DEIB Lunch and Learn Webinar Series
Welcome to our Lunch and Learn series focused on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). Together, we’ll explore practical ways to build a more inclusive culture where every voice feels valued and empowered.
Each session will be a 60-minute interactive Lunch 'N Learn, featuring a 45-minute presentation by a guest speaker followed by a Q&A segment. We aim to create an engaging platform where insights and experiences can be shared, ultimately elevating our leadership and coaching practices through the lens of DEIB.
Register for future events in this series:
Webinar 4: August 20, 2025
Webinar 3: Inclusion
Cultivating Inclusive Environments for All Voices
by Lisa M. Ong, PCC, CPA
Focused on actionable strategies, this session will guide you in creating environments where every voice is valued. Discover how to implement inclusive practices that empower every team member to contribute fully, thereby enhancing overall team performance and cohesion.
President and Founder, Wishing Out Loud LLC
Lisa M. Ong, PCC, CPA, is an award-winning consultant, keynote speaker, and professional certified executive coach. A widely known "talent gardener" and "inclusion connector," Lisa is a talent magnet for high-performing, high-potential leaders. Her C-suite-level clients hire her to support their talent management, employee experience, people strategy, career mentoring, career coaching, and leadership development programs. Before launching Wishing Out Loud LLC in 2020, she was a national director in PwC’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion, a former HR director, and an audit senior manager. She earned her BBA in Accounting from UT Austin and her MS in Management from UT Dallas. D CEO Magazine named her to The Dallas 500 directory as "one of the most powerful business leaders in DFW" for a fifth year in 2025. Lisa won the Dallas 2023 Visionary of the Year for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and was one of Dallas Business Journal’s 2022 Leaders in Diversity Award Winners. An Orchid Giving Circle, Dallas Women for Good, and Ascend Lifetime member, she served as an Executive Advisor on the Board of Ascend North Texas and is the Public Board Member of the global Infusion Nurses Society. Lisa coaches for the SHRM Linkage Women in Leadership Institute, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, and Coaches of Color and Culture. She is a member of the International Coach Federation-North Texas, the Workplace Programs Advisory Committee for Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, SHRM, and the Texas Society of CPAs, and a past Dallas chapter President of the Texas Society of CPAs, and serves on Zeal IT Consulting and the Advisory Board.
ICF Core Competency Connection:
Active Listening: Effective inclusion starts with listening deeply and validating diverse perspectives—a fundamental skill for any leader or coach committed to creating meaningful change.
CCEUs for this program: 0.75 Core Competencies | 0.25 Resource development
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