94. DEI: Diversity Equity and Inclusion

What is DEI Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion? Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to creating and maintaining a successful workplace; one founded on the principle that all people can thrive personally and professionally.  It’s important to fully understand each component, both individually and how they work together.

Diversity is the presence of differences that may include race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, socioeconomic status, language, (dis)ability, age, religious commitment, or political perspective.  Populations that have been-and remain- underrepresented among practitioners in the field and marginalized in the broader society.

Equity is promoting justice, impartiality, and fairness within the procedures, processes, and distribution of resources by institutions or systems.  Tackling equity issues requires an understanding of the root causes of outcome disparities within our society.

Inclusion is an outcome to ensure those that are diverse actually feel and/or are welcome.  Inclusion outcomes are met when you, your institution, and your program are truly inviting to all. 

On Leap of Fate Pod 94, our guest this week, Kellie Wagner, is the founder and CEO of Collective DEI Lab. Collective DEI Lab works with high-growth, millennial-driven brands and organizations to build cultures that attract, engage, and retain underrepresented talent so that all employees can thrive. Whether companies are just starting out on their diversity, equity, and inclusion journey or simply need some help fine-tuning their company initiatives, Collective DEI Lab will provide consulting, training, and workshops.

Kellie educates Leap of Fate fans on DEI, how she started Collective, a DEI Lab as a minority founder as a woman of color, and the success Collective DEI Lab has had.

For anyone interested in DEI and entrepreneurship, this is the perfect podcast for you!

Enjoy :)

Links:
Collective DEI Website
Collective DEI Instagram

00:00 Intro- What is DEI, Kellie Wagner and Collective DEI Lab
2:00 How Kellie Wagner became interested in DEI
8:20 Unconscious Bias Training in corporate environments
14:15 How Kelly Started Collective DEI Lab- a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Firm
18:10 Key Initial Business Learnings and how Collective changed to meet customer needs
23:35 Example where Collective made an impact at a customer company from their DEI work
28:20 As a women minority founder, advice to other women and/or minority founders
32:00 what does the future of DEI look like?
34:10 Key takeaways and ending