White Men & the Journey Towards Anti-Racism Series Introduction (EP.54)

In this episode, co-hosts Tim Cynova and Lauren Ruffin introduce a new 12-part podcast series, "https://www.workshouldntsuck.co/white-men-journey (White Men & the Journey Towards Anti-Racism)," where Tim interviews white men in positions of leadership whose companies are engaged in understanding how racism and oppression are at play in their organizations and the work they do. Series guests include: David Devan, General Director & President, Opera Philadelphia John Orr, Executive Director, Art-Reach Jay Coen Gilbert, Co-Founder, B Lab; CEO, Imperative21 Ron Carucci, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Navalent Sydney Skybetter, Associate Chair & Senior Lecturer, Theatre Arts & Performance Studies Department, Brown University Raphael Bemporad (Founding Partner) & Bryan Miller (Chief Financial Officer), BBMG Marc Mannella, Independent Consultant, Former CEO KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools David Reuter, Partner, LLR Kit Hughes, Co-Founder & CEO, Look Listen Ted Castle (Founder & President) & Rooney Castle (Vice President), Rhino Foods Jared Fishman, Founding Executive Director, Justice Innovation Lab This series was created to be a resource for white men who might be wrestling with questions like, “What’s my role in anti-racism, equity, inclusion, and justice work as a white man with power and privilege?” and “How might my personal commitment to do this work manifest itself in the organization I help lead?” Want to explore related resources primarily *not* by white guys? Check out https://www.workshouldntsuck.co/white-men-journey (our compilation of 30 books, podcasts, and films). And find all the episodes https://www.workshouldntsuck.co/white-men-journey (here). Co-Hosts TIM CYNOVA (he/him) is the Principal of https://www.workshouldntsuck.co (Work. Shouldn’t. Suck.), an HR and org design consultancy helping to reimagine workplaces where everyone can thrive. He is a certified Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and a trained mediator, and has served on the