The Inclusion Solution LIVE

What is the role of love in social transformation? How can increased self-awareness and self-compassion allow us to cultivate deeper connections across different communities? In the Season 7 finale of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez, Marketing and PR Strategist at The Winters Group, Inc., invites Justice for All Summit speaker Dr. Durryle Brooks, founder and CEO of Love and Justice Consulting LLC, to share his story and discuss the origins of his Critical Theory of Love framework. Listen in to hear more about the transformative power of taking a trauma-centered, healing-focused approach that prioritizes people’s dignity. At the same time, get inspired to create a safe and affirming space for doing the work of unlearning and reimagining the systems that influence our day-to-day interactions, making it possible to operationalize love and realize meaningful change.

How do women of color recover after experiencing injustice in the workplace? How does daily exposure to traumatic events affect their health? In this episode of the Justice for All season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez, Marketing and PR Strategist at The Winters Group, Inc., sits down with Kimberly Lee Minor, CEO of Women of Color Retail Alliance, to discuss the power of storytelling and the community that can emerge when women of color share their truths and take collective action. Just in time for National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, listen in for Kimberly’s tips for self-care during tough times and for her advice on proactively seeking out the people who will have your back so that you can move forward and thrive.

How do we mitigate bias when working as part of a multicultural team? In this seventh episode of the Justice for All season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Gabrielle Gayagoy Gonzalez, Marketing and PR Strategist at The Winters Group, Inc., sits down with retail executive Lisa R. Bannister, CEO of The Missouri Rowe Collective, to discuss some of the lessons Lisa learned as a leader of color working in Ralph Lauren’s Hong Kong office. Listen in for Lisa’s takeaways as she shares how mutual accountability and being able to admit mistakes plays into inclusive leadership, and the importance of leveraging informal mentors, allies, and sponsors for career success.

How do we lean in with curiosity when our colleagues from the LGBTQIA+ community express that Pride doesn’t always resonate for them? How do we hold space for the complexities of the grief and frustration that Pride can evoke while at the same acknowledging Pride as a forum for healing, connection, and joy? In this sixth episode of the Justice for All season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Leigh Morrison, Learning and Innovation Manager at The Winters Group, Inc., sits down with Sarah Rimmel, founder of Slow Integration Coaching (sarahrimmel.com), to discuss what Pride means today. Tune in to this insightful invitation to think critically about the impact on those with intersecting identities, and how the relationship to Pride can shift depending on where one is on their own journey to self-understanding. As a bonus, Leigh tees up the continuation of this conversation at The Winters Group’s upcoming Virtual Learning Lab on justice for the queer community, “Pride for Past, Present, and the Future.”

What do we miss when we don’t have diverse perspectives represented in the media? How can we remove barriers and amplify the voices of those from historically marginalized backgrounds? In today’s episode of The Inclusion Solution LIVE, co-managing editors of The Inclusion Solution online publication Leigh Morrison and Gabrielle “Gabby” Gayagoy Gonzalez discuss the power of building empathy through storytelling. Listen in as Gabby and Leigh share the lived experiences they bring to this work and discuss the themes that frequently surface when practicing inclusive writing, from raising awareness about ableist language to ensuring current events are framed using historical context. As a bonus, listeners will get a preview of The Winters Group’s upcoming Virtual Learning Lab moderated by Leigh, “Pride for Past, Present, and the Future,” on justice for the queer community in today’s world.

How do organizations keep the momentum going for DEI efforts when faced with pushback and resistance to the work? How can DEI leaders make diversity and inclusion feel relevant to global audiences? In this fourth episode of the Justice for All season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Mary-Frances Winters, founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., sits down with Celeste Warren, Vice President of Merck’s Global Diversity and Inclusion Center of Excellence, for a conversation on the importance of DEI as a global business strategy. Join in to hear why developing the skills to have difficult conversations is vital to inclusion work, and how the Engaging in Bold, Inclusive Conversations™ Facilitator Certification Program empowers global teams to find the common ground needed to make dialogue about differences possible.

In this third episode of the Justice for All season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Mary-Frances Winters, founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., sits down with Dr. Shirley Davis, President of SDS Global Enterprises and author of the new book Inclusive Leadership for Dummies. Listen in to learn how insights from those with experiences being overlooked and undervalued can lead to breakthroughs in inclusive leadership, and why it’s never too late to move toward fulfilling your dreams and living your destiny. Dr. Davis also discusses her session on “Living Beyond ‘What If’ ” at the Racial Justice at Work Summit, a recording of which will be available until July 31.

What happens when we are open to embracing both femininity and masculinity within ourselves and others? How do we create spaces where the embodiment of gender expansiveness can thrive alongside other identities? In this week’s episode of the Justice for All season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Leigh Morrison, Learning and Innovation Manager at The Winters Group, Inc., sits down with Rob Smith, CEO and Founder of Phluid (The Phluid Project, GET Phluid, and The Phluid Phoundation) for a conversation on the meaning of justice for all and how the pursuit of it can actually be joyful. From opening the world’s first gender-free store to helping write legislation that challenges binary thinking with humanity, Rob shares the lived experiences that enable them to approach this work with humility and a commitment to center those most impacted. Leigh and Rob also discuss Rob’s keynote on “Breaking the Gender Binary” at the Racial Justice at Work Summit: Justice for All.

In this kickoff episode for the Justice for All season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, host Mary-Frances Winters, founder and CEO of The Winters Group, Inc., sits down with Dr. Ruha Benjamin, Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, founding director of the Ida B. Wells Just Data Lab, and award-winning author of the new book Imagination: A Manifesto. Listen in as they discuss the hard questions that we all need to ask in order to achieve justice in our technology-driven world, from who’s benefitting from so-called advances to who is being left behind and why. Inviting deeper reflection, Dr. Benjamin also previews her keynote for the Racial Justice at Work Summit: Justice for All.

In this seventh season of The Inclusion Solution LIVE podcast, Mary-Frances Winters and The Winters Group team celebrate our 40th anniversary with the theme “Justice for All.” Listen in to deepen your understanding of why injustices persist and find out what you can do to support and work with those most impacted to come up with better practices and ways of being that are equitable and just. As a bonus, we will also feature speakers from our 2024 Racial Justice at Work Summit: Justice for All. Join us for support during these turbulent times — and to celebrate the positive changes to come from our collective work!