Celebrating PRIDE All Year Long: How to Support LGBTQ+ Community Beyond Pride Month
Hello beautiful people!
Pride Month may be over, but PRIDE is not. This week, I want to talk about supporting your LGBTQ+ friends and colleagues year round, as well as shout out some organizations who are proving to be wonderful allies.
But first, tell me about your Pride! What was your favorite memory? Reply to this email to share ??
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? One Big Thing: PRIDE Should Be Year-Round
Pride Month 2024 is officially over, but given the onslaught of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and a historic election in November, I feel compelled to remind leaders of this simple truth:
Pride should not end on June 30. Real Pride—and real allies—show their colors all year long.
I was blessed with the opportunity to speak at 10 separate events this June, including many corporate engagements with companies like Salesforce, Hasbro, Soho House, and RVO Health.
While I’m grateful that these businesses prioritized LGBTQ+ inclusion during Pride Month, I am even more grateful for the organizations who host LGBTQ+ speakers year round. These companies include Oshkosh Corporation, Cox Automotive, The Experience Network, and RWS Global, all of whom hosted me for workshops prior to June.
I must also shout out CVS Health, Harvard Westlake High School, and the Entrepreneur’s Organization for planning workshops with me later this year.
Corporations that create inclusive workplaces see a meaningful increase in employee satisfaction as well as profits. Companies that DON’T prioritize inclusion face real financial consequences (see my link below in “What’s Worth Fighting For” for the real cost of exclusion).
While Pride support is a financial no-brainer, it has never been just about the money. Creating safe, welcoming, inclusive workplaces for all is a moral imperative. No one should feel unsafe to show their true colors at work. Everyone deserves the freedom to be their authentic selves.
So what can YOU do support your LGBTQ+ employees all year long? Here are some suggestions:
Pride Month is a wonderful celebration of our community and we should be proud of the progress we have made. But Pride should also be a call to action… a reminder than LGBTQ+ employees need our support year round.
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?? Leader Spotlight: Ingrid Nilsen and Erica Anderson, Co-Founders of The New Savant
THE NEW SAVANT is a modern scent studio that creates unexpected and daring?olfactory experiences. Our community is made up of New Savants: people who believe in their unique selves?and celebrate the individuality of those around them.
As a fragrance company, we challenge people to think differently about scent and expand their definition of what smells good. This can be experienced with fragranced candles like Mixed Feelings, which tells the story of co-founder Ingrid Nilsen's mixed-race heritage, or Heatwave, our best-selling scent which centers notes of dill and patchouli.?
We are LGBTQIA+, AAPI and women-owned.
A lifelong creative and one-time college dropout, Ingrid Nilsen is the Co-founder, Maker and Chief Creative Officer of THE NEW SAVANT. She loves working with fragrance, dreaming up new scents and bringing her online community slow, IRL experiences that connect on a personal level.
Erica Anderson is Co-Founder and CEO at THE NEW SAVANT. She loves developing businesses that inspire her, especially those that can bring people a sense of ease and joy.
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????? Read All Pride, No Ego. A USA Today Best Seller!
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Last thing...
I hosted a WONDERFUL LinkedIn Live event with Adam Powell (Allstora) and Erica Anderson (The New Savant) last month. If you missed it, you can watch the recording here!
Thank you again for the love and support!
Until next time...
Jim
?? AI & Digital Analytics Executive | MarTech & Data Strategy Leader | GA4, CDP & Privacy Compliance | Enterprise Digital Transformation
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