Comfort-watching the AppleTV+ hit TED LASSO reaffirms some solid lessons on workplace mental health

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

The public has been force-fed this notion that DEI is about hiring people based solely on their race, gender or sexual orientation. No.

If there was ever a time to rally round our flag, it’s now.

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

The Academy Awards are being handed out this weekend, honouring 2023’s best films, but people are still talking about the star and director of the year’s biggest, pinkest movie being left out of the nominations. With the fun and feminist Barbie nominated for Best Picture and having grossed over a billion dollars, it seems bizarre that its creators were passed over, especially when nominated co-star Ryan Gosling will be performing his ode to Ken at the ceremony. "It's defin

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

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

Business marketing classes will be discussing for years to come the curious case of Bud Light and how a single Instagram post created weeks of misery for the long-established brand. In our Woke Marketing efforts, we’ve discussed our “3 Bees” — be authentic, be prepared, be present — and we’ve highlighted companies who’ve done great work in diversifying and creating more inclusion. Anheuser-Busch, the parent company of Bud Light, tried to do exactly that but it all went very

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