Risha Grant - Diversity & Inclusion - Redefining Diversity and Empowering Inclusive Cult ...

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Get Rid of The BS to Attract Diverse Markets

Companies need to know how to get diverse customers to buy their products and services. Why? Because of business sustainability, competitive advantage, a constantly changing economy and trillions in buying power. During this session, D&I Speaker Risha Grant will share with attendees the keys to effectively engage various diverse groups and provide them with tips to increase their bottom line. Read less

Get Rid Of The BS to Build an Inclusive Culture

Whether implicit or conscious, bias is the number one threat to humanity and any company’s success. If your company’s goal is to create cohesiveness within your organization, increase revenue, be innovative and elevate your reputation-the bias in your workforce and community is a roadblock. You know the problem. Getting Rid of the BS is your answer. Read less

Radical Acceptance: Be Better Than Your BS

Empower Authenticity, Confront Bias and Create a Culture of Inclusion through Radical Acceptance. This speech will help audiences and individuals to understand Radical Acceptance and how their BiaSphere, Belief Systems, and BS stop them from welcoming and embracing all of humanity, including their own. Our BS shapes how we feel about ourselves, how we perceive the world, and how we interact with others. Radical acceptance teaches that through authenticity we can connect with others on a deeper level, and create a culture of acceptance and belonging. Mental health and psychological safety are more important now than ever before in the workplace, and companies who create an environment where everyone is allowed to be themselves without fear of rejection, are at the cutting edge of what it means to be an innovative and profitable place to work. Read less

Risha Grant

Redefining Diversity and Empowering Inclusive Cultures

Risha Grant is on a mission to correct societal "isms" like racism, sexism, classism, and even plain old stupidism, by exposing their subtle impacts and inspiring meaningful cultural transformations. As the founder and CEO of the award-winning diversity consulting, communications, and speaking firm, Risha Grant LLC, Risha empowers organisations to address unconscious bias, microaggressions, and other actions that perpetuate inequality. Her approach? Honest, humorous, and unapologetically real.

Hailed as a “cultural competency genius”, Risha’s background is as dynamic as her work. From her roots in a small-town to her experiences as a Division I athlete, entrepreneur, and bisexual ex-preacher’s wife, she embodies diversity in every facet of her life. These lived experiences, combined with 25 years of consulting, over 50,000 conversations, and cutting-edge research, has enabled Risha’s ability to deliver powerful, bias-busting strategies that resonate with audiences worldwide.

Her thought leadership has captivated organisations like Google, Procter & Gamble, YouTube, Harvard University, and the U.S. Air Force, while earning accolades such as Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and The Financial Times. Recognised as one of the Top 10 Most Powerful Women Leaders in HR and 40 Top Women Keynote Speakers by Real Leaders, Risha has also been honoured with the NBA OKC Thunder Changemaker Award and named one of Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Speakers Turning Crisis Into Opportunity”.

Through her radical acceptance framework, Risha demystifies diversity by addressing the root cause of workplace challenges: people problems, not diversity problems. Her keynotes provide audiences with actionable tools to cultivate respect, understanding, and inclusion while eliminating fear of "saying the wrong thing". With a unique blend of humour, storytelling, and a touch of tough love, Risha connects organisations to their true cultural potential.

Whether she’s leading global executives or empowering everyday people, Risha’s message is clear: Diversity isn’t the issue, understanding and embracing it is the solution. Audiences leave with easily applied principles for finding respect, understanding and inclusion both in their personal and professional lives.

Testimonial

We just completed her session and it was the most well received of our 3 keynotes, in my opinion. She knocked it out the park. Or, to use a basketball reference, she was draining 3’s all speech long. She did a fabulous job. I truly appreciated her story-telling and transparency. It allowed our team members to connect with her.

Signet Jewelers

We loved having Risha as our Keynote Speaker for our 2020 Professionals of Color Conference. This year came with a lot of challenges, but Risha and her team made going virtual smooth. Risha’s content challenged the cultural norms and we appreciated her openly speaking her truth and experiences.

Amway

D&I is hard work because we humans are complicated. The bottom line is, when you need an extraordinary facilitator--who is clear-eyed, compassionate, and unafraid to work on implicit bias—call Risha. She steered the conversation to illustrate the unacknowledged, unaware white privilege that was underneath many of the exchanges among the participants, yet always created an environment of safety. Risha is uniquely equipped to lead your people forward into better territory where everybody wins.

Harvard University

Risha Grant did an amazing job at our virtual leader offsite. She provided an entertaining, compelling and informative discussion on the power of Diversity and Inclusion. Risha left us with many tools and provocations in our own journey to be better stewards of Diversity and Inclusion. I highly recommend Risha as a speaker. Thanks to Risha for providing the highlight of our session!

ProConnect Group, Intuit, Inc.

Risha provided an excellent presentation that had record attendance - with some of the highest evaluations ever. Risha’s presentation teed up a critical conversation for our membership, one that we plan on continuing. Thank you for helping make it a success.”

IFEBP

The American Staffing Association was thrilled to have Risha Grant as a break-out presenter at Staffing World 2019 and she knocked it out of the park! Attendees shared that Risha was energetic and her content was thought provoking. Her engaging storytelling talent and expertise in D&I will bring great value to any adult learner forum. She prepared well for our audience and delivered and provoked as promised! It was a pleasure working with Shannyn and Risha.

American Staffing Association

Risha’s presentation was absolutely amazing and insightful. She captivated the audience and challenged us as HR Professionals to look at what diversity and inclusion really means. We truly appreciate her extraordinary and heartfelt impactful message. Keep up the great work!

Northwest Human Resource Management Association (NHRMA)