How to Create a More Inclusive Business with Erica Courdae
How can you change your company culture to be more inclusive? How can you create a more inclusive business overall?This is such an important topic, and these are questions that you should be asking yourself as a business owner.I have been thinking about this a lot recently with my diversity, equality, and inclusion coach and consultant, Erica Courdae, because I am working on making sure that my business is intentionally inclusive. Erica is joining me in this episode to talk about creating a safe space, building an inclusive environment, and more.Erica Courdae has dedicated her life to expanding how others interact with the world through powerful conversations. As an entrepreneur and certified coach, her work is focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), imperfect allyship, and imposter syndrome. This work has taken her into communities and onto national stages as a speaker and educator at noteworthy industry events like AltSummit, ShePodcasts Live, and Being Boss.Erica is also the owner of an inclusive beauty salon, Silver Immersion, and the host of Pause on the Play, a podcast that features open dialogue on topics like company culture, visibility, and mindset. She lives in Maryland with her two children. On Today’s Show You’ll Learn: Being okay with not being an expertHow to begin to shift your businessWhy you have to start with your own mindset firstThe importance of acknowledging that you will get things wrongChoosing the uncomfortable thing when it’s the right thingWhy you need to pause and take space to take ownershipNavigating the fear of cancel cultureCreating safety for your teamI so appreciate having Erica as my DEI coach and consultant, and I think you are going to get so much value out of this vulnerable conversation. She is brilliant, a total expert, and unpacks this topic in such an understandable and non-judgemental way.Tune in to learn more about how I am navigating this and how you can too with Erica’s help!Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode:https://www.ericacourdae.com/https://www.pauseontheplay.com/showhttps://www.pauseontheplay.com/communityhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pause-on-the-play/https://www.facebook.com/ericacourdaehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ericacourdaeRick Mulready's Links:Visit Rick's websiteDM Rick on InstagramFull episodes of The Art of Online Business Podcast on YouTubeKwadwo [QUĀY.jo] Sampany-Kessie's Links:Visit Kwadwo's website for Facebook Ads helpSay hi to Kwadwo on InstagramSubscribe to Kwadwo's YouTube channel to learn with him as he learns about personal finance, financial freedom, foreign languages and enjoying life!Full show notes available at www.rickmulready.com/498See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Click here to sign up now for Stu’s live membership training! It only happens once a year!! Limited-Availability. Schedule a Strategy Call Now:Save on two strategy calls + get Slack (or Voxer) support.