Empowering Differences: Leveraging Your Differences to Impact Change - Softcover

Brundage, Ashley T

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1736087134 ISBN 13: 9781736087138

Publisher: Empowering Differences Inc, 2020

Synopsis

Empowering Differences is the intentional action of using power and authority for yourself or others while positioning ways in which you are not the same as the people around you. Using your differences, what makes you unique, to empower yourself and others to move your career forward. Follow author, Ashley T Brundage, as she puts Empowering Differences into action. She has been on her own journey of self exploration and was forced to find out how she fits into this world. She started her careers as a means of survival and has quickly risen through each position. She celebrated her authenticity, empowered herself, and others, to create a stronger community. Incorporating the 10 key empowering actions covered within this book, Ashley advanced her career from a part time bank teller to a vice president of the national diversity and inclusion team at a major financial services corporation in less than 5 years. Everyone’s journey will look different, but these methods can produce similar results and the takeaways of the book can be applied to anyone. Take the first step to accelerate your career by empowering your differences.

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About the Author

Ashley T Brundage is the Founder and President of Empowering Differences. While seeking employment at a major financial institution, she self-identified during the interview process as a male to female transgender woman and subsequently was hired. She was offered a position and started as a part time bank teller and worked in various lines of business before moving to VP, Diversity and Inclusion in less than 5 years. Ashley recently celebrated 18 years of marriage to Whitney and together they have two sons; Bryce, 15, and Blake, 13.

Since beginning transitioning in 2008, she has worked tirelessly to promote awareness and acceptance of gender identity and expression. She works to accomplish this goal by volunteering in the community, and holding education sessions for corporations. She serves on the Corporate Advisory Council for the NGLCC-National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. Also is the co-chair for NGLCC's new global Trans+ Inclusion Task Force. She chaired the successful bid to host the NGLCC convention in 2019, and Visit Tampa Bay named her their Tourism Champion for 2017. In 2018, she started serving on the board of the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts. In 2019, she was voted on the National Board of Directors for GLAAD. GLAAD works to accelerate acceptance for the LGBTQ+ Community through media advocacy.

Ms. Brundage speaks locally and nationally about her transition, workplace equality, and leadership. She has also been interviewed in several publications and media outlets, including Tampa Bay Times, Watermark Magazine, Creative Loafing, The Tampa Bay Business Journal, The Miami Herald, Fox 13 News Tampa, ABC News 7 Ft Myers, CBS 10 Tampa, Las Vegas Review Journal, Milwaukee Biz Times, the Daily Beast, Fairygodboss, and a feature story with Bloomberg Businessweek in 2019. She has also received numerous community awards for her dedication and service to various community and civic organizations.

From the Back Cover

Upon finishing this book be sure to leverage all of your differences and connect with others by also ordering the accompanying workbook and online course. The book, workbook, and online course were designed to work together to assist you in your mission of Empowering Differences.

From the Inside Flap

Take a deep breath and clear any preconceived notions you may have, differences are sometimes going to make you feel uncomfortable and that is okay. You will need to be comfortable being uncomfortable to truly Empower Differences.

Edition details

• Publisher: Empowering Differences Inc
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1736087134
• ISBN 13: 9781736087138
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 393