Podcasts about innclusive

En este episodio hablamos de INNCLUSIVE un nuevo espacio cuir que busca visibilizar diferentes aspectos de la cultura de nuestra comunidad. Hablamos de lo que es emprender dentro de la comunidad LGBTIQ+, desafíos y oportunidades, entre otras cosas.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3488087/advertisement

Airbnb recently decided to make changes regarding the visibility of the profile pictures of their users. In the future, hosts won’t be able to see the photos until a booking has been accepted. Here’s a quote from the press release:"Moving forward, rather than displaying a potential guest’s profile photo before the booking is accepted, hosts will receive a guest’s photo in the booking process only after they’ve accepted the booking request. Airbnb does not require all guests to provide a photo. Instead, we’ll be giving hosts the option to ask their guests to provide a profile photo, which will only be presented to hosts after they accept the booking."The reason Airbnb made this change is because they don’t want hosts to reject a booking request based on the physical appearance of the guest. In particular, they don’t want hosts to discriminate based on race. I’m sure racial discrimination happens on Airbnb. In fact, I interviewed Rohan Gilkes, the founder of Innclusive, in this podcast episode. Rohan founded Innclusive after experiencing racial discrimination on Airbnb. There are two reasons why I think hiding the profile pictures is not the right move. First of all, the profile picture is one of a number of factors that hosts can use to decide whether the guest is a good fit or not. I always look at the profile pictures. What I look for is: did the guest put a lot of effort into the pictures? This is important because I believe that people who are out to abuse Airbnb, trash a house or throw a party, typically don’t put a clear picture of themselves, for obvious reasons. These people already know they will get in trouble for what they are about to do, so they prefer to provide as a little information about themselves as possible. They probably also don’t plan on using their Airbnb account in the future. They’ll create an account, use it to book a place, do whatever evil they plan to do, and accept that they won’t be able to use the account in the future. In short, I believe that hosts should have more information about guests, not less. This way they can make better decisions as to which guests are a good fit and avoid bad experiences. It is your home and you should have the right to decide who gets to stay there. The fact that there are racists out there shouldn't change that. The other reason I don’t agree with this measure is this. If I request to stay with a host, I want them to look at my picture before accepting me. Here’s why. If the host would decline my request based on racial considerations, I wouldn´t want to stay with that person!Why would I want to stay with a racist? Or even if it´s for other considerations, maybe the host doesn’t like my face. Or whatever the reason may be. I don’t want to put money in the pocket of someone who doesn’t want me in their house. I rather pay someone who’s happy to host me. I wouldn’t feel comfortable staying with someone who would have declined my booking based on the way I look. I want nothing to do with that person. I understand it is frustrating for people who often experience racial discrimination. But the reality is, there are people who make decisions based on racial considerations. And that reality is not going to change by not allowing hosts to see a picture of the guest. Instead, what I would suggest is that Airbnb identifies racist hosts and removes them from the platform. If a guest has the suspicion that a host discriminates on racial grounds, they should be able to report that person. Airbnb can then investigate the booking history to see if this is the case or not and base their decision on that. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rohan Gilkes blesses the podcast with insight on being an serial entrepreneur.  Rohan is the founder of Lawn Tribe, Back Pack, Wet Shave Club, Maids in Black, Launch27 and Innclusive.  He has helped hundreds of companies launch and grow through a series of transparent case studies on his companies. Along the way he has been featured in the Washington Post, Mixergy, The Startup Foundation, and other business media, and he is a member of the Young Entrepreneur Council. As an introspective podcast should, I ask him questions about how growing up in Barbados has impacted his drive as an entrepreneur and impacted his hiring and team building approach.    Introduction/ BIO 1:45 How does it feel to be a serial entrepreneur? 2:30 Rohan talks about being from Bush Hall, Barbados which is known for guns and violence. How did he stay focused, rise and prosper? 4:40 People in Barbados are looking for opportunity 5:37 Working for a woman selling freshly cut lettuce and making 25 cents to her dollar.  What separates children that makes some be more drawn to hustling than others? 8:15 What other things about your culture impact how you do business?  9:15 How Rohan's culture builds businesses in a more community way? 11:21 What are things that people from the Caribbean can beware of in the business industry? 14:40 How did getting laid off impact your motivation to work for yourself? How that impacted your citizenship/ work visa? 17:50 What sparked the production of Innclusive? 20:10  How are companies falling short of their execution of their branding advertisement in 2017? 23:00 How do you increase diversity when building your team? 28:27 I ask Rohan random and yet thought provoking questions to give listeners a more personable side to him.     If you would like to connect with Rohan email him at;         Facebook/Twitter- Rohan Gilkes       

Rohan Gilkes is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder/CEO of Innclusive, a platform that allows you to rent unique, local accommodations on any budget, anywhere in the world. Rohan also serves as a thought leader in customer acquisition and local inter-mediation, bringing seekers and providers of local services together using technology. He serves on the advisory board of a number of local startups and has developed and presented business case studies for Catholic University MBA program and Northwestern. He has been featured in the Washington Post, Mixergy, USA Today, and Forbes. Read the full show notes at: https://blacktechunplugged.com/2017/09/14/ep-04-rohan-gilkes-unplugged/

As rental prices continue to rise, more and more apartment residents are tempted to enlist Airbnb to help cover the cost – with or without the landlord’s permission. Luckily, a growing number of landlords recognize that permitting short-term rentals could increase their profits and attract new residents to their buildings. That’s where Pillow Residential comes in. This new product offering allows building owners to offer the Airbnb option as an amenity for residents, and Pillow in turn gives landlords transparency regarding who’s in their buildings and a cut of the profits.Sean Conway, Co-Founder and CEO of Pillow, has a huge passion for travel. After the sale of his first startup venture, Notehall, Sean backpacked all over the world, staying in Airbnb properties. Sean finds that he is his best self when he travels, when he has the opportunity to interact with other cultures, and he wanted to make it easier for others to afford to travel and feel that same human connection.Sean launched Pillow in San Francisco in 2014 with the intention of taking the hassle out of hosting. The company has expanded to a dozen cities, providing short-term property management services and promoting the concept of global citizenry. Today Sean talks through the details of the new product, explaining why his team developed the amenity, how Pillow Residential benefits landlords and residents alike, and the demand he has seen for the product thus far. He also shares his point of view regarding the greatest challenges in the vacation rental space as well as his take on the future of the Airbnb ecosystem.Topics CoveredWhy Sean developed the new product, Pillow Residential•Rental prices higher than ever (35-45% of income in some locations)•Landlords willing to allow Airbnb, but calling for structure•Pillow Residential helps residents earn income while on vacation•Prevents violation of HOA, lease agreement•Allows landlord to feel comfortable•Works with city regulationsThe benefits of Pillow Residential for landlords•Amenity attracts residents•Provides insight, transparency re: who’s in building•Increases applicant pool, occupancy•Offers landlords cut of profitsHow Pillow Residential works•Opportunity assessment (gives landlord sense of what might earn)•One-hour onboarding session•Pillow creates landing page for residents•Pillow sends residents an email explaining new amenity•Residents sign in through landing page, property manager monitorsThe high demand for Pillow Residential•110 signups•60,000 unitsSean’s take on the greatest challenge the Airbnb ecosystem faces•Pillow has 200 SOPs•80% of situations fall into top 20% of SOPs•Create standardization AND keep personalizationSean’s conviction that the Airbnb ecosystem will continue to thrive•Airbnb changing way people live•Millennials embracing digital nomad lifestyle•Opportunities for wide range of players•Room to grow in industryThe tools Pillow uses to manage client listings•Zendesk customer service software•Previous partnership with Everbooked (metrics, pricing)•Built personalized internal tools for customersSean’s view of the Airbnb IPO•Won’t change the landscape of short-term rental industry•‘I’m fine either way’Sean’s prediction of what’s next in vacation rentals•Consolidation will continue•booking.com, Expedia and Airbnb will continue to thrive•Opportunities for niche markets (i.e.: Innclusive, Mrbnb)Connect with SeanPillowEmail info@pillow.comResources See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rohan Gilkes, the co-founder of Innclusive, became interested in entrepreneurship as a way to make his work more enjoyable as a form of self-care. We discuss the sweet spot of privilege required in order to pursue this possibly risky path - enough resources to have the tools needed, but not so much to become complacent. Rohan also shares how the online space provided him with a digital community to learn and grow from to pursue his interests. Next, we discuss his current company Innclusive, and why it matters to create inclusive spaces as well as the challenges in doing so. Rohan also discusses how he deals with confronting his male privilege when it's uncomfortable. Finally, Rohan shares how he doesn't have boundaries on an ongoing basis but, instead, engages in deep work and then takes vacations.  The transcription for this episode can be found here.

In this episode, Kerry-Ann chats with Rohan Gilkes serial entrepreneur and founder of Innclusive on what it takes to launch and run multiple businesses. And the lessons he has learned from his successes and failures.   Join the convo online using #cofpodcast Carry On Friends - Twitter | Instagram | Facebook   Read more about on carryonfriends.com Enjoyed the show? Please remember to leave a rating and review on iTunes. Support the show (http://glow.fm/carryonfriends)

In this week's of the Extra Paycheck Podcast I am joined by Rohan Gilkes. Rohan is a serial entrepreneur and the man behind Maids In Black, Wet Shave Club, GrooveJar and many others. However today we'll be talking about his newest and probably biggest venture so far, Innclusive.com

We spoke to Kevin from Innclusive about the way they're fighting discrimination on their sharing economy platform.

This week Jasper interviews Rohan Gilkes, Co-founder innclusive.com.Rohan started Innclusive after experiencing racial discrimination from an Airbnb host.After his experience, Rohan gave Airbnb a couple of weeks to respond to his complaint, and when nothing was done, wrote an article entitled “I’m a black man. Here’s what happened when I booked an Airbnb”. The post went viral garnering over 400K views in 48 hours!But Rohan didn’t stop there. He and his team recently launched innclusive.com which has systems and processes in place to guard against discrimination from hosts. Innclussive is currently accepting host’s and will start accepting guest's bookings in August of this year (2016)! Some of the Topics covered:Rohan’s experience with racial discrimination on Airbnb Stories from others -#airbnbwhileblackWhat Airbnb can and should do to fight discrimination.-Respond to people that file complaints-Look at data to identify potential discriminatory hostsThe idea behind innclusive.comWhat makes innclusive different-Photo and name of guest will be showed to the host post-confirmation-Data tracking to identify potential discriminatory hosts-Customer support via text chat See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In episode 039, my guest Zakiyyah Myers reveals how discrimination led her to co-found Innclusive.com with Rohan Gilkes, how they’ve been able to get media outlets to pick them up all over the world, and how she travels out of the country 2 to 3 times per month as a single mom.

In this episode, we chop it up with Innclusive co-founders Zakiyyah Myers and Rohan Gilkes, who transformed their own #AirbnbWhileBlack debacle into a company that prides itself on providing international travel accommodations free of discriminatory behavior. We also discuss D'Angelo's peculiar absence at The BET Awards, the inherent challenges of being a Black business owner, and Zakiyyah dishes on some of her favorite travel destinations.