Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox

We're looking forward to season seven starting next week, but we can't forget to listen back to these awesome lessons from season six of Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox! In this episode, you'll hear pieces of conversations from our episodes with...

1. Bradley Schurman
2. Jackie Font-Guzmán and Bernie Mayer
3. Jen Fry
4. Nancy Murphy
5. Jenn T Grace
6. LaTonya Wilkins
7. Irina Konstantanovsky
8. Ashley Marchand Orme
9. Nicole Furnace
10. Paul Zeitz
11. Brian Hawkins

Diversity Beyond the Checkbox is brought to you by The Diversity Movement, hosted by Head of Content Jackie Ferguson, and is a production of Earfluence.

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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 Movement team: CEO Donald Thompson, Director of Business Intelligence Bob Batchelor, and Senior Content Strategist Roxanne Bellamy. This was recorded after hours, and everyone had a drink in their hands. So no summary, just enjoy. :)

Diversity Beyond the Checkbox is brought to you by The Diversity Movement, hosted by Head of Content Jackie Ferguson, and is a production of Earfluence.

For sponsorship options, email [email protected].

Avantha Arachchi had done everything right, and she was one clearance away from achieving her life-long dream of joining the CIA when she was rejected because of her transgender identity. In response, she built her career around encouraging others to be their authentic selves. As COO of A-Frame Brands, Avantha works with celebrities—including Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade, John Legend and Naomi Osaka—to develop personal care brands like PROUDLY and Kinló that create products for culturally diverse consumers. In this episode, hear why representation matters and why you don't have to compromise who you are for your work.

Diversity Beyond the Checkbox is brought to you by The Diversity Movement, hosted by Head of Content Jackie Ferguson and is a production of Earfluence.

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 white, Black, or other, and as a light-skinned Black person, that wasn't always easy. And as Jess would discover by looking into historical records, race is not a binary construct.

Jess Jolley is the Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Pendo.

Diversity Beyond the Checkbox is brought to you by The Diversity Movement, hosted by Head of Content Jackie Ferguson, and is a production of Earfluence. For sponsorship options, email [email protected].

The Inclusive Language Handbook: A Guide to Better Communication and Transformational Leadership, by Jackie Ferguson and Roxanne Bellamy

Introducing a new podcast from The Diversity Movement - If You Only Knew…with Dr Debby Stroman.

Dr Debby has partnered with The Diversity Movement to bring her expertise in race and sports. She’s a professor, an entrepreneur, an activist, a phenomenal host, and we’re proud to have her on The Diversity Movement team.

On If You Only Knew, you can listen to Dr Debby’s interviews with some of the most influential people at the intersection of race and sports – attorney and agent Felicia Hall Allen, grassroots basketball legend Gary Charles, the ACC’s Mary McElroy, LSU women’s basketball head coach Nikki Fargas, and Depaul men’s basketball head coach Dave Leitao. These episodes will touch on social unrest, the challenges of minority athletes, activism, and what we can all do to be a part of the solution.

And in this episode, we learn more about Dr Debby, as she asked on one of her former students, Bucky Brooks from the NFL Network, to interview her so we can hear more about her mission and why she’s starting this podcast.

If You Only Knew and Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox are edited and produced by Earfluence.  Subscribe to If You Only Knew on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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