The Opt-In
The Opt-In
Abundance Productions Inc.
Courageous conversations about race with accountability via a judgement-free podcast + learning community. The Opt-In invites you to an intimate, ongoing conversation on practicing self awareness, building racial literacy, supporting cross-racial friendships, and opting-in everyday. The Opt-In aims to show the messiness of human transformation through the lens of uncomfortable conversations happening in real-time.
What The Future Holds
Goodbyes can be hard. But they’re a little easier when you know you’re headed on the right path. In the final episode of this season, we show you the results. We hear from CHOP Foundation managers about how their team has grown because of The Opt-In’s learning program. Plus, we hear about what they have in store for the future.  Imagine a workplace that can better humanity. A kind of workplace where diverse talent is recruited, leaders can show up as their authentic selves, and collaboration means innovation, and everyone feels valued. In Season 4 of ⁠The Opt-In⁠ podcast we take you through a 2+ year journey of cultural transformation with the ⁠Children's Hospital of Philadelphia⁠.
May 7, 2024
23 min
Personal Impact
DE&I has big impacts on workplace culture. But it also has a big impact on a team’s personal development. In this episode we hear from two of The Opt-In learning program participants about how the program has shaped their lives in AND outside of work. Plus we’ll interrogate some of the blocks that keep us from being our full authentic selves. Imagine a workplace that can better humanity. A kind of workplace where diverse talent is recruited, leaders can show up as their authentic selves, and collaboration means innovation. In Season 4 of ⁠The Opt-In⁠ podcast we take you through a 2+ year journey of cultural transformation with the ⁠Children's Hospital of Philadelphia⁠.
Apr 23, 2024
24 min
Learn, Improve, Repeat
We need to improve cultural competency, but getting there isn’t all rainbows and butterflies. In this episode we get into how leaders can commit to a more equitable workplace. Plus we get real about some of the challenges BIPOC staff can experience while participating in DE&I programs at work. About Season 4: Imagine a workplace that can better humanity. A kind of workplace where diverse talent is recruited, leaders can show up as their authentic selves, and collaboration means innovation. In Season 4 of ⁠The Opt-In⁠ podcast we take you through a 2+ year journey of cultural transformation with the ⁠Children's Hospital of Philadelphia⁠.
Apr 9, 2024
27 min
How To Systematize Cultural Change
In this episode, we draw back the curtains and show you what partnering in a comprehensive cultural competency learning program actually looks like. You’ll also get to meet more of The Opt-In team and hear why they do this work. About Season 4: Imagine a workplace that can better humanity. A kind of workplace where diverse talent is recruited, leaders can show up as their authentic selves, and collaboration means innovation. In Season 4 of ⁠The Opt-In⁠ podcast we take you through a 2+ year journey of cultural transformation with the ⁠Children's Hospital of Philadelphia⁠.
Mar 26, 2024
25 min
Let's Talk About Race
This episode dives into some of the Cultural Competency skills needed to get to our desired DE&I outcomes - specifically self awareness and racial competency, and also introduces The Opt-In’s theory of change. Imagine a workplace that can better humanity. A kind of workplace where diverse talent is recruited, leaders can show up as their authentic selves, and collaboration means innovation. In Season 4 of The Opt-In podcast we take you through a 2+ year journey of cultural transformation with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Mar 12, 2024
28 min
Why DE&I?
Imagine a workplace that can better humanity. A kind of workplace where diverse talent is recruited, leaders can show up as their authentic selves, and collaboration means innovation. In this season of The Opt-In podcast we take you through a 2+ year journey of cultural transformation with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. In this episode we explore the motivation, and broader market justification for investing in your teams to empower collaboration, innovation, and engagement resulting in greater employee satisfaction and retention.
Feb 27, 2024
26 min
Season 4 Trailer
This season, we will be showing you how one organization took the leap in implementing real cultural change through a partnership with us at The Opt-In. Together we supported their DE&I strategy with a comprehensive cultural competency learning program. And now this organization - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - is paving the way for others to follow suit. We’re going to tell you their story in six episodes. We’ll take you along the ride from hard to hope and all the dips in between. And we will show you the commitment, support, and care a project of this caliber takes. Check back on Feb. 27, 2024 for the first installment!
Feb 22, 2024
2 min
Season 3 Wrap-up LIVE with Aurora + Kelly
 Aurora + Kelly went LIVE to wrap-up Season 3 of the Opt-In Podcast.  Missed it? You can catch up with the wrap-up here!⠀This season we touched on so many different aspects of community over the last few months + we want to highlight a few pieces of wisdom that struck a chord in us.⠀⠀Follow the Opt-In on Instagram, Facebook, + Twitter @theoptin.Produced by Rachel IshikawaMusic by Jordan McCreeHosted by Aurora Archer + Kelly Croce SorgIf you enjoyed this conversation and would like to support Aurora + Kelly curating more conversation to propel your introspection, growth and being better a human, we invite you to consider donating a minimum of $8 to our Patreon account or the sky-is-the-limit for our Venmo and Paypal accounts at theopt-in.com! If we connect with you, please subscribe, rate + review The Opt-In podcast, It takes all of us together to make transformational change. Visit us at www.theopt-in.com to stay tuned in.
Dec 1, 2020
26 min
Rebelle-ing + Rulebreaking with Shannon Sirano Greenwood
Imagine you're a woman in your 30s, an entrepreneur, and you found a planet to live on where you felt great in your mind and body, you had friends that lifted you and your business up and you were surrounded by a diverse group of women that you learned oodles from. Well, welcome to the Rebelle Con community. Shannon Siriano Greenwood is the Founder and CEO of the Rebelle brand, offering a boutique conference experience (Rebelle Con), an in-person membership community (Rebelle Community), and podcast (Rule Breaker by Rebelle) that reaches millennial and Gen X professional women. She's here with Aurora + Kelly to talk about healing, being vulnerable + why there are no experts. Learn more about Rebelle Con here.Follow the Opt-In on Instagram, Facebook, + Twitter @theoptin.Produced by Rachel IshikawaMusic by Jordan McCreeHosted by Aurora Archer + Kelly Croce SorgIf you enjoyed this conversation and would like to support Aurora + Kelly curating more conversation to propel your introspection, growth and being better a human, we invite you to consider donating a minimum of $8 to our Patreon account or the sky-is-the-limit for our Venmo and Paypal accounts at theopt-in.com! If we connect with you, please subscribe, rate + review The Opt-In podcast, It takes all of us together to make transformational change. Visit us at www.theopt-in.com to stay tuned in.
Nov 24, 2020
39 min
Birth Equity in Community
Everyone has a birth story.  A warrior for sexual and reproductive health, Carmen Green, Vice President of Research & Strategy at National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC), is creating solutions to optimize Black maternal and infant health stories through training, research, policy advocacy and community-centered collaboration.  Aurora + Kelly dig deep into her experience in operationalizing anti-racist frameworks and Black feminist theory in healthcare, policy, and culture.  She's is a writer, reproductive justice activist and doula in training, whose continued commitment is to Black families experiencing wellness and joy and we are here for it.Learn more about Carmen Green and her work at here.Follow the Opt-In on Instagram, Facebook, + Twitter @theoptin.Produced by Rachel IshikawaMusic by Jordan McCreeHosted by Aurora Archer + Kelly Croce SorgIf you enjoyed this conversation and would like to support Aurora + Kelly curating more conversation to propel your introspection, growth and being better a human, we invite you to consider donating a minimum of $8 to our Patreon account or the sky-is-the-limit for our Venmo and Paypal accounts at theopt-in.com! If we connect with you, please subscribe, rate + review The Opt-In podcast, It takes all of us together to make transformational change. Visit us at www.theopt-in.com to stay tuned in.
Nov 17, 2020
57 min
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