In this episode, Ashanti Bentil - Dhue talks to Femily Howe about her experience as a DEI practitioner working with startup founders and navigating the challenges they face.

“Figure out your “self -help” statement, it doesn't have to be the one that lasts forever but you picking a niche off the bat will really help you ……Are you helping their leadership get better at contributing finances back to underserved communities that are aligned with the mission? Are you helping entry level people be less bias with their colleagues? Or are you helping like minded managers understand your rights, your race, your gender or your orientation”

Episode Highlights:

• The importance of branding to a DEI practitioner 
• How critical leadership skills are when building your DEI brand 
• How to build a niche as a DEI practitioner  

About Femily Howe :

As a Gender/Cultural Studies MA with a big firm management consulting background, Femily speaks at and advises tech and other male-majority sectors and teams, like law, finance, and engineering - on gender, equity, and building an ally culture across race and orientation as well.

From Silicon Valley’s Watermark Conference for Women to South  by Southwest (SXSW), Femily frequently speaks to companies, conferences, and women’s events.

Femily is an expert media source for outlets including ABC, CBS, C-SPAN, NPRM Fast Company, and US News and World Report.

In 2018, Femily founded the American Association of Corporate Gender Strategies (corporategender.org) to address a growing demand for rigor in the field.

Connect with Femily:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilymeghanmorrowhowe/

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