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.

Mango Marketing Co

We are forever creating more and more of an inclusive workplace. We think the work is never done. To create an inclusive work space you need to actively work towards providing a brave space for everyone on your staff and your clients. Creating strong company culture and core values that start from the top and trickle down helps with inclusive workplace. You have to live and breath your morals. Read more>>

Tequila Cousar

Women in leadership roles have already felt underrepresented and overlooked. Now, more than ever, for every woman at the director level that gets promoted, two women are choosing to leave their position due to workload and lack of support for roles that give them more flexibility in work/life balance and the ability to work in their zone of genius. Read more>>

Ashley Durham

In the entertainment and media world there is a lot to overcome. From diversity and racial equality to mental health and physical well-being. We have come some ways since the days of drugging Judy Garland to be the right ‘fit’ for the non-human acting roll in The Wizard of Oz. Britany Spears being a real life slave, Harvey Weinstein and his sex crimes. There is still major room for improvement as we can all agree that we want ourselves and our kids getting into the film industry to be safe. Read more>>

Isela Torres

Being a women in a male dominated field has its challenges and every day is a new opportunity for someone to say women don’t belong in woodworking. With my social media platforms I want to teach and show others that woodworking is for everyone. Read more>>

Alli St. John

A key result of hiring an intimacy director for a theatre production is creating an inclusive environment. The presence of an intimacy director ensures that everyone not only understands their own boundaries (physical, emotional, professional and cultural), but those of their coworkers. Historically, actors have been taught to always say yes and to eschew their boundaries for the sake of the art or director’s vision. Read more>>