Dear Corner Office’s Podcast

An organization may say, we stand with black lives, Black Lives Matter, yet, there is a black person, in the organization saying I feel like they don't care about my life though.  What is up with that disconnect? What's going on?   Here are the hot top 5 reasons why organizations are openly anti-racist in their external communications. 

Shain Khoja shares her journey from leaving her home in Africa as a child to moving to the UK. At 5 years of age she was helping her father in her story while missing fun kid activities.    Learn how that experience molded her to be a 4-time entrepreneur including her new tech startup. Thrive Community Inc. Thrive is an eldercare app focused on helping caregivers who are stressed especially now du...

In this episode, we explain why awareness and listening are imperative to be an ally. Listen here and let us know your thoughts on allyship!

We need to build our organizations assuming that everyone's racist and build it so that we mitigate it and minimize it. What is the type of policies and procedures and structures that we can put into our organizations that end violence? I'm using the word violence more broadly thinking about the workplace, but it still hurts, it still hurts us in so many different ways. That's why all of us need t...

Learn 5 ways organizations can create an environment that encourages staff to vote. During a pandemic, employees will need to think ahead about election day. What are ways employers can help prepare their employees for election day.   Download the "What Is An A.L.L.Y?" Guide here: http://positivehire.co/ally/

Mental health is critical right now especially for children. While parents are worrying so are their children. But what can parents do to help their children during these uncertain times? Christina Broderick is clinically trained Licensed Social Worker, a Psychotherapist and a Certified School Social Worker. She’s worked in K-12 educational settings for nearly a decade. She is also the founder of...

Are you wondering how to stop harassment? In this episode, I talk with Krystal Atha, Entrepreneur and Founder of Sembramos, who provides education and community to conscious leaders aiming to improve their capacity to cultivate organizations that are safe, inclusive and other microagressions, then you're in luck!

*This was an interview to introduce one of our speakers for the Women of Color in STEM summit in Feb 2020* Are you wondering how to stop harassment? If you’ve been struggling with not knowing how to interrupt everyday sexism, racism, and other microaggressions, then you’re in luck! In this episode, I talk with Krystal Atha, entrepreneur and founder of Sembramos, who provide education & communi...

*This was an interview to introduce one of our speakers for the Women of Color in STEM summit in Feb 2020*Learn how to position yourself and your brand to get hired for jobs which are not posted. In this episode, I talk with Tamara McLemore who quickly worked up to a PM role in IT through finding the right support. How mentors accelerate growth and creates new opportunities Leaning into personal p...

Depending upon your organization’s culture, how do you position yourself for success so when opportunities arise, you’re ready? Better yet, how do you position yourself so that opportunities may be created specifically for you?

Corporate culture gatekeepers too often cause negative impacts on the careers of women of color. Today we'll discuss how to identify them, how to maneuver the workplace with them and how they can become an ally.

Professional women of color STEM too often work in environments which are not only unwelcoming but hostile. The level of disrespect from coworkers and management cause many to leave. Today's episode discusses the hostile work environment at General Motors plant in Ohio.

In this episode of Dear Corner Office learn about the unconscious biases women of color encounter in the workplace. Too often they are assumed to be the admin and not the engineer, scientist or IT professional.