Episode 8 - Baking In Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

How do you pull a seat up at the Table, when the Table has historically been an unsafe and unwelcome place for you? Join us in another episode of the #MakingStridesPod, where we dive into the convo on why it’s so critical for companies and organizations to not simply talk about the value of DEIB, but to have Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging “baked in” the entire organizational culture. We also chat Lunar New Year celebrations, both from our childhood and also how our perspectives have changed as adults. As always, we would LOVE to hear from YOU: how did you celebrate Lunar New Year, what your experience has been with brands/orgs re: DEIB, and also ways you have been taking steps to challenge the status quo! If you enjoy our convo, please leave a rating and review, as that helps more people find us! Special thanks to our Audio Engineer, ⁠Mark Kalagayan⁠, from the non-profit, ⁠SPARC Worldwide⁠. Thanks for being here. May we work to be the change we want to see! Show Notes: 1:00 - Stef and Carolyn share about celebrating the Lunar New Year 4:14 - red envelope shenanigans 10:45 - how celebrating the Lunar New Year looks different, as adults 21:00 - Carolyn's experience participating in the 2024 Running USA Conference 33:50 - reminder of how we are not alone in doing the work of DEIB 34:40 - the importance of DEIB being "baked into" an organization's culture and structure 43:30 - Stef and Carolyn's roles in the upcoming, lululemon FURTHER project