Good Vibes Leadership with Bernadette Smith

Maria Gallucci (she/her), Award-winning realtor and proud CODA and I recap the latest 5 Things: Good Vibes in DEI. This week our conversation is about Deaf athletes smashing barriers, Target’s accessible checkout, Costa Rica’s trans political breakthrough, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

• Deaf athletes smash barriers on the court
• Target finally gets checkout right
• Costa Rica votes for trans visibility
• Sesame Street hugs military kids
• Walmart cuts the color—literally

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: Watch some of Zarna Garg’s stand up comedy. She has two hilarious specials on Hulu, including this year’s Practical People Win. I like it when people don’t take themselves or their cultures too seriously. 

Maria’s GVTG: Try to love everybody…and support the LGBTQ+ community through your local LGBTQ center. More at lgbtqcenters.org.

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Karen Coyne,  President, Clarity Planning and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about women breaking symbolic ceilings, deaf-led service innovation, transformational philanthropy, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

• The Grito Gets a Gender Upgrade
• When Coffee Demands Inclusion
• $70 Million That Changes the Equation
• NASA Gets a Gender Upgrade
• Fish Equity Isn’t Just a Metaphor

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: Watch North of North on Netflix. It’s a great sitcom about an Indigenous community in Canada, created by Indigenous folks themselves and it’s just hilarious.

Karen’s GVTG: October is National Financial Planning month. This means unmarried people, too! If this is you, it’s really important to do planning and estate planning in particular because we don't have the same factory defaults that a married couple has. Check out my podcast episodes with Joshua Charles, where we talked about planning considerations for unmarried folks.

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Jad-Évangelo Nasser (He/Él/Lui), Global Inclusion Expert and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about ice cream without activism, bank wages hitting $25, bath bombs for trans rights, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

• Ice cream without activism
• Bank wages hit $25
• Thailand extends pregnancy leave
• Boston church confronts slavery ties
• Bath bombs for trans rights

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: Several major Jewish holidays start this week, including Rosh Hashana on Monday. Shanah Tovah to all who celebrate. Learn more about the Jewish holidays in this LinkedIn post by our friends at Seva Global. 

Jad-Évangelo’s GVTG: Travel more and make a new friend as an adult! 

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Rachel Shaw (she/her), President at Shaw HR Consulting and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about beer with a braille bonus, child care goes universal, rainbow door opening at the Vatican, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

• Beer with a Braille Bonus
• Free Tuition, Priceless Access
• Full Bellies, Full Futures
• Child Care Goes Universal
• Rainbow Door Opens at Vatican

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: Read the novel Anita de Monte Laughs Last by Xochitl Gonzalez. It’s a delightful book that is being adapted by Eva Longoria for film.

Rachel’s GVTG: On social media, follow people who spread joy. Share their messages and cultivate an algorithm of positivity. 

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Julie Kratz (she/her), founder of Next Pivot Point and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about honoring disability justice with a new quarter, building groundbreaking housing for adults with autism, tackling Denmark’s reading crisis, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

• Rolling change into history
• Autism housing breaks the mold
• Gig workers want more than “flexibility”
• Where kids don’t have to hide
• Denmark takes the tax off reading

Good Vibes to Go: 

Bernadette’s GVTG: Looking for some fresh data to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion efforts? The Human Rights Campaign foundation reports that companies in the highest Corporate Equality Index score quartile saw average revenue growth of 12.31% over 15 years, more than double the 5.23% growth of companies in the lowest quartile. Read more here.

Julie's GVTG: We need to be invite others to participate in allyship with a very clear, direct ask. They're actually waiting for the invitation.  What if we were the one to give them, with no reasons not to join. 

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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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