What Works | Small Business Podcast With Tara Mcmullin

The Nitty-Gritty: * The day Melissa Urban realized she needed to do more to make the Whole30 community more inclusive* Why she’s chosen to be public about her learning when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion* How Dr. Carrie Kholi-Murchison is taking the lead on efforts to make sure everyone feels seen and heard within the community* What unique challenges Whole30 faces in their DEI efforts* Why listening is at the heart of so many of the initiatives they’re rolling out Who’s missing here? What points of view, what lived stories, what experiences aren’t represented here? Up until a few years ago, this is a question I didn’t think to ask. The reason I didn’t ask those questions, simply put, is because the spaces I was in—the spaces I had created—seemed so normal to me. The spaces I was in and the spaces I had created were full of middle class, white women. If I’m being frank, the only question I would ask from time to time were: where are the men? Which probably just furthe