The Diversity Breakthrough

Women leaders often face unique challenges throughout their careers. In this episode, we chat with Lisa Huse, who shares her dynamic journey and advice as a successful corporate leader, mother, wife, and people advocate. 

Building allies in the journey of social equity is important, but having accomplices is key! In this episode of our Diversity Breakthrough Series, Tamara shares several initiatives and philosophies that take us beyond allyship and words to powerful action. 

The rise of hate crimes toward the AAPI community is on the rise. Unfortunately, not just here in the US. In this episode, we hear from my Canadian friend and colleague, Elena Chouw, Director of Planning and Insights at CDM. Elena shares her personal experiences with prejudice and how we can work together to address racism toward the AAPI community and beyond. 

As the number of hate crimes toward the AAPI community increase, I wanted to have unfiltered and candid conversations with friends of mine from the community as a way to learn, share, and grow. In this episode, I interview my friend Leah, a Chinese American Veteran, as she shares her experiences and views on the current situation with the AAPI community. 

Dynamic conversation with Mary Fairchild, Global Director of Diversity and Inclusion at F5, where we discuss several topics ranging from partnering with employee resource groups for leadership development to understanding and embracing your strengths to be your authentic self. 

As the Founder of Paint Her in Color, we discuss Laura's inspiring story of a life-changing event that started a journey from Corporate America to patient advocate for parents of children with special needs. Paint Her in Color is now an international destination for parents to find resources, support, and hope....and she is just getting started.  https://www.paintherincolor.com/

An exciting and informative discussion with Christine Ramsay, Global Senior Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Engagement Leader at Jazz Pharmaceuticals and Founder of Ignite Inclusion about leveraging the strengths of neurodiversity. 

Jamie Pickett, VP of Manufacturing Excellence for Integrated Mission Systems at L3 Harris discusses the importance of psychological safety and the impact on corporate culture and innovation. 

Guillermo Gutierrez discusses his global travels and fascinating journey to becoming a champion of inclusion and diversity. 

Communication is one of the cornerstones of organizational excellence. In this episode, Ann explains that through active listening and psychological safety, leaders can ensure they are providing a climate where employees from all backgrounds can speak up and share innovative ideas.