Has social media’s recent uptick in combativeness and division EXHAUSTED you? Want to learn how to turn tense social encounters into enjoyable experiences?

Look no further than this week’s episode with Melyssa Barrett, host of The Jali Podcast. She’s a master of communication and connection, joining me to share her pro tips for turning combativeness into CURIOSITY.

We’ll talk about how fixating on differences, placing blame, and closing our eyes to new perspectives is the root of personal and workplace difficulties.

Then, we’ll share how being intentional about diversity and inclusion not only mends social hardship, but has the power to make your entire life more interesting and fulfilling!

Meet our guest: Melyssa Barrett

Melyssa Barrett is Visa’s Vice President in Identity & Authentication Products. Her responsibilities ensure products meet and maintain appropriate privacy, regulatory and risk requirements while mitigating applicable fraud and credit risks. Her focus includes risk products across the lifecycle including authentication, authorization, credit risk, collections, scoring, and identity.

In her roles, she has developed and managed business intelligence products for issuers and merchants while focusing on optimizing solution delivery for clients.

She is an inclusive leader with a passion for financial services and financial education. She also has held positions in retail banking at Wells Fargo and a variety of management positions at Citibank. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for BALANCE (www.balancepro.org)  and several other local community non-profit organizations. More recently, she launched The Jali Podcast delivering content and dialogue regarding diversity and inclusion.

Listen to the podcast below:

More Business More Life Podcast® Episode 32 – with Melyssa Barrett

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