894: Sienna Lytle: Adult Autism, Inclusive Systems, and Corporate Accountability

Shameless Leadership

Sara Dean

Education, Management, How To, Business, Self-improvement

4.7 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Sienna Lytle, a dedicated Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DI&B) leader and practitioner, has a passion that lies in helping individuals and organizations create environments where everyone feels valued and empowered. She believes embracing diversity isn’t just the right thing to do; it’s a catalyst for innovation and growth. With 15 years of experience in consulting operations and multiple DEI certifications, Sienna has had the privilege of collaborating with amazing humans on various teams to foster inclusive cultures. As a Black woman late-diagnosed with ADHD and autism, Sienna is also shifting a lot of her work into researching and advocating for neurodiversity in the workplace. Sienna lives in a transracial, blended family with her husband Jamie and their three teenage sons in Wisconsin where she loves enjoying the outdoors, cooking restaurant-worthy meals for her friends, and anything related to Beyonce. Listen in to Sienna share: The intersection of white supremacy, capitalism, and our current corporate landscape The significance of honoring historical markers and organizational memories to keep us accountable to consistently moving forward Her identity as a Black cisgender mom and bonus mom to three sons, a wife, a member of a multi-racial family, and an autistic person with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) and ADHD How she discovered her autism diagnosis in recent years How she sees the worldview around autism expanding How systems of inclusion for neurodiversity make navigating the world better for everyone The importance of clarity, patience, and grace when creating inclusive systems Links mentioned: Attend my Influence & Ignite Retreat for Women Business Owners: shamelessmom.com/retreat Connect with Sienna: siennalytle.com We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Being a marketer is no sweat. You just have to manage dozens of channels, launch hundreds of campaigns, score thousands of leads and, okay, fine, it's a lot of sweat. Unless you have HubSpot's AI-powered marketing tools to help you do all that and more. Get started at HubSpot.com slash marketers. This is the Shameless Mom Academy episode, episode with Sienna Lytle. Show notes for this episode, including any links
0:22.5	mentioned in the episode, can be found by going to shamelessmom.com and clicking on episode 8,94.
0:32.5	Welcome to the Shameless Mom Academy. I'm your host, Sarah Dean. I'm here to give you and other passionate,
0:38.9	driven, unapologetic moms, stories, tools, resources, and a little bit of humor to help you lead
0:44.8	more powerful, positive, and purposeful lives every damn day. So let's dive in. Sienna Lytle,
0:54.0	a dedicated diversity, inclusion, and belonging leader and practitioner,
0:58.0	has a passion that lies in helping individuals and organizations create environments where
1:02.7	everyone feels valued and empowered.
1:05.3	She believes that embracing diversity isn't just the right thing to do.
1:08.9	It's a catalyst for innovation and growth.
1:11.5	With 15 years of experience in consulting operations and multiple DEI certifications,
1:16.6	Sienna has had the privilege of collaborating with amazing humans on various teams to foster
1:21.1	inclusive cultures. As a black woman late diagnosed with ADHD and autism, Sienna is
1:26.9	also shifting a lot of her work
1:28.3	into researching and advocating for a neurodiversity in the workplace. Sienna lives in a
1:32.8	transracial blended family with her husband Jamie and their three teenage sons in Wisconsin,
1:37.4	where she loves outdoors, cooking restaurant worthy meals for her friends, and anything related to
1:42.7	Beyonce. Listen in to hear Sienna share, the intersection of white supremacy, capitalism, and current
1:48.3	corporate landscape, especially as it relates to the current state of diversity,
1:52.2	equity, and inclusion initiatives and funding within corporations.
1:55.1	The significance of honoring historical markers and organizational memories to keep us
1:59.8	accountable to consistently moving forward.
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