Juliette and Marco discuss how to build a diverse engineering team, creating opportunity and why the investment pays off. They touch on best practices, the role of culture, and why the right resources help everyone win. Includes advice on pathways to leadership, mapping skills to available roles and building a more transparent ecosystem.

Host & Producer: Juliette Roy
Audio Producer: Peju Makun

Marco Rogers, Engineering Manager at Clover Health On Building Diverse Teams

Son Kim, an expert in assistive technology, touches on the nuances around accessibility in tech. He explains how visually imparied engineers or designers are able to create solutions that serve a wider audience as a result of their direct experience around usability. This thoughtful episode covers ADA compliance, focusing on abilities, not disabilities, and navigating a path to success.

Producer: Juliette Roy
Audio Producer: Jasmin Mara

Son Kim of Lions Center for the Blind Prepares You For Success In Tech

Sarah Clatterbuck, Director of Engineering at LinkedIn, oversees client facing technology and the product accessibility team. Listen in as she talks about the value and expediency of building product with a diverse team, and that newer talent joining tech companies are very interested in assistive technologies. She touches on how company culture is evolving, introducing accessibility earlier in the product life cycle and looking at your product through a global lens.

Sarah Clatterbuck, Dir. of Engineering at LinkedIn is building inclusive products

Abby Maldonado, the diversity and inclusion specialist at Pinterest shares best practices for creating change in the workplace. She reminds us there will always be a little hesitation, and that most people are uncomfortable with change. The trick, she tells us, is to reframe diversity as an asset within the business.

Abby Maldonado, D&I Specialist at Pinterest is a catalyst for change in diversity & inclusion

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Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler for the first installment in a new series: Leading with Empathy & Allyship. In the first episode we discuss Countering Xenophobia in the Workplace with Co-Founder and CEO of Awaken, Michelle MiJung Kim.

Defining xenophobia and anti-Asian racism, harassment and bullying during COVID-19 and beyond; intersectionality and the myth of the “model minority”; holding ourselves accountable as allies and accomplices; practical ways companies can address these issues in the workplace; and more!

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Additional resources for allies:

➡ Awaken’s virtual training on Combating Xenophobia: https://ally.cc/visionawaken
➡ "Allyship (& Accomplice): The What, Why, and How" by Michelle MiJung Kim: ally.cc/MichelleKimAllyship
➡ Coronavirus fears show how ‘model minority’ Asian Americans become the ‘yellow peril’ by Matthew Lee, NBC News: ally.cc/NBCModelMinorityinCOVID
➡ Report Hate Crimes and Incidents via Stop APPI Hate: ally.cc/StopAPPIHate

Thank you to our sponsor Interpreter Now - interpreter-now.com

For more about Empovia, and to join us for a live recording, visit ally.cc.​

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Countering Xenophobia In The Workplace With Michelle Kim

Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler in Episode 2 of a new series: Leading with Empathy & Allyship. In this episode we discuss Mental Health During COVID-19 with Dr. Jessi Gold and Dr. Ayana Jordan.

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If you need help please reach out: 

➡ Disaster Distress Helpline:  1-800-985-5990                       
➡ National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
➡ Crisis Textline: Text TALK to 741741 
➡ Physician Support Line: physiciansupportline.com
➡ Project Parachute - pro-bono therapy for COVID-19 Frontliners: eleos.health/parachute

Additional resources for allies:

➡ Learn more about the work of Dr. Jessica "Jessi" Gold, MD, MS: drjessigold.com and follow her on Twitter @drjessigold
➡ Follow Dr. Ayana Jordan on Twitter @DrAyanaJordan
➡ "Mental Health and COVID-19" by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention: afsp.org/mental-health-and-covid-19

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Addressing Mental Health During COVID-19 with Dr. Ayana Jordan & Dr. Jessi Gold

Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler with Vanessa Roanhorse, CEO at Roanhorse Consulting to discuss Indigenous Power, Leadership and Community. In this episode, we talk about Vanessa's path to leadership and helping entrepreneurs access capital, what’s happening with Native American tribes during COVID-19, what Power really means and why it's so important, and how allies can help repair the deep inequities created by years of colonialism and marginalization. Vanessa also talks about her own path as an ally and advocate for other people.

Learn more about Vanessa's work at https://ally.cc/roanhorseconsulting and https://ally.cc/nativewomenlead

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Additional resources for allies:
➡ Help by donating to Native American Community Response Fund: https://ally.cc/NACRF (also a great resource to continue your learning)
➡ "Navajo community left to fight COVID-19 with limited resources" ABC News: https://ally.cc/NavajoCOVID19ABCNews
➡ Navajo Department of Public Health COVID-19 Resources: https://tcin.co/NDPH
➡ Recommended Reading List from FirstNations.org: https://ally.cc/FirstNationsBooks
➡ Reclaiming Diné History by Jennifer Nez Denetdale https://ally.cc/ReclaimingDineHistory
➡ An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz: https://ally.cc/IndigenousHistory

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Supporting Indigenous Power & Leadership with Vanessa Roanhorse

Join Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) Founder & CEO Melinda Briana Epler with Ritu Bhasin, Speaker, Author & Consultant at Bhasin Consulting Inc. to discuss Living & Leading through Fear, Bias & Othering.

Learn more about Ritu's work at https://bhasinconsulting.com/

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For more about Empovia, and to join us for a live recording, visit https://empovia.co/podcast/.

Resources:

➡ The Authenticity Principle by Ritu Bhasin ritubhasin.com/my-book
➡ Bhasin Consulting’s Recommended D&I Resources https://ally.cc/BhasinConsultingResources
➡ My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem https://ally.cc/ResmaaBoos
➡ Project Implicit - Harvard University assessment of bias (note that some of this is a bit outdated but you can still learn a bit about how you might have biases) https://ally.cc/HarvardAssessmentBias

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Living & Leading Leading Through Fear, Bias & Othering With Ritu Bhasin

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