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Episode Synopsis
Our guest this week to share 3 thoughts on this topic is Risha Grant, who is a keynote speaker, author, CEO and one of the most effective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) experts in the US. Risha has made a career of leading her audiences to Radical Acceptance.
TOPIC: How to Be Better Than Your B.S.
GUEST: Risha Grant
THOUGHT #1 - Be Willing to Lose Everything (aka: Radical Acceptance)
THOUGHT #2 - Be Willing to Be Wrong to Get the Culture Right
THOUGHT #3 - Be Willing to Lose Judgement in the Moment to Win Humanity in the End
CONNECT:
Website: RishaGrant.com
Book: Be Better Than Your B.S.
Book: That's BS! How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures and the Power to Attract Diverse Markets
Instagram: @risha.grant
Linkedin: Risha Grant
Twitter: @RishaGrant
YouTube: Risha Grant
RISHA GRANT'S BIO:
Risha Grant is diversity personified: CEO. Entrepreneur. Black. Female. Small-town born and raised. Bisexual. Spiritual. Ex-preacher’s wife. Cusser. Left-handed. Former Division 1 athlete. But these traits alone aren’t what make her one of the most powerful and effective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) experts in the US. Hailed as a “cultural competency genius” and renowned for her storytelling chops, humor, and frank delivery, she has made a career of leading her audiences as well as executives and their teams, politicians, civic leaders, and academic directors around the world to Radical Acceptance through a unique bias-busting process of self-examination and concrete advice on how to behave, lead, and manage businesses more inclusively.
In her role as a speaker and CEO of a multi-million dollar business, Risha has shifted the hearts and minds of her audiences and clients from around the world, including Google, Levi Strauss, Nestle Purina, Xerox, YouTube, Procter & Gamble, Discover Card Financial Services, Samsung Electronics America, Cox Communications, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Intuit, NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, and Harvard University.
She’s been featured in various national and international media including Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Harvard Business Review, HR News, The Financial Times, Glamour Magazine UK, Bloomberg Media, and Black Enterprise, among others. She is also the author of two books: That’s BS! How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures and the Power to Attract Diverse Markets and Be Better Than Your BS: How Radical Acceptance Empowers Authenticity and Creates a Culture of Inclusion.
Risha has received numerous honors such as being named one of the Top 10 Most Powerful Women Leaders in HR, one of the 40 Top Women Keynote Speakers, and made the list of Top 100 HR Experts. She was named as 1 in 9 Speakers Turning Crisis into Opportunity by Entrepreneur magazine, and for three consecutive years been an Engagedly Top 100 HR Influencer and Entrepreneur of the Year.
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Evergreen Podcast Network - EvergereenPodcasts.com
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Certified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.com
Booky Call - https://www.bookycall.com
Booky Call - Book Review App on Apple - Apps.Apple.com
Booky Call - Book Review App on Google Play - Play.Google.Com
Service That Rocks: Create Unforgettable Experiences and Turn Customers into Fans (Jim Knight) - ServiceThatRocksBook.com
Leadership That Rocks: Take Your Brand's Culture to Eleven and Amp Up Results (Jim Knight) - LeadershipThatRocksBook.com
Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.com
Black Sheep: Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe-Inspiring, Undiscovered You (Brant Menswar) - FindYourBlackSheep.com
Rock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.com
Cannonball Kids’ cancer – CannonballKidscancer.org
Big Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.com
Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.com
Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT Keel
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TOPIC: How to Be Better Than Your B.S.
GUEST: Risha Grant
THOUGHT #1 - Be Willing to Lose Everything (aka: Radical Acceptance)
THOUGHT #2 - Be Willing to Be Wrong to Get the Culture Right
THOUGHT #3 - Be Willing to Lose Judgement in the Moment to Win Humanity in the End
CONNECT:
Website: RishaGrant.com
Book: Be Better Than Your B.S.
Book: That's BS! How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures and the Power to Attract Diverse Markets
Instagram: @risha.grant
Linkedin: Risha Grant
Twitter: @RishaGrant
YouTube: Risha Grant
RISHA GRANT'S BIO:
Risha Grant is diversity personified: CEO. Entrepreneur. Black. Female. Small-town born and raised. Bisexual. Spiritual. Ex-preacher’s wife. Cusser. Left-handed. Former Division 1 athlete. But these traits alone aren’t what make her one of the most powerful and effective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) experts in the US. Hailed as a “cultural competency genius” and renowned for her storytelling chops, humor, and frank delivery, she has made a career of leading her audiences as well as executives and their teams, politicians, civic leaders, and academic directors around the world to Radical Acceptance through a unique bias-busting process of self-examination and concrete advice on how to behave, lead, and manage businesses more inclusively.
In her role as a speaker and CEO of a multi-million dollar business, Risha has shifted the hearts and minds of her audiences and clients from around the world, including Google, Levi Strauss, Nestle Purina, Xerox, YouTube, Procter & Gamble, Discover Card Financial Services, Samsung Electronics America, Cox Communications, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy, Intuit, NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder, and Harvard University.
She’s been featured in various national and international media including Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, Harvard Business Review, HR News, The Financial Times, Glamour Magazine UK, Bloomberg Media, and Black Enterprise, among others. She is also the author of two books: That’s BS! How Bias Synapse Disrupts Inclusive Cultures and the Power to Attract Diverse Markets and Be Better Than Your BS: How Radical Acceptance Empowers Authenticity and Creates a Culture of Inclusion.
Risha has received numerous honors such as being named one of the Top 10 Most Powerful Women Leaders in HR, one of the 40 Top Women Keynote Speakers, and made the list of Top 100 HR Experts. She was named as 1 in 9 Speakers Turning Crisis into Opportunity by Entrepreneur magazine, and for three consecutive years been an Engagedly Top 100 HR Influencer and Entrepreneur of the Year.
RESOURCES:
Evergreen Podcast Network - EvergereenPodcasts.com
Thoughts That Rock – ThoughtsThatRock.com
Certified Rock Star - CertifiedRockStar.com
Booky Call - https://www.bookycall.com
Booky Call - Book Review App on Apple - Apps.Apple.com
Booky Call - Book Review App on Google Play - Play.Google.Com
Service That Rocks: Create Unforgettable Experiences and Turn Customers into Fans (Jim Knight) - ServiceThatRocksBook.com
Leadership That Rocks: Take Your Brand's Culture to Eleven and Amp Up Results (Jim Knight) - LeadershipThatRocksBook.com
Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture (Jim Knight) – CultureThatRocks.com
Black Sheep: Unleash the Extraordinary, Awe-Inspiring, Undiscovered You (Brant Menswar) - FindYourBlackSheep.com
Rock ‘n Roll With It: Overcoming the Challenge of Change (Brant Menswar) – RocknRollWithIt.com
Cannonball Kids’ cancer – CannonballKidscancer.org
Big Kettle Drum - BigKettleDrum.com
Spectacle Photography (Show/Website Photos) – SpectaclePhoto.com
Jeffrey Todd “JT” Keel (Show Music) - JT Keel
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