Charlena Smith is a #1 best-selling author and international keynote speaker who has shared stages with Tony Robbins, Marie Forleo, Sara Blakely, Michael Hyatt, and Hal Elrod. As the founder of Optio, she utilizes her signature framework, Guided Accountability™, to help corporations like NASA and The National Fire Fighters Association achieve an increase of 97% in goal-completion. Her powerful work has been featured in Forbes, The Oprah Magazine, Reader’s Digest, USA Today, Costco Connection & Better Homes and Gardens.

In celebration of International Pronouns Day, we are replaying a special panel discussion featuring local transgender, nonbinary, and ally community leaders committed to expanding economic opportunities through the PDX Trans Works Project. Airing this panel discussion is timely given that tomorrow is International Pronouns Day – an annual event that seeks to make sharing, respecting and educating about personal pronouns commonplace. If you are an #OutBoss curious as to how you can expand economic opportunities for transgender and nonbinary people by creating a more inclusive business, you don’t want to miss the this episode!

Brad Graber is the author of the award-winning novel, The Intersect, set in Phoenix in 2010 which follows the lives of strangers as they make powerful life-long connections. His second novel, After the Fall, was released in May 2018 and is the story of a teenager being raised by her grandmother who goes on a journey to find her family. Brad spent 30 years in healthcare and is a former Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a Certified Medical Practice Administrator through The Medical Group Management Association. Brad currently lives in Phoenix with his husband Jeff and their 15-year old miniature poodle, Charlie.

In celebration of the podcast’s 100th episode, we are airing a special panel discussion featuring local transgender, non-binary, and ally community leaders committed to expanding economic opportunities through the PDX Trans Works Project. Airing this panel discussion is timely given that today is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance – an annual observance memorializing those who were murdered due to anti-transgender hatred. The day also honors those who are still surviving, thriving, and committed to building a better world affirming of transgender people. If you are an #OutBoss curious as to how you can expand economic opportunities for transgender people, you don’t want to miss the this episode!

Learn about Rhodes Perry’s new book, Belonging at Work, as the brilliant Shawn Price, host of the popular podcast Chasing Fifty stars as the show’s guest host. When you tune in, you’ll have the opportunity to join a movement of passionate leaders, change makers, movers, and shakers working together to cultivate workplace cultures where everyone can show up as their authentic selves, where their differences are celebrated as a source of strength, and where their contributions are valued. This episode encourages & empowers you to establish a bold vision of what a healthier workplace could be, and it offers a blueprint for the future of work. Join the #BelongingMovement today!