Stories and Data with Charlene Wheeless

02/11/25 • 25 min

5 Things In 15 Minutes: Good Vibes in DEI

Charlene Wheeless, author of You Are Enough! and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about Beyoncé breaking ceilings, Goodell holding the line, disability advocates making moves, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

Equality Wins for Families and Workers
Beyoncé Breaks Country Music Ceiling
Goodell Holds the Line on Diversity
Disability Advocates Drive Uber Change
First-of-Its-Kind Hospital Redefines Disability Care

Good Vibes to Go:

Bernadette’s GVTG: It’s Black History Month! Buy Black by shopping for a beautiful variety of products from tons of merchants. Buy Black’s mission is “To drive traffic and revenue to Black-owned businesses in order to close the revenue disparity gap between Black-owned businesses and their non-Black counterparts.

Charlene’s GVTG: Buy Black all year round – and choose love.

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Here are this week's good vibes:

Equality Wins for Families and Workers
Beyoncé Breaks Country Music Ceiling
Goodell Holds the Line on Diversity
Disability Advocates Drive Uber Change
First-of-Its-Kind Hospital Redefines Disability Care

Good Vibes to Go:

Charlene’s GVTG: Buy Black all year round – and choose love.

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Self-Compassion (Solo Episode)

This time, I’m doing a solo episode to share my thoughts and recap the latest 5 Things. This week my conversation with myself is about inclusive books winning big, Pride over profits, Michigan stepping up against hate, and more!

Here are this week's good vibes:

Inclusive Stories Win
Hate Stops Here, Michigan Steps Up
Thailand Puts Money Behind Gender Care
Pride > Profits: Community Steps Up
DEI Showdown: Companies Hold the Line

Good Vibes to Go:

It’s Lunar New Year, a 15-day festival in many parts of the world. Here is a good primer on Lunar New Year. What do you say to someone who celebrates? Happy New Year!

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A Shortcut with Salvatore Manzi

Salvatore Manzi (he/him), Speaker, Facilitator, Coach at Leadership Communications and I recap the latest 5 Things (good vibes in DEI) in just 15 minutes. This week our conversation is about history-making wins, Hollywood power moves, and why hiring ghosting needs to go!

Here are this week's good vibes:

Breaking Barriers, Winning Rings
Game-Changer On and Off the Field
Hollywood’s Leading Ladies Achieve Parity
Ghosting Is Out, Accountability Is In
DEI on the Pickleball Court

Good Vibes to Go:

Bernadette’s GVTG: Want some Girl Scout Cookies? Consider buying them from trans girls thanks to this list curated by Erin Reed.
Salvatore’s GVTG: Use the “Golden Bridge” concept: give people a graceful way to walk back something they said that may have been an unintentional mistake.

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