Understanding & Correcting Our Biases With Melinda Briana Epler

Welcome to Episode 50 in our special Season 4! In “Understanding & Correcting Our Biases,” Melinda Briana Epler, Founder & CEO of Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst), shares key learnings from a few chapters of her book, How to Be an Ally (McGraw-Hill 2021). She explores some common workplace biases, how they show up in the workplace, and how to correct them in ourselves, along with some intervention strategies for reducing biases in the workplace. Melinda also addresses gaslighting and making sure we show empathy when people talk about their own experiences. To go deeper into this subject, you can order your copy of How to Be an Ally at ally.cc/book!

About Melinda

Melinda Briana Epler is the Founder and CEO of Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) and the creator and host of the Leading With Empathy & Allyship show. Melinda has over 25 years of experience developing business innovation and inclusion strategies for startups, Fortune 500 companies, and global NGOs. Using her background in storytelling, behavioral science, and large-scale culture change, she is a strategic advisor for leaders around the world, working with them to solve diversity and inclusion together. Melinda is a TED speaker who speaks, mentors, and writes about diversity and inclusion, inclusive innovation, empathy, and entrepreneurship. 

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Special thanks to First Tech Federal Credit Union, sponsor of Episodes 49 & 50. First Tech Federal Credit Union is the nation's premier credit union serving employees & family members of the world's leading technology companies. Learn more at www.firsttechfed.com

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Production Team
Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler 
Producer: Juliette Roy 
Project Manager: Emilie Maas
Finance & Operations: Renzo Santos 
Director of Marketing: Ariyah April
Intern: Olivia Wirsching

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