Latest Melinda Podcast Episodes
How To Talk To Your Boss About Race With Y-Vonne Hutchinson
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - February 16, 2022 01:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 73, Y-Vonne Hutchinson, CEO & Founder at ReadySet and author of How to Talk to Your Boss About Race, joins us to discuss how our labor history has informed the racism and microaggressions we observe in our workplaces today, how we can create change through difficult but important conv...
Strategies For Supporting Black Leadership In The Workplace
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - February 09, 2022 01:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 72 (recorded live), Tonita Webb, CEO at Verity Credit Union, and William A. Adams, Technical Advisor at Microsoft & Technologist, join us to discuss the systemic barriers and biases that Black leaders experience in the workplace, the importance of self-care and addressing healing, and...
How To Heal From Racial Trauma In The Workplace With Minda Harts
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - February 02, 2022 00:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 71, Minda Harts, Speaker & Author at Memo LLC, joins us to discuss the trauma that women of color experience in the workplace, the role allies can play in the healing process, and how managers can reduce workplace trauma. About Minda Harts (she/her) Minda Harts is the CEO of The Mem...
Redefining Normal In The Remote/Hybrid Workplace
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - January 25, 2022 20:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 70 (recorded live), Founder of The Good Success Network, Lekisha Middleton, and HR business partner director in Intuit’s Consumer Group, Catie Harriss, join Melinda to discuss what they’ve learned from the ‘Great Resignation’; how we can build diversity, equity, and inclusion in remot...
How Managers Can Practice Allyship & Active Inclusion With Scott Hanselman
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - January 19, 2022 00:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 69, Scott Hanselman from Microsoft joins us to discuss how we can bring more people in to become allies and what allyship means to Scott. We discuss Scott’s path to allyship, why Scott works to be an ally, and what to do when you make mistakes as an ally. About Scott Hanselman Scott...
How To Build Allies In Your Workplace
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - January 11, 2022 18:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 68, Melinda Briana Epler, Founder and CEO of Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst), talks us through how we can build allies in the workplace by understanding the Stages of Allyship and people’s motivations for being allies. She explains the behavioral science behind moving people toward...
Allyship: Where Do I Start? And Other FAQs
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - December 17, 2021 23:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 67, Melinda Briana Epler concludes Season 5 of the Leading With Empathy & Allyship Show by guiding us through the first steps to becoming an ally. She provides some simple but powerful actions that managers and team members can take to help create a safe space in the workplace where l...
Blazing Your Own Trail With Rebekah Bastian & Kt McBratney
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - December 14, 2021 20:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 66, Melinda is joined by the founders of Own Trail: Rebekah Bastian and Kt McBratney. Rebekah and Kt share their journey on how they’ve blazed their own trail as entrepreneurs building a platform that’s intentionally diverse, builds empathy, encourages authenticity, and creates impact...
Moving Beyond Diversity With Jennifer Brown & Rohit Bhargava
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - December 07, 2021 02:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 65, Melinda is joined by Jennifer Brown and Rohit Bhargava, the incredible authors of the book Beyond Diversity: 12 Non-Obvious Ways To Build A More Inclusive World. Jennifer and Rohit share their personal experiences and perspectives on creating a more inclusive world. They present k...
How Pandemic Trauma Is Showing Up At Work With Sara Wachter-Boettcher
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - November 30, 2021 21:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 64, Sara Wachter-Boettcher, Founder of Active Voice, joins Melinda in a discussion on how pandemic-related trauma affects leaders’ abilities to manage their teams. Sara provides practical tips on how we can regain access to our critical thinking and work through the trauma without har...
Embracing Anger As A Pathway To Empathy... And Resilience With Meag-gan O'Reilly
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - November 22, 2021 23:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 63, Meag-gan O'Reilly, CEO & Co-Founder of Inherent Value Psychology INC, joins Melinda in an illuminating conversation about the importance of embracing your anger and how it helps us foster empathy with one another. They also discuss how anger helps us build resilience by allowing u...
Creating Transformative Change Through Research With Leila McKenzie-Delis
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - November 16, 2021 21:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 62, Leila McKenzie-Delis, Founder and CEO of DIAL Global, Author, Activist, Speaker and Podcast Host shows how research is driving transformative change across industries and how data can enrich an organization's decision-making processes around diversity, equity, and inclusion. Leila...
Addressing Burnout In The Workplace
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - November 09, 2021 01:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 61, Melinda Briana Epler is joined by an incredible panel of experts and catalysts for anti-burnout in the workplace: Erayna Sargent, Anthony Ware, and Al Dea. They examine the common drivers of burnout, how to spot its symptoms and take action for yourself and your team, and what man...
How Women Network With J. Kelly Hoey
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - November 02, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 60, J. Kelly Hoey, author of Build Your Dream Network, shows us how networking can be critical for women's success and allyship. Kelly and Melinda discuss the strategies to diversifying your network, building a community that will help you reach your fullest potential, and cultivating...
Demystifying Disability With Emily Ladau
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - October 25, 2021 22:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 59, Emily Ladau, Disability Rights Activist, Author, and Communications Consultant at Words I Wheel By, introduces the topic of disability through an insightful discussion with Melinda on systemic ableism, disability history, representation, and rights. Emily explains why it's alright...
Rebuilding Equitable Structures In The Workplace With Ulysses Smith
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - October 19, 2021 17:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 58, Ulysses Smith, Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging at Blend, joins Melinda in a conversation that focuses on the approach to rebuilding structures that are equitable across different organizations. Ulysses shares his take on collaborating with various business entities to dev...
What Allyship Looks & Feels Like
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - October 11, 2021 22:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 57, Melinda Briana Epler is joined by four inspiring DEI experts: Ritu Bhasin, Wayne Sutton, Rachel Williams, and Tiffany Yu. They explore what allyship means to each of them, specific examples of how allies have impacted them, and how they think about being allies for others. This co...
Mental Health & The Icon Ride Across The Country With Wayne Sutton
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - October 04, 2021 23:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 56, Melinda brings in her husband, Co-Founder of Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst), and greatest ally, Wayne Sutton, for an honest conversation about addressing the mental health of Black and Brown men. Find out about Wayne's motorcycle trip and learn about how Wayne and Melinda show...
The Power Of Storytelling To Create Change With Cynthia Overton
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - September 29, 2021 00:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 55, Cynthia Overton, Senior Director of Tech Workplace Initiatives at the Kapor Center, dives into conversation with Melinda about the impact of storytelling. They discuss important ways storytelling can change our perception, whether that is by advocating through storytelling, interr...
Behind The Scenes With Melinda Briana Epler With Ritu Bhasin
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - September 22, 2021 01:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn episode 54, Ritu Bhasin, Founder & President of bhasin consulting inc. and author of The Authenticity Principle, joins in discussion with Melinda Briana Epler — the human behind Leading With Empathy & Allyship, CEO of Change Catalyst, and new author of How to Be an Ally. We flip the script: R...
Behind The Scenes With Melinda Briana Epler & Ritu Bhasin
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - September 22, 2021 01:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn episode 54, Ritu Bhasin, Founder & President of bhasin consulting inc. and author of The Authenticity Principle, joins in discussion with Melinda Briana Epler — the human behind Leading With Empathy & Allyship, CEO of Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst), and new author of How to Be an Ally. We...
What the Research Says: Change Catalyst’s "State of Allyship Report"
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - September 14, 2021 17:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsFor the first episode of Season 5, Melinda is joined by Change Catalyst team members Renzo Santos and Merve Bulgurcu to discuss key insights from the newly released State of Allyship Report: The Key to Workplace Inclusion. Melinda, Renzo, and Merve take you through the important findings the tea...
What the Research Says: Empovia's (formerly Change Catalyst) "State of Allyship Report"
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - September 14, 2021 17:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsFor the first episode of Season 5, Melinda is joined by Empovia (formerly Change Catalyst) team members Renzo Santos and Merve Bulgurcu to discuss key insights from the newly released State of Allyship Report: The Key to Workplace Inclusion. Melinda, Renzo, and Merve take you through the importa...
Recognizing & Overcoming Microaggressions - Part 2 With Melinda Briana Epler
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - July 27, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 52: “Recognizing & Overcoming Microaggressions - Part 2,” Melinda Briana Epler draws from her book How to Be an Ally (McGraw-Hill 2021) for the fundamentals of understanding, identifying, and interrupting microaggressions in the workplace. Melinda discusses nonverbal and environmental...
“Recognizing & Overcoming Microaggressions - Part 2” With Melinda Briana Epler
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - July 27, 2021 01:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 52: “Recognizing & Overcoming Microaggressions - Part 2,” Melinda Briana Epler draws from her book How to Be an Ally (McGraw-Hill 2021) for the fundamentals of understanding, identifying, and interrupting microaggressions in the workplace. Melinda discusses nonverbal and environmental...
Recognizing & Overcoming Microaggressions - Part 1 With Melinda Briana Epler
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - July 12, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 51: “Recognizing & Overcoming Microaggressions - Part 1,” Melinda Briana Epler answers the most often-asked questions about microaggressions: what they are, how humans are impacted by them, and examples of alternative language that can replace common verbal microaggressions in the wor...
“Recognizing & Overcoming Microaggressions - Part 1” With Melinda Briana Epler
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - July 12, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 51: “Recognizing & Overcoming Microaggressions - Part 1,” Melinda Briana Epler answers the most often-asked questions about microaggressions: what they are, how humans are impacted by them, and examples of alternative language that can replace common verbal microaggressions in the wor...
Recognizing & Overcoming Microaggressions - Part 1 With Melinda Briana Epler
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - July 12, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsIn Episode 51: “Recognizing & Overcoming Microaggressions - Part 1,” Melinda Briana Epler answers the most often-asked questions about microaggressions: what they are, how humans are impacted by them, and examples of alternative language that can replace common verbal microaggressions in the wor...
Understanding & Correcting Our Biases With Melinda Briana Epler
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - June 28, 2021 19:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWelcome to Episode 50 in our special Season 4! In “Understanding & Correcting Our Biases,” Melinda Briana Epler, Founder & CEO of 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 ...
“Understanding & Correcting Our Biases" With Melinda Briana Epler
Leading With Empathy & Allyship - June 28, 2021 19:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsWelcome to Episode 50 in our special Season 4! In “Understanding & Correcting Our Biases,” Melinda Briana Epler, Founder & CEO of 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 ...
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