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In this episode, we talk to a friend of the podcast, George LaRocque about all things technology. George is the Founder of WorkTech. The source of truth for industry data on emerging HR tech innovation. He is also a Founding ...
In this episode, Katee and Jackye speak to Laura Close. And she brought the heat! As a twenty-year veteran of the DEI space, Laura Close started at a time before the term DEI was coined and has spent a career both locking in ...
In this episode, Jackye and Katee speak to Nancy Murphy. Nancy’s spent her career saying what others are afraid to – and learning to say it in ways that others will listen. She’s the founder and president of CSR Communication...
In this episode, Katee and Jackye speak with Vivian Acquah, an inclusive Workplace Wellness Advocate. Vivian advises managers on how to keep their team members engaged, energized, and safe in a sustainable manner. Vivian Acqu...
Jackye and Katee are back in the mix and having some conversations on what we hope this new year brings for us and for you! Welcome to 2022!! If you like what you hear, we would like to encourage you to subscribe to our chann...
In this episode, Jackye and Katee speak with Dr. Olomara Uwedimo. Dr. Omolara Thomas Uwemedimo is an empowerment coach, business development & growth strategist and CEO of Melanin & Medicine.
Getting Inclusive AF with Jes and Jessica
Jackye and Katee had more fun with Tara Robertson and she brought a friend!
Amanda Young has just authorized an amazing children's book and she is here to share about what drove her to write the book, "Jumo the Unicorn". Amanda is so transparent about her journey about how to drive inclusion and Jackye and Katee loved hearing about it all- including the animals!
In this episode, Jackye and Katee chat with Joseph Ifiegbu about futbol, dream jobs and the tool he co-founded that can help HR teams by analyzing their data, eqtble.
We took a bit of a break because of some personal things- but we will share what those things are of course. But we discuss some heavy topics- grief, therapy tools, seeing folks IRL after covid times, learning, and much, much more. Welcome back!!
In this episode, Katee and Jackye speak to Dr. Aysha Khoury, an esteemed professor who lost her job after being asked to talk about inequities in medical care for people of color. The story is tough to hear but we need to listen and learn what we can do to help bring change.
In this episode, Jackye and Katee speak with Helvetikah Blak @helvetikahblak , an amazing drag queen! She shares a lot about her journey and how she has finally come into her identity as non-binary and the work she is doing to blend her education and lif...
In this episode, Katee and Jackye talk about how to earn the trust of your employees. Trust is needed to have diversity, equity, and inclusion conversations that are honest. There has to be mutual trust to have tough conversations and have your employees...
Jackye and Katee talk money in this episode, and water bottles and cough drops. Sexy stuff, we know! The episode digs into how to think about charging for your expertise when you are a speaker, panelist, and/or consultant. Plus what to remember to have i...
I mean... we both have new puppies so we needed to start off by discussing the fun of our new family members. But then we actually get to workplace harassment and how that is impacting Activision Blizzard. This story is horrific and the impacts on employ...
In this episode, Katee flies solo to talk to Wil Shelton, author of "Silent Agreement" which relates the corporate experience for people of color to a boxing ring. The book and the stories from Wil shed some light on the silent agreements that are made a...
In this episode, Jackye and Katee explore some of the ways that the world has been designed to exclude way too many people.
It doesn't matter if you have diversity if folks don't have a voice. If you have an inclusive environment where folks can thrive, you will find diverse candidates. Do you give the right tools to your folks and differentiate between diversity and inclusio...
In the most recent controversy at ESPN, Erin Nichols and Maria Taylor have been pitted against each other over coverage of the NBA finals. We discuss how ESPN is still missing the point and what should have been done instead. If you like what you hear, w...
We continue to see the policing of women's bodies in the workplace. But what if we don't want to smile more? This and other issues come up for women, especially women of color, all the time. How can we create workplaces that are actually inclusive? Katee...
President Biden just signed an Executive Order that focuses on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Accessibility. It is a clear roadmap of where he wants to focus energy to drive equity in the U.S. government. Jackye and Katee speak about the EO and how this ...