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How I Secured $11 Million for My Start-Up | Queer Money Ep. 484

A whopping 93% of venture capital funding goes to straight, white, men. Which means is very few and far between that an LGBTQ+ founder lands a multi-million dollar round of funding.
When this does happen, we want to champion this and learn from it, so more LGBTQ+ folks can try to replicate it and create …

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How to Improve LGBTQ Incomes | Queer Money Ep. 488

More Americans than want to admit it have a spending problem, not an income problem. For LGBTQ+ Americans, the opposite is true. Why is this, and what can be done about it?
This is Queer Money episode #488. And today, we’re diving into the incomes and earning potential of LGBTQ+ people and sharing what we …

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Living at Intersections: Hearing from Autism and LGBTQ+ activists

Asking ‘who do you identify as’ is a seemingly simple question, but comes with a far more complicated answer. We can choose to identify ourselves with a seemingly endless range of attributes from anything focused on gender, age, sexual orientation, …

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Navigating Identity in a Corporate Setting

Many LGBTQIA+ people have had to ask themselves the question: When do I come out to my colleagues? Navigating identity in a corporate setting can be difficult especially for LGBTQIA+ people. We are thrilled to bring together Raytheon’s Joe Wahl, …

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How to Start an LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Group

Jenna DeWitt graduated with a journalism degree in 2011, a bleak year for the magazine industry. Through connections from her Baylor University mentors, she pursued openings with nonprofit publications and began rising up the ranks of the Christian magazine world, …

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Understanding and Supporting LGBTQ+ Employees

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Dealing with Microaggression as an Employee

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Dr. Christina Greer, renowned author, educator, and expert on American history, Black ethnics, and public policy, provides an engaging course…

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Nano Tips for Checking Your Bias: Becoming a People Advocate with Madison Butler

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Inclusive Design

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Empowering Dyslexic Thinking at Work

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Fostering Belonging and Inclusion for Managers and Leaders

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Building a New Leadership Ladder: Support Women on the Rise (Book Bite)

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