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# All articles by Vesa Vahermaa

Vesa is a Customer Advocate and a member of Sharetribe's DEI Council. Off-duty, Vesa works on completing a PhD in Neuroscience and does volunteering for The Finnish Red Cross.

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## All articles by Vesa Vahermaa

![Rows of colorful umbrellas hang and form a roof above an old-timey street. Light shines from between and through the umbrellas, casting the street in a soft light. Photo by Helen Cheng on Unsplash.](https://images.prismic.io/sharetribe/18d3cb8e-5a67-4f8c-b9cf-39d418c029e3_safer+space4.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&rect=0%2C522%2C4608%2C1600&w=3840&fit=max)

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[Building a safer space at Sharetribe](/balanced/safer-space-guidelines/)

Our safer space guidelines help us build a workplace where everyone is free to be themselves.

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Balanced

[Why we started a DEI initiative – and how it's going](/balanced/why-we-started-a-dei-initiative/)

In 2020-2021, Sharetribe set down permanent structures to guarantee that furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion will be an ongoing, continuous process at the company.

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