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.

Daniella Almona

Realizing I wanted to be a full-time artist and exist to create was a turning point in my career. For one, I did not know a lot of people who were pursuing the arts at the time, I wasn’t even interested prior to picking up a camera. I decided to look up photographers and their work, and watch documentaries but as much as I got inspiration from these I was equally discouraged because none of these photographers looked like me- black and female. Read more>>

Grace Ayers

I created Global Assistance so that I could help more women like myself who was searching for a healthy work life balance. Women are often times required to be a nurturing mother while also being a career woman. This task can sometimes become overwhelming. Not only does it become overwhelming, sometimes we are subjected to job loss because of it. Read more>>

Denisse Wolf

We moved to Palm Springs almost two years ago- after living in San diego for over 10 years! Its been a fantastic positive change overall. My biggest challenge was working from home during the beginning of Covid. I still cant believe this happened and that were still living through it. My husband (who is also a creative) and myself searched high and low for a studio/ warehouse and just when we were losing hope we found the perfect place. Read more>>

Khalid Abdulqaadir

Recently we have engaged with Visit KC and the KC Film Office to discuss inequalities and disparities within the local film community. Our goal is to design and implement a process to track the race, ethnicity, and gender data of those participating in substantial film production (narrative or commercial) so that we can analyze and address underrepresentation. Read more>>