The VIP Lab

Today was one of those . It was a rare occurrence of the stars aligning to allow for a AND an that was on point (with no coffee spills on white pants! 🙌🏽)! But what really made it magical was getting to with one of my favorite clients/partners/friends.
The team at The Coven once again honored me by asking me to come back to talk about . The coolest part? It’s for their members who are looking to grow their businesses!
When my girl Alex Steinman told me about this series and The Coven’s commitment to helping their members thrive in their leadership, scaling of their businesses, and providing opportunities for these organizations to and not only for those who have been historically marginalized and excluded - but for everyone - I was all-in before her last sentence was all out!
Why is the team at The Coven one of my favorite clients to partner with? Aside from adoring the four founders, I have believed in, and supported, their mission and vision since day 1 because it aligns with my life’s work: Building equitable futures.
This isn’t co-working space as you have always thought of it. This is . This is . This is . This taking your , , and to the .
Check out The Coven’s website for more info on membership options - physical or virtual! There are even opportunities to host events in one of their gorgeous locations in Minneapolis on Eat Street or at their flagship location in St. Paul in the historic Blaire Arcade building in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood.


https://www.thecoven.com/spaces

Are you on Clubhouse? If you ate and you have some time on your hands tomorrow at 10am CST/11am ET you should join my friend and fellow coach, Amy Schultz Money Coach, and I for a chat! 👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏼

We will be taking questions and offering a safe space for some on the the struggles we women face in the workplace, entrepreneurship, and on all things DE&I. ✊🏽

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Another instance of a person of color being terminated for doing the job they were hired to do because they didn’t compromise their integrity in order to comfort a system designed to support

Timnit Gebru, a well-respected leader in AI research, coauthored a remarkable paper that showed facial recognition faulty in identifying women and people of color, which means its use can end up functioning as a mechanism for . She champions and the team she helped build at Google is one of the most diverse in AI.

The actions Google has made in response to her doing the right thing is unacceptable.

As the saying goes: Actions speak louder than words.

I say: Words just prove who someone is trying to convince you they are. Action shows you. Their actions also shows you what their priorities are.

Moral of the story: Google has shown they will prioritize profit over discriminating against women and people of color.

Google Researcher Says She Was Fired Over Paper Highlighting Bias in A.I. Timnit Gebru, one of the few Black women in her field, had voiced exasperation over the company’s response to efforts to increase minority hiring.