The Bowtie Convo Podcast

In this episode as our final session of the first learning series related to race and inclusion, we engaged in a great conversation where we had members from our Bowtie Community come to the panel to share their voice, reflections of previous topics, questions, and most important action they are taking in their lives around building a more diverse and inclusive world. Check out this conversation, several powerful and vulnerable moments shared by our all star panel. Many thanks to our panelist...

While COVID-19 has affected individuals of all ages, genders and races, the virus and strive for inclusion continues to be a concern for our more vulnerable communities: seniors, individuals experiencing homelessness, people of color and low-income households. As we strive for inclusion today and beyond COVID-19, we must be sure to include ALL. Join us for a community conversation with national leaders from civic rights organizations, indigenous community, LGBTQ, Faith, Disabilities, and more...

This #bowtieconvo was a respectful, open, and honest conversation with Old White Men about Race and Inclusion. We discussed the moment of realization for social change throughout their lifetime and effective ways and action steps for white men to take in today's society. I encourage you not to shy away from engaging white men of all backgrounds in the conversation about race and inclusion, age is number and maturity is a mindset, some may be open and some may not, but we will never know if we...

In this episode of the Bowtie Conversation, we discussed the importance of talking to children about race and inclusion. We learned parents are children’s introduction to the world, and educators are facilitators. What they see you do is as important as what they hear you say. Like language, prejudice is learned over time. In helping your child recognize and confront racial bias, you should first consider your own and many things around the conversation and exposure to inclusion. For thi...

We learned more about the diversity, equity, and inclusion profession and trends in this episode of the Bowtie Conversation. We discussed the meaning of diversity, equity, and inclusion, the background of roles, operations, and recommendations organizations and individuals can take to champion DEI on and off the clock. This conversation joined by an all-star DEI panelist and my friends Steven Johnson of American Airlines, Alexis Kerr of Cadillac, Reginald Miller of VF Corporations, and ...

The first BowtieConvo webinar covered a range of critical topics around whiteness and allyship, which could sometimes be difficult to discuss. This interactive webinar invites you to reflect and define white privilege, allyship, and effective ways to engage as a white person who cares. We discussed whiteness as a racial identity with the understanding that acknowledging whiteness and the privilege and power attached to it is a necessary step in working toward racial justice and building inclu...