How can you change your company culture to be more inclusive? How can you create a more inclusive business overall? This is such an important topic, and these are questions that you should be asking yourself as a business owner. I have been thinking about this a lot recently with my diversity, equality, and inclusion coach and consultant, Erica Courdae, because I am working on making sure that my business is intentionally inclusive.  Erica is joining me in this episode to talk about creating a safe space, building an inclusive environment, and more. Erica Courdae has dedicated her life to expanding how others interact with the world through powerful conversations. As an entrepreneur and certified coach, her work is focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), imperfect allyship, and imposter syndrome. This work has taken her into communities and onto national stages as a speaker and educator at noteworthy industry events like AltSummit, ShePodcasts Live, and Being Boss. Erica is also the owner of an inclusive beauty salon, Silver Immersion, and the host of Pause on the Play, a podcast that features open dialogue on topics like company culture, visibility, and mindset. She lives in Maryland with her two children.  On Today’s Show You’ll Learn:  Being okay with not being an expert How to begin to shift your business Why you have to start with your own mindset first The importance of acknowledging that you will get things wrong Choosing the uncomfortable thing when it’s the right thing Why you need to pause and take space to take ownership Navigating the fear of cancel culture Creating safety for your team I so appreciate having Erica as my DEI coach and consultant, and I think you are going to get so much value out of this vulnerable conversation. She is brilliant, a total expert, and unpacks this topic in such an understandable and non-judgemental way. Tune in to learn more about how I am navigating this and how you can too with Erica’s help! Also, we are accepting applications for my Accelerator coaching program! This is for online course creators and coaches who are already doing well in their business and are looking to scale. If you want to know the steps that you need to take to take your business to the next level, visit rickmulready.com/accelerator to apply!   Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode: rickmulready.com/accelerator https://www.ericacourdae.com/ https://www.pauseontheplay.com/ https://www.pauseontheplay.com/events https://www.pauseontheplay.com/show https://www.pauseontheplay.com/community https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pause-on-the-play/ https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Talk-About-Race https://www.instagram.com/ericacourdae https://www.facebook.com/ericacourdae https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericacourdae   Full show notes available at www.rickmulready.com/498