“It's really important to remember global context. I'm sitting here in Northwest Europe, where a lot of companies are putting money and time and effort towards diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, justice. But there are a lot of parts of the world where we are still fighting for, ‘the basics’, equality; we haven't reached the point of equity yet.” - Annelie Wambeek

Annelie Wambeek is a freelance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion trainer who works at the intersection between DEI and intercultural competencies. After a corporate career in finance and foreign policy, she has gone freelance and in addition to training she does keynote speaking and facilitating.

Culture is the spoke of the diversity umbrella that Annelie focuses on in particular, which is related to her personal background. She was born in Sweden, is half Sri Lankan and half English with Dutch ancestry, grew up in Spain, has lived in Kashmir and Wales and is now based in the Netherlands.

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About Annelie Wambeek

Annelie has the privilege of working independently with global clients, at the intersection of the DEIB and intercultural fields, with a focus on belonging, decolonisation, power and enhancing inclusion. Interculturalism is both her work and life!

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“There are many gladiators in our corner, and we can truly change the world.” - Karim El Oteify

Karim El Oteify is an intersectional spirit engaging in this concept that we call humanity, and in more earthly terms, a systemic change facilitator and diversity and inclusion consultant.

As the Founder of The Wheels of Impact he focuses on DEI, communications, and change management, combining personal experiences with rich data. With storytelling, workshops, and consultancy, he drives impactful transformation to make people's workplaces the most inclusive they can be.

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“I take it really seriously that I'm a role model. Regardless of where we are in an organization, if we are leaders, we have a responsibility, and we are role models. That's the truth, and we can choose to do what we want with that. To me, that is leadership.” - Aaron Kroon

Aaron Kroon has been passionate about inclusive leadership from the early days of his career. Leadership as a role in the organization, engaging with people, and inclusion as a non-negotiable element in that leadership.

Aaron started out as a leader as an ambitious 21 year old. In the decades since, has had a lot of high leadership roles in Nordic companies, the latest decade mainly in People & Culture (HR). About a year ago, he decided that he wanted to try his own wings and started his own company called Black Batman, fully devoted to diversity and inclusion. He now traverses Europe to give keynotes about inclusive leadership and consults companies on building strategies around connecting diversity & inclusion to business success.

Aaron recently got married to his husband, Lenny, and they live in Stockholm, Sweden, with their two dogs.

About Aaron Kroon

Aaron Kroon is a multi-awarded leader and public speaker. He has 25+ years of experience in leadership and has cemented his place as one of Sweden's most influential leaders. Aaron challenges the norm, inspires courage, and shows how empathy and inclusion aren't just right—they're the keys to real success.

Through his company, Black Batman, Aaron helps leaders and companies across the Nordics to create successful organizations based on inclusive strategies. With lectures, insightful advice and groundbreaking workshops, he helps companies transform diversity into a powerful engine for innovation and profitability.

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“I want to make equitable futures irresistible, I want it to be so juicy and delicious, like: how could you want anything else?” - Tara Robertson

Tara Robertson is a diversity, equity and inclusion strategist. She works with companies to use data to diagnose what's going on and to help make things better in a lasting, sustainable way. She is also a leadership coach, primarily serving women of color to be more unapologetic and wildly successful in their careers. Women of color are the center of her universe, but in her coaching as well as her strategy work she serves lots of people that are drawn to her style.

Tara surprises herself in how personal she gets with her answers in this conversation - and surprises us as well in asking questions right back at us. Coaches gonna coach.

You can read about this conversation below, but if you can, have a listen to the podcast audio (with the player above or in your podcast app) to hear the laughs, really get Tara’s vibe, hear her flip questions back on us, and more. It’s hard to make that come across in the text.

We write this article to make the podcast accessible for people who don’t process information through audio - as a way to be inclusive - but if you can, listening gives you the richest and most complete experience.

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“You can't go any deeper with your clients than you can go within yourself. And if you can't go that deep, you're going to stay in one space.” - Amri B. Johnson

Amri B. Johnson is a seasoned DEI practitioner and organizational culture advocate, CEO & Founder of Inclusion Wins. He is a husband, a father, a stepfather, a son, an uncle. He is immensely well-read and connected with the historical and conceptual roots of DEI work. He’s an American living in Basel, Switzerland, still trying to figure out if he’s an expat or an immigrant.

You can read about this conversation below, but if you can, have a listen to the podcast audio (with the player above or in your podcast app) to hear the laughs, really get Amri’s vibe, and more. It’s hard to make that come across in the text.We write this article to make the podcast accessible for people who don’t process information through audio - as a way to be inclusive - but if you can, listening gives you the richest and most complete experience.

In a career spanning from working as a manager in the health sector to becoming an entrepreneur, Amri is exceptionally great at working with organizations to engage with tension and complexity in their everyday work, growing people’s capacity to work with complexity, making diversity normative, and creating the conditions for everybody in the organization to thrive.

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“From a very young age, I learned to be an observationist. I didn't have the opportunity to go and play football with friends at school. I was an observer of the sport. So naturally, I've developed the aptitude, skills and abilities to be an observer.”” - Toby Mildon

Toby Mildon is an ambitious consulting business owner, a thoughtful team leader, with a deep commitment to his work as a Diversity & Inclusion architect. As a disabled gay man, he has developed great observation skills on human behavior. He also brings honesty and personal perspectives to this episode..

Thank you for listening and being a part of this ever-expanding connection and growth. Together we pack a punch, share our fascinations (and frustrations), create impact, and hold spaces for a wide range of perspectives to be valued and included.

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About Toby Mildon

Toby, an Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Architect and Mildon founder, has worked with BBC, Deloitte, Accenture, and more. Author of 'Inclusive Growth', he crafts bespoke strategies for inclusive workplaces, driving innovation and business performance.

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* LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobymildon/

* Website: https://www.mildon.co.uk/

* ‘Inclusive Growth Show’ Podcast: https://inclusivegrowthshow.buzzsprout.com/

Resources & references from this episode:The Game Changer Index Book: Verña Myers - “Moving Diversity Forward”

* Book: Scott E Page - The DifferenceCrip Camp - Netflix Documentary

* Toby’s books ‘Inclusive Growth’ and ‘Building Inclusivity’ https://www.mildon.co.uk/resources/