Earl Ross
Culture Brokers LLC
Earl Ross spoke to the club about how he and his company works to ensure diversity and inclusion in business and the community. Ross is an active member of the community, working at Culture Brokers, and teaching music lessons. He shared stories of how he was able to help kids through the bonds he created as a music teacher. Culture Brokers LLC offers the comprehensive capabilities and deep industry knowledge necessary to help you deliver diversity, inclusion, and equity results in even the most complex situations.
Earl Ross spoke about how Culture is a social system that affects our thoughts and actions. He challenged everyone to ask themselves how satisfied they were with their organization's diversity, inclusion, and racial equity. His company uses lots of assessments that allow for companies to gauge their culture and diversity. Earl focused on the Diamon Inclusion Assessment and how results from that assessment can improve a business outlook.
Earl concluded his presentation by thanking the club for the opportunity to speak and was open to questions. Earl shared his contact information, as his time was cut short if anyone had more questions.
Announcements:
- Tom Poul reminds the club about the Sister of Swing event on January 28th. Tom shared that Fat Pants Brewing was donating 10% of processed on January 28th to the event as well as offering free delivery. He asked that people order at least a day in advance for delivery. Tickets for Rotary Rocks the Prairie are available online!
- Jane McGinty thanked the club for all the donations for the holiday party! 26 Rotarians donated for a total of $10,730 pledged.
- Adam Sienkowski asked the club to share the Rotary Facebook Posts. Anytime you see the EP AM Rotary Post on Facebook, LinkedIn, or Twitter please repost and share with your followers.
- The vocational was pushed back a week to allow time for the speaker.