Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Is your zip code a better predictor of healthcare outcomes than your genetic code?

We invite you to sit with Reischea and Julie in the discomfort of a critical yet challenging and complex conversation exploring healthcare disparities.

Our guide through this exploration is Dr. Renee Branch Canady, CEO of Michigan Public Health Institute, a visionary in the field of public health and author of “Room at the Table: A Leader’s Guide to Advancing Health Equity and Justice.”Continue Reading Breaking Barriers in Healthcare Equity with Dr. Renee Branch Canady

Buckle up! This may be our most candid conversation yet, as Reischea and Julie confront the stereotypes women face in business.

Startup travel technology founder, Lisa Simpkins is a dynamic voice, joining the pod to bring light to the stark disparities and biases against women.

From confronting deep-rooted stereotypes to discussing the systemic barriers in male-dominated industries, this episode is a candid exploration of the tough road women navigate to achieve success. Hear about the historical erasure of women’s contributions and the ongoing struggle for recognition and equality.Continue Reading Confronting Stereotypes: Women in Startups with Lisa Simpkins

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From Wall Street to local government, Carmen Hughes has made it her business to open doors and create opportunity in business. Now she’s answered the call to help her city understand the true power of woman.Continue Reading Trading In the Trading Floor with Carmen Hughes – Episode #65

All realtors will tell you that home is where the heart is — and all sorts of cutesy slogans! But it’s different for Think Tank of Three podcast guest, Amy Jackson. “Home,” she says, “should be a place of love, comfort, and security.”

From home ownership to fair housing. It’s all ahead on the podcast!Continue Reading Finding Your Home, Community and Equality with Amy Jackson – Episode #62

There is an old saying that youth is wasted on the young.

Caroline Simmons did not get that message because this lady has done more in her 35 years than many have over a 65-plus year lifetime! Her latest feat? Becoming the first female mayor of Stamford, Connecticut.

She’s kicking butt, taking names and bringing lots of women with her! Listen now in the latest episode of the Think Tank of Three Podcast.
Continue Reading Navigating Politics & Life with Mayor Caroline Simmons – Episode #60

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The entire purpose of life is to throw us curve balls and make us adjust on the fly. For Alicia Holt, those curve balls were more than just minor shifts. They were life altering changes. Alicia shares how she’s walked through loss, corporate America, and motherhood.Continue Reading Creating Moments in Life and Work with Alicia Holt – Episode #59

You know that desperate expression, “Women should be seen and not heard?”

Jemele Hill has simply been unbothered by it.

In fact, with a podcast of the same name, she has lifted her voice to the masses, following a standard set in her own life. In an all-new podcast, Jemele gives the Think Tank of Three a lesson on standing in your truth.Continue Reading Bet On Yourself, PERIOD! with Jemele Hill – Episode #53

With over a year of the pandemic behind us, and an unknown future with the new variant, a topic we consistently see come up is returning to work and what the future of work will hold.

The discussion seems so focused on the business side and not on the human side.

Who is making these decisions and have they considered how it will impact the most important asset in business? The people.

If you have ever met today’s guest, you’d never have to question whether there is a human behind the decisions being made and you can guarantee that people are her number one concern.
Continue Reading Women at Work in the New Normal with Katje Chiller – Episode # 51