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Personal Development Personal development consists of activities that develop a person's capabilities and potential, increase employability, enhance quality of life and facilitate the realization of dreams and aspirations. While we may measure our lives against certain achievement milestones, it's also valuable to view our achievements within the wider context of our personal development journeys. See: Achievement, Introspection, Growth and Resilience. < Back to Glossary

CBT Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a psycho-social intervention that aims to reduce symptoms of various mental health conditions, primarily depression and anxiety disorders. CBT aims to stop negative cycles such as these by breaking down things that make you feel bad, anxious or scared. By making your problems more manageable, CBT can help you change your negative thought patterns and improve the way you feel. < Back to Glossary

(he/him) Obella Obella is a DEI specialist, licensed Psychology Associate, and creative artist. He has years of experience in creating growth environments for individuals and organizations, and is passionate about using his expertise to empower people to be the most authentic versions of themselves. As The Radical Empath, Obella's unique perspective as a Black, queer, second-generation East African man allows him to reframe toxic belief systems and decolonize them in order to create an accepting community of healing. Obella is a sought-after speaker on topics such as mental health and how it relates to identity, intersectionality, and social justice issues. His ultimate goal is to help people embrace their true selves, and to create a world where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. Obella Obbo Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Leadership Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others, towards the achievement of a common goal. A leader doesn't need to be the person at the top of the hierarchy or the person with the most power, they can constitute as anyone with influence, or with a desire to create change. See: Activist, Advocate, Influence, Privilege, Values and Hierarchy. < Back to Glossary

(he/him) Christopher Christopher, a former nurse, made a life-changing decision at the age of 32 to leave his successful career in London and move to Barcelona in 2015. He had no concrete plans except for a deep-seated desire to live an authentic life. Fast forward to the present, Christopher is now the Director of Privacy & Compliance at an international company, where he also spearheads the global Pride Employee Resource Group. It all started as the Barcelona chapter in 2018. Christopher is an openly gay man and advocates for the LGBTQIA+ community by ensuring visibility and relatability, particularly in the workplace. This is something he wishes he had when he was growing up in the 80s and 90s. Christopher McDonnell Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/him) Ahmed Ahmed is an Emmy-nominated journalist, producer and storyteller who is currently working with the BBC . Before that he was a Senior Correspondent with AJ+ and has previously worked for VICE on HBO , Al Jazeera English , The New York Times , The Huffington Post and PBS , and may be best known for creating and co-hosting “The Stream,” an award-winning interactive talk show on AJE and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Most Innovative Program in 2012. In 2012, Ahmed was featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list of ‘young disruptors, innovators and media entrepreneurs impatient to change the world’. And i n 2015 and 2016, he was featured on the Arabian Business power list of the planet’s 100 most influential young Arabs. Ahmed is passionate about telling stories that connect people across boundaries and borders that separate them. Ahmed published his first book, 'Demanding Dignity’, in 2013. Ahmed Shihab-Eldin Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/him) Dr Gus Dr Gus is a DEI expert and consultant with 15+ years of experience and an intersectional background: retail, luxury, legal, corporate; a people-first leader with strategic skills to deliver global strategies with a localised approach. In his PhD he addressed the role of International Law in protecting identities, and for the past few years has been supporting companies to embed high standards of protection and celebration of identities in their policies and best practices. As a qualified lawyer, he also has the expertise to be a strategic partner and collaborator, supporting businesses in anticipating future needs and embedding inclusive standards across their workstreams. He is a worldwide speaker, certified coach and lecturer, as well as a tutor at Istituto Marangoni in Fashion Business, Market Research and Inclusive Design. Gus Bussmann-Stuart Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/her) Debra Dr. Debra Y. Griffith has over 25 years of experience across the education sector—from four-year universities to community colleges and K-12 schools— and has dedicated her career to fostering leadership and equity at every level. Her journey has taken her from roles like Director of Student Conduct to Vice President of Student Services, Diversity, and Inclusion, and now to the C-Suite as Chief Equity Programs Officer at Alliance College-Ready Public Schools. Additionally, as the CEO of Do Better Executive Coaching, Dr. Griffith focuses on empowering women of color in leadership roles, providing them with the tools, insights, and support needed to thrive. Debra Griffith Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Fat Acceptance A social movement that began in the 1960s and seeks to eliminate the social stigma around fatness. In contrast to the body positivity movement, fat acceptance has more political roots and is concerned with discrimination and medical mistreatment faced by fat people. See: Health at Every Size. < Back to Glossary

(they/them) Safir Safir is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant living in Berlin, Germany. They are from Algeria and France, queer, Muslim and Non-Binary with autism and ADHD. They have previously worked in organisations such as Zalando, Calvin Klein and Doctors without Borders. They guide companies and NGOs on how to help people from marginalized communities not only to feel seen, heard and included but also most importantly to be embraced for who they are in the workplace. Safir Boukhalfa Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/her) Ali Ali is an esteemed Inclusion Consultant and Holistic Life Coach who is dedicated to understanding the intricacies of the human experience. As a TEDx speaker (Survivor's Guide to Jealousy) and DIVA Magazine relationship columnist, Ali uses her platform to educate and empower others through her personal experiences as a queer woman, co-parent to a neurodivergent daughter, and 8-years alcohol-free individual. These areas of her life have provided her with a deep understanding of identity, addiction, and self-empowerment. Additionally, Ali is passionate about workplace allyship, anti-racism, and culture change, and has expertise in sexual health and parenting. She believes in building strong communities and prioritizing mental health and well-being, and uses her skills as a coach and mentor to guide others on their personal journeys toward self-compassion and self-discovery. Ali Hendry Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(they/them) Lily Lily Zheng is a force to be reckoned with in the world of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. As a highly respected speaker, strategist, and consultant, Lily empowers organizations and leaders to achieve their DEI objectives. Their unwavering commitment to their craft has earned them the title of Forbes D&I Trailblazer, 2021 DEI Influencer, and LinkedIn Top Voice on Racial Equity. Lily's work has been showcased in renowned publications such as the Harvard Business Review, New York Times, and NPR. Their latest book, DEI Deconstructed, is a game-changing guide that lays out cutting-edge, accountable, and effective practices for leaders seeking to achieve DEI outcomes. Lily Zheng Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/her) Sarah Sarah Massey is a vibrant, queer entrepreneur and storyteller dedicated to fostering connection, sustainability, and joy. Through her ventures—Massey Media, freeQ, and Strat.UP—Ishe builds spaces where social justice thrives, queer talent shines, and small businesses grow. From powering social movements with Massey Media to celebrating LGBTQ+ brilliance with freeQ.love , Sarah amplifies diverse voices and helps changemakers drive impact. Sarah is passionate about creating a more compassionate, inclusive world, where every step forward is fueled by purpose, creativity, and a commitment to joy. Sarah Massey Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Body Doubling Body doubling is a strategy utilised by some neurodiverse people, especially those with ADHD, to improve productivity and minimise distractions when completing challenging tasks. Body doubling involves working on a task with another person present, either in-person or virtually, to anchor the neurodiverse person in the present and provide motivation when they struggle to sustain attention. The company of another person can also simply make the task itself less monotonous. See also: Neurodiversity, ADHD < Back to Glossary

(she/her) Mariana Mariana Spada was born in Argentina. She is the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Tectonica Digital Campaign Solutions, an award-winning movement building company working to create a seismic shift in how politics are done. As part of Tectonica, she that has worked with over 500 progressive organizations in more than 40 countries around the world. Mariana Spada Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/her) Khatoun Khatoun is a queer woman with Syrian roots, who was born in Germany but now calls the city of Barcelona home. She is a certified Coach, Training Expert, Moderator & Facilitator with a strong focus on DEI. Khatoun is knowledgeable on a range of topics including Anti-Racism, Leadership, Intersectionality, Faith, Self-empowerment and Culture Change. Khatoun Abdmasih Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(he/him) Avi Avi is a Brand Consultant & Motivational Speaker, born and raised in Gran Canaria with Indian roots. Having lived in cities like Dubai, London, and Barcelona, has allowed him to cultivate a deep understanding of diverse creative communities and how to build brands that feel unique and expansive. As the founder of Freedom Creators, a thriving community of well-being professionals and entrepreneurs in Barcelona, Avi curates transformative experiences that foster growth, synergies and connection - empowering creatives to build their businesses with ease and flow. Avi Ajwani Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

(she/they) Rachel Rachel is a Jewish Chicana Trans and Queer activist, writer, and community builder. Inspired by her working class upbringing in the USA - Mexico borderlands, Rachel is committed to exploring the invisible fronteras of identity, community, and class through her life and work. After a three year stint living, studying, and working in China and Japan, Rachel moved to France and received a Master in Social Policy from Sciences Po Paris. She worked for three years with a teachers’ union to advance transformational education policy in the USA, before coming to London to head up partnerships for an LGBTQ+ youth charity. A seasoned policy writer and public speaker, Rachel brings her intersectional lived experience and unique perspective to a broad range of topics including decolonisation, queer liberation, and sustainable culture change. Rachel Padilla Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us

Coming out Coming out (of the closet) is a metaphor used to originally describe LGBTQ people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation, romantic orientation or their gender identity. However it can infact be used to describe self-dislosure of any intentionally or unintentionally concealed stigmatised characteristics, for example relating to mental health or HIV status. Framed and debated as a privacy issue, 'coming out' is experienced variously as a psychological process or journey; a means toward feeling acceptance and pride instead of shame and social stigma. Many LGBTQ+ people reject the notion of 'coming out' as it can unfairly place the onus of others wrongful assumptions about sexual and gender identity onto the queer person rather than the assuming party. Some are now opting for the term 'letting in', as it gives the individual agency over what to disclose, to whom and when. < Back to Glossary

(they/them) Lucifer Lucifer is a genderqueer Italian director/actor. They believe in a future in which sexuality won't need any label, but they also understand the need of many diverse humans to feel represented, reassured and safe nowadays. Their stories narrates life outside the binary and the heteronormativity, in which both members of LGBTQA+ community and straight people can see and reveal themselves. Lucifer Benedetti Looking for a Guest Speake r ? Get in touch Our Recent Articles... DEI Trends in 2025: Practitioner Wellbeing and Career Sustainability. UNLOCK | Queer Leadership 101 with Pius Kennedy Harnessing Queer Joy as an Act of Resistance. Create Space for Change. We work with 100+ Businesses, ERGs and Change-Leaders providing bespoke DEI solutions. Through consultancy we design shared learning experiences, produce insights and craft content that support individuals with strengthening their roles as change-agents within their communities and organisations. Discover our bespoke corporate solutions... Work with us