17. Bethaney Wilkinson, The Diversity Gap - Race-conscious leadership, theology, and true cultural change

Free to Grow in Forestry - A podcast working to move #ForestryForward Welcome to the seventeenth episode of the Free to Grow in Forestry Podcast series where our host Kelly Cooper, CEO and Founder of Centre for Social Intelligence is joined by Bethaney Wilkinson, facilitator, author, and champion of race-conscious leadership. As February is Black History Month, we were honoured to chat with Bethaney about race-conscious living and how to move from awareness to conversations and making a difference through true cultural change. Bethaney Wilkinson (she/her) is a facilitator, coach, and champion of race-conscious leadership (bethaneywilkinson.com / thediversitygap.com). She is author of The Diversity Gap: Where good intentions meet true cultural change (HarperCollins Leadership), and hosts a podcast by the same name, which has been downloaded over a quarter of a million times worldwide. She has dedicated more than a decade to exploring the intersections of community, racial justice, and social change—specifically in the organizational context. As part of her work, Bethaney has been invited to share at major conferences and in partnership with top global companies, including Google, Creative Mornings, Ball, Magna International, and more. With degrees in Education from Emory University and in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, Bethaney is passionate about amplifying creative solutions to the challenges facing diverse communities and organizations. Together, we can move #ForestryForward. Learn more at freetogrowinforestry.ca ---- This podcast series is brought to you by the Canadian Institute of Forestry and the Centre for Social Intelligence. The Canadian Institute of Forestry (cif-ifc.org) is the national voice of forest practitioners with an interdisciplinary membership across Canada working to ensure our forests are vibrant, healthy and sustainable. The Centre for Social Intelligence (centreforsocialintelligence.ca) empowers individuals and organizations to create inclusion and diversity in the workplace.