Join a candid and thought-provoking session featuring Alicia Katz Pollock, owner of Royalwise Solutions, Inc., on the complexities of discussing race through the lens of a white woman's perspective. The conversation will delve into the challenges, anxieties, and opportunities that arise when engaging with identity, privilege, and cultural sensitivity issues. By unpacking the ways whiteness shapes our understanding of race and how it is often framed in discussions of allyship, this session invites participants to reflect on their assumptions and the impact of their words and actions.
Through shared stories, observations, and moments of vulnerability, this course examines common missteps, navigating uncomfortable moments with grace, and the importance of fostering open, authentic, and empathetic dialogue. At the end of the session, attendees will gain greater confidence in engaging with these critical conversations and strategies for moving from discomfort to meaningful connection and understanding.
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate how whiteness shapes perspectives in conversations about race and identity
- Recognize common challenges and missteps in discussing race and learn strategies to navigate them effectively
- Practice skills for fostering open, empathetic, and respectful dialogue about sensitive topics
Jina Etienne, CPA, CGMA
Etienne Consulting
Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Speaker & Trainer
[email protected]
(301) 778-5510
Jina is a consultant and speaker on diversity, inclusion, culture, and belonging. She creates training programs and workshops to help clients move forward in their D&I journey. She is a storyteller and speaks candidly about her experiences, hard lessons, and ‘aha’ moments that helped her understand the importance of individuality, the value of curiosity, and the courage it takes to “just” be yourself. Often described as “approachable” and “relatable” by her clients, she works with purpose and the intention of being engaging, practical, and immediately applicable to real-world situations. Jina draws from her unique background and mix of work experiences to offer examples and share insights designed to benefit everyone across the workplace ecosystem – executives, management, employees, and customers.
Previously, she was Principal Consultant at EtiennePartners (EP), a boutique consulting firm that offered a unique strategy development, workshops & coaching to leaders, executives and entrepreneurs. Co-founded with her husband, EP was a full-time partnership in both work and life. Although in different professions, their work often intersected around the importance of self-awareness in leadership and navigating conflict within teams. Combining their experiences, backgrounds, and work led to the development of their unique approach to D&I, which she continues to use in her practice today.
Alicia Katz Pollock
Royalwise Solutions
Founder
[email protected]
(503) 406-6550
Alicia Katz Pollock is the literal “Queen of QuickBooks” and a transformative industry thought leader. She is a Top 50 Women in Accounting, Top 10 ProAdvisor, and the host of the Unofficial QuickBooks Accountants Podcast. She has a Masters in Teaching, publishing a variety of QuickBooks textbooks with Questiva and Amazon, and is a top-rated speaker at conferences including the BDO Alliance, Intuit Connect, Scaling New Heights and IA’s QB Talks. Her signature Royalwise OWLS portal (On-Demand Web-based Learning Solutions) addresses industry staffing challenges by providing QuickBooks Online training to CAS practices, bookkeepers & small business owners, reducing turnover, enhancing staff productivity and offering a standout value-add for clients.
About Our Presenter
Etienne Consulting's work is informed by their unique mix of experience in public accounting & business consulting, association management & member engagement, and diversity & inclusion consulting and training. Although in a variety of roles and industries, their work has always intersected around the importance of self-awareness in leadership, clarity of purpose, and navigating conflict within teams.
This led them to develop techniques to deepen awareness and strengthen communication — core skills necessary for driving meaningful change in organizations. They work with businesses and firms to infuse diversity, equity, and inclusion across all aspects of people experience, operations, policy, communications, branding, and community & social responsibility. Their training programs and workshops are designed to bridge the gap between diversity and inclusion by offering concrete skills and communication strategies teams and use to build teams capable of leveraging their full diversity to drive innovation, growth, and lasting cultural change. They also offer support in developing, implementing, executing, and reporting on D&I strategy.
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