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In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Bethaney Wilkinson as we talk about her life's recurring theme—the diversity gap. Bethaney shares what you can expect in her new book entitled The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change, how she believes solutions translate to communities, and how she does her work in race and equity despite it being an extremely taxing endeavor to be in.

Are your intentions only a starter?

In Bethaney's book The Diversity Gap: Where Good Intentions Meet True Cultural Change, she said, "when it comes to diversity, our good intentions are only beginning." In her quote, Bethaney talked about the short-sightedness of intentions. The tendency of intentions to be the end all be all for people. In diversity and inclusion, this consolation is often used as a band-aid when the attempt wasn't received or didn't work. And that's the problem. 

The problem arises when the reaction becomes "oh, well, I meant well" instead of "what needs to shift?" This isn't about dismissing peoples' intentions, Bethaney believes. Transformation needs to be looked at seriously when it comes to race, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

About Bethaney Wilkinson:

Bethaney Wilkinson is a world-class facilitator. She equips leaders and teams with the skills they need to grow good impact together. Bethaney is a facilitator, author, and champion of race-conscious leadership. She has dedicated more than a decade to exploring the intersections of community, racial justice, and social change—specifically in the organizational context.

Outline of the episode:

• [01:25]Books that serve the community take a lot of time
• [07:54]Your tools and methods depend on your goal of diversity
• [10:38]Bethaney Wilkinson – on defining diversity as a concept and word
• [13:04]How Bethaney's work on diversity and inclusion started
• [22:21]The Diversity Gap – A recurring theme in Bethaney's life
• [25:02] Your authenticity will add value to the people around you

Resources:

Website: https://www.bethaneywilkinson.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Diversity-Gap-Intentions-Cultural-Change/dp/1400226236

Audiobook: https://www.amazon.com/Diversity-Gap-Intentions-Cultural-Change/dp/B0912G6YWF/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Kim Crowder as we discuss where companies now are in terms of diversity and inclusion today. Here, Kim talks about why it's unfortunate that companies had to wait for a George Floyd incident to happen before making changes. If anything, it is a testament to how companies don't listen to organizational cases that support the need for an inclusive workplace. Today, Kim speaks on how moving up in ranks opened her to the real barriers to inclusive workplaces, cultural nuances, the difference between liberation and justice, and more.

You – At Work and in a Business

For Kim, one of Forbes' top anti-racism educators that companies need, being bad in a job doesn't necessarily mean that you'll also be bad in a business. Being bad in a job or in a particular position can sometimes mean that you're just not built for the industrialization of work. This is very normal for entrepreneurs, who are natural catalysts for change and innovation. But how?

About Kim Crowder:

Kim Crowder is the CEO and founder of Kim Crowder Consulting. The firm uses a data-driven approach to partnering with companies and embed diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism into their DNA. That includes building equitable systems and processes for workplace culture and branding and communications. They shift cultures so that workplaces are safe for all identities to be valued, supported, innovative, and thriving by making DEIA a daily practice beyond individual initiatives.

Outline of the episode:

• [02:20]Named by Forbes as one of the top anti-racism educators companies need
• [04:05]Most of us come from lived experiences
• [06:23]Kim Crowder – on understanding the lack of systems for real diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• [09:14]A Black family in South Korea
• [12:05]Houston, Texas – home to Beyonce and little black girls who can sing
• [15:00]The devil is in the details
• [21:57]Being a bad employee doesn't follow being a poor entrepreneur
• [24:05]Learn from your work now and find people who are doing what you want to do
• [28:34] Hold spaces for other people's differences and take what you can

Resources:

Website: https://www.kimcrowderconsulting.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimcrowder/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IamKimCrowder

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamkimcrowder/

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In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Chase Warrington as we talk about the today and the future of remote work. At a very young age, Chase already knew that he had an unusual fascination for foreign places and cultures. However, he didn't know how to mesh that with his career and work. With progression, Chase learned how to make that fascination his core, which eventually led him to become the head of remote at Doist. Today, Chase talks about Doist and the apps they created, why remote work works, and how remote work champions more than just employees and productivity.

Imagine What (More) Remote Work Can Do

If we're in a remote work environment, on a micro-level, there are a lot of positive impacts that are just undeniable. Compared to working in a traditional office, no one needs to commute to remote work. Every day, a commute takes up a significant amount of time and energy from a person.

Today, remote companies have also made it customary to employ diverse and global teams. For example, a remote company in America can have employees from Europe, Antarctica, and Asia. That gives an unprecedented chance to those with meager job opportunities in countries with high unemployment rates. If those impacts are scaled on a more global level, imagine what remote work can do for nature and impoverished countries with untapped pools of world-class talents.

About Chase Warrington:

Chase Warrington is a globally-minded professional with 12 years of remote work experience leading distributed teams from locations across the US, Europe, Asia, and South America. He is also the head of remote at Doist, the creators of Todoist & Twist, and a leading remote-first organization with 100+ employees spread throughout 30+ countries, spanning all time zones.

Outline of the episode:

• [03:58]Chase Warrington – growing up as a third culture kid
• [06:54] What is Doist?
• [08:21]The future of what remote work can be
• [15:38]The micro and macro-level effects of remote work environments
• [22:32]Chase Warrington – living in Europe and stepping out to a new culture every day
• [30:38]Everybody has different productivity hours!
• [38:47] Continuing the remote-work nerdism…

Resources:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chase-warrington/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dcwarrington

Podcast: https://aboutabroad.com/

Blog: https://blog.doist.com/

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In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Amy Perkins as we talk about defining fullness from our own insight and our insight alone. As Amy progresses in embracing her own authenticity, she doesn't deny that pushback and doubts quickly always come following with self-development. In the discussion, Amy shares the questions why she believes being authentic doesn't always come easy for women, how she multiplies her voice and skills in career and womanhood, and how she uses her difference to make a difference while choosing not to live an average quiet life.

Self-love: More than just self-indulgence 

Skincare, eating right, buying yourself what you deserve, giving yourself enough rest – all of those are what you'd generally hear from people if you let them put 'self-love' into words. It's always a bunch of activities for today's generation of self-lovers. And they got it right for some of the parts.

For Amy Perkins, self-love isn't just getting up in the morning and "serving" yourself. Sometimes, loving yourself also means choosing yourself in situations that are no longer healthy and balanced for your sake. For Amy, self-love also believes that you are whole with or without anything else.

About Amy Perkins:

Amy is a Chief Strategy Officer in the financial services industry and has spent 25 years discovering and aligning herself with her purpose. Amy's advocacy for women, both personally and professionally, led her to spearhead the annual Women in Consumer and Finance conference. The group focuses largely on women sharing the story behind their successes with the hope of creating an environment where women can see themselves in others.

This can be validating and empowering for women who may internalize where they come from, their past decisions, education, tragedy and allow that to affect their perception of their worthiness and future career potential. Having grown up in rural America and experiencing her own set of tragedies, Amy has been on a quest to understand her own meaning of self-love and worthiness. 

Outline of the episode:

• [02:43]When women are assertive, men see aggression.
• [10:13]The unconscious fear to live authentically
• [13:24]What self-love is and what it is not
• [18:02] Amy Perkins – on being prone to self-sabotage
• [23:58]The Women in Consumer and Commercial Finance Conference – Improving How Women Work with Other Women
• [30:10]Modeling vulnerability and womanhood as a legacy
• [34:10] I can live a quiet life, but…

Resources:

Website: https://wcf.insidearm.com/ | https://www.insidearm.com/

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In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Mazbou Q as we speak about how he champions his roots in music and in society. As Mazbou Q explains the evolution of his musical inclination, he shares about how music connected all of his life's experiences, just as how connected the stories of diverse minorities are in the pursuit of reclamation. As you tune in, listen as he talks about how the pandemic affected the advocacies of ethnic groups in New Zealand, the influence of social media advancement to music, how he reimagined his identity as a music artist, and as well as his thoughts on the brighter side of being eccentric.

Difference Is Also Identity

Growing up black in New Zealand was a challenge to young black children regarding influence and image. Even more for those who grew up learning music. For so many reasons, the same was for the natives of the land, but to be African, was a different type of isolation Mazbou Q admits. Most faces of urban culture were of the pacific people. And as a young African kid, finding your own black figure to look up to wasn't easy. For Mazbou Q, this made him feel so different. 

Tayo relates to this dilemma. As black folks, it's like getting caught in the middle of people defining your blackness for you and you trying to define your own blackness. But for Mazbou Q, the beautiful things come about when you decide to own your narrative. As a music artist, he uses his roots, difference, and the reimagination of his identity to shape his image and message in music as he branches out to different genres. If ever he feels eccentric, for him, it's essential to remind himself that his difference can be his treasure.

Outline of the episode:

• [03:20]    A de-colonized way of being
• [04:55] Did the pandemic stall the movement of the indigenous people in New Zealand?
• [08:24]    The Dynamics of New Zealand's Anti-COVID Response
• [13:06]    Mazbou Q's musical influence and exploration of different genres
• [16:04]    The struggles of growing up African in New Zealand
• [20:31] How content creation shapes music production today
• [27:42]    What does a music artist do to stay relevant during a lockdown?
• [32:12]    As a rapper, I came full circle to my classical background!
• [35:24]    All of your experiences and lessons in life can all tie in
• [37:14] Knocking on the differences of the younger generation

Resources:

Website: https://www.mazbouq.com/

The Future Was Album: https://smarturl.it/MZQTFW

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In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Scott Belsky as we speak about what works and what doesn't work in reinventing today's digital landscape. As he recalls his experience on getting an MBA, Scott admits, the value of dropping out would've probably been greater than the value of actually getting it. For him, the elements of genuine impact in a society boil down to creativity and initiative—with or without an MBA.

The Great Reassessment

During the start of the pandemic, lockdowns were gradually put into place from region to region. Because of this, most people turned to alternative mediums to keep their business going and start new businesses. One media that's an excellent example of that is Tiktok. Because contact was limited, many startup companies and SMEs leveraged the marketing capabilities and reach of the video-sharing app. But how did it all work in an app where everyone is basically just dancing?

The formula came with this generation of workers turning their back on the traditional. Because workers saw firsthand how their so-called "secure jobs" didn't secure most of them, this generation of professionals has let go of the corporate dream. As a result, this movement redirected the "dream career" hustle away from tradition and towards whatever aligns with purpose and values. The change we're seeing in the corporate field today is a product of people resigning after a resounding reassessment of what really is vital in a career.

Outline of the episode:

• [04:24]Creativity is what makes the world interesting
• [08:24]Self-awareness is one of the greatest…
• [12:57]Where is the creative industry going with this rapid change?
• [17:58]How can you tell if technological advancement is successful or not?
• [20:51] We're all born artists; the struggle is to remain an artist. 
• [29:26]Scott Belsky – on crypto, NFTs, and the meme culture
• [37:31]The value of having an MBA
• [40:47] What impact makers can expect from an industry of traditional institutions



Resources:

Website: http://www.scottbelsky.com/

Making Ideas Happen, Book: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Ideas-Happen-Overcoming-Obstacles/dp/1591844118/

The Messy Middle, Book: https://www.amazon.com/Messy-Middle-Finding-Through-Hardest/dp/0735218072/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

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Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast

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In today's episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and Salvatore Buscemi as we talk about the thinking behind the minds of the 0.001% top investors of the world. In a time where even the youth are more focused than they've ever been in molding their life's legacy, it now begs anyone of us to question, "what do you want to leave behind as your legacy?" Salvatore explains why there's a difference between the middle class and the wealthy, how your network will help define your future, what you need to do out of your circle, and why it is crucial to weigh in your values when deciding how to invest.

Even the kids are doing it…

In the episode, Salvatore states that even the young generation today is busy and focused on making a name for themselves. To do so, they pay attention to personal branding, and they leverage the same media platforms that are essential to us in this day and age. In his book, "Investing Legacy: How the .001% Invest," Sal further explains how even the most average of the Average Joe can implement actionable steps to help them establish their legacy in life. But if you don't yet have the book, what can you do at the moment? For Sal, you can start by getting out of your circle. First, you need to identify what's comfortable to you now and start assessing what else you need to do differently from your comfort zone that can get you ahead. Second, find yourself a financial nerd. Don't call nor treat them like nerds, though, because typically, people who are adept in finance can teach you a thing or two on what you're doing wrong with your money that's holding you back. 

Outline of the episode:

• [02:22]Who is Salvatore Buscemii?
• [04:22]What the youth are getting into today…
• [06:01]The difference between the middle class and the wealthy
• [09:43]Is liquidity overrated?
• [13:11]Get out of your circle and find a financial nerd!
• [16:34] Sal's book on what you can do even if you're young
• [20:24]That's middle-class BS!
• [22:27]Do you want to be a provider or a mogul?
• [25:43]Why are you following who you're following?
• [31:10] Ask the questions you've never asked yourself before

Resources:

Website: https://www.salvatorebuscemi.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/salvatorembuscemi/?hl=en

Investing Legacy: How the .001% Invest, Book by Salvatore Buscemi: https://www.amazon.com/Investing-Legacy-How-001-Invest/dp/173609002X

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayorockson 

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast

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In today’s episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and my guest, Candace Doby, as we talk about defining courage and bringing out our version of it to live a life with purpose. Candace is a speaker, author, and courage coach who helps emerging leaders activate their courage to perform to their potential in school, work, and life. She combines a decade of research on courage with her experiences leading marketing teams, solo traveling to more than 20 countries, writing a book, and starting a business. In this episode, Candace also shares more on these unique experiences and the implementable strategies they equipped her with. As always, there’s a lot to unpack, so stay tuned and enjoy the show!

The Three C’s to Courage

According to Candace Doby, courage is so complex that it consists of three components—cause, confidence, and competency.  When choosing to take risks, the first thing we have to keep in mind is our “cause.” And whatever this cause should be something so valuable to us that any risk is worth taking. In other words, it is what motivates us to make a choice. And again, these values don’t have to be set in stone. Look inward and ask yourself, what do you value in life? In turn, your answer will be your anchor, a reminder of why you chose to take any risks in the first place.  Now the second C is about our confidence. You see, confidence is critical to courage as they go hand in hand. And as Candace best described it, they are like Jay Z and Beyoncé—you absolutely cannot separate them. After all, what often stops people from choosing is not being confident in the choice itself. Then again, confidence also stems from the third C, our competence, which includes our skills, proficiencies, experiences, and knowledge. You can’t be confident in something you don’t have or don’t know about. And so, we need to have a level of knowing where we can navigate the unknown and be comfortable pursuing it at all. Hence, in being confident in your competencies, you can act courageously according to your values. 

Outline of the episode:

• [03:03] Defining courage and the importance of living by it
• [05:19] How Candace stumbled upon being a “courage coach”
• [10:48] Why she focuses on coaching emerging leaders
• [16:12] Struggling with courage amid the pandemic
• [18:09] The power of being your #1 supporter
• [20:50] Tapping out even when tapped into your purpose
• [24:01] The three emotions that make us miscalculate risk.
• [29:33] How losses always seem to loom larger than gains
• [35:24] Her advice to anyone struggling with the crisis of confidence

Resources:

Website: https://candacedoby.com/

Courage Hotline Podcast: https://candacedoby.com/courage-hotline-podcast/

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Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast 

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In today’s episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, join me and my guest, Radhika Dutt, as we talk about the five elements of a radical product. Radhika is an entrepreneur and product leader who has participated in four acquisitions, two of which were companies that she founded. Radhika is also the author of Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter. Feel free to check it out!

For a Better Society

In whatever we build, we must think of how it impacts society, as told by Radhika. Looking back to when she was living in South Africa and saw the shift from apartheid to democracy, Radhika was interested in Nelson Mandela’s nuanced message to the whole population. It was not about getting revenge but about figuring out what went wrong. Today in the digital age, Radhika thinks that the rise of social media is polarizing because it has eroded nuance in society. She wrote in her book that society must be at the forefront of whatever product we build since everything affects people – the basic unit of society. But, in a much simpler sense, we have to think about the change we want to create. Radhika says that when we build products, we often make digital pollution. To avoid creating that collateral damage, we must take a vision-driven approach. Whether it is about South Africa’s transition to democracy or building a product, there must be a clear picture of the world we envision at the end of what we have built.

Equitable World

In creating an equitable world, Radhika has four questions that need to be answered. First, who is coming to you and what is their problem? Second, what is the solution to their problem? Third, how will we enable or power that solution? And lastly, how do we deliver the solution? But Radhika says that the first question is really the most crucial of them all. To create an equitable world, we have to think equitably, not in a limited perspective. If we do, then we are only solving the problem of a small group of people and not considering how it affects the larger group. That is the piece we are often missing out on. We have to put into consideration how our product affects different kinds of people.

About Radhika Dutt:

Radhika Dutt is the author of the upcoming book, Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter. She is an entrepreneur and product leader who has participated in four acquisitions, two of which were companies that she founded. She advises organizations from high-tech startups to government agencies on building radical products that create a fundamental change.

Outline of the episode:

• [02:56] What shaped Radhika’s career?
• [04:34] Things seen from the big picture that changed people’s mindsets and worldviews
• [08:08] The strategy that a product can be applied to everyone in an equitable format
• [30:29] How to deal with resistance and people who do not share the same worldview
• [37:24] About Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter

Resources:

Website: https://www.radicalproduct.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Product-Thinking-Mindset-Innovating/dp/1523093315/

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Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast

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In today’s episode of the As Told by Nomads Podcast, we welcome Patrick J. McGinnis once again to talk about the next phase of FOMO, also known as the “Fear Of Missing Out.” Patrick is a venture capitalist, a speaker, a writer, and the creator and host of the hit podcast FOMO Sapiens, which has surpassed 3 million downloads. He coined the term FOMO and the related term FOBO or “Fear Of a Better Option” in a 2004 article in the student newspaper of Harvard Business School. FOMO has since been added to the dictionary, and FOBO has become an increasingly popular framework to describe choice paralysis. Today, Patrick also shares his experiences on how FOMO has evolved during the pandemic and how you can make decisions right now, given the new normal we have today. There’s a lot to unpack, so stay tuned and enjoy the show!

Be Comfortable with Missing Out

Decision-making has become a big focus in Patrick’s framework to dealing with FOMO. After all, the Fear of Missing Out is, at its core, a decision-making problem. We make tons of decisions every day, but not every decision leads to the life we want. And with the world today, we are spoiled for choice so much that we often get overwhelmed by them. As a result, we end up making decisions based on fear rather than actual logic. Even when we get into analysis paralysis, choosing nothing is still a decision based on fear. And so, in a world of overwhelming choice, we all need practical decision-making. Luckily, in Patrick’s new book Fear Of Missing Out, he teaches us how to get rid of all the noise and tune in to what is truly important to us. Then again, choosing what we want is one thing, but moving on to avoid getting stuck in a cycle of regret is another.  It will be difficult, sing most people struggle with letting go of what could be. But in the end, being comfortable with missing out and choosing what feels right to you and no one else will always lead to what should be.

Outline of the episode:

• [01:56] Looking back at the episode where Patrick first appeared.
• [04:04] How FOMO never left but instead evolved during the pandemic.
• [06:37] Underestimating COVID’s impact and dealing with the trauma.
• [08:03] What Patrick found to be the most helpful to come out of the pandemic.
• [11:37] Why diversifying our investments is essential now more than ever.
• [14:02] How to find a decisive way to make the right choices amid the new normal.
• [18:36] A framework on decision-making to help us decide, let go, and move on.
• [21:26] How FOMO and getting out of it can be applied to any aspect of life.
• [26:31] Vaccine passports and the divide among the vaccinated and unvaccinated.
• [38:42] How crises like the pandemic often show what our society is at its core.
• [45:00] Why society should have a shared set of values and encourage critical thinking.

Resources:

Website: https://patrickmcginnis.com/

Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1492694940

Connect with Tayo Rockson and the As Told By Nomads Podcast on:

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