587: Khalilah Lyons: Candidly Connecting Through Courageous Conversations

Published: Oct. 6, 2021, 7 a.m.

Khalilah Lyons is the founder of Answer the Moment, LLC, as well as a keynote speaker, mentor, advisory council member, thought leader.\xa0She is also a diversity, equity and inclusion leader devoted to the advocacy of the underrepresented and untapped talent in others. Through her practical approach, she integrates passion and purpose to disrupt narratives and create cultures of inclusion where people can connect as humans, live human excellence.\nKhalilah is also the managing director and co-founder of Candidly Connecting, where she ignites bold and essential conversations with children and their parents. Through this online platform and upcoming podcast, parents are equipped with tools, resources, and role models to begin having real dialogue and understand the diverse resilience that enables communities to thrive. With digestible coaching and a dynamic, online community, parents and children can create diversity and inclusion naturally in their daily lives through the power of storytelling.\nListen in to hear Khalilah share:\n\nHow hard experiences in 2019 fertilized her current foundation\n\nThe importance of \u201cbelieve, breathe, be\u201d as we navigate hard times and non-linear growth and healing\n\nWhat inspired her to start having candid conversations around talking to kids about diversity and inclusion the same way we talk about eating healthy and other given conversations we have with our kids\n\nHow Candidly Connecting is creating the space for ongoing integration of stories of diversity\n\nHow to interpret stories with our heads, hearts, hands\n\nThe opportunity we have as parents to leave a legacy of changing communities\n\nHow to redefine privilege in order to leverage your power for change\n\nThe importance of acknowledging your lived experiences as achievements\n\nLinks Mentioned:\n\nCandidly Connecting\n\nKhalilah on LInkedIn\n\nKhalilah on Instagram\n\nLinkedin: Veronica Appleton\n\nVeronica Appleton\n\nThank you to our sponsors:\n\n\nMamaZen: Go to your app store or Google Play and download MamaZen today. Use PROMO CODE: shameless for a FREE TRIAL so you can try MamaZen for yourself.\n\n\nThrive: Start thriving and help women in need today by going to ThriveCausemetics.com/shameless\xa0for 15% off your first purchase!\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices