 

In this episode we discuss:

• The 3 chapters of Julie's extensive Bain career
• What sparked Julie to shift her career to supporting our DEI initiatives
• A deep dive into our initiatives and how we're supporting our people and clients

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A Deep Dive into Bain’s Social Impact Work with The Nature Conservancy and the Marshall Islands

Sasha Duchnowski, a partner in our Chicago office, joins us as part of our 5-part environmental, social and governance (ESG) series to dive into some of the work we’ve done as our commitment to social impact. We discuss our work with The Nature Conservancy and the Republic of the Marshall Islands on an innovative approach to delivering sustainable cans of tuna, and how this work had led to better fishing environments for employees, retailers gaining supply chain traceability and visibility, and consumers being able to trust the products they’re buying.

 

In this episode we discuss:

• Why Sasha decided to pursue consulting
• His journey to Bain
• His work with The Nature Conservancy

 

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The Transformative Impact of Bain’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Capabilities

Bain's environmental, social, and governance (ESG) capabilities focus on helping our clients make real impact in sustainability, equity, and inclusion for all. Having a passion for this work, François Faelli, our Global Managing Partner of ESG, joins us for a five-part series to share how we're centering these efforts across the globe. On this episode, François not only shares his journey to Bain, but takes us through his moving journey of becoming the firm's first Global Managing Partner of ESG and the current priorities of embedding ESG into 100% of our client projects.

In this episode we discuss:

• How François got his passion for ESG
• How he became the firm's first Worldwide Managing Partner of ESG
• The firm's ESG priorities for our clients

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Going Global: How a Legacy Consultant Navigated His Career to Leading Bain’s Business in EMEA

Domenico Azzarello, EMEA Regional Managing Partner based in Paris, was introduced and pre-destined to an international life in consulting thanks to his consultant parents. Born in Milan, his career has spanned the globe with stops in various cities including Chicago, San Francisco, and Paris where he now leads our fast-growing business in the European, Middle Eastern, and African regions. On this episode, Domenico shares his consulting journey, including how he advanced within the industry to join Bain as an established consultant, and how he helped develop our Telecommunications practice. He also sheds light on EMEA’s business priorities as we continue to grow in this region.

In this episode we discuss:

• Domenico’s early introduction to consulting
• His part in growing Bain’s Telecom practice
• His time leading the Paris office
• How he became EMEA Regional Managing Partner
• EMEA’s business priorities
• How EMEA is incorporating ESG into their business

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Take Back Your Time: How a Consultant Transitioned to Entrepreneurship to Help Executives Work Sustainably

Whitney White, Bain alum and founder of Take Back Your Time – a coaching program that helps executives live up to their full potential - uses her entrepreneurial spirit to help executives learn how to work sustainably while having the life they desire. Having a deep passion for helping others, listen to Whitney share her journey to Bain, why she decided to jump into becoming an entrepreneur instead of going to business school, and how she became the business owner she is today.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Whitney joined Bain after studying Anthropology at Davidson College
• Why Whitney chose to jump into entrepreneurship instead of going to business school after leaving Bain
• The origin story of Take Back Your Time
• Why working sustainably is so important to long-term success

 

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Candid Conversations: Why We Need to Discuss Mental Health in the Workplace

Andy Dunn, Bain Alum, founding CEO of Bonobos, and author of Burn Rate: Launching a Startup and Losing My Mind, is on a mission to normalize discussing mental health in the workplace. On this episode, we’re joined by previous guest, Mackenzie Morrison, as we chat through how the workforce can break stigmas around mental health as well as normalize conversations around it to create supportive environments.

Worker Wellbeing: Bain’s Intentional Focus on Helping Employees Work Sustainably

In the demanding consulting world, health and wellness can sometimes be overlooked when we’re diving deep into work. Knowing this first-hand, Mackenzie Morrison, Director of Global Professional Development in our Chicago office, helps Bainies learn how to have successful yet sustainable careers at the firm through inspirational leadership. On this episode, Mackenzie shares how the firm is supporting all Bainies through our health and wellness program, B.E.S.T.

The Future of Work: New Ways of Working in a Post-pandemic Workforce

Andrew Schwedel, a partner in our New York office and leader of our Macro Trends Group, knows the importance of organizations reevaluating and changing how they think about work in a post-pandemic workforce. The pandemic has not only shifted perspectives on what people want out of their jobs, but also what they want out of their lives and if they’re able to work sustainably. On this episode, we explore how Bain is thinking about new ways of working along with how to learn what type of worker you are and what working styles may look like from different perspectives.

EP 36 - Diverse Cultures: Creating Inclusive Spaces for our Asian Communities

Prasad Narasimhan Sulur, a partner in our Boston office, came from a family of medical professionals in India who encouraged him to pursue the same career path, however, he had other plans. On this episode, Prasad shares how his idea to study engineering led him to the U.S. and Bain, where he now leads our technology and cloud practice and our Americas Asians at Bain affinity group.

EP35 - The Value of Community for Black Leaders

Brittany Matthews, a partner in our Chicago office, knows the importance of supportive and collaborative spaces for Black communities in the workforce, especially for our Black leaders. Launching the Black Leaders Forum (BLF) in 2020, Brittany and Black executives from various industries come together throughout the year to provide that space with their colleagues and friends. In this episode, Brittany shares how her journey to Bain inspired the creation of BLF and why spaces like it are so important.