One of the most powerful things about being a business owner is the ability to create a work environment according to your own principles. So many of us have worked within a company or organization and been disappointed by the way things were run, the way team members were treated. So, we wanted to ask some fantastic business owners and operators how they’ve gone about creating a more inclusive workplace.

Taneka Johnson

Recently at Cultivate, we made a pivot in what we want to bring to the industry. Our backgrounds is in I/O Psychology and that is literally the hub of creating more inclusive workplaces, but what we determined our impact wants to be, is not your average contribution. We are introducing a corporate wellness component to help businesses and organizations create healthy thriving workplaces through holistic wellness. Read more>>

Jaylyn Begay

I was surprised to learn that within one of my companies, we didn’t have enough queer individuals seeking our services for wedding photography. After discussing our concerns with Tirzah Stein, an inclusivity coach in Denver, CO., I found the power of inclusive writing to be pretty important when demonstrating a safe and respected space for not only our clients but for people we work with in the industry. Read more>>

Tony Reames

Being the father of a couple of LGBTQIA kids, i think inclusivity in all forms is important. I have been working to be better at including all perspectives in storytelling as well as on set. I think the more awareness and differing viewpoints not only makes for a much more fun and positive set, but better stories and films. Read more>>

Danielle Mitchell

Black Women In Clinical Research mission is to educate, empower, support, and help black women thrive in the clinical research industry. We have over 12,000 members. We have helped over 400 members receive jobs, and over 800 members have utilized our career services. Read more>>