The entrepreneur from Düsseldorf has already successfully founded two companies.
Dusseldorf The entrepreneur Victoria Wagner wants to take off with her diversity consultancy Beyond Gender Advice, which she founded a year ago. A prominent advisory board should help her with this.
Among others, Stephanie Cossmann, former labor director and board member of the Dax group Lanxess, and Sebastian Dettmers, acting CEO of the career platform Stepstone and author of the recently published bestseller “The Great Unemployment”, will help drive the expansion of the consultancy.
“For me, diversity is not a fashionable topic, but an essential success factor so that the German economy can continue to be successful in the future. With the increasing shortage of skilled workers, we have to address, mobilize and integrate everyone,” explains Cossmann.
And for Dettmers it is clear: “As a society, we can no longer afford prejudice and unequal treatment, at the latest in times of unemployment. We all have to give every single person the best chances on the job market.”
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The expansion plans of the entrepreneur from Düsseldorf, who has already successfully founded the agency Brandzeichen and the diversity network Beyond Gender Agenda twice, are ambitious. The number of employees is set to double from ten to 20 in the next two years.
Create more equal opportunities
Wagner is certain: “Our in-depth knowledge of the status quo of diversity in the German economy, our many years of consulting experience and the expertise of our strategic advisory board will set new standards in diversity consulting in the coming years.”
With her expansion plans, Victoria Wagner trusts in the rapidly increasing need for consulting services in terms of diversity. Established strategy and HR consultancies are also reporting and benefiting from this increased demand.
In the meantime, they are no longer just looking for and finding women and non-Germans for management positions. They also advise companies on how to create more equal opportunities.
The reason for the increased demand in business and society is the increasing conviction that mixed teams are more successful. Added to this is the corresponding pressure from shareholders and investors as well as legislation.
In Germany, for example, there are now quotas for women in top management positions and on supervisory boards for companies that are listed and have equal representation. Wagner recognized this trend early on and occupied it with her network.
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