Uplifting Impact

Uplifting Impact

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Uplifting Impact episodes

  • Use Your Capital to Uplift Others

    I am so excited to be here with Julia Wuench, leadership and career coach, whose mission it is to enhance personal fulfillment at work and in life. In our conversation, we dive into what it means to be a necessity-entrepreneur, and the work she does with Helius to help entrepreneurs. She also shares the unique definition shared by Helius for what it looks like to be successful, and how the concepts of shifting qualifications can also be applied to corporate, university, and other large organization settings. I so appreciate the modeling of the work that she does, and the use of her time, talent, and treasures to to create an example of what this could look like and how this can be achieved.

    Julia also wanted me to share with you that she has created an online course called Maximizing Your Potential at Work and in Life. And she has even created a discount for Uplifting Impact listeners! It is normally priced at $99, but use the code “UPLIFTINGIMPACT” and get $74 off, making it only $25.

    Topics in this episode

    • The importance of cognitive diversity
    • Looking at the shutting down of a business as success
    • Julia’s personal motivation in helping entrepreneurs
    • The catalytic effect of entrepreneurship
    • What kind of capital do you have access to that others may not?
    • Redefining the needs of an entrepreneur
    • Demystifying the identification of what it looks like to be an entrepreneur, so that others feel empowered to claim it for themselves

      • Connect

      • For career and leadership coaching: https://www.theauthenticityguide.com/
      • To learn more about Helius: https://www.heliusnc.org/
      • To give to Helius: https://heliusnc.org/donate

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        21 min
      • Sometimes You Need to Be a Sidekick, Not a Hero

        Today we have empathy warrior Corey Ponder with us. He has over 10 years of professional experience as a policy analyst in the public and private sectors and is a huge believer in the power of human connection and how that can drive impact. In our conversation, we really dig into the exploration of the idea that we all have some level of privilege, and how we can use that to leverage the voices of those around us to uplift them. He also shares the two lenses through which he approaches DEI work, and how to address the idea that we all have to be experts in order to do work in this space. I truly enjoyed this conversation, and I know you will too.

        Topics in this episode

        • Emotional intelligence
        • The responsibility we have to say something and do something about the events that are happening around us
        • Getting comfortable with discomfort
        • The desire to belong
        • Centering the people we are trying to serve
        • The hero/sidekick analogy

          • Connect

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          • Twitter

            • EmPACT Strategies

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            23 min
          • Your Voice is an Act of Resistance

            I am so glad that you’re here joining us today for such a wonderful conversation I had with Isioma Nwabuzor, an attorney in the Milwaukee area. Currently, she works with Robert W. Baird, an employee-owned financial services firm, supporting the firm’s US and UK transactions in its private equity business. Isioma is a DREAMer, and in this episode, she shares some of the unseen and unknown hardships of what it is like to be an immigrant in the US, how companies can do a better job of being inclusive, and she also shares information about her organization, The Dreamer Next Door Incorporated and the work they are doing to lift others as we rise.

            Topics in this episode

            • The DREAM act
            • Living in a state of limbo as a DREAMer
            • The implications of being a DREAMer
            • Things that those in leadership roles can do to help alleviate some of the challenges of employees who are in marginalized demographics
            • What inclusion looks like in the workplace
            • Education is the ground-zero for empathy
            • The trauma of carrying the weight of a marginalized identity

              • Connect

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              22 min
            • Start with the People Around You

              Ashley Ladd is the Manager of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Hubspot, a global tech company, and I am so excited to have her own the show today. Hubspot is vital to the work we do here at Uplifting Impact, and after our conversation, it reinforces that I am so happy to use their platform. Ashley’s work is proof that this organization is a leader for D and I work in the tech space, and in our conversation, she shares the role of employee resource groups as part of a larger D and I strategy, and the importance of intersection and ally-ship within these groups.

              Topics in this episode

              • What ERGs, employee resource groups, can do
              • Addressing intersectionality
              • Male allies as advocates in the workplace
              • Partnering with other organizations instead of reinventing the wheel
              • The importance of small actions
              • Choosing priorities and where the resources go
              • The strongest leaders in the space are intentional about how they listen

                • Connect

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                22 min
              • Actualizing Your Intentions

                I am so excited to have the opportunity to speak with Tariq Meyers on this episode and to share our conversation with you. Tariq has spent many years advancing equity and inclusion in the private and nonprofit sectors, served at Lyft and Coinbase as their first Head of Belonging and Inclusion, and recently joined Jumpstart as their Vice President of Strategy. Jumpstart is an example of a company that does DEI very well, and in our conversation, we talk about some of the amazing work he’s doing there, how to bring together companies and recruits that share the same values, and the key steps companies and organizations should take when beginning the work of DEI.

                Topics in this episode

                • Tariq’s personal mission of helping others attain their audacious dreams
                • Empowering candidates to land their dream job
                • Getting recruits to shift their focus from large enterprise companies to smaller, yet still very passionate, companies
                • Building a talent ecosystem
                • Helping companies understand and setting goals around, “What does success look like for you?”
                • Creatively thinking around engaging various populations
                • It’s not what we do, but it’s how we do it

                  • Connect

                  Email: [email protected]

                  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tariq-meyers/

                  Jumpstart: https://jumpstart.me/

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                  25 min
                • You Have to Love the Process

                  Today we have Torin Ellis with us, who uses his platform as a diversity strategist, published author, and host of Career Mix on Sirius XM, to assist clients in optimizing recruiting efforts using strategies of collaboration, transparency, and performance monitoring. Our conversation kicks off with Torin explaining that he approaches the work differently than other practitioners in this space, and we can see that through our discussion of his core values of love and process. He explains more about what this means on a day to day level, and how he applies his unique approach to making teams, corporations, and humanity as a whole, better.

                  Topics in this episode

                  • Why diversity, equity, and inclusion work is so important to Torin
                  • This work requires different skill sets and people that have different talents and bringing them to the table
                  • Starting from a place of love
                  • Recognizing employees and team members as their whole selves
                  • The breakdown between the expectation versus reality within the corporate culture
                  • Tackling the argument: We have to lower our standards in order to diversify
                  • Disrupting the current policies and systems within a corporation

                    • Connect

                    • @torinellis on all social media
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                    • Linkedin
                    • Facebook

                      • Humans at Work, Virtual Film Festival: https://www.humansat.work/film-festival

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                      22 min
                    • Creating Diversity Conversations

                      I am so honored to have Fields Jackson Jr on the podcast today. Fields is a thought leader in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space and is currently the Founder and Chief Cheerleader of Racing Toward Diversity magazine, which is focused on showcasing the best DEI work being done all over the world. He is also the Executive Director of the HBCU Business Deans Roundtable, and as such, he has been able to connect students and young people with companies looking to hire. In our conversation, we discuss how we can help those that are on the journey of understanding and providing diverse, equitable, and inclusive environments. And we also talk about the impact of this moment, and the longevity and accountability of the changes we’re seeing around us.

                      Topics in this episode

                      • The business case for diversity
                      • The struggles of a printed publication
                      • The positive impact of going digital
                      • If you can’t find anyone for the position you are looking to fill, who are you talking to? Take a look at your networks and your candidates and evaluate how you are bringing in diverse voices
                      • Creating diversity conversations within large companies
                      • The longevity of this moment in time
                      • The movement of the workforce based on the values of the company they work for

                        • Connect

                        • https://www.racingtowarddiversity.com/
                        • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fieldsjacksonjr/
                        • Twitter: https://twitter.com/fleejack

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                          23 min
                        • Approaching DEI and Belonging From a Place of Love

                          I am so excited that we have Dawn Bennett-Alexander on the episode with us today. I have had the great fortune to watch and see how she has used her legal background with her educational background and blended that so beautifully in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space. Through her work in this space, she has received over 50 awards and recognitions for her work and has also lead a Ted talk on practical diversity, taking inclusion from theory to practice. In our conversation today, she impresses upon us the importance of heart-work and approaching diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging from a place of love and connection.

                          Topics in this episode

                          • Engaging with others through the heart
                          • Corporations can’t just do the work from the top down. Employees must also do the individual work of understanding what diversity, equity, and inclusion mean.
                          • The important process of unpacking the things that we bring into the workplace
                          • Most people don’t realize the impact of their actions on other people
                          • Measuring success within diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging work
                          • Equality versus equity

                            • Connect

                            Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/ExcDNly1DbI

                            Practicaldiversity.com

                            Email: [email protected]

                            There is always more space for more people, so make sure you share this episode so we can get more people on this journey with us. We believe here at Uplifting Impact, the more people we have thinking about these issues, working in this space, doing the heart work, and opening their hearts to it, the more impact we can have in the world. So let’s do this together.

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                            23 min
                          • Finding Promise In Current Events

                            Today our guest is Edward M. Jones, the Vice President of Programs at ABFE, a Philanthropic Partnership for Black Communities. In his role, he brings together leaders across the country who are focusing on philanthropic work for organizations led by leaders of color. One of the great things about ABFE is that it creates a great space to learn, convene people, and make sure we are including everybody, particularly African-American issues in our conversations. In our conversation, Edward shares the power of thinking differently about the investments we can make using our time, talent, treasure, and testimony, and challenges us to think about how we can each make a difference.

                            Topics in this episode

                            • The heaviness of the current events, and the promise and opportunity Edward sees in these times
                            • Answering the question, “What can I do?”
                            • The Four T’s:
                            • Time
                            • Talent
                            • Treasure
                            • Testimony
                            • Giving circles
                            • Something we can all do that is a catalyst to get others on board
                            • Thinking about funding in new and different ways

                              • Connect

                              • Twitter: https://twitter.com/congosdad

                                • Thank you for being here and we hope you enjoyed this episode. We hope that you learned something and that you will share this to increase the impact we can have on the world. How are you using your four T’s, your time, talent, treasure, and testimonies to lift people up and make an impact? How we make investments of our four T’s will determine how we come out of these hard times and what life looks like on the other side.

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                                25 min
                              • Staying positive when the work is hard

                                In this episode, I am very excited to share with you the conversation I had with Nate Todd. Nate has more than 14 years of experience in higher education and was named Tulsa Community College’s Dean of Diversity Equity and Inclusion in 2019. In that role, he’s responsible for leading and driving change through the development and implementation of strategic equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives across the college. In our conversation he explains the importance of bringing in students and young people to help drive change, and the context of being in Tulsa has shaped the work he does.

                                Topics in this episode

                                • Looking at the current state of things with positivity
                                • How can you make the most impact for positive change in your situation?
                                • The effect of COVID-19 on DEI work in the higher education space
                                • Aligning your institutional and organizational values with people who prioritize fighting injustice
                                • The damage done by being silent on important issues
                                • Making sure that programming reaches and resonates with everyone
                                • Ensuring that you continue the conversation once it’s started

                                  • Connect

                                  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nate-c-todd-588a8956/
                                  • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nate.todd.7165

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                                    25 min

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