Lakisha C Brooks, DiversityArchitect discusses the tangible and intangible impact on organizations bottom line as it relates to diversity efforts.

Typically perceived as a siloed initiative or department, she challenges the mindsets of both organizations and leaders to see diversity as an architecture and blueprint that woven through out a companies ecosystem.

Lakisha's motto is "diversity drives dollars to your organization" if appropriately approached and implemented. It's not just "the right thing to do," it's what you should do!

My guest, Dr. Alex Melkumian, is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of Financial Psychology Center in Los Angeles, California. He is devoted to helping clients improve their financial and mental health by uncovering patterns in their relationship with money that keep them stuck and suffering. He provide clients with practical and therapeutic tools to help heal their financial anxiety and address maladaptive behaviors rooted in financial fear.

In this episode, we discuss why financial psychology is the intersection of financial literacy, emotional awareness, financial beliefs and cultural factors to better understand how those factors interplay with our emotional and financial health.