Elaine Marino (she/her/ella), Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Meltwater and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about paid leave for period pain, rocking true access in our national parks, queer rights protection in Illinois, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

• Portugal pays up for period pain
• Rocky Mountain rolls out real access
• Live Nation finally hits inclusion notes
• Illinois schools the nation on queer rights
• Princeton pays up, but diversity slips

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: Looking for a light, fun TV series? Check out Acupulco on Apple TV. The dialogue is in English and Spanish and it's a great celebration of family and culture. 

Elaine’s GVTG: Listen to or read “Born a Crime”, Trevor Noah’s memoir. Listening to it is ideal as he is hilarious as he tells stories from his childhood growing up in South Africa.

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Shanna Weber from Prima Consulting and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about flushing bathroom bans, rolling out southern hospitality in Spanish, designing trails for every body, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

• Hot Flashes Meet Hot Policy
• Bo-Linda Bids Bienvenidos
• Where Every Sense Gets a Seat
• Bathroom Ban Flushed in Hong Kong
• Tampon Tax Tossed in Missouri

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: Check out the The Asian American Journalists Association Style Guide, a great resource for anyone in communications.

Shanna’s GVTG: Make sure that you see the superpowers in everybody throughout the day. Find the superpower in each person you meet and bring that into your life. 

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Tom Alexander (he/him), CEO and Co-Founder at Holistic and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about paychecks getting a boost, pop stars signing for change, women running the show in baseball, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

• Wages Up, Bills Still Due
• Coffee, Prescriptions, Groceries… and Access
• K-Pop, But Make It Sign
• Women Call the Shots in Baseball
• Runway Rich in Culture and Cash

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: My good friend Julie Kratz has a new book! Check out We Want You: An Allyship Guide for People with Power, where I also happen to be quoted and share a story or two. Let’s make this book a bestseller!  

Tom’s GVTG: Use your notes app to create a daily log titled “People are always doing nice things for me” and add one thing every day to the bottom of the list. Scroll through the whole list every time you add for some extra good vibes!

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Veronica Smith (she/they), Equitable research and data scientist and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about Barbie rocking a CGM, Brits clocking out and leveling up, and why the UK’s done being gagged by NDAs—and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

• UK Muzzles NDAs
• Hamilton’s Bigger Race: Equity Wins
• Cabs Provide a Bandaid
• Barbie Rocks a CGM
• Brits Clock Out and Level Up

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: Check out this short TED Talk: The Case for a 4 Day Workweek. You’ll be convinced!

Veronica’s GVTG: Read the book Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You'd Rather Cancel By Loretta J Ross. 

Washington LGBTQ+ Survey findings

Dr. Leticia Nieto

Julia Ismael and The Equity Consortium 

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Celeste Warren (she/her), Diversity & Inclusion Leader, Speaker, and Author, and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week, our conversation is about Denmark drafting women, Chicago Sky blocking trolls with national security tech, H-E-B delivering to flood zones, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Denmark Drafts Women
2. Chicago Sky Blocks Trolls
3. Accessibility: Not Extra, It’s Culture
4. H-E-B Delivers More Than Groceries
5. Sinners Streams in BASL

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: It’s Disability Pride month. For some great vibes, check out the documentary Crip Camp on Netflix. It’s about “a joyful disability revolution.” I loved it. 

Celeste’s GVTG: Check out Celeste’s new book, "Equity: It's Not a Dirty Word", everywhere you find books.

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Jim Fielding (he/him), Founder, All Pride, No Ego, and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week, our conversation is about subway voices coming out, land stewardship flipping the script, prison newsrooms making history—and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Familiar Voice, Fresh Truth
2. Access Isn’t Extra, It’s Essential
3. From Newsstands to Masterpieces
4. Miccosukee Take the Lead on Land
5. Prison Walls, Loud Voices

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: It’s been 10 years since marriage equality became the law of the land here in the US. Enjoy this photo gallery of celebrations. 

Jim’s GVTG: 200,000 people defied a ban on Pride in Budapest, Hungary by showing up to resist. May this inspire you.

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Julian Newman (he/him), Founder & CEO of FutureCast, and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week, our conversation is about standing ovations in leotards, women making spy history,  Fridays off for Dubai government workers, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Pay, Finally, Catches the Pom-Poms
2. Jersey Says: Show Us the Money
3. Spyglass Ceiling: Shattered at Last
4. The World’s Most Inclusive Gym
5. Dubai Ditches Fridays (For Some)

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: Laugh a little! Check out Atsuko Okatsuka’s new standup special, Father, on Hulu. 

Julian’s GVTG: Life advice…”You don't have to be one to stand with." That means it doesn't have to be your lived experience to stand with somebody else who has a different lived experience. If somebody is in another lane and doesn't mean that you can't step out of your lane to be able to provide support for them. It doesn't rob me of my authenticity to be able to stand with somebody who has a different story than me. And it doesn't undermine my support because I do.

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Randi Bryant (she/her), DEI Revolutionist, and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week, our conversation is about paid leave that actually gets it, fertility wins on the court, rides without the tech headaches, CEOs handing out banana permission slips, and more!

Here Are This Week’s Good Vibes:

1. Colorado Doubles Down for NICU Parents
2. WTA Serves Up Fertility Flexibility
3. Rides, Not Roadblocks: Uber Designs for Aging
4. Go Bananas or Go Home
5. Graduated With Honors, Then Denied

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: This week is Juneteenth. Check out this very educational podcast, Democracy: A Juneteenth Celebration. 

Randi’s GVTG: Read the book Black AF History: he Un-Whitewashed Story of America, by Michael Harriota. 

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Sarah Kalmeta (she/her), Founder & Futurist, Pivot Point International, and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week, our conversation is about X marking a legal win, government jobs in Brazil getting a glow-up, and sensory joy on full display.

Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Feel the Music, Literally
2. Greenwood Gets Its Trust Fund
3. X Marks Justice in Puerto Rico
4. Field Day, Their Way
5. Brazil to Get a Power Boost from Diversity

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: Check out and subscribe to the weekly ​​Queer News podcast, an “Ambie award-winning weekly news podcast where race & sexuality meet politics, culture and entertainment.” The show is available on YouTube and everywhere. Queer News is hosted by Anna DeShawn, a former guest on my own show.

Sarah’s GVTG: A reminder that even if you tend to think that the glass is half empty, or if you think the glass is half full, it is always refillable. And you get to choose what you fill back up with. 

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Greg Morley (he/him), Author, Speaker, and HR Thought Leader, and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week, our conversation is about spreadsheets saving lives, vacation rentals finally getting accessible, and the only lesbian film fest in a quilting town.

Here are this week's good vibes:

1. Game, Set, Equity
2. Disability Inclusion Gets a Desert Debut
3. Access Granted, Finally!
4. Queer Reels, River Vibes
5. Aid Cuts, She Delivers

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: In the spirit of Pride month, here’s a book recommendation: Tomorrow Will Be Different by U.S. Senator Sarah McBride, the first transgender senator. This was written before she was elected to any office, but it is a great trans memoir. 

Greg’s GVTGs: Read more! Greg buys and reads two books a month to challenge himself, get out of the wormhole that can be social media, and also learn things that the media would not gravitate to directly. Secondly, before bed, consider two things that you’re grateful for from the day, big or small, and one thing you’d like to do better tomorrow. 

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