Diversity Goes to Work Raymond A. Mason School of Business

The adage says “It’s lonely at the top.” And in today’s fast-paced world, a conversation around mental health and wellness seems more crucial than ever before - especially in the workplace. But when we peel back the layers of corporate suits and titles, we uncover a less talked about issue, which is executive loneliness. We talk a lot about climbing the corporate ladder, but not as much about the silent struggle many face at the top, where there’s pressure to perform, and that pressure meets the stark reality of isolation. Our guest today, Nick Jonsson, is here to speak to those realities. He’s the author of the best-selling book “Executive Loneliness” and an advocate for mental health and wellness in the C-suite and beyond. 
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Today we’re excited to welcome Kamini Wood. Kamini is a Certified Life Coach on a mission to empower high achievers. With over 20 years of experience, and as a mother of high-achieving young adults, Kamini understands feeling overwhelmed by expectations. All of those realities we talk about but don’t ever REALLY talk about or explore deeply - bandwidth, burnout, imposter syndrome - Kamini’s work focuses on those very aspects of our lived experiences. She helps high performers become confident in their leadership by overcoming anxiety, boosting their resilience, setting boundaries, and being unapologetically true to themselves. Kamini takes a direct and holistic approach to help transform those clients who are ready to invest time and effort. 
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Today we welcome Dr. Carol Parker Walsh, an award-winning executive coach, keynote speaker, and author. As founder of Carol Parker Walsh Consulting, she helps organizations unlock innovations by providing coaching, training, and foresight strategy. She leverages her extensive experiences as an attorney, professor, and social scientist to help clients amplify excellence. Carol is a published Forbes and HBR contributor, a TEDx speaker, and a three-time Amazon best-selling author.
If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.

Today on the show we welcome Toby Mildon. Toby is a diversity and inclusion architect and found of Mildon; a consultancy and advisory business. He works with business to re-engineer entire processes and systems to minimize the impact of bias and build cultures of inclusion. Prior to setting up his businesses, Toby worked as an in-house diversity and inclusion manager at the BBC and at Deloitte.
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Our guest today - Ti’Juana Gholson - is a member of the Maximize Life Coaching and Mentoring team and a demonstrational live coach specializing in program development, strategic and financial planning, as well as business structuring. As a serial entrepreneur herself, Ti’Juana provides everyday mentorship - mentorship for the here and now - and coaching to small business owners or contract professionals through her company, Tag Consulting. Her mission is to provide support and demonstrate “the how to start and how to maintain a business.” 
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Today’s guest is Linda Ridley. Linda has a background in corporate and investment banking with Wachovia and has served as the CEO of Edgar J. Ridley and Associates since 2009. She’s also an academic, a faculty lecturer and professor at Hostos Community College and Graduate School in New York City. She trains managers worldwide to examine their behaviors by emphasizing the negative impact of symbols and symbolic behavior.
If you’d like to follow William & Mary’s School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.