Creating an Inclusive Culture - Joshua Berggrun

Branch Out - A Podcast from Connection Builders

SPECIAL EPISODE: Diversity Matters in the Middle Market, brought to you by the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) and Connection Builders.
Joshua Berggrun joins us today to share his thoughts on how firms can create a more inclusive workplace and why that tends to attract and retain better talent. Josh is an attorney with Calfee, Halter & Griswold, based in Cleveland, Ohio. In this episode, he shares his career experience as a member of the LGBT community and the steps that professional services firms can take to create a more inclusive and diverse culture. Josh talks about the committees in place at Calfee that drew him to the firm and the benefits of making people feel welcome in the workplace. Furthermore, we find out what could be done at a base level in law schools to foster diversity and inclusion and set the industry standard. Tune in to discover why it’s so important to have an inclusive workplace, bring different voices to the table, and why allies should take the initiative to effect change.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Why it’s important to have an inclusive workplace and bring different voices to the table.
• How having an inclusive culture fosters better interactions, internally and externally.
• Josh’s experience at Calfee, Halter & Griswold as a member of the LGBT community.
• How to foster diversity and inclusion by allocating resources and forming committees.
• How law schools can promote more diversity and inclusion and why it’s essential to do so.
• What organizations can do to make people feel more welcomed.
• How male-dominated industries can benefit from hiring LGBT candidates.
• What Calfee, specifically, is doing to foster diversity and inclusion.
• The importance of taking the initiative to effect change as an ally.

Joshua Berggrun on LinkedIn
Calfee, Halter & Griswold
ACG DEI Committee Mission and Resources
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