There were two full page ads in the lead section of the Wall Street Journal yesterday that caught my eye. One was titled “Enough. An Open Letter from Asian American Business Leaders.” One page later was the second, “General Motors Chairman and CEO Mary Barra refuses to sit down with Black Owned Media Companies.” Both…
DetailsDr. Cheryl Ingram talks about what happens when you use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to benchmark Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI). The founder of Inclusology and also Diverse City LLC, “Dr. CI” is an entrepreneur, blogger, content creator and author who has dedicated her professional career top solving issues of discrimination and oppression in workplaces and educational…
DetailsMy dad was a great ad man. In later years we talked shop, and he lamented industry trends like ads with teeny tan type on a slightly darker tan background. So minimalist and modern. “Who can read that?” he would argue. “You still have to know what someone is selling!” I can only imagine what…
DetailsLouie Keen, self-appointed Mayor of Uranus joins Deanna on this episode of Intercultural Spark to share how he took a small town in Missouri and turned it into a fun tourist destination along Route 66. Creating something from nothing and bringing joy (who doesn’t love a little bathroom humor?) to the public. It’s amazing the…
DetailsAn article about sustainable fashion popped up on my news feed this week. The accompanying image was that of a button being sewn back on with a thread and needle. Like “old school” fixing your clothes, repairing a hem. It had me thinking about fun with language to reframe things. For example, instead of “I’m…
DetailsIt may take a village to raise a child, but one person can support an entire village. Bruna Augusto is the President and founder of ReCivitas Institute, Institute for the Revitalization of Citizenship. She’s the coordinator of the Basic Income Startup Project at Quatinga Velho, Brazil. This is a success story case study for how…
DetailsThere’s something about doing the expected that makes me do the opposite. I didn’t cook the first six months I was married just for that reason. Like why talk about Women’s History Month just because everyone else is doing it? The “month” celebrations feel pandering when companies or politicians wait until a specific month to…
DetailsMarc Schulman, owner of Eli’s Cheesecake Chicago continues founder and dad Eli’s tradition of NICE as a business strategy. Marc talks about being a community partner in every sense of the word–in Chicago, with his approach to his team, and building business partnerships. Ohh…and that cheesecake! Key Takeaways Marc carries on the tradition of his…
DetailsWhat’s just out of range of view when you are on Zoom? I have carefully staged a corner of my basement into a 4-foot-wide illusion of professional workspace. Some just use virtual backgrounds. A colleague got a new shower curtain and sets up in her bathroom—the only space in her house with 4 walls and…
DetailsWell before Loving, Judge Marylin Atkins, who is multi-racial and raised by African American parents, married a White Roman Catholic priest. They had two daughters, Elizabeth Ann Atkins and Catherine Marie Atkins Greenspan. Both look white and identify as multi-racial and Black. Mother and daughters joined Intercultural Spark to talk about what it means…
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