Welcome to the 11th episode of our series: The Life Of A Wrestling Fan, where we will be chatting with individuals with amazing careers in a wide variety of sectors who also happen to be wrestling fans! Along with being a longtime wrestling fan, our guest Heather Abood is a Senior Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Specialist at Universal Orlando Resort. We discuss:
- How Heather became a wrestling fan as a young girl growing up in Stamford, Connecticut and how she rediscovered the sport after marriage.
- Which wrestlers she enjoyed watching back in the 90's versus now.
- What prompted Heather to work at a theme park and myths she can debunk as an employee at a theme park.
- What a regular day in her professional life looks like.
- Navigating her way through working in Human Resources to now DEI, a largely talked about topic in recent years.
- If Heather views wrestling differently now in her current professional position and if she thinks wrestling companies are doing a good job at incorporating DEI.
- If she has been able to intertwine her love of wrestling with her job at Universal.
- Heather's incredible experience on a game show taped in Ireland!
- What advice Heather would give to women looking to enter the field of HR or DEI
and much more!
Music- Prod. by Jay 808
Logo Design- Joy Lin Arness
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