{"id":875,"date":"2020-06-09T07:57:12","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T11:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/?p=875"},"modified":"2024-11-15T15:11:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T20:11:24","slug":"being-an-lgbtq-ally-with-bernadette-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/being-an-lgbtq-ally-with-bernadette-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Being an LGBTQ+ Ally, with Bernadette Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernadettesmith.com\/\">Bernadette Smith<\/a>\u00a0is CEO of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theequalityinstitute.com\/\">Equality Institute<\/a> whose mission is to help organizations win bigger by treating workers and clients with dignity and respect. Bernadette has been featured on the Today Show, New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, and National Public Radio. She is a nationally recognized keynote speaker, thought leader and consultant and an award winning author of three books, with her fourth book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernadettesmith.com\/about\">Unassuming Assumptions<\/a>\u00a0scheduled for release later this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Today Bernadette talks about her career as a wedding planner and how it shaped her becoming a speaker and D&amp;I consultant, what it means to be an ally, unconscious bias, and so much more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/library\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8874 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/thediversitymovement.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/NEW-TDM-Library-Display-Ad_Large-B-1024x341.png\" alt=\"TDM Library. Your one-stop-shop for update DEI Resources. Explore with a free trial. 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