Dismantling White Supremacy, with Dr. Akilah Cadet

Dr. Akilah Cadet is the Founder and CEO of Change Cadet, an organizational development consulting firm that offers services that support embedding belonging into overall company culture, identity and strategy. As a Forbes Next 1000 Entrepreneur her work is behind some of the biggest brands you use everyday. Dismantling white supremacy through storytelling is at the core of her work as a leader, speaker, creative director, producer, writer, editor, co-owner of the Oakland Roots and Soul soccer teams, and author of White Supremacy is All Around: Notes From a Black Disabled Woman in a White World. She literally has all the degrees, lives in and loves Oakland, CA, celebrates her disability, is a proud Beyoncé advocate, and has an incredible shoe game. What you will learn in this episode: How to be an accomplice instead of an ally How public entities have entitled private entities to backpedal their approach to DEI How hiring great people still requires a DEI approach Why diversity is a numbers game that favors diversity How we can work to dismantle build equality every day Resources: Website: https://www.changecadet.com/ LinkedIn Personal: https://www.linkedin.com/company/changecadet/ Facebook Business: https://www.facebook.com/changecadet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/changecadet/ Twitter: https://x.com/changecadet?