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Jefferson Darrell
Aug 222 min read
“DEI hire” is the new N-word
Calling someone a “diversity hire” is just code.
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Scott Dagostino
Jul 234 min read
The White Privilege Diaries 3: Hush now
At the White Privilege Conference, scott dagostino gets a lesson in gender?
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Scott Dagostino
Jul 23 min read
The White Privilege Diaries 2: Heritage
Ryan Virden and scott dagostino discuss white privilege and being Irish
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Scott Dagostino
Jun 113 min read
The White Privilege Diaries 1: Slurring our words
What I learned at the White Privilege Conference in Tulsa, OK
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Jefferson Darrell
Mar 274 min read
Advocacy: Just Do It
Corporate Social Advocacy is a clear path forward
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Pascale Joëlle
Feb 282 min read
Transitioning
Breakfast Culture CEO Jefferson Darrell has been mentoring entrepreneur Pascale Joëlle, a genderfluid transmasculine nonbinary person who...
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Jefferson Darrell
Dec 14, 20233 min read
Taking the long view
Finding hope in a time of backlash
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Scott Dagostino
Oct 31, 20233 min read
Who do we mourn?
...our people are mourning someone right now and how we respond to that determines our institutional success and personal character.
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Scott Dagostino
Oct 17, 20233 min read
The NHL in the penalty box
Some stories are inspirational, some are heartbreaking, and the story of Brendan Burke is both. In 2007, this son of one of the most...
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Jefferson Darrell
Sep 8, 20233 min read
Black Women Can’t Go It Alone
Black women are leaving the executive suites after years of little support
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Scott Dagostino
Aug 11, 20233 min read
Florida is not the world
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...
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Scott Dagostino
Mar 6, 20232 min read
"You can't say anything anymore!"
"Cancel culture" is not a new thing but a better way of using language in an inclusive way is easier than people think.
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Scott Dagostino
Dec 22, 20222 min read
Why settle for good enough?
How a cutting-edge marketing firm made a good culture great When the upstart marketing firm No Fixed Address (NFA) embarked on a...
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Jefferson Darrell
Nov 4, 20223 min read
What YOU need for Inclusion and Belonging
In the diversity and inclusion work Breakfast Culture does, the initial conversations are often about the first part, diversity, less so...
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Scott Dagostino
Oct 5, 20223 min read
“I did not order this alphabet soup”
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in August 2022 that Canada will commit $100 million in federal funding for Queer community groups...
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Jefferson Darrell
Aug 4, 20223 min read
10,000 people agree: let's get started
In our diversity, equity and inclusion work with our clients, one of the first, biggest and most common questions that comes up is… what...
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Jefferson Darrell
Jul 27, 20222 min read
How not to play favourites
I had an excellent conversation with my friend Kimahli Powell, the executive director of Rainbow Railroad, an organization that strives...
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Scott Dagostino
Jul 5, 20224 min read
The high cost of free speech
Will we ever have “watercooler conversations” again? Hard to say when Twitter and Slack have largely taken their place but whether in the...
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Jefferson Darrell
May 6, 20223 min read
Can we 'level up' on inclusion?
When an organization begins the process of examining and addressing their own diversity, equity and inclusion standards, a lot of...
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