Not Just Black and White

5:58- What does it mean to be a culture coach?12:52- Nikki’s personal experience that lead her to this journey of helping people with culture coaching.18:16- Better ways to approach the phrase “color blind”28:18- Advice where to begin building relationships across cultures. Where do you start? 37:00- No excuses and no limitation. Exposure/environment. 39:00 When offense happens asking questions, pausing then listening. Staying curious. Conversations45:00- How can people reach out to Nikki? Welcome to the Your Day Brighter Podcast. Each week, host Tracey Tiernan shares real stories from real people who are making a real positive impact in their communities, giving us real hope in this world. You will walk away not only feeling encouraged but with practical ways to live a positive, hopeful, joy-filled life.Tracey Tiernan is a veteran morning radio personality at 95.1 SHINE-FM in Baltimore, Maryland.  She served as the Creative Arts Program Director at her local church for nearly 20 years.She is a true enneagram 4, proud redhead, artist, worship leader, songwriter, coffee snob, wife to Gary and stepmom to her six bonus kids. Her superpower? Empathy.  She is convinced of five things:Everyone needs hope and encouragement.Everyone has something good to contribute to the world.We can learn from absolutely anyone.Life is better when we do it with GodDiversity is a privilege that’s given to us to share the journey of life with people that are different than we are.Thank you for taking the time to listen to Your Day Brighter. We are glad you’re here. If you love the podcast you'll love the radio show! We host BRIGHT-FM Mornings on BRIGHT-FM in Baltimore, Maryland. Join us every morning for the perfect blend of music, laughter, and positive vibes — because your mornings deserve a touch of brilliance! If you are in the Baltimore area, listen on your radio at 95.1. Live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland? Check out 103.1. And of course, listen wherever you are at brightfm.com.Join our private Facebook GroupFollow TraceyFollow TiffanieFollow JohnIf you love the podcast you'll love the radio show! We host BRIGHT-FM Mornings on BRIGHT-FM in Baltimore, Maryland. Join us every morning for the perfect blend of music, laughter, and positive vibes — because your mornings deserve a touch of brilliance! If you are in the Baltimore area, listen on your radio at 95.1. Live on the Eastern Shore of Maryland? Check out 103.1. And of course, listen wherever you are at BRIGHTFM.com.Join our private Facebook GroupFollow TraceyFollow TiffanieFollow John