If inclusion and belonging are what you're striving for, you have to make sure you have the structure in place to do it. You need to make sure that your organization as a whole, from top to bottom, understands that you're trying to cultivate a culture of inclusion. If not everyone is on board, that culture will be difficult to develop. Join Megan Martin as she talks to the Assistant Vice President and DE&I Manager of Alliant Insurance Services, Aaisha Hamid. Learn how she manages DEI within companies and organizations. Find out how data is gathered and analyzed when it comes to DEI. Start developing a culture of inclusion today!

If you want your business to succeed, you need to produce inclusive content. Put closed captions in your content, produce videos for people who learn better through video, or just diversify your team so that your content can feel inclusive with different experiences and backgrounds. Inclusivity needs to be empowered, especially when you’re trying to build your audience. In this episode, we are joined by the Vice President of Customer Education at Mailchimp, Erika Putinsky. Tune in so you can learn how to build an inclusive culture in your business. Find out how you can better get in touch and relate with your customer. Understand why your content doesn’t have to be perfect and it’s okay to be weird and experimental. Start meeting your customer where they are today!  

When the pandemic hit the world in 2020, the entire meeting planning industry entered a brand new era. What has once focused on face-to-face interactions now transitioned to virtual gatherings. This offers both opportunities and challenges in expanding a business around the world. Megan Martin talks with community and event expert Liz King who discusses how their business underwent several iterations before bringing their content to a global audience. She explains how they create subspaces within their community to touch both lurkers and highly engaged members. Liz also talks about the right ways to leverage technology in managing digital communities and how to experiment with content creation to ensure consistent engagement. 

Everything begins with engagement. You have to make sure your employees are passionate about the work they do. You have to make sure that they believe in the brand and in the organization. Results will come later, but you need to engage first. Set up meetings for new hires, be open to listening to your employee's problems, or help them in their career. Just engage first. Talking about this in this episode is simPRO’s Chief People Operations Officer, Rod Lacey. Learn how simPRO develops its employees with in-person meetings. Discover how they are creating an open environment for people to be themselves. Find out why engagement is the key to everything that Rod does with the company. Start engaging with your employees today.

It is one thing to reach people; it is another to engage with them. It is in that engagement that relationships are built, and meaningful connections are made. And there probably is no better way to do that than through storytelling. Anthea Hartzenberg of OfferZen joins Josh Hotsinpiller to share with us how she is utilizing storytelling in creating a community and sparking creativity. As the Head of Engagement, she also tells us how events play a crucial role in connecting communities to the brand and supporting business growth. Ultimately, engagement is all about being an active participant in the community. OfferZen takes this approach to heart, and Anthea gives us a look into how they commit to this as they connect and grow their business.

When building an inclusive workplace environment, one shouldn't downplay the importance of cultural and linguistic awareness. Communication and building relationships are vital in creating culture. Ryan Hart, Fractional Chief Experience Officer of Chameleon Collective, is joining us to discuss this further. Ryan is a recognized expert on the intersection of experience strategy, design, brand, and digital product innovation in the context of multinational brands and international markets. In this episode, he joins Josh Hotsenpiller to share how cultural and linguistic differences should not hinder you from letting people feel included and involved in each project. That's what embracing diversity is all about. Learn more about the topic by tuning in to this episode as Ryan shares various strategies and practices that promote inclusivity in the workplace.