by Marie Deveaux | May 28, 2021 | Activism
It’s been a year of reckoning, a year of racial awareness in America. One year ago this week, a man named George Floyd was murdered in the streets of Minneapolis. The world watched and cried as a white man knelt on a Black man’s neck for over 9 minutes....
by Marie Deveaux | Apr 27, 2021 | Productivity
You can stop mandating everyone to have their video on when in Zoom. As a communications coach and professional facilitator for what seems like forever, I often find myself being asked about best practices to get full engagement. I find myself challenged about what...
by Marie Deveaux | Mar 26, 2021 | Activism
It’s interesting to me that in 2021 people are still using proximity as a proxy for evidence of inclusion or inclusive behavior. In sessions with clients I remind them that “to include” is a verb. It’s an action word, as my second grader will...
by Marie Deveaux | Feb 22, 2021 | Entrepreneurship, Legacy
Incorporating your business is a very important step and a huge milestone for any small business owner or side hustler. Many are eager to Incorporate because it makes you feel official. Others see incorporation as the first step to really running your business...
by Marie Deveaux | Feb 9, 2021 | Branding, Entrepreneurship
Is your black owned business anti-black? It’s a compelling thought right? It all starts from an understanding that when we are talking about Anti Black racism we are not talking about the actions of individuals, but instead the product of policies and procedures...