Today’s special guest on The Keynote Curators Podcast is Karith Foster, a diversity engagement specialist, and CEO at Inversity™ Solutions. We sat down recently to discuss diversity, inclusion, and equity and why the DEI conversation needs to go beyond sexuality, gender, and ethnicity. Terrified of not addressing the topic within your organization? Or saying the wrong thing if you do? Diversity doesn’t have to be an uncomfortable topic. It can even be a humorous one. Karith Foster draws from her experience as a Fortune 500 human resources executive administrator and a 20-year stand-up comedian to turn an often touchy subject into an approachable one. Her evolutionary Inversity™ Solutions method encourages people to discover what unites them instead of discussing what divides them. DEI shouldn’t be about quotas or optics. It’s about creating a healthy culture where people are encouraged to be reflective, engage in conscious conversations, and find common ground through laughter. A firm believer that humor can heal division, Karith wants to revolutionize how society addresses diversity, mental wellness, and leadership issues. Her motto is “Laugh. Think. Grow.” With laughter, walls come down, engagement is sparked, and horizons are broadened. People are open to new experiences, new people, new cultures. Tune in to hear how this diversity-done-differently specialist ignites real conversation that has the power to change lives, create connections, and strengthen relationships. #DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion #leadership

On this episode, Andrew and Beth speak with comedian and diversity trainer, Karith Foster. Foster shares her views on what is wrong about the way diversity training is done in schools and corporations and talks about her own methodology for DEI trainings, which she calls “Inversity.” She explains how comedy can be used in a productive way to bring people together, rather than divide them, as happens in typical DEI trainings. We also discuss the state of comedy in today’s climate of hypersensitivity and cancel culture. Besides her standup work, Foster is the CEO of Inversity Solutions & Funder of F.R.A.M.E., the Foster Russell Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which is committed to inspiring free speech, social change and empowerment through education and mentorship.

The changing terminology reflects new thinking among some consultants, who say traditional D.E.I. strategies haven’t worked out as planned.

Rich speaks with Diversity Engagement Specialist, speaker, humorist, and author Karith Foster about how to handle difficult conversations at work such as diversity, inclusion, unconscious biases, and more. Listen to gain valuable insight and strategies for tackling this issue from the communication expert herself and have a few laughs along the way.

In this episode of the Trust Your Voice podcast, host Sylvie Légère sat down with Karith Foster, CEO of INVERSITY Solutions and Founder of INVERSITY Foundation, to spark a new way to think, talk and act on diversity. In this conversation, Sylvie and Karith discuss: - Defining Diversity - Engaging in conversation to learn people’s lens and experiences - Language on how to be thoughtful and compassionate

Discussing sensitive topics like diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) can sometimes feel like roller-skating on a tightrope without a safety net or even an old mattress to catch you if you fall. Never fear, I've got some fantastic news for you: Laughter is the perfectly fitted cushion that will help us avert disaster and carnage. Not only is laughter the best medicine, but unbeknownst to many, is the gentle and incredibly potent antidote for angst, fatigue and fear- all unintentional horrible side effects of DEIB programming.

Karith Foster, Author, Speaker, Comic, Diversity Engagement Specialist and Founder of INVERSITY™ Solutions, shared the story behind her title. For nearly two decades, Karith has taken her passion for entertaining and critical thinking nationwide- from the airwaves to organizations; from universities to corporations creating a seismic shift in mindsets to create a space for effective communication.

This week, we’re tackling the importance of overcoming self-doubt and fear of failure in order to say “yes” to those stretch goals and big opportunities, even when we may not (and frankly shouldn’t) have all the answers up front!

In this episode, we talk with author and TED speaker Karith Foster about stereotypes and how they affect us as people. We also discuss what makes a good stereotype and why some stereotypes are more harmful than others. Finally, we explore ways to defy stereotypes by breaking down our own preconceived notions and assumptions.

In this exact moment in time, we live in a wonderfully diverse world- a world of options and choices.

Gone are the days of companies having diversity training programs just for the sake of having diversity training.

Philanthropy Roundtable recently spoke with speaker and comedian Karith Foster, owner of Inversity Solutions, a diversity training program designed to revolutionize and transform the way companies and institutions of higher education address diversity and leadership. In this Q&A, she explains the way INVERSITY™ uniquely works by focusing on what unites people rather than what divides them.