Building a Global Community of Belonging & Inclusion

In this special episode of Jim Fielding and Friends, Jim is joined by a close friend – Chris Glass!

Chris is the Global Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Soho House & Co and is responsible for lead strategy and execution of DEI initiatives across the company's +40 Houses and +100K members.

Chris joins Jim to catch-up and discuss recent events and how a changing political environment challenges him in both his career and in his life.

On a lighter note, Chris shares his unique experience of being an ex-pat living in Germany and what he found in Europe that he couldn’t state-side.

Lastly, there are the gold nuggets, the insights that only years of doing it ‘right’ (and wrong) can inform. Jim and Chris explore why you should live life in ‘1 year terms’, the importance of finding what works for you and why designing your life to your exact standards SHOULD be the standard, not the dream.

Episode Highlights:

0:00 - Introduction
0:38 - Episode beginning
3:13 - What Chris does
4:18 - Commitment to DEI in 2025
7:38 - “Do you feel pushback in your job?”
9:26 - How Chris’ job has changed
13:45 - Living and working abroad as an American
16:22 - Chris’ “moment”
19:13 - Thinking about your life in ‘1 year terms’
24:40 - “There is no one way for everyone”
30:27 - What locations are left on Chris’ bucket list?
36:26 - What does Chris see for the next year?
44:20 - Episode wrap-up


CONNECT WITH JIM FIELDING

LinkedIn:   / jimfielding  

Website: https://www.hijimfielding.com/


CONNECT WITH CHRIS GLASS

LinkedIn:   / chris-glass-29295  

Instagram:   / herrglass  



In this special episode of Jim Fielding and Friends, Jim is joined by a close friend – Chris Glass!

Chris is the Global Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Soho House & Co and is responsible for lead strategy and execution of DEI initiatives across the company's +40 Houses and +100K members.

Chris joins Jim to catch-up and discuss recent events and how a changing political environment challenges him in both his career and in his life.

On a lighter note, Chris shares his unique experience of being an ex-pat living in Germany and what he found in Europe that he couldn’t state-side.

Lastly, there are the gold nuggets, the insights that only years of doing it ‘right’ (and wrong) can inform. Jim and Chris explore why you should live life in ‘1 year terms’, the importance of finding what works for you and why designing your life to your exact standards SHOULD be the standard, not the dream.

Episode Highlights:

0:00 - Introduction
0:38 - Episode beginning
3:13 - What Chris does
4:18 - Commitment to DEI in 2025
7:38 - “Do you feel pushback in your job?”
9:26 - How Chris’ job has changed
13:45 - Living and working abroad as an American
16:22 - Chris’ “moment”
19:13 - Thinking about your life in ‘1 year terms’
24:40 - “There is no one way for everyone”
30:27 - What locations are left on Chris’ bucket list?
36:26 - What does Chris see for the next year?


CONNECT WITH JIM FIELDING

LinkedIn:   / jimfielding  

Website: https://www.hijimfielding.com/


CONNECT WITH CHRIS GLASS

LinkedIn:   / chris-glass-29295  

Instagram:   / herrglass