People Unfiltered

Matilde Roman is the Senior Vice President, Chief Inclusion and Impact Officer for Westchester Medical Center. In addition she is a lawyer and Adjunct Assistant Professor for Public Health at New York Medical College. With a deep-rooted passion for equity and a seasoned legal background, she leads Westchester Medical Center's efforts to integrate equity, inclusion and diversity into core values. At the forefront of developing innovative frameworks, her approach is instrumental in redefining industry best practices and enhancing operational effectiveness. Her team collaborates effectively to translate visionary strategies into actions, with a focus on creating a healthcare environment that respects and celebrates the rich tapestry of human diversity.

For over 15 years Sulma Arzu-Brown has been working professionally as a champion for Diversity and Inclusion; well before the term became a trending topic. Sulma is a proud Garifuna, Afro-Latina born in Honduras and raised in the South Bronx. She’s the award-winning author of children’s book "Bad Hair Does Not Exist/Pelo Malo No Existe", and "My Hair Comes With Me- Shifting the Paradigm of What Success Looks Like". She is a mentor for Scholastic series Rising Voices: Elevating Latino Stories along side Dr. Maria Armstrong and John Liguezamo. Her most recent history making endeavors include being the Co-founder and Executive Director of Storyland - The Bronx Book Haven.

Melanie Luna, a visual artist and the Associate Director of Duckworth Gallery in Red Hook Brooklyn, joins the podcast to discuss how diversity is ... or is not... found in the art world. She'll share her unique perspective as both an artist herself and as an Associate Director of an art gallery. She'll dissect how artists' careers are made, how the insular world of art curation centers the voices and interests of people who already benefit from generations of art collecting, and how their choices continue to center non diverse artists while all to often othering and fetishizing artists of color. Finally, she'll lay out her bold vision for how a correction in the art market is what's needed to get back to the true spirit of art collecting and out of its current modality of operating like penny stocks. Tune in for a bold, no holds barred, sin pelos en la lengua conversation about the realities of the art world and how change can happen.

Happy New Year from People Unfiltered. Join us as host Evelyn Espinal and Executive Producer Maria Nieto discuss what the year ahead looks to bring for the podcast. And get to you more about Evelyn and her career, passions and visions for the podcast and the work of DEI. As both Evelyn and Maria echo, DEI is Democracy.

Joining us once again is Dr. Julius Doyle, professor, anti racism educator and social media influencer. This month we dissect White Supremacy through his psycho social model of the White Fragility Prayer and we'll explore its roots from the Pilgrims to the NFL to the Corporations. This deeply compelling conversation shows us how deeply embedded White Supremacy is in America from inception up until today and why the only way forward is to confront it head on.

Dr. Julius Doyle, professor, anti racism educator and social media influencer joins the podcast to discuss why everyone is racist. Listen to this captivating conversation and find out why the late Charlie Kirk's own words gave Dr. Doyle the avenue for rebutting Kirk's assertions.Dr. Julius Doyle joins our discussion on the nature of Racism. He has developed a theory which is based on human nature and our ability to differentiate based on racial characteristics versus a deliberate and malicious intention to discriminate based on a desire to oppress.

Join us for an insightful conversation with Kristen Kavanaugh, the author of "Courage over Fear." Kristen delves into the core values underpinning DEI initiatives that propel change in our current landscape. Drawing from her experiences at Tesla, in the military, and collaborating with forward-thinking companies, Kristen offers a unique perspective on driving impactful change.

Our latest People Unfiltered podcast episode features Heather Price, Co-CEO of Symmetra, sharing her remarkable journey from supporting the dismantling of apartheid to offering practical solutions for addressing DEI backlash. Heather's expertise, shaped by her experiences in South Africa and collaborations with multinational corporations, provides invaluable insights into Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategies.

Heather Price, Co-CEO of Symmetra, joins our podcast today. Heather established one of the first and most successful diversity consultancies in South Africa during the dismantling of apartheid. She established Symmetra in Australia in 2003 and under her leadership, it has grown to become a highly respected name in the management consulting space. She has cemented her reputation both locally and internationally as a leading expert on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). She is a regular presenter at conferences and to executive leadership teams around the world, the author of numerous publications and a nominated member of the expert panel ratifying the Global Diversity and Inclusion Benchmark Tool. Heather brings invaluable international insights into emerging diversity issues, designing and implementing strategic inclusion interventions with a wide array of blue chip corporations and professional service firms (auditing and law) around the globe. She is renowned for her ‘out of the box’ approach to effective and measurable transformation within workplace cultures, utilizing unique technological innovations and up-to-the-minute research, along with her exceptional ability to communicate, challenge and engage with all levels of the organisation from the C-suite to the front line.

In-depth interview with a key thought leader of our time on the essence of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Activism and Social Impact.

How to harness the unique minds for collective innovation

Today's workplace has 5 generations interacting every day. Each with their own values and expectations. What are companies doing to maximize the value of each generation?

What data do you need to navigate your DEI Strategy

Discussing how corporations are responding to the backlash to DEI and what practitioners and leaders can do to confront the pushback.

Thought provoking discussion on how companies could organize ESG and DEI given they have overlapping goals and can benefit from collaboration.

Bo Young Lee is a globally recognized human capital, DEI, and ESG executive. Bo has helped hundreds of companies around the world during her 23 years of DEI work. Here Bo shares her deep insights into the new frontier of DEI and the challenges it holds for DEI practitioners and society.Her knowledge of global DEI implications is unique among her peers. She has led DEI projects and spoken on the topic in the US, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and across Asia. She is a trained practitioner of cross-cultural navigation and communications. She has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Financial Times, Bloomberg, and Business Insider and has spoken on-air on MSNBC, Bloomberg News, and CNN.

Join us in this critical episode on how DEI must evolve to survive. I am joined with Christina McHenry how will share key findings for a recent voter attitude report.

An opportunity to talk with a trailblazer in the DEI community about white supremacy and what DEI practitioners need to focus on to drive sustainable organizational change.