ck The voices
None of this was thought up alone. The ideas in Don’t Be a D✱ck were sharpened by hundreds of honest conversations on Inclusion Bites — and more than ninety of those guests are quoted in the book, by name, with their permission (and in many cases their corrections, which made it better).
Here are the voices who have given their blessing so far — this page grows as the rest confirm. Each name links to the conversation behind the quote.
Arnaud Saint-Paul — founder of a leadership coherence institute, who works on identity and conscious choice
Caroline Praveen — who works in language and communication support
Charlie Hart
Cynthia Fortlage — a leadership development and gender diversity author, speaker and consultant
Dariya Krasnova — co-founder of Vibe Inside
Derek Cheshire — a consultant and speaker
Emma Parnell — a learning and development manager
Fiona Dawson — an award-winning filmmaker
Georgie Williams — a gender and sexuality researcher
Greg Wasserman — who works on humanising technology and building relationships
Jenny Chen — founder of Catalais Consulting
Julie Kratz — an allyship writer and speaker
Kat Kibben — CEO of Three Ears Media
Katie Allen — an inclusion confidence coach
Khakan Qureshi — a community inclusion advocate
Dr Khutso Madubanya — founder of Dance With Change™ and author of No More Free Passes
Lauren Chiren — a global force in changing the narrative on menopause at work
Liv Maudsley — Creator of Opportunity at Team Academy Limited
Madeleine Black — an activist, author and psychotherapist
Mandy Hickson — a former RAF fast jet pilot and speaker
Maria Arpa MBE
Maria Gallucci — a realtor and author fluent in ASL
Niels Brabandt — a leadership expert
Nikie Forster — a learning and development consultant
O.E. Tearmann — an LGBT speculative fiction author
Penny Pullan — a speaker, author and leadership consultant
Ritika Wadhwa — who works in cultural intelligence and leadership
Sam Warner — a neurodivergent communication specialist
Sandeep Amar Guppta — the Conscious Profitability Man™ and a keynote speaker on human potential and leadership
Sarah Naylor — a coach, author and podcast host
Shelley Bridgman
Dr Shelley Jones-Holt — a leadership coach and author
TJ Richards — an LGBTQ+ network chair
Toby Mildon — a diversity and inclusion architect and author of Inclusive Growth and Building Inclusivity
Tom Morley — who speaks on teamwork and belonging
Vanessa Raath — an AI fluency and talent sourcing trainer
Were you one of these voices?
Thank you — truly. This page is yours to share. And if anything here needs a tweak, tell me and I’ll fix it.