Introducing Me
Join Sarah each week as she talks with a new guest on Introducing Me, a podcast where people of many different backgrounds share their stories. With a focus on inclusion and diversity, Sarah’s guests talk about culture, advocacy, race, ability, gender and sexual identities, or whatever else they want heard.
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Episodes
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
Genesis Amaris Kemp is a visionary life coach with a background in the corporate world and the author of Chocolate Drop in Corporate America: From the Pit to the Palace. A first generation American, most of her life has been in predominantly white areas, but Genesis is now speaking up and staying strong to her morals in values. In this episode, she also shares about being a patient advocate for her late father.
Connect with Genesis:
https://genesisamariskemp.net/genesis%20amaris%20kemp
https://open.spotify.com/show/2URFiCC6Br6aTCkAoWaDwc
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Tuesday May 17, 2022
Larry is a writer, physician, health advocate, and opera lover. He was the first to write about AIDS in the press and has published 5 books. These include an anthology, We Must Love One Another or Die: The Life and Legacies of Larry Kramer; a memoir, Confessions of a Jewish Wagnerite: Being Gay and Jewish in America, and its sequel On the Future of Wagnerism: Art, Intoxication, Addiction, Codependence and Recovery. In this episode, stories shared include being discriminated against as a kid for being Jewish and remembrances of his late life partner, Gay Liberation pioneer Arnie Kantrowitz.
More information about Larry can be found on his website: Lawrencedmass.com.
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
A native Texan, Sharyl West Loeung works in the DEI space while raising a multicultural family. With her Cambodian-American husband, they’re raising two sons to understand culture and embracing their identity. Sharyl discusses invisible identities including her religion and her disability.
Resources:
https://dystonia-foundation.org/
https://www.abbey-research.com/resource-lists/
https://kardiahouse.com/
Connect with Sharyl: https://www.btaspeakers.com/speaker/sharyl-west-loeung/
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Lee Hopkins (he/him/his) is a transgender man who helps people create lasting friendships. He’s moved across the United States in hopes of finding friends and fitting in. During and after transitioning, he still felt different even as he was living more of his “authentic self.” He shares fears he had during this process and how he helps to combat loneliness.
Connect with Lee: https://www.patternsofpossibility.com/morepossibility
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Tuesday Apr 26, 2022
Richard Rieman had a successful career in news radio and then transitioned into being an audiobook narrator. Known as “The Audiobook Wizard,” Richard can imitate many well-known characters and characters of varying backgrounds. He founded the non-profit Imagination Videobooks to make children’s picture books accessible. They have a Kickstarter running from May 3 to June 4 to support a fully accessible movie-length version of Winnie the Pooh available.
Non-Profit Website: https://imaginationvideobooks.org/
"The Winnie the Pooh Project" on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/richardrieman/the-winnie-the-pooh-project
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Tuesday Apr 19, 2022
Shelly Houser has a congenital hemipelvectomy such that she was born without a hip in her right leg; a situation 1 in 8 million. This hasn’t stopped her from learning to ski or raising three boys. With her business Inclusive Consulting and her passion for supporting new amputees, she shares how it’s important in include accessibility when talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Connect with Shelly:
Inclusive Consulting: https://inclusiveconsultingservices.com & https://www.facebook.com/Inclusive-Consulting-LLC-107441188494215/
Life Beyond the Label Podcast: https://lifebeyondthelabel.buzzsprout.com & https://www.instagram.com/lifebeyondthelabel_podcast/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelly-houser/
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Scottie Jeanette Madden is a late-stage trans woman. From a young age she hid that she was truly a girl and after twenty years of being a husband, came out to her wife. Together, Marcy and Scottie Jeanette worked through the changes and continued their strong marriage until her passing in 2018. Professionally, professionally, Scottie Jeanette is an author, writer and director. She is also a Showrunner in adventure and survival television.
More from Scottie Jeanette:
TED Talk, What Would My Father Say?: https://www.ted.com/talks/scottie_jeannette_madden_what_would_my_father_say
Website, including her Documentary, PROUD In a Pandemic: https://www.zuzubean.com
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Marsha McCurdy Adell was the first Black woman to graduate from the Connecticut Fire Academy, but also the first Black female firefighter she knew herself. As an athlete, she went from fighting fires to now helping strategically prevent them as West Hartford’s Deputy Fire Marshal. Marsha is also a proud mom to her twin daughters.
Association of Black Professional Firefighters: https://iabpf.org
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Lola Adeyemo grew up in Nigeria and immigrated to the United States as an international student. She quickly joined the biotech industry and has since transitioned into DEI work. Having found inclusion and belonging in employee resource groups (ERGs), she now helps other people and businesses thrive with their own ERGs. Her upcoming book presale campaign opens on March 31st, for more information, connect with Lola on social media.
Contact with Lola:
https://www.lolaspeaker.com
https://www.instagram.com/immigrantsincorporate/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lolaaadeyemopm/
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Tuesday Mar 22, 2022
Suzi Dent is a film and television make up artist whose life took many turns. Since a young age she was taken advantage of by men and in 1986 at the age of 23 she was groped by famous entertainer, Rolf Harris. In 2014 she was a bad character witness at his child sexual assault trial, given lifetime anonymity from the judge, but goes public 5 years later. She also went out on a limb and joined the Mrs Earth Australia Pageant even though she never wore dresses and won the competition.
Connect with Suzi:
https://www.suzident.com
https://www.facebook.com/suzidentspeaker
Donate to the podcast: https://ko-fi.com/introducingmepodcast
Want to share your story and be a guest? Email: introducingmepodcast@gmail.com
Find all the podcast social media and more on the website: https://www.introducingmepodcast.com
Artwork: instagram.com/vashaundesigns
Music/Editing: youtube.com/colemanrowlett