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Do empathic leaders still exist?
I started Breakfast Culture in response to the blatant discrimination and micro-aggressions that I observed and experienced in the workplace. For example: one of my first job interviews after graduating from PR school, I was informed by the older Quebecois white man sitting across from me that “we only hire PLUs – people like us,” before he walked out of the interview without even asking me one question. This was AFTER the qualifying HR interview. He meant white people. It w
Jefferson Darrell
Jan 194 min read


Joy is a Strategy
🎄✨ Let’s break some eggs… and not each other. ✨🎄 A holiday message from Breakfast Culture Inc. This season, joy feels like a radical act. We’re witnessing war, division, oppression, burnout — all against a backdrop of “business as usual.” It can be tempting to shut down. To disengage. To get cynical. But we believe joy is not a distraction. Joy is a strategy. Joy helps us rest without giving up. Joy fuels our fight for equity. Joy reminds us that even when systems fail u
Jefferson Darrell
Dec 18, 20251 min read


Rudolph, the Red Nosed "DEI Hire"?
This was my most popular post for 2024. And one year later people still don't fully understand what Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion or DEI really is, and it's NOT about hiring quotas for Black peoples and Women as some would have us believe. Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion includes: ✅ Pay Equity & Transparency (a concept that MTG recently requested) ✅ Workplace Accommodations (e.g. ramps & sidewalk curb cuts) for Peoples Living with Disabilities ✅ Parental Leave (both time & p
Jefferson Darrell
Dec 2, 20252 min read


Belonging Isn't Optional, It's Everything.
2025 has been a year of contradiction. More companies are talking about culture, equity, and mental health…
Yet belonging feels more fragile than ever.
Jefferson Darrell
Nov 18, 20252 min read


Because Belonging Starts at the Top
The most important meal in your leadership journey isn’t breakfast — it’s Radical Leadership Coaching.
At Breakfast Culture™ Inc., we give leaders the courage and tools to build workplaces where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered.
Jefferson Darrell
Oct 6, 20251 min read


We Are All SINNERS
The brilliant Black filmmakers behind SINNERS also got us talking about the history of the Irish and the Choctaw tribe.
Scott Dagostino
Jun 25, 20253 min read


A “Ted” Talk on Mental Health
Comfort-watching the AppleTV+ hit TED LASSO reaffirms some solid lessons on workplace mental health
Jefferson Darrell
Jun 17, 20254 min read


The Capitalism of DEI
With apologies to conservatives and leftists alike, DEI is capitalism at its most productive
Scott Dagostino
Apr 3, 20254 min read


The How and Why of DEI
I find the execution of IDEA initiatives in general has been a tremendous problem.
Jefferson Darrell
Feb 26, 20255 min read
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