Debra Kasowski

EPISODE 526 – Reclaim Your Identity and Own It

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Reclaim Your Identity and Own It with Tiffany Connauton

In this podcast/video, Debra Kasowski speaks with Tiffany Connauton about her journey from surviving a toxic workplace environment and developing PTSD to thriving in her own consulting business and making an impact. Tiffany shares the difference between belonging and fitting in, and how organizational systems need to change to be inclusive and more supportive. Learn about how to attract the right talent for your organization. You will want to listen to the full episode for all the fantastic insights!

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Tiffany Connauton is the Founder and CEO of Beyond Diversity Inc., a Canadian consulting firm committed to creating human-centered, inclusive workplace cultures. With over a decade of experience spanning mining, oil and gas, financial services, education, and trades, Tiffany brings a rare and powerful combination of lived experience, business acumen, and facilitation expertise to every space she enters. Diagnosed with PTSD after working in a toxic, male-dominated environment, Tiffany deeply understands the emotional and psychological toll of harmful workplace cultures. Rather than accept the status quo, she turned her pain into purpose, launching a consulting firm rooted in grace, innovation, and integrity. Through Beyond Diversity Inc., Tiffany helps organizations move beyond checkboxes and compliance to build sustainable cultures of belonging. She challenges traditional business norms by integrating human centered approaches, experiential learning, and customized strategies that prioritize employee well being alongside performance. Her speaking and facilitation style is bold, transparent, and deeply reflective. From keynotes and executive strategy sessions to interactive workshops like Uncharted, Tiffany is known for sparking lasting change by guiding people through the hard questions and changing the conversation. She is at the forefront of shedding light on the human cost of exclusion. Tiffany is a Certified Change Management Practitioner (Prosci), a committed community leader, and a tireless advocate for systems that lift others. Whether leading national campaigns like Moose Hide, walking for MMIWG, or volunteering for Junior Achievement, she brings the same courage and clarity to every initiative: real change happens when we center humanity and choose to do business differently.

Stay Connected with Tiffany: www.linkedin.com/in/tiffany-connauton-773a69196

Debra Kasowski is the charismatic podcast host of The Millionaire Woman Show, 3X Best Selling Author, Speaker, and Certified Executive Coach. She interviews incredible speakers, authors, CEO, Business and Organizational Leaders and drops solo episodes with tips, strategies, and techniques for your success.

**GET YOUR GIFT** Sign up for our Success Secrets Newsletter and download your FREE 10-page PDF of Reset Your Mindset at www.debrakasowski.com. Book your Complimentary Discovery Session with Debra today! 1. Connect with Debra Kasowski on social media https://www.youtube.com/user/debrakasowski https://www.instagram.com/debrakasowski https://www.facebook.com/debrakasowskiinternational https://www.twitter.com/debrakasowski

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GPS Your Best Life – Debra Kasowski & Charmaine Hammond

The Entrepreneurial Mom’s Guide to Growing a Business, Raising a Family, and Creating a Life You Love

Let’s Be Curious: Ask the Right Questions, Get Better Answers, and Create What You Want

EPISODE 492 – Increase Your Comfort Talking About Race

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How to Talk About Race Without Being Awkward

In this podcast/video, Debra Kasowski speaks with Natalie Haynes, an educator, Registered Psychotherapist, and speaker, about creating psychologically safe places to talk about race without feeling awkward. #raceconversations #nataliehaynes #debrakasowski Natalie Haynes is an educator, Registered Psychotherapist and speaker. Natalie’s approach also combines her 13 years in logistics and supply chain, which include various management roles at Canadian Tire Corporation. To support her own mental health challenges, Natalie sought out therapy and became a client, which changed how she related to everything. Natalie made the decision to change careers and has been a Psychotherapist in private practice for over 15 years. Natalie uses her varied experience to facilitate experiential workshops, online courses on mental health, equity, inclusion and belonging. Natalie engages others through her vulnerability, personal stories and experiences, creating psychologically safe spaces necessary for learning and growth to occur.

Her signature program entitled, “The Comfortable Race Conversation Process” leads individuals through an experiential process to learn how to have uncomfortable conversations about race with other races. This program has been included in the Government of Canada’s, 50-30 Challenge, as a tool to support organizations to have more honest conversations about race. Natalie’s latest offering is a course that transforms leaders to be conscious and emotionally aware in conversations about race and difference in the workplace. This course is called Beyond Respect: Inclusive Leadership in Conversations about Race and can be found on the Udemy platform.

Connect with Natalie Haynes:

https://bit.ly/comfortableraceconversationprocess

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www.instagram.com/nataliehaynesconsultinginc

https://www.linkedin.com/company/natalie-haynes-consulting/ https://www.facebook.com/nataliehaynesconsulting

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Book your Complimentary Discovery Session with Debra today!

1. Connect with Debra Kasowski on social media https://www.youtube.com/user/debrakasowski https://www.instagram.com/debrakasowski https://www.facebook.com/debrakasowskiinternational https://www.twitter.com/debrakasowski

2. SUBSCRIBE to The Millionaire Woman Show podcast on iTunes

3. PURCHASE Debra’s books – Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your favourite bookstore GPS Your Best Life – Debra Kasowski & Charmaine Hammond The Entrepreneurial Mom’s Guide to Growing a Business, Raising a Family, and Creating a Life You Love Let’s Be Curious: Ask the Right Questions Get Better Answers, and Create What You Want

EPISODE 345 – Diversity Equality and Inclusion with Leslie Short

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Diversity Equality and Inclusion with Leslie Short

In this video, Debra Kasowski interviews Leslie Short of The Cavu Group about diversity, equality, and inclusion and the impact on business development. Discover what unconscious bias is and why it matters.

#diversity #inclusion #equality

Author and Diversity and Inclusion Strategist

Key Focus: Helping businesses achieve a sustainable, diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace Leslie Short is the owner of The Cavu Group, author of Expand Beyond Your Current Culture, and a DEI strategist with four decades of experience. She created The Cavu Group in an effort to facilitate and create new solutions to old and new issues within Diversity & Inclusion. Leslie is uniquely skilled at seeking growth through open conversations, conflict coaching, trainings, and workshops, and she firmly believes that issues don’t resolve simply by putting programs in place but by continually evolving and creating a channel to listen to and understand the people who are our greatest assets. Leslie has an accomplished background in many areas of business, entrepreneurship, marketing, and the arts. She began her career as a classical ballet dancer, which led to her living in Europe for over a decade. Leslie then created an entertainment business, which was rated the best business in Japan in 1994. She went on to become the President of Marketing, Advertising & Public Relations at FUBU and Corporate Operating Strategist at companies such as The Shark Group and blueprint + co. She also launched K.I.M. Media LLC (Keep it Moving) and founded Ascend Bereavement Management. In addition to her business ventures, Leslie is a chaplain, activist, certified mental health aide, certified mediator, conflict coach, and a dignitary and keynote speaker at the United Nations and European Union events around the world.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/LeslieShort

http://instagram.com/TheCavuGroup

http://facebook.com/TheCavuGroup https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBtGZ7_ZEAH1LKNRK34EtAA/videos

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Debra Kasowski is the charismatic podcast host of The Millionaire Woman Show, 3X Best Selling Author, Speaker, and Certified Executive Coach. She interviews incredible speakers, authors, CEO, Business and Organizational Leaders and drops solo episodes with tips, strategies, and techniques for your success.

Go to www.debrakasowski.com for your FREE 3-Part Video Mini Course Making Habits Stick download when you sign up for our Success Secrets Newsletter. Book your Complimentary Discovery Session with Debra today!

1. Connect with Debra Kasowski on Social Media

https://www.youtube.com/user/debrakasowski

https://www.instagram.com/debrakasowski

https://www.facebook.com/debrakasowskiinternational

2. SUBSCRIBE to The Millionaire Woman Show podcast on iTunes

3. PURCHASE Debra’s books – Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your favourite bookstore

GPS Your Best Life – Debra Kasowski & Charmaine Hammond

The Entrepreneurial Mom’s Guide to Growing a Business, Raising a Family, and Creating a Life You Love Let’s Be Curious: Ask the Right Questions, Get Better Answers, and Create What You Want