How To Create Belonging at Work with Storytelling

In this episode of The Magic of Belonging Podcast, Denise Soler Cox shares how companies can create a sense of belonging by hosting food centered events during themed months. Denise suggests inviting employees to bring in their favorite dish and also share the story behind it, creating an opportunity for deep connection and belonging.

Takeaways:

• Themed events and months can be a great way to celebrate diversity and create a sense of belonging in the workplace- just make sure not to forget the most important thing - asking people what the story is behind the dish.
• Food can be a powerful tool for connection and storytelling. Inviting employees to share their heritage and cultural traditions is a huge step in the right direction to creating belonging at work.
• Listening and sharing personal stories create a sense of value and appreciation for each employee for something beyond their work identity which fostering a culture of inclusivity and belonging.

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  About Denise:

  After going from a stay-at-home-mom to award-winning activist filmmaker (screening link below), Top 100 podcaster and sought-after international speaker, Denise Soler Cox uses her experience to produce inspiring content that sparks meaningful and transformative dialog.

  In 2020 Denise was recognized as a “Featured Host” by Apple Podcast North America for her podcast “The Self-ish Latina'' which has listeners in 32 countries. Denise has been invited to speak on over 300 stages including two TEDx talks and has worked with some of the world's most recognized brands like Progressive, Microsoft, AARP, Facebook, LinkedIn, JP Morgan Chase, Salesforce, Proctor & Gamble, Dow Jones, Eli Lilly, KPMG, Starbucks and VaynerMedia, SONY, to name a few. 

  Her work with Project Eñye has been featured on NBC Nightly News, Forbes.com, CNN, NBC Latino, Chicago Tribune, Telemundo, Univision, Fox News Latino, HOLA and the Huffington Post.

  Denise is a distinguished member of the 4th Cohort of the Stanford Latino Leaders Entrepreneur Program and was a National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) 2017 Fellow. She was honored to be selected as the 2018 recipient of the "Bridge Builder Award in Education" from the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

  Denise is currently in production with her second feature length documentary and also working on a forthcoming book about Belonging.

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