My passion for inclusive groups, communities and environments runs deep. I work every day to help my clients and other audiences understand inclusivity and, more specifically, belonging: what it is, why it’s important to me, why it should matter to them, where they are in their BELONGING JOURNEY™ and how to foster a true sense of belonging for themselves, their teams and their organizations.

 

Personally, I feel a great sense of belonging across the many groups and communities I’m part of. I feel like I can be my authentic self. But that wasn’t always the case.

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From childhood to young adulthood (and even beyond), I struggled to feel like I fit in, like I truly belonged—in my family, at school, playing sports, in my small hometown, at my university, in my fraternity, in my early career, anywhere, everywhere. Of course, I didn’t know that’s what the feeling was or how to address it until later in life when I had the vocabulary and tools to do so.

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Now, because of my earlier experience with it—or perhaps, despite it—I’m drawn to the science of belonging, I’m drawn to igniting conversations about belonging, I’m drawn to designing experiences that nurture a sense of belonging. And I’m drawn to helping you do the same for you, your teams and organization.