In this episode of the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast, I speak with Kellie McElhaney about her work at the Berkeley Haas Business School's Center for Equity, Gender, and Leadership to develop equity-fluent leaders.

Through this conversation we speak about the work of her center, how she approaches teaching the "value" of diversity and inclusion, and breakdown the recent Bud Light and Target scandals.

Timestamps

00:15 - Introduction to the Sustainable Ambassador Podcast

01:15 - Kellie McElhaney Introduction

02:20 - Setting up the Center for Equity, Gender and Leadership at Haas Business School

03:15 - The Business Case for Diversity & Inclusion

04:50 - Topics of Agreement & Debate

05:05 - How the Anti-DEI Impacts Business (Leaders)

06:10 - Role of Academia to Build Capacity in DEI

07:45 - DEI, Branding, and Lessons from Bud Light Scandal

09:25 - Bud Light's Failed Strategy

10:45 - Why Nike Succeeds When it Takes a Stand

11:50 - Corporate Leadership, Values, and Having an Impact

13:15 - Finding Opportunity and Maintaining Progress

14:25 - The Next 10 Years

15:25 - Advice to DEI Professionals

About Kellie:

Kellie McElhaney is on the Berkeley Haas faculty as a Distinguished Teaching Fellow and the Founding Director of the Center for Equity, Gender and Leadership (EGAL).

Launched in November 2017, EGAL’s mission is to educate equity fluent leaders to ignite and accelerate change. Equity fluent leaders understand the value of different lived experiences and courageously use their power to address barriers, increase access, and drive change for positive impact. McElhaney helped develop the equity fluent leadership concept and teaches it across the country and around the world.

Follow Kellie:

Website: https://haas.berkeley.edu/equity/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelliemcelhaney

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thekmack

About Collective Responsibility

Based in Shanghai, Collective Responsibility is a strategic advisory firm founded by Richard Brubaker, one of Asia’s most recognized authorities on sustainability, innovation and responsible leadership.

Founded with the fundamental belief that a sustainable world can only be achieved through awareness of issues, finding tangibility in business cases, and development of cross-sector collaboration, Collective Responsibility acts as a knowledge base, catalyst, and facilitator between stakeholders.

Our mission is to:

– Create a knowledge base and catalyze discussion of issues related to the development of civil society, business sustainability and social development in Asia.

– Develop tangible interests, engagement, and action on issues of sustainability (economic, environmental and societal).

– Develop organizational capacity with the aim to help create stable and profitable enterprises.

Follow Us:

Website: http://www.coresponsibility.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CollectiveRe...

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coll...

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/beyondbau

WeChat: http://www.coresponsibility.com/wechat/

Contact Us:

Social@coresponsibility.com

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