It all started in 2014 when Tayo Rockson was conducting a social experiment. He wanted to know why even though we lived in the most globalized and digital time ever, most people weren’t acting like it. So he launched his podcast AsTold By Nomads, and he started bringing on people from all over the world asking the same question from there as his Audience started to grow he developed a mission stat
ement “Use Your Difference to Make a Difference” he felt like this mission was what the world was missing, although people are different many don’t seem to know how to leverage their difference and use it in a meaningful way. That led to the creation of UYD Media, Tayo felt there was a hole in the media industry where the world wasn’t accurately represented. And so he expanded the platform to include articles and videos, as his audience grew to people in over 150 countries he started to speak on what he learned from his social experiment and how his personal background of growing up in 4 continents has affected his view of leadership [Africa – Nigeria, Sweden, Asia (vietnam) and U.S.A]. With all these opportunities, he soon became recognized not only for his work on cultural competency and global leadership but also as a diversity and inclusion expert. By 2016 Tayo became recognized as a thought leader in the cross cultural diversity space. As he began to speak at educational institutions, and organizations he realized he needed a team, and In December of 2016 he enlisted Sandra Revueltas to help realize the company’s mission. Sandra’s experience analyzing the financial stability, corporate structure, and employment practices at public, private, and nonprofit companies, combined with her passion to build diverse and inclusive environments, broadened UYD’s mission to help close the diversity gap within organizations. From there, UYD Management LLC was created to include Diversity and Inclusion workshops, lectures, training programs, research, and consulting services in addition to the existing podcast and media content.
