{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 206: A Culture of Diversity and Inclusivity in the Workplace, with Jennifer Brown","description":"Jennifer Brown is an award-winning entrepreneur, dynamic speaker and diversity and inclusion expert. She is the founder, president, and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting (JBC), a strategic leadership and diversity consulting firm that coaches business leaders worldwide on critical issues of talent and workplace strategy. Brown is a passionate advocate for social equality who helps businesses foster healthier, more productive workplace cultures. Her book Inclusion: Diversity, the New Workplace &amp;amp; the Will to Change (2016) will inspire leadership to embrace the opportunity that diversity represents and empower advocates to drive change that resonates in today\u2019s world. Jennifer\u2019s second book, How to Be an Inclusive Leader, is available everywhere! \u2014 Many of us look at leadership and say, \u201cI don\u2019t see anyone that looks like me or shares my story.\u201d We leave parts of ourselves at home for fear of not being accepted. Jennifer Brown has been a member of the LGBTQ community for 22 years, and she struggled with her self-image in almost every role. Today, she is working with businesses and leaders across the country to eradicate that fear. As a consultant and speaker, Jennifer has worked with Fortune 500 corporations like Wal-Mart and Microsoft to help them integrate strategies of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. But small businesses are starting to adopt these practices as well. Companies need a culture that promotes inclusivity because they will only recruit and retain the top talent if people can bring their full selves to work. It is a significant competitive differentiator. In this episode of the Absolute Advantage, Jennifer Brown discusses the \u201cfull self\u201d and the advantages of bringing it to work. She explains the impact that building a culture of inclusivity has on small businesses and Fortune 500 companies alike. Click here to listen to the episode, and make sure to visit&amp;nbsp;www.absoluteadvantagepodcast.com&amp;nbsp;for more content that inspires, encourages and helps you grow and make an impact QUICKLY both professionally and personally. Ways to contact Jennifer Brown:  Website:&amp;nbsp;jenniferbrownspeaks.com Twitter:&amp;nbsp;@jenniferbrown  ","author_name":"Absolute Advantage Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/absoluteadvantagepodcast.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/11771837\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/11771837"}