Inclusive Versatile Leaders - Featuring Wagner Denuzzo
Stephen MatiniEpisode Description
This episode explores the vitality and richness of a diverse and inclusive leadership approach to help the success of organizations.
The guest of this episode of Pity Party Over is Wagner Denuzzo, a Latino HR leader specializing in the future of work, talent strategy, and leadership development.
Growing up in São Paulo, Brazil, Wagner moved to the United States at 22 with little means and big dreams. As a minority leader, Wagner's professional career has been committed to creating inclusive practices in organizations to foster effective leadership.
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Stephen Matini: You were born in São Paulo.
Wagner Denuzzo: Yes.
Stephen Matini: And then what happened? How did you get to the States?
Wagner Denuzzo: A convergence of things because I was finishing college. I was working during the day to make a little money, and I did college a night. In Brazil at that time in the early eighties, in mid eighties was important for you to know people to get somewhere.
It was important for you to belong to a social class that had connections to get you in. I didn't have that. I didn't have connections and I start feeling that although I felt I had some talent, I didn't have an opportunity for me to start my career in Brazil.
And I didn't wanna do clothing. I was actually manufacturing women clothing with a friend of mine that worked to get some money, but it's not something that I wanna do for life.
So I decided right after college to give the manufacturing, small manufacturing company to my partner and decided to come to United States. And actually it was my first flight ever. And the first flight I ever took was outside my country and had four stops, cause it was the cheapest fair. So between some polling Orlando, I had four stops in my first flight ever. I'm glad I wasn't afraid of flying. It would be really difficult if I did.
Stephen Matini: How old were you back then?
Wagner Denuzzo: 22
Stephen Matini: 22, God, so young
Wagner Denuzzo: And I came to tonight and I came to United States not knowing English. I didn't have English and I had $600 with me. So it was an immigrant story.
Then it is interesting because I'm very resourceful. I think living in Brazil, Brazilians are very resourceful. We've figured out how to do things with very little resources. Arriving in Florida, I immediately start getting to restaurant work, being a busboy, trying to learn English.
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