For the very first episode of LeadHER Lounge, Anne and Karine decided to come out splashing with Nikki Lanier from Harper-Slade, a racial equity advisory firm based out of Louisville, Kentucky-- who can travel anywhere to you. They dive deep into how to confront the increasing tensions brought by the clash of culture and economic landscape shifting while having a lack of action behind addressing race in a transformative way. They talk about the uncomfortable aspects of the job, predictions for our professional workplace for the future, and what its like coaching high-level executives and teams on anti-racist practices and principles.

Nikki Lanier is in the belief challenging business. Her team says beliefs are not just ideas that you possess but ideas that possess you. Shared negative beliefs about people of color, as demonstrated by societal systems, presumptions, structures and behaviors, must be transformed, for the collective good. By aggressively cultivating racial equity, both corporately and civically, they are recasting an entirely new vision for equality and its role in shaping the economic foundation of our future. For more on Nikki and the work that Harper-Slade is actualizing visit: HarperSlade.com

We will be posting the first Monday of every month, with more heavy-hitting guests who go against the grain to carve their own path.