In this episode, we talk with ASHLEY T BRUNDAGE, who is a celebrated and award-winning equal rights advocate, transgender rising star and the Founder & President of “Empowering Differences”
THOUGHT #1
Highlight ALL of Your Differences
THOUGHT #2
Diversity is Not How We Differ; Diversity is About Embracing One Another’s Uniqueness
- Ola Joseph
CONNECT:
Website: AshleyBrundage.com
Website: EmpoweringDifferences.com
Book: Empowering Differences
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @AshleyTBrundage
Instagram: @AshleyTBrundage
Linkedin: Ashley T Brundage
Twitter: @AshleyTBrundage
YouTube: @AshleyTBrundage
BRAND & RESOURCE MENTIONS:
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Seasons 52 - Seasons52.com
Ethiopia - Britannica.com
Black Lives Matter - BlackLivesMatter.com
First, Break All the Rules (Marcus Buckingham) - Amazon.com
Gallup's StrengthsFinder - Gallup.com
The Island of Misfit Toys (Rudolf, The Red-Nosed Reindeer) - Wikipedia
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen Covey) - FranklinCovey.com
Ola Joseph - AuthorsDen.com
Hard Rock International – HardRock.com
Thoughts That Rock – ThoughtsThatRock.com
Certified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.com
Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.com
Black Sheep: Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe-Inspiring, Undiscovered You (Brant Menswar) - FindYourBlackSheep.com
Rock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.com
Cannonball Kids’ cancer – CannonballKidscancer.org
Big Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.com
Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.com
Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT Keel
ASHLEY BRUNDAGE'S BIO:
Ashley T Brundage is the Founder and President of Empowering Differences. While seeking employment at a major financial institution, she self-identified during the interview process as a male to female transgender woman and subsequently was hired. She was offered a position and started as a part time bank teller and worked in various lines of business before moving to Human Resources in 2016.
Ashley recently celebrated 18 years of marriage to Whitney and together they have two biological sons; Bryce, 15, and Blake, 13.
Since beginning transitioning in 2008, she has worked tirelessly to promote awareness and acceptance of gender identity and expression. She works to accomplish this goal by volunteering in the community, and holding education sessions for corporations. She serves on the Corporate Advisory Council for the NGLCC-National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Also is the co-chair for NGLCC’s new global Trans+ Inclusion Task Force.
Ashley chaired the successful bid to host the NGLCC convention in 2019, and Visit Tampa Bay named her their Tourism Champion for 2017. In 2018, she started serving on the board of the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts. In 2019, she was voted on the National Board of Directors for GLAAD. GLAAD works to accelerate acceptance for the LGBTQ+ Community through media advocacy.
Ashley speaks locally and nationally about her transition, workplace equality, leadership, and diversity & inclusion. She has also been interviewed in several publications and media outlets, including Tampa Bay Times, Watermark Magazine, Creative Loafing, The Tampa Bay Business Journal, The Miami Herald, Fox 13 News Tampa, ABC News 7 Ft Myers, CBS 10 Tampa, Las Vegas Review Journal, Milwaukee Biz Times, the Daily Beast, Fairygodboss, and a feature story with Bloomberg Businessweek in 2019.
Ashley has been recognized in many areas and has received numerous awards including:
The University of South Florida 2014 Community Pride Award, 2015
St Pete Pride Grand Marshal, 2015
Commendation-City of Tampa, 2016
Tampa Bay Business Journal Business Woman of the Year, 2016
Voice for Equality Award from Equality Florida, 2017
LGBT Leadership Award from the Florida Diversity Council, 2017
Leadership Award from Metro Inclusive Health, 2017.
Inaugural People First Award by the Tampa Bay Business Journal, 2017
TBBJ Power 100 list, the most influential and powerful people in business, 2017
Champion Award from international non-profit Out & Equal, 2018
One of Florida’s Most Powerful and Influential Women from the National Diversity Council, 2018
One of the Top 40 under 40 in the LGBTQ community nationally by Business Equality Magazine, 2019
TBBJ Outstanding Voice for the LGBTQ community, 2019
Inaugural Transgender Rising Star by Trans New York, 2019
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