Visibility Ultd.
Visibility Ultd.
Leslie Short
The podcast discusses topics that push you Beyond Your Current Culture through the lens of business and current events focusing on Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Culture and Social Impact.
Beyond Disability, Amputation and Prosthetics
Reggie's story could have gone in many directions. Reggie's choice is one of power, strength, and service. Reggie shares how he became a World champion -2 time motorcycle drag racing star, pilot, mentor,  advisor, and advocate for prosthetic designs.  He helps children at risk and spends his time traveling the world doing his best to help those who don't have access to prosthetics. This is a story Beyond Disability, Amputation, Prosthesis, and Business.
May 15, 2024
42 min
Justice through a Paintbrush
Samuel is the creator of Walls for Justice, a not-for-profit organization created to highlight racial justice through art. Samuel himself is an artist and believes art can reshape perspective and moods by restoring damaged and forgotten spaces. Through art, change can happen. "You can't hold a paintbrush and a gun at the same time"
Apr 17, 2024
25 min
Lynette Medley M.Ed. - Founder/CEO of No More Secrets Mind Body Spirit Inc. / The SPOT Period
No More Secrets Mind Body Spirit Inc., a comprehensive sexuality awareness organization founded and run by a dynamic mother-daughter duo officially opened the nation’s first and only Menstrual Hub and Uterine Wellness Center in the nation, “The SPOT Period”, on February 20th, 2021, during a national pandemic through a crowdfunding campaign. No More Secrets MBS Inc.'s mission is to eradicate period poverty and period stigma nationally through a menstrual and social justice framework. In 2021 alone NMS independently distributed over 6 million Menstrual products throughout the nation to end period poverty and educate over 250,000 individuals to decrease period stigma in vulnerable populations.
Mar 13, 2024
31 min
Where’s the equity in sobriety?
MJ discusses what Social Impact means to him. Profit vs Purpose. How you can Live and Love Sober and how sobriety affects business. The bigger discussion is where is the equity in treatment and a request for all special event people to remember to offer other beverages beyond alcohol and having only non-alcoholic drinks that are similar to whisky and beer may be a trigger for some.
Feb 14, 2024
35 min
Words have meaning and can lead you to the Grammy Awards.
Grammy-nominated guest Queen Sheba shares the difference between Poetry and Spoken word. She shares how her journey to the Grammy's began and having a hand in pushing for Spoken Word to be its own category. Social Impact is where Spoken Word lives as people share their stories about places, people, and things.
Jan 24, 2024
7 min
Using Superpower for Good through Crowdsourcing.
Devin is a bestselling author and new-media journalist who calls himself a champion of social good. His show is called Superpowers for Good; his nearly 1500 guests include Bill Gates, Barry Rassin, and other luminary changemakers. As a Forbes contributor with over 500 bylines and over two million unique readers, Devin wrote about impact investing and social entrepreneurship, often featuring leaders in the nascent crowdfunding industry.   He is also the founder and CEO of The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation that organizes events to help community builders, social entrepreneurs, and diverse founders. The events focus on helping ordinary people learn how to invest via crowdfunding in their local communities, entrepreneurs creating change, and those who are too often overlooked or underserved.
Dec 7, 2023
24 min
Breaking the cycle of incarceration through Education
Arti Finn is the co-founder of APDS, a tech and public-benefit corporation on a mission to break the cycle of incarceration through pathways to living wage employment. The organization's proprietary Whole Learner Framework™ curriculum, focused on the lived experiences of incarcerated individuals, is designed for renewed career readiness, reskilled education, and training on a customized pathway at no cost to the justice-impacted and their families. APDS’ curriculum addresses the shortcomings of the Second Chance Pell - the issues of limited access, and limited eligibility while providing comprehensive support.
Nov 15, 2023
14 min
We speak about Indigenous People, but do we speak to them?
Fawn Sanchez is Shoshone Bannock from Fort Hall, Idaho. With Amazon for nearly 10 years, Fawn is currently a Senior HR Leader in Amazon Web Services. Fawn's experience spans the Human Resource space, Learning & Development, Technical training space, and program management. Fawn is a diversity thought leader as well as an Army Veteran. She shares what's missing when working with Indigenous communities and the lack of representation in the workplace and tech/force. Her insights into Indigenous communities are one I'm sure you haven't heard.
Oct 18, 2023
34 min
Chicago Urban Historian
Sherman better known as Dilla has a passion for Chicago like no other. He has turned his passion into a learning tour for those living in Chicago and those visiting. He shares unknown facts about Chicago from the land for which one lives to the person who owned it and sold it. He has facts about people, places, and things. If you are heading to Chicago, this is a true deep dive into the History of Chicago, unlike any tour you've experienced before.
Sep 13, 2023
13 min
Antisemitism: Building Bridges, DEI & Awareness
Matthew E. Berger: Executive Director, of the Foundation to Combat antisemitism breaks down why we need to care about antisemitism. He shares his thoughts about building community bridges and how it is beneficial for all communities to build them together. He feels the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion conversations aren't complete unless antisemitism is part of those conversations. He shares the idea and execution of the campaign and how we can all be part of standing up to hate.
Aug 16, 2023
28 min
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