Ep. #102: The Journey Toward Authentically Inclusive Workplaces

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“Whatever you do won’t be enough, try anyway.

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— Barack Obama

What does inclusivity in the workplace mean?  Are businesses and organizations truly making authentic changes to be inclusive?  In this episode, we talk with Nick Alm, co-founder of Mossier, which helps organizations recruit and retain LGBTQ+ talent and advances LGBTQ+ employment equity across generations and borders.   In our rich conversation today we talk about the work Mossier does to help businesses and organizations not only recruit but retain LGTBQ+ talent, the need for trust to be built with employers and LGBTQIA2S+ job seekers. In this episode we: 


  • Hear about Nick’s background and the history and founding of Mossier 

  • Understand some of the challenges to workplaces given 46% of LGBTQIA2S+ report they still work ‘in the closet’ due to a lack of a supportive environment

  • Learn about how leaders can work to create inclusive workplaces by starting to rebuilding trust with the LGBTQIA+ employees

  • Listen to Nick describe how Mossier helps businesses and organizations not only recruit but retain LGBTQIA2S+ talent

  • Discover some of the system-level elements in organizations that need to be addressed to provide inclusive and safe workplaces and how Mossier supports organizations in that challenging work 

  • Hear how COVID has impacted Mossier business model and what changes it has made in the last year

  • Discover how data is not always an indicator of leaders’ efforts to promote inclusive workplaces 

  • Learn Nick’s suggestions for social change leaders to remain authentic and have an impact 

 

More About Nick Alm and Mossier

Nick (they/them) grew up in Stillwater, Minnesota. While pursuing a degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Minnesota, they co-founded The Carlson School’s first undergraduate LGBTI student organization. Through this group, they developed a passion for advancing conversations about the LGBTQ community in corporate America, as well as globally. 

Nick co-founded Mossier in order to help organizations recruit and retain LGBTQ+ talent, and utilize the revenue to LGBTQ grantees in East Africa. To date, Mossier has funded and supported ten LGBTQ-owned businesses within the tourism and agriculture space.  Learn more about Mossier here.