2 - Story of my Life

<p>This is the second episode of Let’s Talk Supply Chain’s brand-new show, Blended.</p> <p>Blended is all about opening up conversations and giving the mic to all of the underrepresented voices in our industry – women, the LGBTQIA community, people of color, those with disabilities, whether they’re visible or hidden, and many more.</p> <p>Today in Episode 2, ‘Story of my Life,’ we’re going to be delving into our guest’s personal stories: the experiences that made them who they are today and the impact, both positive and negative, that those experiences have had on their lives and careers.</p> <h3><strong>IN THIS EPISODE WE DISCUSS:</strong></h3> <p>[03.23] Introductions to our Blended panelists.</p> <ul> <li>Madison Mobley – Senior Account Executive at Fairmarkit</li> <li>Lamont Robinson – President and CEO at Robinson LaRueCo Consulting, LLC</li> <li>Claudia Freed – CEO and President at EALgreen</li> <li>Martin Stark – IT Strategic Sourcing Lead at University of Sydney and Founder and CEO World Gay Boxing Championships</li> <li>Angie Reno – Director of Procurement, Government Services at Crowley</li> </ul> <p>[09.35] Martin’s story; from serious ill health to harnessing his courage, finding his voice and following his own path.</p> <blockquote> <p>“Our experiences propel us forward.” <em>Martin</em></p> </blockquote> <p>[12.18] How minorities can find themselves the butt of the joke and often find themselves joining in, in order to fit in and not rock the boat.</p> <ul> <li>Why we need to keep sharing in order to move the dial of what’s appropriate.</li> <li>How inappropriate humor, and using jokes to demean, is not particular to one community.</li> <li>How we can use these incidents as opportunities to educate and ask questions.</li> <li>How jokes can often be a repeated turn of phrase, learned from previous generations, used without truly thinking about or understanding the meaning.</li> </ul> <blockquote> <p>“I’m a black Mormon (which is rare!) so I’d get a lot of those ‘jokes;’ and if I don’t stand up and sp