45 min
The Power Of Storytelling To Create Change With Cynthia Overton Leading With Empathy & Allyship
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In Episode 55, Cynthia Overton, Senior Director of Tech Workplace Initiatives at the Kapor Center, dives into conversation with Melinda about the impact of storytelling. They discuss important ways storytelling can change our perception, whether that is by advocating through storytelling, interrupting our own stories to create internal change, or using stories to build empathy and trust.
About Cynthia Overton
Cynthia Overton, Ph.D., serves as Senior Director of Tech Workplace Initiatives at the Kapor Center, a racial justice organization dedicated to leveling the playing field in tech. In this role, she leads Diversity Advocates, a professional learning community dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce throughout the tech industry and Our Collective, a group of tech professionals working to advance inclusion for Black and Latinx talent through employee resource groups. Cynthia also serves as co-principal investigator for a research study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that seeks to expand the evidence-based understanding of HBCU STEM learning environments in which undergraduate students are most likely to thrive and subsequently go on to attain doctoral degrees in science and engineering.
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For more about Empovia, and to join us for a live recording, visit https://ally.cc. There, you’ll also find educational resources and highlights from this episode.
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Production Team
Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler
Producer: Juliette Roy
Project Manager: Emilie Maas
Finance & Operations: Renzo Santos
Director of Marketing: Ariyah April
Marketing Communications Coordinator: Christina Swindlehurst Chan
[Image description: Leading With Empathy & Allyship promo with the Empovia logo and photos of Cynthia Overton; a Black woman with natural, curly hair swept up wearing a black turtleneck; and host Melinda Briana Epler; a White woman with red hair, glasses, and orange shirt holding a white mug behind a laptop.]
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In Episode 55, Cynthia Overton, Senior Director of Tech Workplace Initiatives at the Kapor Center, dives into conversation with Melinda about the impact of storytelling. They discuss important ways storytelling can change our perception, whether that is by advocating through storytelling, interrupting our own stories to create internal change, or using stories to build empathy and trust.
About Cynthia Overton
Cynthia Overton, Ph.D., serves as Senior Director of Tech Workplace Initiatives at the Kapor Center, a racial justice organization dedicated to leveling the playing field in tech. In this role, she leads Diversity Advocates, a professional learning community dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce throughout the tech industry and Our Collective, a group of tech professionals working to advance inclusion for Black and Latinx talent through employee resource groups. Cynthia also serves as co-principal investigator for a research study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) that seeks to expand the evidence-based understanding of HBCU STEM learning environments in which undergraduate students are most likely to thrive and subsequently go on to attain doctoral degrees in science and engineering.
Find Leading With Empathy & Allyship useful? Subscribe to our podcast and like this episode!
For more about Empovia, and to join us for a live recording, visit https://ally.cc. There, you’ll also find educational resources and highlights from this episode.
Connect On Social
YouTube: youtube.com/@empovia
Twitter: twitter.com/empoviaco
Facebook: facebook.com/empovia
Instagram: instagram.com/empovia/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/empovia/
Production Team
Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler
Producer: Juliette Roy
Project Manager: Emilie Maas
Finance & Operations: Renzo Santos
Director of Marketing: Ariyah April
Marketing Communications Coordinator: Christina Swindlehurst Chan
[Image description: Leading With Empathy & Allyship promo with the Empovia logo and photos of Cynthia Overton; a Black woman with natural, curly hair swept up wearing a black turtleneck; and host Melinda Briana Epler; a White woman with red hair, glasses, and orange shirt holding a white mug behind a laptop.]
Support the show
45 min