Kaela Blanks is the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategist at Wawa and is passionate about empowering people to thrive through their DE&I strategic initiatives.

Kaela specializes in helping organizations meet their strategic DE&I goals and create meaningful internal and external partnerships. Here are a few of the topics we’ll discuss on this episode of Peoples Analytics:

• Why Kaela decided to specialize in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Analytics.
• The importance of culture and how companies can create a holistic environment.
• How data is incorporated into setting up a company’s DEI structure and goals.
• The importance of using a tailored approach towards your DEI.
• The difference between Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Common biases people face in hiring and the systems we can use to mitigate them.
• The benefits of diversifying within your organization and the doors it can open up.
• Why psychological safety is so important and how we can tell if our organization has it.
• How to recognize and become aware of unconscious bias and microaggressions. 

Resources:

• Wawa

Connecting with Kaela Blanks:

• LinkedIn
• Twitter
• Instagram

Connecting with the hosts:

• Lindsey Patton - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaypatton