With it being Pride month, it is hard to not draw parallels between the performative activism of corporations towards the LGBTQ+ community and the messaging we saw from corporations last year after George Floyd’s murder. This begs the question, after all the pressure that was put on corporations to actively be part of the solution to systemic racism, how much progress has been made? It all starts with a pulse check.

Part 3 of Colourful Conversations brought us a discussion between Tolu Aladejebi of Black in Hospitality and Co-owner and VP of Career Contacts Natasha Jeshani about all things recruitment and creating safe work environments. Natasha also happens to be an Amazon bestselling author (HR Insider: How to Land your dream job and keep it).

The second installment of Colourful Conversations brought us Judith Kasiama, founder of Colour the Trails, in conversation with Woman of WORTH Tolu Aladejebi, and left all of us wanting to get outdoors immediately! If you missed it, never fear, we’ve recapped it with you in mind.

In the first instalment of this IGTV series we joined woman of WORTH Tolu Aladejebi in conversation with Asha Wheeldon of Kula Kitchen to learn more about Asha’s experience creating a community of plant-based food lovers in Vancouver and the barriers she faced as a BIPOC business owner.