Ursula Mead

By Ursula Mead4 minute Read It’s been a challenging year for many where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are concerned. I would know. I’m the CEO of InHerSight, the world’s largest company reviews platform for women. Leveraging our unique data set and our audience of active job seekers, we partner with employers on their branding and hiring goals as they relate to women in the workforce.

Ursula Mead is the CEO and co-founder of InHerSight, a platform that is connecting millions of women to supportive companies. There’s an old saying that gets passed among startup founders that goes something like this: “Work, sleep, family, fitness or friends—you can only pick three.” The idea is that founders are so busy, their time and resources so precious, that there’s simply no way to have what many would consider a normal, balanced life. Of course, there’s some truth to it.

By Ursula Mead 7 minute Read Startups have a complicated history when it comes to supporting women and underrepresented talent. Horror stories of fast-growing startups like Uber and Rivian failing marginalized groups are all too common. Google some variation of “startup,” “toxic bro culture,” and “lawsuit,” and a recent repackaging of the same discrimination claims will appear in the results. It’s just that prevalent. It doesn’t have to be this way, and it shouldn’t.