Podcast appearances and mentions of will to change

What should come first, your book or your talk? That's one of the questions I posed to Azul Terronez, book coach to some of the best known thought leaders around.  Azul is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author and book coach who specializes in helping leaders write and publish books that elevate their brand. As the CEO of the six-figure company Authors Who Lead, he has enabled Wall Street CEOs and health and wellness gurus to sell tens of thousands of books. When he's not hosting his podcast, Authors Who Lead, he's working as a creativity coach with CEOs and Emmy Award-winning producers to build their confidence, improve their productivity and increase their visibility within their companies. Prior to starting a career in coaching, Azul spent over two decades as a teacher, a principal and a founding faculty member of High Tech High Graduate School of Education. He has been a keynote speaker at international conferences and his TEDx talk, “What Makes a Good Teacher Great”, has been viewed over 4.1 million times. Azul has appeared on Smart Passive Income, The Will To Change, Addicted2Success and The Good Men Project. In this show you are going to get real insight into how to succeed in your book writing journey, some golden tips that will accelerate your speaking journey and a masterclass in storytelling. Enjoy!   What you'll discover: Why being diagnosed as dyslexic after failing English at college motivated Azul. How and why Azul helped his high school students become published authors. How Azul wrote a best-selling book in 30 days. The promotion strategy he used for his first book. Why Azul left teaching to become a book coach and publisher The blessing of naivete and how it is a catalyst for your success. The three biggest reasons you think leaders should write a book. Where Azul's business fits into your book publishing journey. Azul's advice for neuro-diverse people wanting to write a book.  How Azul prepared for his TEDx talk and why he thinks it went viral.  What should come first, your talk or your book. How speaking fits into Azul's business.   If you'd like to watch the video of the episode, you can do that here:   All things Azul: Website:  https://authorswholead.com/  Instagram: @azulterronez Twitter: @azulterronez LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azul-terronez/  TikTok @azulterronez Books & Resources*: The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho   Speaking Resources: Grab Your From Blank Page to Stage Guide and Nail the Topic for a Client Winning Talk Want to get better at finding and sharing your stories then check out our FREE Five Day Snackable Story Challenge   Thanks for listening!   To share your thoughts:                                                   Share this show on X, Facebook or LinkedIn. To help the show out: Leave an honest review at https://www.ratethispodcast.com/tsc Your ratings and reviews really help get the word out and I read each one. Subscribe on iTunes.   *(please note if you use my link I get a small commission, but this does not affect your payment)  

Author, speaker, and consultant Lily Zheng returns to The Will To Change to discuss their new book, DEI Deconstructed, which centers on accountable and effective practices to achieve DEI outcomes in organizations. Discover why even leaders with the best of intentions find it difficult to achieve the DEI outcomes they desire. Lily also discusses the outcomes that they typically advise leaders to achieve and how to measure them. They also reveal how they work with leaders who may be resistant to DEI efforts.

Dan Doty is the founder of Fatherhood Unlocked – a company that is helping Dads win at work, build deeper family connections and thrive in relationships. He's also a writer, wilderness guide and has been an inner city high school teacher. Through his work Dan is at the forefront of the global men's movement to help Dads be better at all aspects of life. His most recent project, Fatherhood Ready, is a course and community that helps prepare men for fatherhood. He's also a husband and the father of three kids! In our conversation today we discussed:* The exciting and historical changes in the role of fatherhood* Why the role of fatherhood is changing* The differences between how we were raised by our fathers and how they were raised by theirs* The transition into fatherhood as a rite of passage* Parenting in the time of great technical and societal change* All about Fatherhood Ready and what it means to prepare for fatherhood—Where to find Dan Doty* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-doty-18a50719/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fatherhoodunlocked/* Fatherhood Unlocked: https://www.fatherhoodunlocked.com/Where to find Adam Fishman* FishmanAF Newsletter: www.FishmanAFNewsletter.com* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamjfishman/* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startupdadpod/—In this episode, we cover:[1:48] Welcome[2:10] Dan's Professional background[4:24] Most surprising aspect of your work?[6;38] Childhood and destiny[9:58] Balancing of bonding & wilderness[12:03] Dan's life now[14:20] Their decision to start a family[20:24] What is driving this historical change?[23:08] Dan's wife as a spiritual guide and intuitive[25:14] Sense of “fit”[26:52] Earliest memory of becoming a dad[29:09] Differences in emotion from kid to kid[30:29] Rite of passage into fatherhood[35:37] Advice  to younger Dan[37:48] Advice to ignore?[38:37] Fav book to read to kids?[40:34] Frameworks[43:46] Area where you and partner don't align?[44:26] Role of fatherhood in this time?[48:16] What'd he give up to be a father?[50:25] How does he recharge his batteries?[52:00] Mistake as a father?[54:04] How does he recover when losing his temper?[57:07] Where to find Dan[58:53] Lightning round[1:01:11] Thank you—Show references:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fatherhoodunlocked/Fatherhood Unlocked: https://www.fatherhoodunlocked.com/Fatherhood Ready: https://www.fatherhoodready.com/Meat Eater: https://www.netflix.com/title/80126646Evryman: https://evryman.com/RIchard Reeves: https://richardvreeves.com/REI: https://www.rei.com/Match.com: match.comAnthony Bourdain: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Bourdain0.0 Productions: https://zeropointzero.com/Will To Change by Bell Hooks: https://bellhooksbooks.com/product/the-will-to-change/Jason Mraz: https://jasonmraz.com/Martha's Vineyard: https://www.mvy.com/Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.htmlMoana: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3521164/Princess Bride: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093779/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%2520princess%2520brideMaine: https://www.maine.gov/portal/index.html—For sponsorship inquiries email: podcast@fishmana.com.For Startup Dad Merch: www.startupdadshop.com Production support for Startup Dad is provided by Tommy Harron at http://www.armaziproductions.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit startupdadpod.substack.com

Welcome to Refigure, a weekly arts and culture conversation with Chris and Rifa. This week we saw The Creator in the cinema and also caught up with season two of Reservation Dogs on Disney+ ahead of season three's UK launch in a week or two. Chris is reading Naomi Klein's new book Doppelganger and Rifa is reading bell hooks' The Will To Change about masculinity.

Ladies & Gentlemen, and all those in between and outside of those constructs, welcome to a very special crossover episode. As you know, recently, the hosts of the Juicy Cup Podcast joined us for an episode and this week we crossed over and joined them. It's like when Iron Man showed up at the end of The Hulk and we realized “It's All Connected.” Welcome to the PCU (PodCast Universe).  In this episode, we discuss: Talking to children about being a pregnant man: Strategies, insights to address this unique situation sensitively. Also, talking about superstitions, we live by Sharing personal stories and exploring the origins and significance of our beliefs. Then, coming home to missing food: Hilarious, frustration about those mysteriously vanished meals. Next Love, intimacy, and cancer battles: Examining how the Love and Marriage Huntsville cast navigates maintaining a solid bond and intimacy while fighting cancer. In addition, Exploring the notion of men being more sexual due to the freedom it provides for emotional expression, drawing inspiration from "The Will To Change." by bell hooks. Last, we asked a question if you are jumping into fights at your age.  We wrap up with our "Agree to disagree" question: "Is it okay to police your significant other's outfits when heading out?" Tune in to The Juicy Cup Podcast; for engaging conversations, new insights, and a mix of light-hearted and thought-provoking discussions Topic 1 https://www.instagram.com/p/CtOgTdLOqrG/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Topic 2  https://twitter.com/theyaobansah/status/1673855467632689154?s=46&t=BrrDhe0ibjnnW0iKeTXmfg Topic 3 https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuPPtbwg_e2/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Topic 4  https://www.instagram.com/reel/CuQfWvLvI-2/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Follow The Juicy Cup Podcast at: Instagram: @The_Juicy_Cup_Podcast Twitter: @The_Juicy_Cup Email us with any feedback, topic suggestion and/or thoughts at: Thejuicycup@gmail.com **BIG ANNOUNCEMENT**  WE LAUNCHED OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL - SUBSCRIBE NOW  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLZ3jsqF0IMXLu5X2oovsxw  VISUAL EPISODES DROPS EVERY WEDNESDAY @ 12PM  AUDIO EPISODES DROPS EVERY MONDAY WHEREVER YOU LISTEN TO YOUR FAVORITE PODCASTS. Rate, Comment, and Subscribe. It helps the podcast to grow.     DISCORD - https://discord.com/invite/vJ8Yheup  Vibes of the Week Playlist:  https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/samurai-professionals-vibes-of-the-week/pl.u-oZylld9FR8Be5G  Marvin's “Undisputed R&B” Playlist https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/undisputed-r-b/pl.u-jV899JLsdr2k9D  Follow the hosts on social media Marvin @MarvinxAdams & Frank @iCanOnlyBeFrank and follow the The Samurai Professionals pages  Instagram | @TheSamuraiPros  Twitter | @TheSamuraiPros  Don't forget to tag #TheSamuraiPros or @ us to let us know what you think of this week's episode!

This week we close out part 4 with solutions for how we can collectively heal and begin to truly love one another. 

Welcome to Episode 58 - Man Becoming with Kyle Hamer Mindful Men aims to inspire men to do some inwards reflecting. From who we are and how we're showing up in the world, to identifying areas within ourselves that need a bit of TLC in order for us to live authentically.  But to do this means we sometimes need to touch on some topics that many men don't care to engage with, like masculinity, manhood, patriarchy and even feminism. These concepts are often red flags for men, as they're either too radical, or put a spotlight on things we're not feeling great about.  Helping me explore these concepts is Kyle Hamer from Man Becoming.  Kyle and I have a great chat about how these concepts form into social constructs (or contracts) about how boys and men should act, feel and think and speak. We challenge some of the social constructs of what it means to be a boy and man, and how this might look different in 2023 compared to the 1980s and 1990s when we grew up.  If you love the episode, make sure to give the show a 5 star rating on your favourite podcast platforms AND subscribe to the YouTube Channel (Its FREE!!!) If you're keen to check out the links mentioned in this episode, here they are: The Will To Change (by Bell Hooks): https://amzn.to/43xdZRY Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hamer.kyle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hamer_k/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-hamer/ For more from Mindful Men, check out the website at www.mindful-men.com.au ***If anything triggers you from today's episode, please reach out to your support networks or seek professional help*** Cheers, Simon --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindfulmen/message

Note: This episode was previously recorded and is being released in recognition of the holiday season! In this minisode, Jennifer shares her thoughts on several pertinent (and previously released) episodes from The Will To Change on the topics of compassion fatigue and self-care. You'll discover the importance of thinking about your thinking, the potential pitfalls of sharing our story in unhealthy ways, and the healing power of community.

Author, Speaker and Consultant Lily Zheng returns to The Will To Change to discuss their new book, DEI Deconstructed, which centers on accountable and effective practices to achieve DEI outcomes in organizations. Discover why even leaders with the best of intentions find it difficult to achieve the DEI outcomes they desire. Lily also discusses the outcomes that they typically advise leaders to achieve and how to measure them. They also reveal how they work with leaders who may be resistant to DEI efforts.

Tuần này tụi mình trở lại với 1 tập bonus. Đây là phiên bản thu âm của tiểu luận cùng tên của Mai, được đăng trước đó trên blog cá nhân và Spiderum. Trong tiểu luận này, Mai nói về hiện tượng những bạn trai thẳng sợ bị cho là gay và những gì chúng ta có thể học từ nó về giới tính, nam tính và chế độ phụ quyền. p.s.: mình sử dụng trích dẫn từ The Will To Change của bell hooks nhưng mình không đồng tình với nhiều quan điểm của cuốn này và cho rằng nó rất có vấn đề từ cách tiếp cận nữ quyền đến phương pháp khoa học. Sách được nhắc đến: bell hooks, The Will To Change Đọc tiểu luận ở: https://maivugon.blogspot.com/2022/07/nhung-ban-trai-thang-so-bi-cho-la-gay.html https://spiderum.com/bai-dang/Nhung-ban-trai-thang-so-bi-cho-la-gay-Nam-gioi-can-nu-quyen-Q4Y5wEYAFOK5 ____________________________________________________ Listen to our podcast on 9 other platforms: https://anchor.fm/mai-vugon Follow us, maybe? https://www.instagram.com/just.another.rant/ https://www.instagram.com/maivugon/ https://www.instagram.com/phg_q/ Our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/justanotherrant/ Check out Quynh's new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvuSEFw24oH8kwIOz6ZV7EQ Our blogs: https://maivugon.blogspot.com/ https://phgq.blogspot.com/

Tuần này tụi mình trở lại với 1 tập bonus. Đây là phiên bản thu âm của tiểu luận cùng tên của Mai, được đăng trước đó trên blog cá nhân và Spiderum. Trong tiểu luận này, Mai nói về hiện tượng những bạn trai thẳng sợ bị cho là gay và những gì chúng ta có thể học từ nó về giới tính, nam tính và chế độ phụ quyền. p.s.: mình sử dụng trích dẫn từ The Will To Change của bell hooks nhưng mình không đồng tình với nhiều quan điểm của cuốn này và cho rằng nó rất có vấn đề từ cách tiếp cận nữ quyền đến phương pháp khoa học. Sách được nhắc đến: bell hooks, The Will To Change Đọc tiểu luận ở: https://maivugon.blogspot.com/2022/07/nhung-ban-trai-thang-so-bi-cho-la-gay.html https://spiderum.com/bai-dang/Nhung-ban-trai-thang-so-bi-cho-la-gay-Nam-gioi-can-nu-quyen-Q4Y5wEYAFOK5 ____________________________________________________ Listen to our podcast on 9 other platforms: https://anchor.fm/mai-vugon Follow us, maybe? https://www.instagram.com/just.another.rant/ https://www.instagram.com/maivugon/ https://www.instagram.com/phg_q/ Our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/justanotherrant/ Check out Quynh's new channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvuSEFw24oH8kwIOz6ZV7EQ Our blogs: https://maivugon.blogspot.com/ https://phgq.blogspot.com/

Men...The Will To Change by The Lost Girl

Y'all know we had to address it! In this installment of session notes, join CT & Timothy as they share their perspectives on "The Slap" & Black masculinity, grounding their work in belle hooks' The Will To Change! Resources for this Episode: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Will-to-Change/bell-hooks/9780743456081 https://www.mentoheal.com/ Interested in joining the #OurMHM Newsletter? Visit https://www.ourmhm.com/subscribe Musical Credits Intro Music: "Rollie" by Yung Kartz | Link here Break Music: Break #1: "Mama Used To Say" by Junior Giscombe Break #2: "Sorry" by Comfort Fit | Link here Outro Music "Jet Langing" by Ervin Michael (all rights reserved; no copyright infringement intended)

This recording marks the 200th episode of the Will to Change! In honor of this milestone, H Walker, Chief Diversity Officer for the Boys and Girls Club of America, joins Jennifer for an organic and wide ranging conversation celebrating the themes and work that have made The Will To Change a popular podcast in the DEI space.   

Discorremos sobre a masculinidade e também sobre como o sistema patriarcal afeta os homens, usando como base pra nossa conversa o livro da autora Bell Hooks, The Will To Change e um vídeo do canal do YouTube Leo Hwan. Nos siga no Twitter e Instagram @podcastemcrise :* beijinhos da produção ♡

Azul Terronez is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author and book coach who specializes in helping leaders write and publish books that elevate their brand. As the CEO of the six-figure company, Authors Who Lead, he has enabled Wall Street CEOs and health and wellness gurus to sell tens of thousands of books. When he's not hosting his podcast, Authors Who Lead, he's working as a creativity coach with CEOs and Emmy Award-winning producers to build their confidence, improve their productivity, and increase their visibility within their companies. Prior to starting a career in coaching, Azul spent over two decades as a teacher, a principal, and a founding faculty member of High Tech High Graduate School of Education. He has been a keynote speaker at international education conferences and his TEDx talk, “What Makes a Good Teacher Great,” has been viewed over 2.4 million times! Azul has appeared on noteworthy podcasts including Smart Passive Income, The Will To Change, Addicted2Success, and The Good Men Project. His forthcoming book, named after his Tedx talk, will be published in August 2021. If you've contemplated how to write your book as a business leader, you're going to love this episode! Azul and I dig into: How to identify when it's the right time to write a book – and what kind of support is required to have the bandwidth to do it well The muck that comes up when writing a book – and why the discomfort is usually a good thing How to ensure your book serves your business/work AND the story and message you want to share with the world Key considerations to decide whether to self-publish or pursue a traditional book deal How Azul supports Authors Who Lead through his business… Authors Who Lead Resources Mentioned in This Episode: There's still time to apply to the Moxielicious® Mastermind. Learn more about Azul Terronez and his company, Authors Who Lead Please leave a review and subscribe to Moxielicious via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Play, or Spotify, so you never miss an episode!

Tune in for a special takeover episode of the Will To Change. Jenn T. Grace, Founder and Publisher of Publish Your Purpose Press, hosts the episode. Jenn discusses the release of Publish Your Purpose Press's first anthology, The Real Lives of Transgender and Nonbinary Humans. Joining her are several of the contributors as they discuss their lived experiences and why they decided to share their story in this anthology.

This episode was previously released on The Will To Change. Note: Join Desiree for Whiteness at Work, beginning on June 15th, 2021, to explore ways organizations have successfully pushed back on the norms of white dominant culture in the last year. Register for the free training at http://whitenessatwork.com Desiree Adaway, DEI consultant, trainer, coach and speaker, joins the program to discuss why anti-racism efforts ultimately benefit everyone in an organization. Discover how to move beyond performative allyship and the need to pay attention to power dynamics. Desiree also shares her thoughts about the recent executive order regarding DEI training. 

Mike Sipple, Jr. is pleased to welcome Jennifer Brown to this week’s episode of the Talent Magnet Institute Podcast. Jennifer’s work in talent management and intersectional theory has helped make the corporate environment more inclusive. Her strategies have been used by some of the biggest companies around the world in order to help employees feel like they belong. Jennifer is a best-selling author, founder of Jennifer Brown Consulting, and the host of The Will To Change. In this episode, she and Mike talk about diversity, inclusion, allyship, and how to make the workplace a psychologically and emotionally safe environment for all employees. The year 2020 exposed the pain of racism, but we also gained knowledge and awareness from the experience. [04:46] Jennifer’s inclusiveness training doesn’t encourage shaming as she believes we don’t learn from shaming. [06:39] Leaders need to build relationships and establish trust in the workplace. Create psychological safety so that employees from marginalized communities are able to speak up about their experiences. [12:27] Jennifer stresses that we need to be invested in understanding experiences different to ours and actively doing the work to learn more. [14:20] Psychological safety is about belonging. Employees who feel they belong feel comfortable, that they can be themselves, and as such, they can collaborate effectively and cohesively. [18:00] As a leader, always strive to do a continuously better job at diversity. Don’t assume that you have everything under control. [22:54] We need to be better allies, but we also need allies ourselves. We need people who will stand in solidarity with us and speak up for us especially in this virtual world. [32:31] If you have privilege in any way, you should be using that privilege to help those around you who are disenfranchised. Endeavor to do what you can to help them get fair treatment. [40:54] Disengaged employees ultimately impact company profitability as disengagement usually equals lack of creativity, innovation, growth, and motivation. Jennifer suggests that this is another reason companies should care how their employees are treated. [43:52] Resources Jennifer Brown | Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram Jennifer Brown Consulting | DEI | Inclusive Leader Self-Assessment How To Be An Inclusive Leader Inclusion: Diversity, The New WorkPlace & The Will To Change The WIll To Change 

**This "Best of the Will To Change" was originally released on May 6th, 2020.  Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer of VaynerMedia, joins the program to discuss the qualities that leaders need to embrace, and why those qualities are even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discover how working virtually is increasing transparency and empathy, and how to cope with uncertainty.

Join us on The Will To Change for a conversation previously recorded as a community call with Sandra Quince, SVP, Diversity and Inclusion Executive at Bank of America, and Elfi Martinez, Senior Director at Jennifer Brown Consulting. Discover what leaders need to consider at this time when it comes to communicating their stance on DE&I, and why everyone in the organization needs to be involved in creating real change. 

Today we are joined by Azul Terronez, the CEO, Co-founder of Authors Who Lead. We talk with him about teaching, writing a book, and going out on your own.  Azul Terronez is a best-selling author and book coach who specializes in helping leaders write and publish books that elevate their brand. As the CEO of the six-figure company Authors Who Lead, he has enabled Wall Street CEOs and health and wellness gurus to sell tens of thousands of books. When he's not hosting his podcast, Born to Write, he's working as a creativity coach with CEOs and Emmy Award-winning producers to build their confidence, improve their productivity and increase their visibility within their companies. Prior to starting a career in coaching, Azul spent over two decades as a teacher, a principal and a founding faculty member of High Tech High Graduate School of Education. He has been a keynote speaker at international education conferences and his TEDx talk, “What Makes a Good Teacher Great”, has been viewed over 1.8 million times. Azul has appeared on Smart Passive Income, The Will To Change, Addicted2Success and The Good Men Project. His forthcoming book, named after his Tedx talk, will be published Fall 2020. All of that and more on this episode of The Jerry Brazie podcast! So check it out and hear some unfiltered insight from someone who comes from nothing, who had made it big, and is talking about it in an unfiltered and honest way. It's just his opinion, but he will make you think! Let us know if any of this hits home for you and please forward this to anyone you know that may be thinking about starting a company, is struggling with an existing one, or is just interested in the game! Enjoy! Don't forget to subscribe to the show! Find all the links at https://jerrybrazie.com/link/ Or JerryBrazie.com Youtube: Here Facebook: Here Facebook Group: Here Instagram: Here Reddit: Here Spotify: Here Q&A: Questions@jerryBrazie.com or send us a PM on any of our social media pages!  

Good intentions just aren’t enough when it comes to being an inclusive leader and creating an environment that truly embraces diversity. I learned that the hard way. It requires a personal journey in which you learn about yourself and others, but by doing so, you are able to become an empathic and inclusive leader needed to build a thriving team in which all people flourish.  Jennifer Brown is a leading diversity and inclusion expert, dynamic keynote speaker, best-selling author, award-winning entrepreneur and host of The Will To Change podcast, which uncovers true stories of diversity and inclusion. As the founder, president and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, her workplace strategies have been employed by some of the world’s top Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits to help employees bring their full selves to work and feel Welcomed, Valued, Respected and Heard℠. Jennifer and I talk about what diversity and inclusion really means, the personal journey of engaging in being a more inclusive leader, what you can do to support your learning, and a whole lot more. And, you’ll hear about my own learning journey when it comes to implicit bias and being an inclusive leader. This is deep and challenging work and it is so important. Read the related blog article: Start Your Journey of Inclusive Leadership With Small Steps Join the Modern Manager community (www.mamieks.com/join) to get 20% off JBC’s upcoming DEI Foundation’s course which will equip you with the knowledge you need to meet the challenges of this changing world of work so you don't get left behind. Learn more about the course at: https://jenniferbrownconsulting.lpages.co/ If you work for a nonprofit or government agency, email me at mamie@mamieks.com for 20% off any membership level. Subscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and free mini-guides delivered to your inbox.  Help me write my new book! I’m researching what makes a manager great to work for. Share your story and experience at www.managerialgreatness.com Help spread the word, too! Share the link with friends and colleagues.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Embracing diversity and inclusion is more like building a new muscle than putting on a pair of glasses. It requires noticing and making different choices. There are visible and invisible forms of diversity: Gender, Race, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, Disabilities, Mental Health, Neuro-Diversity, Veteran Status, Age, Parental Status.  Unconscious bias exists in everyone and it doesn't make us a bad person. Being well intentioned or holding morally just values is not enough because bias lives below the surface. The important thing is to admit to yourself that you have unconscious bias so that you can star

Jennifer Brown is a leading diversity and inclusion expert, dynamic keynote speaker, best-selling author, award-winning entrepreneur and host of “The Will To Change” podcast, which uncovers true stories of diversity and inclusion. As the founder, president and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, Jennifer's workplace strategies have been employed by some of the world's top Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits—including Walmart, Microsoft, Starbucks, Toyota Financial Services, T-Mobile, and many others— to help employees bring their full selves to work and feel Welcomed, Valued, Respected and Heard.

Don't miss this year-end message from Jennifer Brown as she shares what you can expect from the Will To Change in the upcoming year! Jennifer also reveals some of her biggest successes in the past year, including the publication of her second book, How to Be An Inclusive Leader. 

In this minisode, Jennifer shares her thoughts on several pertinent (and previously released) episodes from The Will To Change on the topics of compassion fatigue and self-care. You'll discover the importance of thinking about your thinking, the potential pitfalls of sharing our story in unhealthy ways, and the healing power of community.

Do you know how being aware (or unaware) of diversity in our population is affecting your life? Most of the time we go through life without truly being aware of the difficulties that people in diverse groups have in their personal and professional lives, OR we are a member of a diverse group and feel like we are marginalized, unaccounted for, or misunderstood. It is ALL OF OUR responsibilities to make this world more inclusive for all people, especially if we are in positions of privilege or power. In this episode we explore what the challenges are for people in diverse populations as well as what structural changes need to occur to allow everyone to feel welcome and cherished. Our interview with Jennifer Brown teaches us: 1) What it means to be in a diverse group of the population (and what it can feel like!), 2) How leaders must shift their thoughts and actions in order to create a more inclusive environment for diverse members of a workforce, and 3) What inner shifts we all can make in order to bring more empathy and understanding to the world. Jennifer Brown is a leading diversity and inclusion expert, dynamic keynote speaker, best-selling author, award-winning entrepreneur and host of The Will To Change podcast, which uncovers true stories of diversity and inclusion. As the founder, president and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, Jennifer's workplace strategies have been employed by some of the world's top Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits—including Walmart, Microsoft, Starbucks, Toyota Financial Services, T-Mobile, and many others— to help employees bring their full selves to work and feel Welcomed, Valued, Respected and Heard. Her new book is called How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive.

In this minisode, Jennifer shares her thoughts on several pertinent (and previously released) episodes from The Will To Change on the topics of compassion fatigue and self-care. You'll discover the importance of thinking about your thinking, the potential pitfalls of sharing our story in unhealthy ways, and the healing power of community.

In honor of Women's History Month, Jennifer shares her thoughts on several pertinent (and previously released) episodes from The Will To Change. You'll discover the unique challenges that women face when sharing their voice in the workplace, the generational differences around gender equity and equality, what men can do to be allies and creative actions you can take to support and uplift women.

In honor of Black History Month, Jennifer shares her thoughts on several pertinent (and previously released) episodes from The Will To Change. You'll discover what leaders need to do to increase empathy in their organization, the role of storytelling in DE&I work, how to challenge our own bias and more. Don't miss this special episode!

 In this special “minisode” Jennifer shares her reflections from hosting over 20 episodes of The Will To Change and discusses the importance of vulnerability for leaders. Discover why vulnerability is so important when it comes to diversity and inclusion, and the cost of failing to be vulnerable. Jennifer also shares her thoughts about balancing the need to be transparent with the possible risks that sharing your story can bring, and the potential positive impact that one authentic email or discussion can have on others in an organization.