Visibility Ultd.

Leslie Short of The Cavu Group and host of Visibility Ultd. Interviews with Joi Brown, owner of Culture Creators, and Nicole Anderson, owner of NAL Speakers Bureau. What happens when you no longer have your corporate title?

Discussion:
1. The impact of your Title

2.Career Transitions
3. Prioritizing self-care and community
4. Barriers to Professional Advancement
5. From Employee to Entrepreneurship

6. Women of Color in the workplace

Leslie Short interviews Joi Brown, Founder and CEO of Culture Creators, on the burden of excellence at work, when you are home, and the fight within yourself. 

Joi Brown is the Founder and CEO of Culture Creators, the leading platform that connects global cultural leaders with the next generation of diverse innovators. Through Culture Creators and its nonprofit foundation, she has created training, mentorship, and scholarship opportunities that have awarded over $350,000 to students of color in just the past two years.

She is the visionary behind the annual Leaders & Innovators Awards Brunch in Los Angeles, widely known as culture’s biggest brunch, which honors trailblazers across music, business, entertainment, and beyond. 

Embracing Deaf Culture & Representation You can not speak about Deaf culture without having someone from the culture share their experience. I was honored to have the opportunity to hear from Bridget Lemus about her experience as a Deaf Black woman, and Epiphany Davis shared her experience as a Black woman working as an ASL interpreter. Our additional ASL interpreters are Someone Bowman and Benny Llamas.

Leslie Short, host of Visiblity Ultd. and owner of The Cavu Group interviews Nance Schick, owner of Third Ear Conflict Resolution.

Topics:

1. What is happening with employment law amidst the DEI bans
2. Addressing Anti-Discrimination and Employee Feedback
3. Data-driven insights for workplace culture
4. Respecting Employee Rights & Transparency
5. Leadership Responsibilities & Accountability 
6. Navigating Diverse Perspectives and Growth
7. Focusing on Opportunities for Change

Leslie Short, host of Visibility Ultd. and founder of The Cavu Group interviews
Dorothea Gamble is the co-owner of Trunc, a sustainably focused lifestyle shop in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia. With over 30 years of executive management experience, she has successfully guided and developed employees across the fashion industry, interior design, and food and beverage sectors.
Committed to fostering diversity and opportunity, Dorothea continues to seek out talented women artists and artisans and showcase their work at Trunc. Her mission is to empower creatives by providing them a platform to share their products, sustain their craft, and connect with the community.

Leslie Short interviews Hal Rubenstein
Hal Rubenstein is an author, award-winning journalist, designer, and one of the founding editors of InStyle magazine. He has launched The Happy Grownup, a podcast celebrating New Aging.
Hal and Leslie discuss the culture of aging in the U.S.: work, home, love, and buying power.

Leslie Short interviews Kymberlee Norsworthy

In a world full of narratives and a lack of fact-checking, how do you teach the next generation to be conscious PR professionals? 

Kymberlee Norsworth is a seasoned public relations strategist and a public relations professor at Temple University.

She has two decades of national experience promoting and protecting brand images through the media. Kymberlee specializes in strategic communications, event planning, media relations, and writing for varied audiences. She has worked with clients in the music, publishing, non-profit, and technology industries.

Leslie Short interviews Clara Hess, owner of Clara Hess Consulting, ​a​bout employee retention. Cost, morale, and culture all ​co​ntribute ​t​o why employees leave.

Clara is an independent consultant specializing in change management, organizational development, and strategic planning and implementation.  With over 15 years of experience in nonprofit and local government leadership, she helps organizations address immediate challenges while building long-term capacity.   She holds a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from North Carolina State University and Psychology and Middle Eastern Studies bachelor's degrees from The University of Georgia.  Clara is certified in human centered design and facilitation by the LUMA Institute. 

Guest: Bill Schiffmiller

Leslie Short, host of Visibility Ultd. and the owner of The Cavu Group interviews Bill Schiffmiller is the founder of Akoio, LLC, a consultancy focused on auditory and accessibility matters. He brings over two decades of experience in design management, accessibility, and hearing health advocacy. A lifelong hearing aid user, Bill has a unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities within these spaces. Bill’s expertise stems from spearheading Accessibility Initiatives at Apple Retail. 

Myles Cabbagestalk has cerebral palsy, but he says, "I am not my disability." He defines himself as a CP warrior. He believes that there’s nothing that he can’t do.  

Myles shares how he is focused on what he can do instead of what he cannot do. He never thought he would be able to overcome the obstacles he has overcome. He

Myles's mother, Nedra, also joins us for a moment to share how to advocate for your child.

Myles is using the AAC Dialogue App to help him communicate.