Leading With Empathy & Allyship

Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler with Jerome Hardaway, Founder & Executive Director at Vets Who Code to discuss Hiring Veterans to Drive Innovation.

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Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler talks with Tonya Ladipo, Founder of The Ladipo Group, for ways we can each advance racial equity in the workplace.

Learn more about Tonya's work at https://theladipogroup.com/

Additional Resources
➡ Racial Economic Inequality at Inequality.org https://inequality.org/facts/racial-inequality/
➡ How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1
➡ Race, Work, and Leadership: New Perspectives on the Black Experience by Laura Morgan Roberts,  Anthony J. Mayo,  David A. Thomas https://store.hbr.org/product/race-work-and-leadership-new-perspectives-on-the-black-experience/10290
➡ "Towards a Racially Just Workplace" HBR article by Laura Morgan Roberts and Anthony J. Mayo https://hbr.org/cover-story/2019/11/toward-a-racially-just-workplace
➡ "Talking about Race" and "Being Antiracist" by National Museum of African American History and Culture https://nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race

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Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler with Ritu Bhasin, Speaker, Author & Consultant at Bhasin Consulting Inc. to discuss Living & Leading through Fear, Bias & Othering.

Learn more about Ritu's work at https://bhasinconsulting.com/

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Resources:

➡ The Authenticity Principle by Ritu Bhasin ritubhasin.com/my-book
➡ Bhasin Consulting’s Recommended D&I Resources bhasinconsulting.com/resources/
➡ My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem www.resmaa.com/books
➡ Project Implicit - Harvard University assessment of bias (note that some of this is a bit outdated but you can still learn a bit about how you might have biases) implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

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Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler (she/her) with Sloan Leo (they/them), Max Masure (they/them) and Madelena Mak (she/her) to discuss Being a Great Ally for Trans and Gender Nonconforming Colleagues.

Learn more about Sloan's work at https://sloanleo.com/ and https://thevaidgroup.com/
Learn more about Max's work at http://www.maxmasure.com/
Learn more about Madelena's work at https://startupbus.com/

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Resources:

➡ "Why I Put Pronouns on my Email Signature (and LinkedIn profile) and You Should Too" by Max Masure https://medium.com/gender-inclusivit/why-i-put-pronouns-on-my-email-signature-and-linkedin-profile-and-you-should-too-d3dc942c8743
➡ "Remembering Lorena Borjas, The Mother of A Trans Latinx Community" by Masha Gessen
https://www.newyorker.com/news/postscript/remembering-lorena-borjas-the-mother-of-a-trans-latinx-community
➡ Healing Resistance by Kazu Haga https://www.healingresistance.com/
➡ Learn more about gender identity at Planned Parenthood: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/gender-identity
➡ "Dismantling a Culture of Violence: Understanding Anti-Transgender Violence and Ending the Crisis" by Human Rights Campaign: https://assets2.hrc.org/files/assets/resources/2018AntiTransViolenceReportSHORTENED.pdf
➡ "Being African American and LGBTQ+: An Introduction" by HRC:
https://www.hrc.org/resources/being-african-american-lgbtq-an-introduction


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In this episode, Change Catalyst CEO Melinda Briana Epler speaks with Jennifer Brown, Founder & CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, about Strengthening LGBTQIA+ Leadership in the Workplace.

Learn more about Jennifer's work at https://jenniferbrownspeaks.com/

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Resources:

➡ Jennifer's latest book "How to Be an Inclusive Leader" https://jenniferbrownspeaks.com/inclusive-leader-book/ 
➡ JBC's Inclusive Leader Self-Assessment https://dei1.jbconlinelearning.com/self-assessment/
➡ Jennifer's podcast with Vivienne Ming on "The Tax on Being Different" https://jenniferbrownspeaks.com/2017/02/23/the-tax-on-being-different-with-vivienne-ming/ 
➡ "A Workplace Divided: Understanding the Climate for LGBTQ Workers Nationwide" by Human Rights Campaign https://www.hrc.org/blog/hrc-report-startling-data-reveals-half-of-lgbtq-employees-in-us-remain-clos
➡ "The Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the LGBTQ Community" by Human Rights Campaign https://www.hrc.org/resources/the-economic-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-lgbtq-community

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Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler with Michael Thomas, Shareholder at Ogletree Deakins, to discuss Intergenerational Trauma & Its Impact in the Workplace.

We discuss deep, intergenerational racial trauma that can be passed from generation to generation. We explore how that can show up physically, emotionally and spiritually; what some triggers are; how we can recognize and heal these in ourselves; and how we can collectively recognize and correct continued trauma and make space for healing.

Please note this episode does talk about trauma, as well as ways to heal. Please make sure you watch in a safe space where you have time to reflect and practice self-care afterward.

Learn more about Michael's work at ogletree.com/ and www.linkedin.com/in/michael-thomas-46b7a212/

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Resources:

➡ Ogletree Deakin's D&I Compliance Tools, Training & Resources tcin.co/OgletreeDIFlyer
➡ Michael's Tech Inclusion 2016 Talk: tcin.co/MichaelTechInclusion
➡ Niroga Institute (Oakland, CA): www.niroga.org/
➡ Centre for Restorative Justice and Reconciliation tcin.co/RestorativeJusticeCircles

Reading:

➡ Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome by Dr. Joy DeGruy www.joydegruy.com/shop
➡ The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk tcin.co/BodyKeepsScore
➡ The Black Body As a Fetish Object by Anthony Farley tcin.co/AnthonyFarley
➡ CDC-Kaiser Study on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) tcin.co/ACEstudy

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In this episode, Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler speaks with Najeeba Syeed, Associate Professor of Interreligious Education at Claremont School of Theology on Empathy, Islamophobia and Muslim Identity.

Najeeba speaks a bit about her story as a young immigrant from Kashmir, who grew up bicultural and exposed to many religions, which has given her a great skill to work with people across religions. We talk about the breadth of intersectional Muslim identities, Islamophobia vs. anti-Muslim bias, and religious pluralism. We dive into embodied empathy and how to build empathy and prevent conflicts across organizations, and Najeeba shares a wishlist for allies.

Learn more about Najeeba's work at https://najeeba.com/ and https://twitter.com/NajeebaSyeed

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Additional learning:

➡ "Experiments in Empathy: Critical Reflections on Interreligious Education" Edited by Najeeba Syeed and Heidi Hadsell https://brill.com/view/title/56542
➡ "The Mediation Process: Practical Strategies for Resolving Conflict"By Christopher W. Moore https://tcin.co/Conflict
➡ Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative http://www.muslimarc.org/
➡ Islamic Speakers Bureau https://ing.org/islamic-speakers-bureau/
➡ Check out your local Muslim or Islamic Speakers Bureau (in most major cities)

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Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler with Tiffany Yu, CEO & Founder at Diversability to discuss ways to be an effective ally and advocate for people with diverse disabilities.

In this episode, we talk about Tiffany's disability origin story, and her path to growing into her disability identity. We speak a bit about #NoBodyIsDisposable and what people with disabilities are experiencing during COVID19. Tiffany shares her experience as a person with intersectional identities as an Asian disabled woman, we discuss the significance of the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and go over disability identity language. And we go over many ways that leaders can better lead with empathy and allyship for people with disabilities.

Learn more about Tiffany's work at Diversability http://www.mydiversability.com/

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More to learn for Allies - Tiffany mentioned many of these in this episode:

1 ➡ Diversability's Resources for Allies:http://www.mydiversability.com/be-an-ally
2 ➡ "Building Equity and Allyship for People with Disabilities” at Tech Inclusion 2019, panel moderated by Tiffany Yu https://youtu.be/Uz3c5tXYndI
3 ➡ "Disability is Diversity" - Tiffany’s Tech Inclusion talk: https://youtu.be/U1r6AaqudfE
4 ➡ "The Power of Exclusion" - Tiffany’s TEDx talk https://youtu.be/qVtDejw8ZBw
5 ➡ Change Catalyst's Ability in Tech playlist on Youtube: https://tcin.co/AbilityinTechPlaylist
6 ➡ Watch "Crip Camp" on Netflix https://tcin.co/CripCamp
7 ➡ "I’m disabled and need a ventilator to live. Am I expendable during this pandemic?" by Alice Wong on Vox https://tcin.co/AliceWongArticle
8 ➡ "I'm not your inspiration, thank you very much" by Stella Young on TED https://tcin.co/StellaYoungTED
9 ➡ No Body Is Disposable https://nobodyisdisposable.org/
10 ➡ Stop AAPI Hate http://www.asianpacificpolicyandplanningcouncil.org/stop-aapi-hate/

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Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler with Daisy Auger-Domínguez, CEO of Auger-Domínguez Ventures, to discuss Amplifying the Latinx Experience in the Workplace. Daisy has been an executive at Moody's, Time Warner, Disney, Google and Viacom, and is the new Chief People Officer at Vice Media Group.

In this episode, we talk about Daisy's path to leadership as a Dominican-Puerto Rican - a journey full of sponsors and allies that believed in her, promoted her, pushed her and supported her. We discuss the difference between Hispanic, Latino/Latina, and Latinx, and we dive deep into how to create change through amplification. Finally, we discuss what individuals can do to be great allies and create culture change within organizations.

Learn more about Daisy's work at https://www.daisyauger-dominguez.com/

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Additional resources for allies:

➡ "Getting Over Your Fear of Talking About Diversity" by Daisy Auger-Domínguez, Harvard Business Review https://tcin.co/GetOverFearAboutDiversity
➡ Hollywood Commission to Eliminate Harassment and Advance Equality in the Workplace https://hollywoodsurvey.org/
➡ Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility "Corporate Inclusion Index" https://www.hacr.org/hacr-cii/
➡ "Vice Media Hires HR Veteran Daisy Auger-Domínguez as Head of Human Resources" by Todd Spangler https://tcin.co/DaisyViceMedia

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Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler with Vanessa Roanhorse, CEO at Roanhorse Consulting to discuss Indigenous Power, Leadership and Community.

In this episode, we talk about Vanessa's path to leadership and helping entrepreneurs access capital, what’s happening with Native American tribes during COVID-19, what Power really means and why it's so important, and how allies can help repair the deep inequities created by years of colonialism and marginalization. Vanessa also talks about her own path as an ally and advocate for other people.

Learn more about Vanessa's work at https://roanhorseconsulting.com/ and https://www.nativewomenlead.org/

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Additional resources for allies:
➡ Help by donating to Native American Community Response Fund: tcin.co/NACRF (also a great resource to continue your learning)
➡ "Navajo community left to fight COVID-19 with limited resources" ABC News: tcin.co/NavajoCOVID19ABCNews
➡ Navajo Department of Public Health COVID-19 Resources: tcin.co/NDPH
➡ Recommended Reading List from FirstNations.org: tcin.co/FirstNationsBooks
➡ Reclaiming Diné History by Jennifer Nez Denetdale tcin.co/ReclaimingDineHistory
➡ An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: tcin.co/IndigenousHistory

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