Kiera Smalls || Creating Career Opportunties for BIPOC in the Running Industry | Executive Director of RIDC 2 Black Runners

Your favorite 2 Black Runners, Aaron & Joshua Potts, are joined by the Executive Director of the Running Industry Diversity Collation. Kiera Smalls illustrates how RIDC is creating access for all on the business side of the running industry. Additionally she describes two programs RIDC is currently implementing to help the running industry.



Watch on Youtube: https://youtu.be/j7LZQ8Q2Xtg



Ways to support RIDC

Learn More Here: https://www.runningdiversity.com/

Donate: https://www.givengain.com/cause/running-industry-diversity-coalition#amount

Learn more about "Run The Block": https://www.runningdiversity.com/runtheblock





Time Stamps

0:00 - Intro

3:00 - What is Run The Block?

8:38 - Why Black People?

12:05 - Was Kiera’s goal always to help BIPOC communities?

15:30 - Aaron created a superhero as a kid.

17:14 - Attempting to bring more attention to the running industry.

23:12 - How Aaron discovered there was career opportunities in the running industry.

25:08 - Kiera’s views on the progress of the Running Industry for DEI?

28:02 - RIDC is fresh!!

34:46 - What part of the running industry is Kiera excited to tackle that RIDC hasn’t touched yet?

39:53 - How to support RIDC.





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