#46: CEO Todd Sears Explains How Inclusion Drives Billions of Dollars in Added Revenue

Description of podcast interview with Todd Sears, CEO of Out Leadership Todd Sears is the founder and principal of Out Leadership, the global LGBT+ business network CEOs trust. His focus is on how businesses can make it easier for LGBT+ people to participate fully in the economy, and how discrimination is a drag on business performance. Globally, more than 50% of LGBT+ people are still in the closet at work, which harms innovation, competitiveness, and productivity. Out Leadership is based on a simple premise: LGBT+ inclusion is a business driver. They help the world’s most influential international companies cultivate Out Leaders (including LGBT+ people and allies) to realize the bottom-line benefits of LGBT+ inclusion, globally. “Together, we’re creating a more equal world”. This podcast is for anyone seeking to learn more about how businesses benefit from adopting policies around inclusivity specifically as these policies relate to the LGBTQ+ community.