Shameless Leadership 452: Jocelyn Kopac: 4 Crucial Steps To Becoming A Better Ally
Jocelyn Kopac is a DEI educator, a speaker, a podcaster, and an entrepreneur. At age 7, Jocelyn Kopac started her first business. From then on she knew that running and growing businesses would be a huge part of her future. Her ingenuity and positive attitude represent true leadership, although she attributes a lot of her success to the power of abundance, paying it forward and a great cup of coffee. Those that have a chance to meet her, learn from her, and hear her story say she is nothing but real, unfettered advice and encouragement.
A teacher at heart, Jocelyn loves helping businesses grow by facilitating the hard talks about diversity, equity, race, and inclusion. Her approach to diversity and inclusion work is one of love and education. We all have biases that we need to work on to be sure we are providing safe and productive anti-racist spaces. Jocelyn is here to educate and support you on this journey.
Listen in to hear Jocelyn share:
● How she’s navigating being a DEI educator and living as a Black woman during this culturally revolution
● The definition and role of a DEI educator
● The important distinction between diversity and inclusion
● The important distinction between equality and equity
● 4 steps to becoming a better ally
● The definition of racism as it relates to your unchecked bias
● How white progressive women are doing harm while thinking they are being great allies
● How you can support BIPOC co workers and community members right now
● The danger in trying to race through a checklist of anti racism resources right now
● What the long term (necessarily uncomfortable) process of commitment, stamina, growth & change around anti racism work actually looks like
● The importance of acknowledging each person’s world perspective as individual and unique
Links mentioned:
● Connect with Jocelyn, hire her to speak, join her mastermind: Stand In Your Bias
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