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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2020. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Cornell ↗
In their words
any form of allyship starts with self-awareness and being comfortable and dealing with the fact that yep i have done things that have made people feel like they were not psychologically safe
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What does Cornell Verdeja-Woodson do now?
He founded Brave Coaching & Consulting, which grew out of Brave Trainings, and works as a certified mindset transformation coach for high-performing men. He writes that he left corporate work after burnout, and is also listed as an executive in residence at the University of San Francisco School of Management.
What did he argue on the TechTO panel?
That anti-Black racism shows up across the whole employee lifecycle, from recruitment to the decision to leave, and that allyship starts with accepting you have personally contributed to harm. His closing line: it is not enough to be not racist, we need anti-racists.
Who else was on the panel?
Madison Butler, then VP of people and culture at Sourced Craft Cocktails, with Stefan Kollenberg, co-founder of Crescendo, moderating. It was recorded at TechTO Together in June 2020.