In this episode of Business in Colour, Sadhana and I sit down with Associate Professor Betty Exintaris — an award-winning educator, curriculum innovator, with more than 25 years of experience shaping how students don't just learn, but belong.

Betty is also the Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching, and Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at Monash University.

A first-generation Greek Australian, Betty brings her own lived experience to every room she walks into — and it shows. From building community programmes for isolated international students during COVID, to personally sponsoring women of colour through the promotion process by making sure their names are heard in the rooms they're not yet in — Betty does this work with a rare combination of instinct, strategy, and heart.

In this conversation, Betty takes us behind the scenes of inclusive teaching in the age of AI, the grassroots staff community MOSAIC, and what it really looks like to sponsor someone — not just mentor them — when the system isn't designed with them in mind.

She also picked up the inaugural Business in Colour Award for Sponsorship — and if you were in the room that day, you'll know exactly why.

This episode is full of practical wisdom for leaders, educators, and anyone who wants to be the kind of person who opens doors — not just holds them ajar.

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