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Are we ever going to see equity in our lifetime?
Will anti-racism and DEI training in workplaces ever be enough to cause a significant change in the company’s culture?
There’s been constant talk about authenticity and accountability in the DEI space, but what does it truly mean to be authentic? And why is it so difficult to hold leaders and key players in workplaces accountable?
Join us in a very insightful conversation with Kim Crowder, a DEI and anti-racism expert on topics of:
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Kim Crowder was named twice by Forbes as “The Anti-Racism Educator Your Company Needs Now.”
Kim’s deep knowledge of diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism is informed by years of executive-level DEIA practice, consulting, advocacy, and implementation.
Her compelling content, presentations, and consulting approach are powered by more than 16 years of work in marketing, journalism, communications, and DEIA for Fortune 500 and other large corporations.
Kim has been invited to speak about her expertise by Hubspot, Linking Indy Women, Hive Indy, Indy Maven, Monster.com, The American Library Association, and The Public Library Association, among others.
And she has been featured for her expertise by The New York Times, twice by Forbes, and on Hubspot’s podcast, The Growth Show. She is also a member of the MIT Technology Review Global Panel.
Kim is a Global Workplace Inclusion & Equity Fire-Starter and Strategist, an Inclusive Branding & Communications Activator, an Equity in Entertainment & Media Champion, a Revolutionary Leadership Keynote & Vocalist, and the CEO and President of Kim Crowder Consulting LLC.
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Every DEI issue is a business problem.
Some companies get it, some don’t, while others are struggling to connect the dots between best intentions and tangible results.
There are a lot of barriers and threats to DEI. And in this episode, Dr. Jade Singleton sheds light on some of the issues surrounding DEI and more:
Dr. Jade Singleton is the co-founder of Johnson Squared LLC, a consulting company that creates and leads forward-leaning corporate DEIB conversations, employee experiences, policies, and paths to equity. It infuses psychological safety, equitable work strategies, and an agile approach throughout its forward-leaning model.
She is also the co-founder of the Sarah Jane Academy, a program designed to fill the need for DEI tactics and a highly-regarded DEI certificate without cost barriers.
Dr. Jade holds a Master of Science in Business Management and a Master of Arts in Leadership & Communications from Gonzaga University. She is currently a doctoral candidate at George Fox University, earning her Doctorate of Education in Instructional Design.
Dr. Jade has spent more than a decade leading impactful communications, people and leadership strategies at the nation’s top non-profit and investment banking firms.
Her research work, Leadership Challenges: African-American Communication in the Corporate Environment, has been leveraged and cited by academic scholars over 75 times and DEIB professionals at all stages of DEIB learning and practice.
Dr. Jade created Johnson Squared, together with her sister Noelle, for companies and professionals that are serious about real change.
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There's enough evidence that the business case for DEI is robust and there's an overwhelmingly positive result for companies and employees.
Surely, there are a few organizations that are nailing it, but in most cases, DEI efforts across the board are spotty, reactive, and episodic, lack strategic follow-through and accountability, and sometimes have completely ineffective results.
What can be done to stop the lip service and reverse the tide of apathy, dysfunction, and inaction?
In this podcast episode, Farzin is sharing:
Farzin Farzad is the founder of Critical Equity Consulting, LLC, a boutique Organizational Justice consulting firm focused on helping organizations rebuild with a primary focus on creating equitable outcomes.
Farzin is an Organizational Justice practitioner with experience in higher education, local government, and the private sector. Holding two master’s degrees in international affairs and diplomacy as well as a certificate in conflict resolution skills, Farzin leverages his unique academic background, extensive travel experience, and experiential knowledge to provide comprehensive, thought-provoking local and global approaches to his work.
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What is power? And what does it mean to have power?
How does power influence the dynamics and relationships in the workplace?
And what does it take to dismantle the oppressive systems that exist within the workplace?
Power can be both a positive and a negative trait, depending on the way it is used. When there’s a power struggle, conflicts can arise. And when there’s exploitative or coercive use of power it becomes an oppressive force.
In today’s episode, Jeff Couillard, the Co. CEO of The Ally Co., will help us understand:
Jeff is also the Director of Learning and Development at The Ally Co., and the host of The Leaderful Podcast, a show that explores human-centered, systems-conscious approaches to leadership and building high-functioning teams.
Jeff loves all things teaching, facilitating, speaking, and consulting. And his mission is to help people connect with their power, align with what’s most meaningful, and take positive action toward it.
The Ally Co. is a company that helps create leaderful organizations that are value-based and inclusive workplace teams where people consciously use their power to create meaningful connections and positive impact.
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Is the glorification of hustle culture doing us more bad than good?
And with all this hustle grinding, is it still possible to set healthy boundaries in the workplace?
How are the recent trending topics on quick quitting and quiet quitting related to hustle culture? Are they really a trend or the truth?
Join us in this episode as we dive deep into these issues and find out what you can do when you find yourself in challenging workplace situations.
Our special guest, Selena Rezvani is going to talk about:
Selena Rezvani is a women's leadership speaker, a mom, a culture disruptor, and a consultant on leadership.
She is also a recognized author with her debut book, The Next Generation of Women Leaders: What You Need to Lead but Won't Learn in Business School, and her newest book, Pushback: How Smart Women Ask — and Stand Up — for What They Want.
She writes today for NBC Know Your Value. In addition, Selena wrote an award-winning column on women and leadership for The Washington Post. In 2018, her TEDx talk entitled, Interrupting Gender Bias Through Meeting Culture, was recognized with a Croly Journalism Award.
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For so many years, women are forced to choose between balancing the physical and emotional needs of being a new mother and the financial needs of returning to work.
It’s 2022. This needs to change.
It’s time to prioritize parental leave by having better systems in place to help new parents transition smoothly, strengthen their families, and continue to build better careers.
All these are at the core of the new book, The Parental Leave Playbook: 10 Touchpoints to Transition Smoothly, Strengthen Your Family, and Continue Building Your Career.
Our guests for this episode are authors Dr. Amy Beacom and Sue Campbell of the Center for Parental Leave Leadership.
In today's conversation, we will cover important topics like:
Dr. Amy is the Founder and CEO of the Center for Parental Leave Leadership, the first consultancy in the US to focus exclusively on parental leave. Drawing on over 25 years in executive leadership development and coaching, Amy consults with Fortune 100 companies, international organizations, and working parents, transforming the way our companies and our country engage with the parental leave transition.
Sue is a writer, author, and coach who has worked with the Center for Parental Leave Leadership since its inception, helping to communicate the transformative impact of their core mission. Her professional background includes twelve years in public service, seven of those as a business systems analyst leading projects and teams to deliver process improvements through technology.
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For decades, women generally kept quiet about sexual harassment in the workplace.
But since the inception of the #MeToo movement, women have been encouraged to speak up. The movement emboldened a lot of women to use their voices which led to more stories to this day.
Our special guest, Lisa Bowman, a workplace sexual harassment survivor, recalls her own experience with her “harasshole”.
In today’s episode, Lisa is sharing:
Lisa is the former global Chief Marketing Officer of United Way Worldwide. She was terminated from her role in January of 2020 in retaliation for reporting sexual harassment of herself and others by a peer on the Executive Team.
As a female leader, Lisa felt that to stay silent was to be complicit in condoning this and providing a path forward for this behavior to continue. She went public with her story via HuffPost in November of 2020 fueling significant media coverage that subsequently led to the resignation of United Way’s long-standing CEO on February 9, 2021.
Lisa authored the book, Harasshole: A Cautionary Tale of My Time at “America’s Favorite Charity” where she narrates her allegations of harassment and retaliation that eventually resulted in her termination.
Lisa has become one of the latest public faces of #MeToo.
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Diversity is a critical factor for many job seekers nowadays.
Not knowing if the company you’re applying for is really committed to diversity, equity and inclusion can lead you into a trap.
In this episode, we are talking to Ekow Sanni-Thomas, the Founder and CEO of Inside Voices.
Dubbed as the Glassdoor for diversity, Inside Voices is set out to bring change to the workplace by helping job seekers make informed choices when deciding where to work by reviewing a company’s track record for diversity and inclusion through employees’ honest, unedited, anonymous company reviews.
In this interview, Ekow shared how he founded the company to become one of the solutions to the damaging effects of racism in the workplace and as a way to hold companies accountable.
He also shares:
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When it comes to DEI initiatives, is the bare minimum effort really authentic?
And do companies fully understand what they are doing and why they’re doing it?
We encountered a powerful tweet from Dr. Monica Cox, that bravely calls out companies of what they are doing and hoping to achieve with their efforts. And the tweet says:
“Instead of showing me your diversity statement, show me your hiring data, your discrimination claim stats, your salary tables, your retention numbers, your diversity policies, and your leaders’ public actions against racism. End performative allyship.”
Today, we have Dr. Monica Cox on the show and we are going to talk about the issues surrounding diversity and inclusion efforts and what it takes to have impactful authentic DEI strategies.
Dr. Cox will also discuss:
Dr. Monica Cox is a disruptor, trailblazer, change agent, and leader who believes in living an authentic life even if it makes people uncomfortable. As a coach, she guides clients in areas of career development, business strategy, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
She’s a Distinguished Professor of Engineering at The Ohio State University and CEO of STEMinent LLC, a brand that houses a variety of STEM education offerings.
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The challenges we face in and out of the workplace - racial inequalities, racial biases, discrimination, etc. - all come down to one thing, known as bias.
In this week’s episode, we are going to talk about bias and we are joined by Anu Gupta, a scientist, educator, lawyer, and the Founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, an Edtech company that trains people in breaking bias to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging (DEIB), and justice in workplaces and communities.
As a DEI practitioner, Anu discussed what is bias, where it comes from, his experience in tackling it, and the effective tools that he uses to help companies and organizations break the bias.
Anu also shared:
Anu Gupta is a sought-after expert in breaking bias, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), entrepreneurship, mindfulness, and compassion. He has brought BE MORE’s approach to over 300 companies reaching over 50,000 professionals. He has spoken about this work at TED, SXSW, and the Oprah Conversation.
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