Striving for Inclusivity with Alyssa Hall

Get "Liberate Your Business" by Becky Mollenkamp at https://liberateyourbusiness.com/NOTE: Feminist Founders is a listener-funded podcast. Your contributions enable me to continue bringing you these important conversations. To support the mission, sign up for a paid Substack subscription at https://feministfounders.substack.com/  -----  Alyssa Hall (she/her) is an African-American/Cuban woman and an inclusive business coach. She helps executives and entrepreneurs create businesses that are divested from white supremacy culture and patriarchal norms. She focuses on helping her clients unravel from the thinking patterns that aren’t serving them, while teaching them the tools to create an inclusive business. She's a single mom to an amazing 7-year-old, is newly obsessed with HGTV and currently resides in Houston, TX. Website | Instagram | LinkedIn   Discussed this episode: Alyssa’s relationship with feminism What DEI really means vs. what people often think it is The alarming about-face on corporate DEI efforts since 2022 Don’t ask your melanated friend advice about DEI Changing job titles to address changing consumer demand Learning to put “cheese on the broccoli” (ie, meet customers where they are) All businesses, no matter how small, benefit from inclusive coaching The problem with believing in “high-value” clients Challenging assumptions around pricing Getting honest about who you can and cannot help with your work What it means to do business better and more inclusively Casting a vision for what’s possible in business Colonized vs. inclusive leadership The leaves vs. the roots of true change toward inclusive business Walking your values even when it’s really, really challenging   Resources mentioned: DEI After 5 with Sacha Do Business Better “White Feminism” by Koa Beck “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi “Well That Escalated Quickly by Francesca Ramsey “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle Feminist Founders on Bookshop.org Libro.fm The Black Fairy Godmother on Instagram Black Fairy Godmother Foundation   FULL TRANSCRIPT    Learn more about accountability coaching with host Becky Mollenkamp at https://beckymollenkamp.com