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Embracing Only: Workplace Culture & Career Development for BIPOC LeadersIM21: How to Navigate Identity and Racism in Corporate Culture with Regina JacksonEpisode Highlight: On this episode of the "Embracing Only" podcast, we are featuring one of the most impactful moments from episode 51, with guest Regina Jackson. As a woman of color, it is not your responsibility to educate others about racism, but how do you navigate racist issues in corporate culture? That’s what we’re discussing in this episode.Regina was born in Chicago in 1950 and remembers the violence perpetrated on innocent people, like the horrific treatment of civil rights workers throughout the south, by white people. These memories drive Regina to push for real chan...2025-03-0712 min
5 Things In 15 Minutes: Good Vibes in DEIShining with Katherine LonghiKatherine Longhi (she/her), Inclusive Culture Consultant at Limitless Possibility, and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week, our conversation is about Starbucks serving up parental leave perks, justice literally taking the stage, Walmart’s game-changing visual interpretation initiative, and more!Here are this week's good vibes:Starbucks Serves Up Parental Leave PerksJustice Takes the Stage—Literally!Walmart Provides Visual InterpretationBreaking Up Is Hard to HideHasbro Plays to Win on InnovationGood Vibes to Go: Bernadette’s GVTG: Listen to this short National Public Radio segment about P...2025-01-0723 min
Middle Fingers UpEP.110 - It's Good To Gup Shup - My Application to the Angry Brown Girl ClubSend us a textPart 1 of The Angry Brown Girl Club SeriesIn this episode, we talk about what it means to navigate a world that often misunderstands or diminishes us. For many of us, anger has been our armor—not because we want to wear it, but because we’ve had to. This anger isn’t shameful; it’s sacred.I hope my story reminds you that you’re not alone in this journey. I’m still figuring it out too—unlearning, growing, and finding strength in spaces that celebrate who we are. My hope i...2025-01-0728 min
Menopause, Melanin & Aging Like A QueenEpisode 21 - Why I keep going, despite adversity.Send us a textTwo weeks ago I recorded an episode called, Racism, Patriarchy and Menopause and then last week I recorded one called Why black women are so tired. Surprisingly (NOT) they have had some of my lowest numbers because when you start calling out the blatant racism and white supremacy that fuels our businesses and lives, it makes a lot of people uncomfortable. This is when you hear things like...”I am not racist”. I have black friends, family, children etc. To quote Saira Rao (co-author of White Women); "You cabn...2024-11-1812 minMenopause, Melanin & Aging Like A QueenEpisode 19 - Racism, patriarchy and menopause.Send us a textSince colonization, whiteness is the goal. In fact, white people invented race. They colonized and took our labour (and still do) to create their systems of oppression. When BLM becamse popular, there were promises of change and a lot of us were hopeful but now white people are accusing and getting angry about not getting jobs because of reverse racism. FYI there is NO SUCH THING as reverse racism.Does everything have to be about race? Yes, yes it does. This also goes for "I don...2024-11-0417 min