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Welcome back to the Project Elevate Podcast with Tammy Benay Perry! On today's episode, we are joined by Melissa Marcelissen. Melissa is an EDI Strategist who specializes in Inclusive Leadership Development and is a certified Fascinate Advisor. Melissa uses the Fascinate method to help Executives and their leadership teams to truly value the Diversity in their team and have them unlock the power of their organization's diversity.

In this conversation, Tammy and Melissa discuss how to keep the DEI conversation moving forward and what the future of DEI work looks like. We also touched on how people can take a step back to make room for people of difference and how our own unconscious/internalized bias can get in our way. 

Melissa believes "inclusive leadership saved my life". 

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This week's inspiration is from RBG, "To fight for things you care about but do it in a way that others will follow you" 

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Welcome back to the Project Elevate Podcast with Tammy Benay Perry! On today's episode, we are joined by Jessica Avitabile. Jessica , the Joy Coach, is a seasoned health, wellness, and life coach who uses somatics and flow coaching to help elevate joy in her client's lives.

 

In this conversation, Tammy and Jessica discuss Jessica's definition of joy. Jessica believes that joy is a filter (interesting concept) and way of being. Jessica also asks this question of the audience, "What can you bring to a situation to make it better?" 

 

She has worked with hundreds of clients in the weight management space and as a Nia Black Belt, she leads her clients through her signature process, Journey to Joy. She holds a Master's Degree in Teaching Biology and an undergraduate degree in Business Administration. Her vast and varied education makes her able to offer personal insights on a number of topics, but her favorite subject to speak about is, you guessed it, joy. 

 

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This week's inspirations….Jessica shared an Albert Einstein quote, "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."  

This week, we are joined by Victoria Jenn Rodriguez for Episode 20 of Project Elevate!  Victoria is a Career & Life Coach, Brand Strategist, Talent Management Consultant, Business Mentor, and acclaimed international Keynote Speaker.  She is also a former J&J Talent Specialist and the founder of VRJ Enterprises and the Female Collaborative. 🗣 In this conversation, Tammy and Victoria tackle all things women branding themselves to stand out incorporate, empathetic leadership, leadership agility, and authenticity, and why community is important to women in corporate; especially in a post covid world. 

Victoria is a strong advocate of living boldly which we keep revisiting during this powerful conversation. 

This week's motivational message..."In order to appreciate the sweet, you have to go through the sour."

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Welcome back to The Project Elevate Podcast with Tammy Benay Perry! Project Elevate is on a mission to promote diversity and inclusion in the workplace by elevating one unique voice at a time. Each week, we interview a business or thought leader in the DEI space about how underrepresented professionals can develop the skills and perspective necessary to make the next big move in their careers. 

Tammy has been coaching senior-level, C-level, and high-performing executives in transition for more than a decade. She brings this wealth of experience to Project Elevate Consulting as she fulfills her passion for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the corporate world.

This week, Tammy is going solo to share her 3 step process on how to build your billionaire brand. She believes your billionaire is simply your high-level promise of value in the marketplace. Tune in now to hear more. 

This week's motivational quote is from Norman Vincent Peale. "When you change your thoughts, remember to also change your world"

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Welcome back to the Project Elevate Podcast with Tammy Benay Perry! On today's episode, we are joined by Rachel Lauren. Rachel is a partner at Diversified, a boutique consulting firm that specializes in employee engagement and corporate programming. Diversified focuses on celebrating diversity at work and how that can lead to stellar results for employees, consumers, and communities.

Rachel Lauren is a conscious social influencer who is passionate about women's rights, racial equity, foster care/adoption, and so much more! In her many social media platforms, she speaks against racial inequality and advocates for the lives of all Black people. 

Tammy and Lauren emphasize the importance of having spaces that people can call their own and finding individuals they can identify with in order to have transparent conversations. The road to racial equality varies across different groups of people. It is important to make your voice heard and to give yourself a seat at the table.

This week's motivational message from our guest was: "If they don't make a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." - Shirley Chisholm

 

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This week, we are joined by Stacey A. Gordon for Episode 17 of Project Elevate! ​Leading at the intersection of diversity, inclusion, and workplace culture, in her role as Executive Advisor and Diversity Strategist, Stacey Gordon coaches and counsels executive leaders on DEI strategies for the business, while offering a no-nonsense approach to education for the broader employee population. Stacey's book, UNBIAS: Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work debuted at #1 on Amazon's Hot New Release list and is also available at Barnes & Nobles, and wherever books are sold. Stacey is the creator of the second most viewed course across the LinkedIn learning platform, surpassing more than 1 million unique learners, which also includes her popular resume course. Her unconscious bias course has been translated into at least four languages and she has worked with people managers and executive leaders from companies such as American Express, ADP, Kia Motors, Hewlett Packard, Walmart, GE and many others to deliver notable sessions that support their D&I efforts. She earned her MBA from Pepperdine University Business School and her SHRM-SCP certification, as well as the SHRM Inclusive Workplace Culture Credential.

 

Tammy and Stacey address the current discourse surrounding diversity and inclusion in the workplace. It seems that we have identified the problems relating to equity in the corporate world, but where are the solutions? Stacey takes us through her unique framework for promoting diversity and inclusion in any workplace culture: Awareness, Alignment, and Action. This model allows her clients to go from collecting data to achieving change through tangible action items. Stacey also dives into unconscious bias and psychological safety as guiding principles for her DEI consulting work.

 

This week's motivational message from our guest was to reach out to somebody that you don't normally talk to and get past the assumption that you've made about them.

 

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The Unconscious Bias LinkedIn Course

UNBIAS: Adressing Unconscious Bias at Work helps you understand concepts of workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion, shows you how to identify bias, and provides you with the tools for actively removing barriers and ensuring equity throughout your organization. Written by Stacey Gordon—CEO of Rework Work, a company on a mission to reduce bias in global talent acquisition and management—this real-world handbook offers step-by-step guidance on creating workplace cultures where employees feel they belong.

 

Thank you for listening to this week's episode! We hope that you'll join us next Thursday for our final conversation in our summer series featuring Rachel Lauren. Until then, follow us on Instagram @elevatewithtammy so that you never miss new episodes and professional development tips.

Welcome back to the Project Elevate Podcast with Tammy Benay Perry! On today's episode, we are joined by Dr. Richard Orbe-Austin. Dr. Richard Orbe-Austin is the CEO of Dynamic Transitions Psychological Consulting where he provides career and executive coaching services to professionals seeking career advancement, management training, and leadership skills. Through career consulting and management he, along with his wife Dr. Lisa-Orbe Austin, coaches professionals to think about their leadership development as well as their career transition and planning. 

 

They also work with consult with organizations in the areas of diversity & inclusion, anti-racist practice, team cohesion and much more. Dr. Richard Orbe-Austin is also the co-author of Own Your Greatness where he talks about overcoming imposter syndrome, beating self-doubt, and succeeding in life. 

 

In this conversation Tammy and Dr. Richard Orbe-Austin discuss the origin of the imposter symptom phenomenon, how it manifests in different groups of people, and how to overcome it.

 

This week's motivational message from our guest was: "I am because we are."

 

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Welcome back to the Project Elevate Podcast with Tammy Benay Perry! On today's episode, we are joined by the inspiring Raven M. Harris. Raven is the founder and CEO of Activate the Dream, a leadership solutions company. She works with people and organizations to enhance and elevate the leadership skills of new and emerging leaders. Through her signature coaching experience, she equips high achievers with the techniques and tools to achieve both personal and professional success. Raven's goal is to help young professionals attach a reality to their dreams, so they can thrive and not just survive.  Raven is also the host of the video podcast, Reset with Raven, where she along with guests share personal stories of how they have successfully navigated resets in their career, life, and business. Raven's coaching, teaching, and speaking provides listeners with a masterclass of strategies on how to reset in life, career, and business with intentionality, strategy, and specificity.

In this conversation, Raven and Tammy tackle how young professionals can jumpstart their careers and maintain momentum towards achieving their goals. Raven provides insights from her own career journey to becoming a CEO at 29. She shares with our listeners that leadership isn't about a prestigious title or new position, it's about having a personal standard of excellence that opens up your next opportunity. Raven also emphasizes the importance of adaptability and asking for support when faced with a new challenge. 

This week's motivational message from our guest was: "Pressure produces diamonds"

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Thank you so much for joining us as we continue to grow Project Elevate and spread our message. We hope that you'll stick around for a brand new episode next Thursday featuring Dr. Richard Orbé-Austin! In the meantime, make sure to follow us on Instagram @elevatewithtammy so that you never miss a new episode.

This week on Project Elevate, we are speaking with Joe Kwon. Joe is a Foremost Keynote Speaker on Executive Presence and the Diversity Dilemma and the Associate Director of Global Privacy and Information Management at KPMG US. 

In this episode, we dived into executive presence and how to craft an executive presence that stands out. Joe mentioned that building your executive presence is different for everyone. Those from underrepresented backgrounds will have to approach executive positions differently than those who fit the traditional standard of executive roles. 

This week's motivational message from our guest was: "Waiting time is over"

 

Check out Joe's podcast entitled Executive Presence Morsels here: https://lnkd.in/dMefKEz

Check out Joe's online course Executive Presence and the Diversity Dilemma and other material on his website: www.connectioncounselor.com

 

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We are joined by Shell Mendelson for Episode 13 of The Project Elevate Podcast. Shell is an accomplished ADHD coach who has helped more than 700 people over the past 30 years. She was drawn to this work because she has experienced her fair share of career changes. After a string of unsuccessful secretarial jobs, Shell realized that her strengths in shorthand didn't mean she was fit for administrative work. Shell embraced her real life's work over 35 years ago and never looked back. She has worked with ADHD adults since 2010 and empowers her clients to find the same joy that she feels is synonymous with her own career. Shell believes that for those with ADHD, "it is absolutely imperative that we make a choice that reflects that joyful experience for the majority of our work day."

Over the course of this conversation, Shell dives into the guiding principle of "self-accommodation." She believes that once you can articulate the accommodations that you need in order to do your best work, you can revolutionize your job search process and start to truly thrive in the office. Shell also debriefs how to sense if your current position is not serving you and how you can get the support that you need to move from a job filled with anxiety to one full of passion.

This week's motivational message from our guest was: "Do what you love for a living"

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Sign up for Your Next Career Move Masterclass. Over the course of 8 weeks, in 2 modules, you will collaboratively explore the most important questions that every ADHDer should consider before making the next career move. Together with Shell, you will create a picture of your ideal job or career and the next steps needed to get there. 

Thank you so much for joining us as we continue to grow Project Elevate and spread our message. We hope that you'll stick around for a brand new episode next Thursday featuring Joe Kwon! In the meantime, make sure to follow us on Instagram @elevatewithtammy so that you never miss a new episode.