Alex Compton
Philippine-American basketball player
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Jun 9, 2026
Women and the Plastics Industry
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Danielle MaziurGUEST
And I, I don't know the answer there, but I think it's something we need to consider.

Alex ComptonGUEST
I think sometimes if you get hyper-focused on the way they're framing the position, um, or the way, yeah, the approach that they're taking in trying to be sort of singularly focused on hiring a woman, um, in the interest of promoting diversity, it almost, like, takes away from the fact that, um, you should be hiring the person that's most qualified.

Alex ComptonGUEST
It could be me, it could be someone else, right? Like, and I think that that's the way they should be approaching it.

Alex ComptonGUEST
I think some of the women that I've worked under in my career have been, like, some of the smartest women I've ever met.
8 MINS LATER

Justin RineyHOST
Do you both feel exactly the same way? Did you have mentors early on that really wanted to invest in you and, and drive you forward?