Culture Stew

In this episode of Culture Stew, Maria and Bradley Schurman discuss the complexities of demographics, generations, and the change in social structures. They also discuss his book, The Super Age: Decoding our Demographic Destiny, "A demographic futurist explains the coming Super Age—when there will be more people older than sixty-five than those under the age of eighteen—and explores what it could...

In this episode of Culture Stew, Maria and Bradley Schurman discuss the complexities of demographics, generations, and the change in social structures. They also discuss his book, The Super Age: Decoding our Demographic Destiny, "A demographic futurist explains the coming Super Age—when there will be more people older than sixty-five than those under the age of eighteen—and explores what it could...

Today, we flip the table and interview Maria about her new book: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace (available to order today: https://www.td.org/book/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-for-trainers !) Roger Moreano and Maria sit down to talk about what inspired her to write this book, who this book is for and where we are going in the DEI space and how to ap...

"A globally recognised authority on Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace, Jonathan has a PhD from the London School of Economics which allows him to bring the academic rigour that his FTSE 100 clients expect. He is currently writing a book to support his mission to help one million people around the world to make the workplace inclusive." On this episode of Culture Stew, Maria and Jonathan hav...

Join us today as Maria and Kelly discuss the world of change, social intelligence, and her book LEAD THE CHANGE: The Competitive Advantage of Gender Diversity and Inclusion. They will ask questions about how social and family leave benefits all genders, how work-life policies can impact productivity, and what you can do to advocate and lead the change. "Kelly has led the development of the Women i...

In this episode of Culture Stew, Barbara and Maria dive into topics around leadership, diversity, and vulnerability. They also discuss Barbara's new book - The Unexpected Gift. Emerging Anew After The Unthinkable, a powerful memoir that reveals the inspiring true-life story of one woman's journey to self-discovery and renewal after the implosion of her marriage.   To listen to the rest of the podc...

In this episode of Culture Stew, Maria and Minal discuss privilege, leadership and how we can build support for equity in leadership and in ways to ensure that everyone thrives.   Learn more about Minal: Minal Bopaiah is the author of Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives. She is the founder of Brevity & Wit, a strategy + design firm that combines human-centered design, behavi...

How do we teach children to honor diversity and inclusion? Jay Peterson is a Canadian elementary school music teacher residing in London, Ontario. Jay has written the book  Saxophone Sits Alone as a way to discuss inclusion and diversity in the classroom in an accessible yet powerful way. https://www.amazon.com/Saxophone-Sits-Alone-Jay-Peterson/dp/166415826X

Today we sat down with Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman to discuss bias and the psychological elements of our biased behaviors. Check out Rehman at https://leadwithdiversity.com/podcast  and his new Bias Tool Kit:  https://leadwithdiversity.com/bob/ Watch Rehman's TedX Talk at:  https://tedxwinnipeg.ca/speaker/rehman-abdulrehman/

Join us for the third season of the Culture Stew Podcast! This season we'll continue to explore the many dimensions of our identities that influence our beliefs, behaviors, and blind spots, and serve up practical tools and strategies to engage in meaningful diversity dialogues, foster inclusion in our workplaces, and advocate for equity and justice.

Our guest this week, Omar L. Harris, has important insights to share in the intersection of servant leadership and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Omar is founder of Intent Consulting. His work focuses on leadership and Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion or J.E.DI. for short. He is the author of "The Servant Leader's Manifesto" published in 2020 and the upcoming book Be a J.E.D.I. Leader,...

How narrow might your news consumption be and what contributes to that? Today's podcast guests will share insights from their recent book, Unbias the News - Tina Lee, Director of Ambassador Programmes at Hostwriter, Tanya Pampalone, Managing Editor of the Global Investigative Journalism Network, and Anuradha Sharma, an independent journalist. To learn more about the book, please visit  unbiasthene...

Today Maria interviews Dan Egol, co-founder and Executive Director of the Inclusion NextWork, a global network of emerging leaders passionate about innovating the ways we build relationships, organizations, and communities so that everyone can thrive. This episode explores the importance of fostering Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Social Justice (IDEAS) to drive true systemic cha...

Tamika Mason is the founder and CEO of Building for Mission, a consulting firm dedicated to helping individuals and mission-driven organizations maximize their impact through effective talent, organization development, and REDI (Race, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) strategy consulting.  https://buildingformission.com/

Ashish Kaushal is the owner of Hire Talent, a recruiting firm specializing in diversity. Ashish is also the founder of Consciously Unbiased, an organization dedicated to disrupting traditional diversity training to focus on true culture change. Ashish's mission is to "connect the hearts and minds of people across organizations and industries to spark behavior change and drive inclusion." In today'...

Arab Americans come from over twenty different countries and cultures, and have long been a part of the fabric of our country. Reposting an interview with Luby Ismail of Connecting Cultures, who has long been an advocate and educator on Arab and Muslim identity. 

This date symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men earned in the previous year. Yesterday, I had the honor of serving on a panel with an incredible group of women. Tina Tchen, President and CEO of Time's Up, Fatima Goss Graves, President & CEO of the National Women's Law Center, Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play, and Mandy Bynum Mclaughlin, CEO of the Race Equality Project....

Moses Harris and Lawrence Humphrey are the co-founders of  Tech Can [Do] Better , an organization was founded by Black tech employees to make the industry work better for people of color and marginalized groups. They are on a mission to drive equitable, measurable, and enforceable policies within the tech industry to elevate Black and Brown employees and communities.

My guest, Pranam Lipinski, co-founded Door of Clubs, an online platform that connects employers to diverse college student organizations. He has surveyed 15,000+ Gen Z'ers about the future of work, and held hundreds of focus groups with college student organizations. Pranam is passionate about bridging the understanding gap between Gen Z and other generations to create more empathy and effectivene...

Is it possible to be a refugee and still have privilege? How do we make space for the multiple layers of our complex stories? Margarita Rozenfeld is the President of Incite International, a consulting and coaching firm that helps organizations become more effective by aligning their vision, culture and people. She shares how her personal experience as an immigrant from the former Soviet Union has...

From the Archives: Reflecting back on where we were a year ago, I re-listened to this episode from January 2020 with Mary-Frances Winters of the Winters Group about inclusive conversations, Black fatigue, and ways to really engage in the work of allyship. Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging Across Differences  

In today's podcast, I had the opportunity to interview two incredible leaders and advocates for disability rights and inclusion – Holly Carmichael and Michael Murry of GT Independence.

On today's show I have Kimberl y Dailey, the CEO of Dailey Innovations. Kimberly is an organizational development specialist with over 20 years of experience partnering with clients to bring clarity, focus, and alignment to their diverse teams. Kimberly's approach combines the arts, organizational behavior and psychology, and neuroscience. Her work with organizations brings together not just a col...

Post- election we are hearing both messages of waging battle and messages of unity and healing. What will it take for us to let go of seeing anyone who disagrees with us ideologically as "the other side" with whom we are at war? It's time to rebuild as a nation but are we ready and how do we start?

Do you know how much the U.S. Census touches all of our lives? The abrupt closing of the Census 2020 puts vulnerable populations in jeopardy for years to come. My guest this week is Melissa Bird, the executive director of the DC Census 2020.