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Most of you are #entrepreneurs and #smallbusiness

Most of you are #entrepreneurs and #smallbusiness owners and that's impressive!
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Did you know that small businesses (<500 ppl) make up about 99% of businesses in the U.S.? I KNOW! The backbone of our country!
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Thing is, small businesses don't always have a budget to hire an on site #DEI professional, SOOOO that brings me here. . . well, almost.
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While scrolling through #FB I saw an ad for a course I thought would be awesome to take.
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I clicked and soon realized I had to show up on the specified day & time AND there was no recording.
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Instantly I realized this wasn't for me. As I thought about it I realized, they may not even KNOW how many people they're turning away simply because what they're doing is #inequitable.
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Think about it. I wasn't sitting at my desk going "I have this open hour in the middle of my week that I need to fill, what can I find?" I'm pretty sure you aren't either. You've got a #schedule, maybe kids, maybe doctor's appointments etc.
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Maybe you work during the day and you can only review webinars / courses in the evenings to build your side gig. . . you get the picture.
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That's why I'm doing a "Blue Ocean Mini Audit." I'm looking at your business from the outside (website, social channels, ads etc.) and delivering a #report letting you know the pitfalls I see in your presentation.
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Most of us don't realize how we project into the world, and since #businesses are an extension of ourselves we often don't realize how our businesses project either.
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You could be missing valuable #opportunities because you're sending the message that you only work with certain people who fall into specific parameters.
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Why "Blue Ocean?" In the #competitive market we're swimming in an ocean filled with blood (cutthroat, yikes!) standing out in our industry puts us in a blue ocean.
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I want to help you get to a blue ocean where your values of #equity and #inclusion ooz from your doors.
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The link is in the comments (and bio). Hurry cause with the Chinese New Year comes a price increase (that's February 1, 2022).
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I can't wait to work with you!

A new season of Diversity Dish is starting on Febr

A new season of Diversity Dish is starting on February 1, 2022! The #conversations coming your way are #insightful, #entertaining, and full of #heart.
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#DiversityDish was started with #equity and #inclusion at it's core and that hasn't changed. What's shifted slightly are the #voices being #amplified. I'm having more conversations with people from #marginalized groups willing to share their #expertise and #experiences to help #cultivate more informed #allies and #dismantle white supremacy and racism.
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This season I'm also sharing more tips, insights and perspective in episodes where I'm dining alone. We're in the top 5% of #podcasts, come find out why. Download and follow so you won't miss the debut episode or any of the upcoming episodes.
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I'm extremely grateful for my guests who come on and lend their voices and experiences to help others along the way.
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#consultant #Centralma #worcesterma #diversityconsultant

This is what happens when you DO NOT confront your

This is what happens when you DO NOT confront your own #generationaltrauma. You want the world to believe you don't have any and you #suppress any #facts that prove you do.
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The reason white people are often #uncomfortable or feel #guilty is because they refuse to look at #history properly. They refuse to understand the #responsibility they now have to fix a #system broken by their previous generations - their ancestors.
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In order for those previous generations to maintain the system they were putting in place, they had to inflict and endure #trauma. They had to deny their own #humanity in order to deny another's.
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#Black #people and other #marginalized groups know they have to confront their generational trauma. That's what we're doing. White people still refuse to confront theirs.
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This is where these types of ridiculous actions come in. Deal with your trauma, it's the only way forward. Relinquish your fragile egos and do better.

When you ask me for #proof that someone is #racist

When you ask me for #proof that someone is #racist, you're telling me that you're not truly an #ally.
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When you're asking for #explanations about why something is racist, you're #negating my #livedexperience.
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When you question the #validity of #racism , #discrimination , or my lived experience, you're telling me you don't believe in my #humanity.
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Believe me when I say, it makes me question yours (humanity).
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I cannot tell you that your #pain isn't real, stop trying to tell us ours isn't.
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Listen to the full conversation on the podcast "Growing up Black in White" with Kevin Hoffman @kevinclusion

The "Discovery Guide" series kicks off on January

The "Discovery Guide" series kicks off on January 31, 2022 with a guide for those stupid questions you want answered by a human.
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When it comes to conversations on #equity #inclusion #socialjustice & #diversity there are always questions people want to ask but don't.
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Some of those questions can be answered via #google and some, well, they require a #livedexperience. In any case. The first discovery guide is about those questions. . . the ones you're afraid to ask out loud.
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Tag someone you know who needs to #discover this #guide when it's released. . . you know someone, cause I do!

We're having a #snowday here in #newengland ... it

We're having a #snowday here in #newengland ... it looks beautiful & lonely & cold & barren...even still it brings life in the form of moisture.
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What we need cannot always come in our #time, #comfortably or #easily.
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Stay open to the changes you're being compelled to accept or make even if they're uncomfortable.
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#lifelessons #growth #newyear

Your greatness will live on. RIP Sidney Poitier 19

Your greatness will live on. RIP Sidney Poitier 1927 - 2022 a dash well lived.
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#SidneyPoitier #legendary #blackexcellence✊🏾 #rip #groundbreaker #barrierbreaker

One of the costs of #racism is the inability for p

One of the costs of #racism is the inability for people to inter-relate. What if this year we #dedicated ourselves to #seeing and #loving #people for exactly who they are?
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As Ms. Hurston says, you never know whose company you're denying yourself because you choose not to see them.
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Slowly coming out of a COVID fog. . . lots of lessons to share. . . until then, remember to love #authentically.
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#quote #zoranealehurston #seewithyourheart #stopdiscrimination

Happy #Haitian Independence Day! January 1, 1804.

Happy #Haitian Independence Day! January 1, 1804. Honoring the ancestors who had the #heart, #vision, and #courage to #free themselves from #bondage.
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#haitianindependenceday #Haiti #freerepublic #celebrate

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