Join the Convo w/ Fred Smith

About Join the Convo w/ Fred Smith

A series where we invite you into conversations on topics…we need to be discussing.

Publisher

Fred Smith

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Aug 2020

Latest episode

15 Sept 2020

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Sept 2020

   Conversation with Nate Hybl, an Advocate for Change

   Nate Hybl is a successful Atlanta-based entrepreneur and former NFL quarterback. He is also an advocate for people of color and he’s not ashamed to stand up for what he believes in. Why is he an advocate? How did he get here? And how does he stay motivated? In our final episode on the series of Race in America, Nate and Fred share: What Nate has learned about race from his experience growing up in a small town in Georgie, through his days in the NFL, to today - founder of a fast-grown restaurant chain in Atlanta Words of encouragement for those who are struggling to “hold the line” in challenging discussions How Nate has been able to grow a brand with people of color comprising 50% of his leadership team Advice to a listener who’s struggling with deciding whether or not to attend their friend’s wedding

2. 

   10 Aug 2020

   The Journey to Becoming an Advocate feat. Jennifer Brown

   In this episode, we speak with Jennifer Brown, an award-winning diversity, equity and inclusion consultant, and author. Each of us are moving through our personal journey when it comes to understanding the role race plays in our lives and we’ve invited Jennifer to the show to break down the stages of that journey for us - Unaware, Aware, Active, and Advocate. She describes this spectrum in her book, the Inclusive Leader and I hope that as she walks us through it, we’ll all pick up tips on how to step towards learning more and take comfort in knowing we’re all moving along a similar path. More about Jennifer Brown Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, diversity, equity and inclusion consultant, and author. As the successful founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (http://jenniferbrownconsulting.com/), headquartered in New York City, Jennifer is responsible for designing workplace strategies that have been implemented by some of the biggest companies and nonprofits in the world. She has harnessed more than 14 years of experience as a world-renowned diversity and inclusion expert through consulting work, keynoting and thought leadership. Jennifer’s growing list of clients have included, Walmart, Starbucks, Toyota Financial Services, Microsoft, the City of New York, T-Mobile, and many others, from the Fortune 1000 to government agencies and nonprofits. To connect with Jennifer Brown, visit jenniferbrownspeaks.com or text "deifoundations" to 55444

3. 

   1 Aug 2020

   Welcome to Join the Convo

   Welcome to our brand new podcast, Join the Convo. A series where we invite you into conversations on topics…we need to be discussing.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

6 ratings

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