167: Kicking Ass By Being Your Own Gay Leadership Dude – Dr. Steve Yacovelli

You hit that point in your life where something has got to change.
Get that promotion, find that next gig, be more intentional about
your passion. Regardless of how you look at this as a gay guy over
40, you lead yourself, and you can lead others to have that impact
in the world. Joining me for a candid, fun, conversation about
leading your life - personally and professionally is author,
leadership expert and all around great guy - Dr. Steve Yacovelli
a.k.a. The Gay Leadership Dude. He's a top dog at helping you learn
to lead your life more intentionally. About Steve

Dr. Steve Yacovelli (a.k.a. “The Gay Leadership DudeTM”) is Owner
& Principal of TopDog Learning Group, LLC, a leadership,
change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm
based in Orlando, Florida, USA but with affiliates (“TopDoggers”)
throughout the globe.


Steve and TopDog provide guidance and solutions in leadership and
organizational development, change management, diversity and
inclusion consulting, instructional design, and custom e-learning
creation. Whether it be through providing keynotes and
facilitating leadership development programs for Fortune 500
companies like The Walt Disney Company, Bayer AG, or accenture,
to providing one-on-one coaching experiences for groups like IBM,
Covestro, and The Public Library Association, or creating
engaging, effective training solutions for various delivery
formats for folks like Tupperware Brands Corporation, The Ohio
State University, and The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
Steve is passionate about helping others be their best selves, in
and out of the workplace.


Steve holds a B.S. in Public Relations from Millersville
University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in Educational Policy &
Leadership Development from The Ohio State University, and an
Ed.D. in Instructional Technology & Distance Education from
Nova Southeastern University. A published author, Steve has
written books and articles on a variety of topics: from how
adults learn and communicate using technology to how to design
effective training solutions for the modern, adult learner in the
21st century workplace to the impact of unconscious bias within
organizations and how it can undermine organizational
effectiveness. His current, award-winning and critically
acclaimed book, “Pride Leadership: Strategies for LGBTQ+
Professionals to be the King or Queen of their Jungle” “came out”
in June 2019.


Steve is passionate about workplace equality, and specifically
how leaders can be more “consciously inclusive” to foster a
feeling of inclusion and belonging for all team members. His
signature keynote, “Being a Consciously Inclusive Leader,” has
won praise for its engaging, approachable, and memorable way to
think about unconscious bias in the workplace.


But don't think he’s just an academic nerd: Steve is a rare breed
of professional that understands the power of using academic
theory, his experience in a variety of public and private
settings and applying this knowledge to the client’s workplace to
achieve better results. (Oh, and he’s pretty good with dogs,
too!).
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