Abadesi Osunsade
About Abadesi Osunsade
Award-winning social entrepreneur, VC scout, startup mentor, author, podcast host and public speaker. Hustle Crew is my main venture: a diversity-in-tech community that turns insight into inclusion education for employers. I have professional experience in growth and product roles at leading tech companies and startups like Brandwatch (acquired by Cision), Product Hunt (acquired by Angellist), Elpha (Y Combinator S2019), HotelTonight (acquired by Airbnb), Amazon and Groupon. Most recently I served as Brandwatch's first ever Global Vice President of Community & Belonging from 2020-2022. I'm also the co-host of Apple Podcasts' Top 20 tech podcast, Techish. In my free time I love to write, my careers guide 'Dream Big. Hustle Hard: The Millennial Woman's Guide to Success in Tech' is available on Amazon.com with 5-star reviews. You can also read my articles in publications like Bloomberg and The Financial Times. I'm passionate about building a future that's more fair and inclusive than the present: in aid of this mission I'm also a scout for Ada Ventures, board member at Goodgym and Art Fund, an Acumen Academy fellow and an angel investor focused on female founders. My career in numbers: š 15+ years experience as a content creator, public speaker and presenter š 10+ years of experience in tech working on growth and product š©š½š» 10+ years building and engaging communities š° 7+ years entrepreneurial experience Awards: š UKtech50: The most influential people in UK technology (2023) š Creativepool Best Brand To Work For: Brandwatch (2022) š EQL:HER InspiringFifty Europe (2022) š Computer Weekly x Makers Women in Software Changemakers List (2022) š Management Today Inspiring Women In Business (2021) š Forbes 25 Black Business Leaders To Follow (2020) š The Dots 100 Trailblazers (2020) š Computer Weekly Top 50 Most Influential Women in Tech (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) š Tech Nation Top 50 Influential Voices in Tech (2019) š The Financial Times Top 100 Influential Leaders in Tech (2018) Selected Press: š Financial Times https://www.ft.com/content/2fee0f85-e63d-4d15-8909-1f1fc38cb22f š TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/18/tech-companies-just-found-out-about-juneteenth-and-this-is-what-theyre-doing/ š Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-stream/2020/11/17/virtual-influencers-how-real-are-they š Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/taitran/2021/04/08/ceo-of-hustle-crew-says-creating-an-inclusive-product-means-anticipating-customer-needs/