In this episode, Melinda Briana Epler, Founder & CEO of Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) and Terri Givens, CEO & Founder of Brighter Higher Ed, discuss how radical empathy can help bridge racial divides. Terri shares her journey researching her family’s history, the need for restorative justice, and what led her to write her latest book, “Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides.”

You’ll learn how to create change by practicing Terri’s six steps of radical empathy: 

1. A willingness to be vulnerable
2. Becoming grounded in who you are
3. Opening yourself to the experiences of others
4. Practicing empathy
5. Taking action
6. Creating change and building trust

About Terri 

Terri Givens is the CEO and Founder of Brighter Higher Ed. She has more than 30 years of success in higher education, politics, international affairs, and nonprofits. She is an accomplished speaker and uses her platform to develop leaders with an understanding of the importance of diversity and encourages personal growth through empathy.

You can watch the live show on Empovia YouTube Channel here, with live captioning and ASL interpretation: https://youtu.be/93F0FxH8UDI

The live show is made accessible thanks to ASL interpretation by in-kind sponsor Interpreter-Now and live captioning by White Coat Captioning.

This episode of Leading With Empathy & Allyship is sponsored by AppDynamics - builders of the world’s only full-stack Business Observability platform. Join their team to help businesses thrive by turning performance into profit. Learn more at www.appdynamics.com/company/careers 

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For more about Empovia, and to join us for a live recording, visit https://changecatalyst.co/allyshipseries There, you’ll also find educational resources and highlights from this episode.

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Production Team
Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler 
Producer: Juliette Roy 
Project Manager: Emilie Maas
Finance & Operations: Renzo Santos 
Data Analyst: Sally Moywaywa 
Director of Marketing: Ariyah April

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