The Intersection: Diverse Folx Converse Podcast with Patrice M. Palmer Episode #2: Staples of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Steps for Non-Hierarchical Leadership 🌈 The Intersection: hear a conversation all about institutional change, DEI, and BIPOC and/or LGBTQIA+ advocacy. This episode of The Intersection features guest, Patrice M. Palmer and focuses on Non-Hierarchical Leadership! In this episode we talk about the following and then some: 🌈 Visibility, authenticity, collectivity of BIPOC/API LGBTQIA+ voices, 🌈 Reframing DEI, and give practical tools on how to confront difficult DEI situations such as verbal assault against you as a diverse person, 🌈 How to pause and reflect in a conflict to bring about change, love, and healing 🌈 Accountability and responsibility for people to listen to one another and to recognize their actions/words, 🌈 More TOOLS to facilitate difficult conversations around race and queerness! 🌈 And we discuss mentoring of younger diverse people as non-hierarchical such as co-mentoring with your students. 🌈 Edifying, growing, cultivating, and mirroring diverse people to create a chosen family of change-makers and DEI activists. Join us at The Intersection: Diverse Folx Converse podcast when I have a talk with the Director of Social & Cultural Inclusion of Colorado State University, College of Business and D&I Specialist with New Belgium Brewing Company, Special Guest, Patrice M. Palmer (they/them/theirs).

Join Organic Food Guru and CPG Manager and Executive, Fred Alejo and Host, Shannon Wong Lerner, Ph.D. For The Intersection: Diverse Folx Converse. Episode 1: The Busiest Room in the House is the Kitchen Learn about the secrets of our success and diverse mentoring. From two APIs in their mid-late careers! As APIs we tell family stories and learn about our roots sitting at the kitchen table. We realize here that we work to live and not the other way around. As biracial APIs we eat our cultural food, we talk from WHO we are and WHERE we come from. And HOW we honor the CULTURAL HERITAGE of our diverse staff and clients. In this podcast, we discuss: -the art of storytelling -interviewing -public speaking -API communication for the workplace -How to stand up in the face of sexism, racism, and homophobia in the workplace -servant leadership -remembering your roots/culture -discovering your life path/passion -organic foods and well-being AND MANY MORE... YouTube link for the video: https://youtu.be/-OkE4u-5puo

In this first episode of The Intersection: Diverse Folx Converse, The Hub for Diversity-Produced Leadership & Communication, Dr. Shannon Wong Lerner, communication specialist, asks you important questions about your experiences as diverse professionals in the working world. She then explains the format of the podcast for future episodes. The Intersection will air 2x per month to share short classes and activities so you can succeed as communicators in the workplace. And we will interview and have conversations with up-and-coming and mature diverse professionals. She ends with a meditation breathing exercise to help calm your nerves before a speech or presentation. Please tune in to our Facebook page for the video: www.facebook.com/groups/theintersectiondiversefolxconverse/