Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox
Episodes
Creating a Corporate Culture that Lasts, with Everett Harper
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
According to Everett Harper, "there's no perfect culture...from a DEI perspective or even just a business perspective." So if it can't be perfect, h...
How Hip Hop Producer Lisa Cunningham Remixed her Career to Human Rights Influencer
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Cunningham started in hip hop, ultimately producing music videos for artists such as Ludacris, Missy Elliott, and Young Jeezy. But one day, she...
Why organizational sustainability depends on its social intelligence, with Kelly Cooper
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly Cooper has been involved in sustainable development her entire career, even representing Canada at the United Nations on issues involving sustai...
Restorative Justice and Repairing Ancestral Harm, with David Ryan Castro-Harris
12 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When David Ryan Castro-Harris talks about restorative justice, it's not only a practice but also a philosophy and way to connect with our ancestors. ...
Anti-racism and the Theory of Racelessness, with Dr. Sheena Mason
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Through her traumatic and abusive childhood, Sheena Mason found her safe haven in school and literature. Her thirst for knowledge and escape led her d...
WAY Beyond the Checkbox: Fads, Fatigue, and WTF Moments in DEI
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we continue our WAY Beyond the Checkbox series with fads, fatigue, and the "Did you really just say that?!?" WTF moments DEI professionals exp...
WAY Beyond the Checkbox: Black People Talking to White People
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we share our first episode in a new series, WAY Beyond the Checkbox. On episode 1, Jackie is joined by three other members of The Diversity Move...
Lenovo Chief Diversity Officer Calvin Crosslin and The Diversity Movement CEO Donald Thompson
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of Diversity Beyond the Checkbox, The Diversity Movement CEO Donald Thompson chats with Lenovo Chief Diversity Officer C...
How to Be a J.E.D.I. Leader, Not a Boss, with Omar L. Harris
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Omar L. Harris has worked and lived all over the world - Indonesia, Turkey, Brazil, and the United States. So he's experienced a variety of cultures a...
Big Pharma, Mentorship, and Finding Your Career Superpower, with Denice Torres
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A career is never a straight line, and Denice Torres' is no exception. After years of working as a janitor, she knew that she wanted to start her big ...
Developing and Retaining Diverse Early-Stage Talent, with College Code's Chelsea C. Williams
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Chelsea C. Williams first stepped foot on Spelman College's campus, she started to understand diversity. As an HBCU, Spelman is (mostly) racially...
Diverse hiring in tech & preventing Tokenism, with Strava's Shailvi Wakhlu
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shailvi Wakhlu was in technology from the beginning. At two, her mom brought home a computer that she would play with. At eight, she started coding an...
Inclusive Hiring and the Fallacy of the Binary Race Narrative, with Pendo's Jess Jolley
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in rural North Carolina, people would always ask Jess Jolley, "What are you?" or "What are you mixed with?" In the South, you were either...
Forging a path for women and minorities in tech, with Elaine Montilla
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Elaine Montilla came to the United States from the Dominican Republic to attend college, she barely understood English and struggled to fit in. T...
Executive Women's Day: Blue Cross NC Executives Dr. Endya Perry and Reagan Greene Pruitt
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Season 5 of Diversity Beyond the Checkbox is coming soon, but until then, take a listen to another podcast that Jackie Ferguson hosts, Executive Women...
DBTC Compilation: Best of Season 4
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Season 5 is almost here, but we wanted to give you some highlights from season 4 of Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox! In this episode, you'll hear clips...
Diversity and Inclusion in Sports, with PGA of America's Sandy Cross
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With 28,000 PGA professionals and over 2 million jobs in golf, PGA of America Chief People Officer Sandy Cross has a lot in her plate, and as she puts...
Personality tests and leading teams, with Tilt 365's Pam Boney
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With different backgrounds, experiences, and personalities, how can we lead teams effectively?In her first career, Pam Boney worked her way up in the ...
Vickie Gibbs on Promoting Diversity in Entrepreneurship
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vickie Gibbs is passionate about changing the way we look at entrepreneurship and venture capital. As a veteran of both, Vickie knows that "being an...
Ally Up: Di Ciruolo's Guide to Building More Inclusive, Innovative, and Productive Teams
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Having grown up in foster care, Di Ciruolo knows what it's like to feel left out. And she's made it her life's mission to foster inclusivity in the wo...
Discovering Your Purpose with Charlene Wheeless
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlene Wheeless is a recovering c-suite executive who is unapologetically authentic. When she started immersing herself in diversity, equity, and in...
Inclusion and Representation in Law Enforcement, with Major Derri Stormer
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Derri Stormer is a Major on the Wake Forest University Police Department as well as the founder and president of Stomer and Associates Consulting. As ...
Transgender Activist Precious Brady-Davis: "I Have Always Been Me"
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You may know Precious Brady-Davis as the first transgender woman who appeared on Say Yes to the Dress. You may have heard that Precious and her husban...
Controversy and Racism at the Olympics, with Dr Bob Batchelor
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Diversity Movement's Jackie Ferguson and Bob Batchelor discuss controversy and racism at the Olympics, touching on Sha'Carri Richardson, the ban o...
Are you Diversity Resistant, Inclusive AF, or Somewhere in the Middle? with Jen O'Ryan from Double Tall Consulting
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jen O'Ryan was in tech for 20 years, but she started to realize that she wanted to do something to give back to the community. She wanted to help comp...
Intentional Allyship and Diversity in Design with Dwell with Dignity's Ashley Sharp
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up in a multi-cultural household and having diverse experiences shape her life, Ashley Sharp was shocked to find that artwork wasn't very dive...
Fishbowl Live: Recruiting Diverse Talent, with Bree Sarlati and Lauren McDonald
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jackie Ferguson hosted a live episode of Diversity Beyond the Checkbox on Fishbowl Live, and it was all about how bias in recruiting can start even be...
EY's Karyn Twaronite is on the cutting edge of diversity and inclusion innovation
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Karyn Twaronite is responsible for maximizing the diversity of Ernst & Young professionals across the globe by enhancing their inclusive culture. ...
DBTC Compilation: Best of Season 3
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Season 4 is almost here, but we wanted to give you some highlights from season 3 of Diversity Beyond the Checkbox! In this episode, you'll hear from...
DBTC Compilation: Best of Season 2
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Season 4 is almost here, but we wanted to give you some highlights from season 2 of Diversity Beyond the Checkbox! In this episode, you'll hear from...
Creating a DEI Culture in Startups: Introducing the Winning with Diversity Podcast
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing Winning with Diversity on Apple Podcasts | SpotifyHow can you build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture from the ground up? The ...
Eliminating Multicultural Marketing, with Nichelle Pace
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nichelle Pace has been producing high level marketing campaigns for 20+ years, pairing her client brands with artists such as The Roots, Sway, LL Cool...
How to be a better leader in a diverse workplace, with Dr Steve Yacovelli, "The Gay Leadership Dude"
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Steve Yacovelli, aka "The Gay Leadership Dude", literally wrote the book on leadership in a diverse workplace - "Pride Leadership: Strategies for t...
It's OK to be Not OK at Work, with Alissa Carpenter
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With a worldwide pandemic, divisive politics, social injustice, and even the stress of our everyday lives, the heaviness of it all can make it impossi...
How to create a Transgender and Non-Binary inclusive culture, with Jake Rostovsky
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our DEI work, employers say they don't have access or experience with people from the trans community - so they simply avoid conversations as to no...
Invisible Illness at Work, with Chronically Capable's Hannah Olson
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At 20, Hannah Olson was diagnosed with chronic Lyme Disease. At 21, she graduated from Boston University and moved to DC for her first job. At 22, s...
If Diversity is our Strength, Inclusion is our Superpower
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Bach founded the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion in 2012 because he saw that there were minority groups who felt completely unrepr...
Biden Rescinds Diversity Training Restrictions: Shelley Willingham Explains
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In September 2020, Donald Trump issued an executive order that banned the federal government - plus its contractors and subcontractors - from offering...
Empowering Women to Financial Freedom with Sandra Stowe
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Stowe is the founder and owner of White Owl Financial Advisors LLC, an independent financial organization based in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hi...
How Disability Inclusion Has Built the 321 Coffee Community
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsay Wrege is the founder of 321 Coffee, a non-profit coffee shop staffed by individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. By emp...
Diversity Challenges in the Housing Industry, with Homebridge Financial's Brian "Woody" White
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brian "Woody" White has seen it all in his 35 year technology executive career - overt racism, sabotage, unconscious bias, being the only one in the r...
Geoffrey Moore: Connect with a Diverse World or Become Marginal
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kurt Merriweather, who’s the head of product and partnerships at The Diversity Movement, had a chance to talk with renowned author, professor, inves...
What is a Virtual Privilege Walk?
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On August 27th, 2020, Jackie Ferguson, host of this podcast and head of content at The Diversity Movement, hosted a virtual privilege walk which had s...
Ask a Baby Boomer (Anson Dorrance) / Ask a Millennial (Candace Cooper)
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Born between 1946 and 1964, Baby Boomers are often perceived as out of touch, low tech, and often closed minded. Born between 1981 and 1996, Millenn...
Entrepreneur Gabi Angelini on Gabi's Grounds, Life with Down Syndrome, and Inspiring So Many
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Gabi Angelini is an entrepreneur, author, and all-around inspiration who has appeared on ABC Nightline, the Kelly Clarkson Show, and has been featured...
Unconscious Bias in Early Childhood Education, with Kate Goodwin and Kate Jordan-Downs
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's an equity problem in early childhood education. Actually, at least a couple. The first one is that not every child has access to quality edu...
Bonus: The Donald Thompson Podcast: Overcoming Racism and Bias with HIRE Strategies CEO Sonya Hopson
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Thompson, host of Season 1 of Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox, and CEO of The Diversity Movement, has his own podcast (the Donald Thompson Podca...
Gender Inequality and Code Switching in Sales, with NAWSP President Cynthia Barnes
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Barnes is the Founder and CEO of the National Association of Women Sales Professionals, the only organization in the U S dedicated to helping...
Ask a Christian / Ask an Atheist
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
What do you think when someone tells you they're a Christian? What do you think when someone tells you they're an atheist? Are your assumptions fa...
Generational Diversity and Led Languages, with Raven Solomon
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Raven Solomon is a national keynote speaker, author and multigenerational leadership expert. Today she talks about generational diversity, the Led Lan...
Ask a Black Guy / Ask a White Guy, Part 2
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Three months ago, we brought you "Ask a Black Guy / Ask a White Guy", where we asked some uncomfortable questions on race relations in the United Stat...
Bonus: The Donald Thompson Podcast: NC Chamber's Gary Salamido Asks Critical Diversity and Inclusion Questions
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Thompson, host of Season 1 of Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox, and CEO of The Diversity Movement, has his own podcast (the Donald Thompson Podca...
Solving Underrepresentation in Children's Literature, with Mike Vaggalis of Keepsake Tales
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Vaggalis founded Keepsake Tales, a company that creates entirely personalized children's books because he saw that the majority of the world's ch...
Unchecking the Gender Box, Unconscious Bias, and Allyship with Julie Kratz
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Kratz is an acclaimed leadership trainer, TEDx speaker, podcast host, executive coach, author, and founder of Next Pivot Point. Julie is passion...
Being an LGBTQ+ Ally, with Bernadette Smith
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Bernadette Smith is CEO of Equality Institute whose mission is to help organizations win bigger by treating workers and clients with dignity and respe...
Jackie Ferguson on Creating The Diversity Movement
01 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jackie Ferguson is the Director of Multicultural Programming at Walk West and instrumental to the development of The Diversity Movement. She comes on ...
Ask a Straight Guy / Ask Two Queer Women of Color
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is our second episode in our special “Ask a…” series - “Ask a Straight Guy and Ask Two Queer Women of Color”. In this series, we ask un...
Danya Perry, Triangle DEI Alliance and the Raleigh Chamber
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Danya Perry from the Raleigh Chamber and the Triangle Diversity Equity and Inclusion Alliance is such an inspiration and powerful force for Diversity ...
Ask a Black Guy / Ask a White Guy
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we ask uncomfortable questions around all types of diversity and initiate courageous conversations that allow us to break down barriers and find...
John Samuel, President of LCI Tech, on the Diversity You Can't See
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most of the time when we talk about diversity, we think race, gender, and sexual orientation. But diversity goes way beyond the obvious. There’s div...
Delisha Hinton and Bri Hart, NC State University
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On the show today, we have two young professionals from NC State University who are focused on Diversity and Inclusion for the staff, its students, an...
Carlos Alva, Deloitte Consulting
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Carlos Alva, whose family immigrated from Peru when he was young, is now a Technology Consultant at Deloitte. Today he comes on to talk about what div...
Manpreet Dhillon, Diversity and Inclusion Advocate, Veza Strategy
05 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Manpreet Dhillon is a diversity and inclusion advocate and founder of Veza Strategy. In the show today, Manpreet provides a vast knowledge of the D&...
Dee McDougal, SVP Diversity and Inclusion, Pacific Western Bank
29 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode of the Diversity Beyond the Checkbox Podcast, Dee McDougal, SVP of Diversity and Inclusion at Pacific Western Bank, talks to host...