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KJZZ Phoenix - nPR Feature

Melody Lewis, who also served on the jury panel, is of Mojavi/Tewa/Hopi descent. She started Indigenous Community Collaborative but is not an Indigenous designer or artist. “I come to this from a totally different perspective on the workforce and education side. What I was looking at was the passion that was coming out of these applications, the stories they wanted to tell but also ones that were trying to tap into a different type of artistry and trying to tell their stories in a different modality,” she said. Listen to full feature Here

Small Biz Buzz by Keap

Melody Lewis and Turquoise Devereaux join Small Biz Buzz to discuss the importance of having diversity in your small business. Listen here.

“Diversity has to be the foundation of your business, that's just it, because naturally, it will impact all these other areas of work–your customer relations, your marketing, all of that,” said Melody Lewis. “Diversity, the understanding of it, what it means and how to apply it, that's the tone that will ensure the sustainability of it, because it's part of the way you do things.”

non-obvious Diversity Summit - cultural confidence panel

How can pride in one’s own heritage be taught along with a respect and appreciation for the cultural backgrounds and traditions of others? This panel explores the importance of fostering cultural pride and provides steps for how to integrate that confidence in educational practices, parenting and every day life. This interview is part of the Non-Obvious Beyond Diversity Summit, an ambitious gathering of more than 200 experts and visionary speakers working across industries to help build a more diverse and inclusive world. Watch replay Here