EP54 Candi Williams on Anti-Racism, Microaggressions and Iconic Women of Colour
My guest today is the author of ‘Iconic Women of Colour’ and ‘How to Be Perfectly Imperfect’, Candi Williams.Candi and I connected back in June of this year amidst the height of the Black Lives Matter protests in the US and around the world. On that day Candi said to me “empathy is overwhelming and doesn’t help us to move forward. We need to move with our heads and our hearts”. By unfortunate coincidence, we recorded this podcast episode two months later and the day after the news of Jacob Blake’s shooting in Wisconsin, USA. In this episode, Candi reflects on the past few months and the response of businesses and their leaders beyond the anti-racism statements. Tackling the macro, the systemic racism, means tackling the micro, the small daily interactions between colleagues, supply chains and customers.Candi generously shares her insights on racist microaggressions and how we can tackle them in our workplaces and beyond, and begin to untangle and bring into the light the systemic racism that is woven into the fabric of our industries, workplaces and everyday lives. This conversation was recorded on 24th August 2020. I hope you enjoy listening!---Thank you to Tide business current account for sponsoring this episode of Women On Top.If you’re ready to start your own business journey, visit tide.co/start to register your limited company and get set up with your Tide business current account in one simple process, for free. And who knows, perhaps one day you’ll be sharing your business story with me on this very podcast!---Tweet us! https://twitter.com/TheWotPodDM us! https://www.instagram.com/thewotpod/Or hop over to Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thewotpodEpisode Resources:Iconic Women of Colour - https://summersdale.com/sd-book/iconic-women-of-colour/How to Be Perfectly Imperfect - https://www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-be-perfectly-imperfect/candi-williams/9781787832343Connect with Candi Williams:https://twitter.com/candiwriteshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/candiwilliamswriter/https://www.instagram.com/candiwrites/Connect with your host Frankie Cotton:https://frankiecotton.comhttps://twitter.com/FrankieCotton_https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_/This episode was sound edited by Beth Davison https://www.bethdavison.com/. Women On Top is a Let’s Be Frank production. https://letsbefrank.co