Ep34: Dawn Johnson - the need for inclusive cultures to embrace and elevate authentic selves

Ken and Paul are joined by Dawn Johnson. Dawn is a mentor, motivator, and life coach. Through her organization, The Dawn Johnson Experience, Dawn provides both life coaching and diversity training. Her work focuses on individual wellness and disrupting long-standing institutional barriers resulting from microaggressions, privilege, and racial inequities. This episode discusses: - Dawn's experiences and insights from her over 20 years of working in Corporate America as a Black woman. - The daily drain of code-switching. - The importance of sponsoring and championing individuals in the workplace. - The initial hurdle for White men to show up in this work and embrace discomfort. - The importance of being "unapologetically White" to be antiracist. - Finding the humanity in others by entering into, and embracing, different cultures. Learn more about Dawn's work: www.dawnljohnson.com Read Ken and Paul's takeaways from the conversation with Dawn: https://themodernwhiteman.com/the-blog See a clip of the conversation with Dawn on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCHiYVNqxYKmHkxvTwquc2KA Connect with The Modern White Man by subscribing to our newsletter at www.themodernwhiteman.com