With apologies to conservatives and leftists alike, DEI is capitalism at its most productive

Despite a new wave of scapegoating, immigrants are a critical part of our economic growth

He’s been a Christmas icon for 85 years now and the story of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer has never been more relevant.

Maybe it’s time to start treating people like things

Calling someone a “diversity hire” is just code.

At the White Privilege Conference, scott dagostino gets a lesson in gender?

Ryan Virden and scott dagostino discuss white privilege and being Irish

What I learned at the White Privilege Conference in Tulsa, OK

Corporate Social Advocacy is a clear path forward

Breakfast Culture CEO Jefferson Darrell has been mentoring entrepreneur Pascale Joëlle, a genderfluid transmasculine nonbinary person who has founded Hello Gender  to educate parents and leaders on issues of gender identity and expression. With so much misinformation and dangerous rhetoric around transgender children now, and in keeping with Breakfast Culture’s mission of education and empathy in business, we were pleased when Pascale agreed to share their story... “This can’

Finding hope in a time of backlash

...our people are mourning someone right now and how we respond to that determines our institutional success and personal character.

Some stories are inspirational, some are heartbreaking, and the story of Brendan Burke is both. In 2007, this son of one of the most celebrated managers in hockey was a goalie for his college team but risked it all when he came out as gay. Brendan’s brother Patrick told ESPN, “I don't think it's fair the face of homosexuality in hockey should be a 20-year-old college kid, but Brendan is more than willing to be the guy , which awes me.” Over the next three years, Brendan bega

Black women are leaving the executive suites after years of little support

A middle-aged white friend of mine is currently selling her family condo in Naples, Florida. “It costs a lot to maintain,” she says, “and I just don’t like it here anymore.” The current political climate in Florida makes it feel like she’s supporting a state regime that’s harming her friends. In the 2021 run-up to his re-election campaign for Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis began what he called “a war on wokeness,” beginning with a crusade against teaching critical race theo

"Cancel culture" is not a new thing but a better way of using language in an inclusive way is easier than people think.

How a cutting-edge marketing firm made a good culture great When the upstart marketing firm No Fixed Address (NFA) embarked on a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion journey with the help of Breakfast Culture, they were already proud of their vibrant corporate culture and diverse workforce, says Founder and CEO Dave Lafond. “The whole concept of NFA,” Lafond told Adweek in September 2021, “was to liberate the creativity, liberate the talent and then give everybody room and autono

In the diversity and inclusion work Breakfast Culture does, the initial conversations are often about the first part, diversity, less so...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in August 2022 that Canada will commit $100 million in federal funding for Queer community groups over the next five years, calling it the first Federal 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan . This statement also officially streamlined a longer acronym that he used the previous October, 2SLGBTQQIA+, moving the “2S” that refers to two-spirited Indigenous peoples in order to honour them as among Canada’s First Peoples and to reflect beliefs like those of

In our diversity, equity and inclusion work with our clients, one of the first, biggest and most common questions that comes up is… what...