January 2019 - Jennifer Brown Speaks

Episode 49 w/ Erica Keswin

by Taylor Beaven | Jan 31, 2019 | Inclusion, The Will to Change, Workplace Culture

Author and speaker Erica Keswin joins the program to discuss the importance of paying attention to the human aspects of work, and how a lack of flexibility in the workplace can ultimately hurt a company’s ability to recruit and retain talent. Discover the steps that...

Episode 48 w/ Dolly Chugh

by Taylor Beaven | Jan 25, 2019 | Inclusive Leadership, The Will to Change, Workplace Culture

In this episode, author and professor Dolly Chugh joins the program to discuss the ways in which seeing ourselves as “good” can lead to greater fragility, and introduces the idea of being a “good-ish” person and what that entails. She also discusses the ways in which...

Episode 47 w/ Amber Hikes

by Taylor Beaven | Jan 18, 2019 | Allyship, Intersectionality, The Will to Change

Amber Hikes, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs for the City of Philadelphia, join the program to discuss her own diversity story of growing up in the South and her experience of coming out as a member of the LGBTQ community. She reveals the...

Episode 46 w/ Mike Robbins

by Taylor Beaven | Jan 11, 2019 | Allyship, Privilege, The Will to Change

Author and speaker Mike Robbins joins the program to discuss how those with privilege can use their influence to help create positive change. He reveals a powerful exercise that he does with groups that helps to deepen the conversation around diversity and shares his...