MoveTheDial founder and AceTech CEO Jodi Kovitz is pushing for tech businesses to put diversity and inclusion at the forefront of their development.
Kovitz is an established figure in the world of Ontario tech business. As CEO of AceTech Ontario, she oversees the improvement of Ontario’s technology-based companies through management coaching and strategic networking.
Her recently launched MoveTheDial network seeks to amplify, connect and educate women in the tech sphere.
“MoveTheDial is a growing global movement,” says Kovitz. “I have a team of 75 people and I have 2,000 people in the community that have engaged since January because people are hungry for action.
“It’s starting out of Toronto which we’re really proud of. And our team includes both women and men because we all care about putting our best talent forward and unleashing the power that our female talent already has.”
Kovitz spoke at the launch of the Elevate Toronto festival, emphasizing just how much can be gained through the promotion of female talent in the city’s startup community.
“Diversity and inclusion are fundamentals of innovation and global winning outcomes,” said Kovitz.
As to why the MoveTheDial movement is seeing so much energy in such a short amount of time, Kovitz said it’s all about the group’s inclusive approach.
“The reason why MoveTheDial is gaining so much momentum is we’re incredibly collaborative and we welcome everybody to join. There are amazing organization in the community doing great work — Ladies Learning Code, Catalyst — and we are bringing people together to advance the cause together. Rising tides float all boats.”
