The Jali, host Melyssa Barrett

The Jali - Ep 34: Colorful Communication

Co-authors of “Speaking in Colors,” Vernita and Nikita Nikol Naylor explore the benefits of knowing your color frequency and advantages to learning various exercises for balancing these energies. Together, they explain how this englightning movement serves as a guide to how we communicate with one another and the effects that these color traits have when emitted into the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jali - Ep 33 Innovating a Progressive Workplace

David C. Williams joins the podcast to discuss his innovative solution that helped lead AT&T employees through the Covid-19 pandemic and shares his involvement in organizing programs that support DEI outreach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jali - Ep 32: Inspiring Social Impact

On this week’s episode, Melyssa Barrett is interviewed by Becky Parker Geist, host of “Audio Book Connection-Behind the Scenes with the Creative Teams,” to discuss her inspiration to create The Jali Podcast and how the show has become a platform for sharing and highlighting social impacts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jali - Ep 31: Amplifying Housing Literacy

Influenced by her experience growing up in Chicago, Florise Nevel-Ewell uses her professional and personal passion by educating young lawyers, youths, and adults about building wealth through housing literacy. Her work spans across educational platforms connecting corporate initiatives, non-profit advocacy, and social impact. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jali - Ep 30: Dismantling the Employment Process

Urvi Bhandari is the Co-founder of Peppercorn.ai, and an innovative career coach who supports each candidate on their career journey. She explains how to remove the stereotypical “cookie cutter” resume model in the recruiting and retention process using self-awareness to blossom within each job seeker to match their passions with their next career move. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jali - Ep 29: Reaching DEI

Head of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Americas at BNY Mellon, Patty Dingle shares her role providing support and visibility to underrepresented groups. The conversation highlights celebrating the “little wins” while engaging in DEI, reducing prejudices in the context of identity and remembering to lead with empathy in order to effectively integrate diversity globally. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jali - Ep: 28 Undoing Systemic Ignorance

The founder of Bluford Consulting, Tanya Bluford shares strategic steps for undoing racial prejudices and how to heal from the impact of systemic racism. She also shares her opinion on where DEI should start within a company and why maintaining open communication assists the cause.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jali - Ep: 27 Navigating Our Neurological Levels

On this week’s episode, Melyssa shares the practice of navigating our neurological levels in order to broaden our perspective of racial and cultural identification. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jali - Ep. 26: Authentic Commitment

Melyssa shares a panel discussion on diversity and inclusion hosted by the Co-CEO of Compliance Line, Giovanni Gallo. The panel of experts, Melyssa Barrett, Dr. Gail Burgos and Solomon Carter, have a conversation about creating a safe environment and improving employee engagement within the workspace. The panel shares methods and answers questions on how to commit to change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Jali - Ep 25: Intentionally Inclusive

Author, inclusion architect, founder and chief office for Cordero Davis International LLC, Cordero Davis joins the podcast to discuss his journey to launch his own consulting firm, explains how his firm assists various under-represented groups with finding careers in corporate America, and how he assists top tech companies with creating an inclusive workspace for their employees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices