Diversity Goes to Work

On our third and final podcast around size diversity, host Phil Wagner welcomes Dr. MaryBest Asbury, an Associate Professor at Middle Tennessee State University whose research focuses on weight and obesity stigma in interpersonal and health interactions.  She and Phil talk about how the culture in one’s home growing up affects their views on their own body, how 3D body scanning can be used recklessly in higher end department stores, why weight stigma D&I work benefits everybody in the workplace, and so much more.

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As promised, we’re continuing our three-part arc on size diversity. Building upon our conversation with Dr. Rebecca Puhl, we’re joined today by someone who has spent her professional life advocating for body positivity, specifically within the context of the world of work. Jessica Richman is a San-Francisco based Trade and Investment Director for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission. But we’re talking today about something else that Jessica has been involved with. In 2019, Jessica founded the VISIBLE COLLECTIVE—an initiative that advises companies on product development, marketing, and new business development to better serve people of size.

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Today on the first of three episodes dealing with weight discrimination in the workplace, we’re pleased to be joined by Dr. Rebecca Puhl. Dr. Puhl is Deputy Director for the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity and Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at UConn. She has testified in state legislative hearings on weight bias, routinely provides expertise to state and national health organizations, and has developed evidence-based training programs to reduce weight bias that have been implemented in medical facilities across the country. She and host Phil Wagner discuss how to identify weight stigma, how best to promote health at every size, what workplaces can do to be more inclusive for people of varying sizes, and more.

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Today we welcome Nathan Chin, a senior manager of inclusion, equity, and engagement at Cvent and William & Mary alum (’08). Nathan joins host Phil Wagner to discuss intersectionality at work, what it’s like to navigate the workplace - and life - with your whole authentic self, how DEI-minded leaders and managers can use an intersectional lens to make their work more valuable to the organization, and so much more.

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On today’s episode of Diversity Goes to Work, host Phil Wagner welcomes William & Mary alum Deb Fabian. Deb shares her incredible journey as a transgendered professional; from hiding her true self from her colleagues out of fear, learning to love who she actually is, and finally fully transitioning late in her career and the lessons learned along the way.

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Today on the show, host Phil Wagner welcomes Diane Goodman. Diane has been an educator and consultant on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice issues for over 30 years. She has worked with numerous organizations, community groups, and schools and universities to create environments which allow all people to feel valued, be treated fairly, and able to work together productively. She is the author of “Promoting Diversity and Social Justice: Educating People from Privileged Groups”. Diane and Phil speak about the shifting language around the DEI space, being able to embrace discomfort when doing DEI work, whether or not being “nice” is enough to accomplish DEI work, the joy of unlearning racism, and much more.

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Today we are joined by Jennifer Brown, author of “How To Be An Inclusive Leader.” Jennifer has a Masters in Leadership and Organizational Development and formed Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC) to help companies meet their leadership goals. JBC subsequently transformed into spearheading Diversity & Inclusion consulting for many organizations. Jennifer and host Phil Wagner discuss what it means to be a D&I consultant, encountering apathy within the business space for D&I work, and what lived experiences, if any, is necessary to do D&I work in a formal capacity.

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Today on Diversity Goes to Work, we welcome Jeff Trammell to the show. Jeff has a very impressive resume, having been the former rector and current member of board of visitors at William & Mary and an advisor on inclusion initiatives on two presidential campaigns. He has also served on the board of trustees for the Association of Governing Boards for Universities and Colleges, and on the board of advisors for the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland. Jeff and Phil talk today about Jeff’s journey in business, politics, and education; topics discussed include changing perceptions of inclusion, the role of politics in D&I work, and hope for the future.

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Today on the very first episode of “Diversity Goes To Work,” host Phil Wagner welcomes William & Mary alum Amandeep Sidhu. Amandeep is an Equity  Partner at Winston and Strawn, focusing on regulatory and compliance counseling, state and federal government investigations and complex civil litigation involving regulated industries. He’s a Co-founder of the Sikh Coalition, the largest civil and human rights nonprofit organization in the United States dedicated to protecting interests of the Sikh community. Amandeep speaks with us about the origin of the Sikh faith, growing up in America as a Sikh, breaking barriers as a turban wearing professional, and how life dramatically changed after 9/11.

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