We are so excited to welcome onto the show Dr. Kari Bolen, the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at Pasadena City College, and the co-moderator of the Future Of Work Conference that recently took place at PCC. If you missed it, don't worry! We'll catch you up as we discuss the key takeaways from what was shared at this year's conference.

We want to help you shift the culture within your workplace and evolve the conversation around DEI with the tools from the conference. We'll help you work towards equity and optimize everyone's ability to flourish and thrive within their communities. Diving deeper into the conference speakers' expertises, we'll explore the guiding principles of inclusion and provide some tangible tools for you to take with you into your workplace.

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