Call for Culture

Looking for a conference in 2025? Join our executive director Anthony Sartori at the Call for Culture Conference in Chicago, this May! Anthony will be speaking about our Connected Cultures workplace mental health and well-being program. The Culture Impact Lab is a unique gathering of social impact leaders reimagining the role of work in societal change. Unlike traditional conferences, this two-day experience brings together innovators from across sectors to advance workplace equity and human connection. Anthony joins an impressive lineup of speakers including human rights lawyers, wellness consultants, DEI leaders, and founders who are all working to build more equitable and thriving workplaces. Want to join us in Chicago? Learn more and register here: https://lnkd.in/gJfT_ffx P.S. Use code: ANTHONY100 for $100 off registration.

🌟 Announcing the Call for Culture Impact Lab Tuition Grant Program! 🌟 At Call for Culture we believe that advancing equitable and just workplaces starts with empowering passionate individuals to lead the charge, and often times the people who need to be empowered to do the work are under funded and underrepresented. That’s why we’re proud to launch the Culture Impact Lab Tuition Grant Program—an initiative designed to support changemakers on their journey to creating more equitable, inclusive, and people-focused workplaces. Who Is This Grant For? To ensure that our annual conference - Culture Impact Lab remains accessible, we provide a portion of our sponsorship funds towards providing funding and tuition assistance. We hope to award discounted and full funded seats to people that identify with the following categories: Non-Profit or Community Leadership, Startups or Entrepreneurs in Accelerator Programs, B-Corps Current Students, and Professionals Lacking Organizational Support. Whether you’re an HR professional, a DEI leader, a conscious leader, Founder, or someone aspiring to transform workplace culture, this grant will provide the financial support you need to take the next step in your learning journey by attending the Culture Impact Lab. What Does the Grant Cover? The grant will help fund tuition (25%-100%) for the Culture Impact. Why This Matters We know that creating meaningful change in workplace culture requires more than just vision—it requires knowledge, resources, and a community that believes in your mission. The Culture Impact Lab Tuition Grant Program is our way of investing in YOU, the leaders who will shape the future of work. How to Apply Applications are open, and we’re extending the deadline to February 15th: https://lnkd.in/gMSJPFf4 How to Support Our Culture Impact Tuition Grant is made possible by our sponsors and individual contributors who believe in our mission. Learn more about sponsorship: https://lnkd.in/gVxq2ACt Make a contribution to fund the Tuition Grant Program: https://lnkd.in/gnmJebyq Together, let’s drive the cultural shifts that make work better for everyone.

I'm excited to welcome our very own Raymond Achille as a key contributor to Culture Impact Lab 2025! In addition to running all things Operations at Call for Culture, Ray is the founder and CEO of Balance Period. He is an award-winning wellness coach and mindfulness practitioner with a degree in kinesiology from Indiana University and over a decade of experience in the health and wellness industry. After being diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism in 2017, Ray dedicated his time and energy to understanding how he can maintain optimal well-being and pass down healthier habits to the next generation of his family. He now uses what he learned to empower others to improve their quality of life and be the change they want to see in their family and community. Ray will be one of the leading us through a series of what we're calling "palette cleansers" throughout the 2 days to create space for integration of the material, speaker insight, and problem solving with the community. He'll do this with a series of mindful moments and opportunities for movement, so participants are nourished - mind and body. Register for Culture Impact Lab 2025: https://lnkd.in/grx6zSbz Learn more about Balance Period: https://lnkd.in/gC2sKPCh

We're kicking off your morning with another exciting Call for Culture Impact Lab speaker announcement! Michel Fabode is a culture design consultant who brings over 20 years of experience across healthcare, technology, and advisory services. In 2019, Michel began providing strategic consulting on organizational culture specifically for founders of early-stage, venture-backed companies. After seeing a need for more resources tailored to these leaders committed to building diverse and inclusive teams, she founded The Culture Design Lab in 2022. Her work with participants at the Culture Impact Lab will be grounded in application and decades of experience shaping thriving and inclusive organizational cultures. This is especially important as we navigate a pivotal moment in workplace dynamics, characterized by significant generational shifts and evolving expectations. The need for intentional, responsive organizational cultures has never been more critical. Michel's talk will introduce a revolutionary approach to culture design that addresses the demands of an increasingly diverse workforce and positions businesses as catalysts for innovation and social progress. Drawing from her book, CULTŪRA: A Guidebook for Founders Building Diverse Teams, and extensive experience in human capital and organizational development, this talk will present a comprehensive framework for creating workplace cultures that are adaptive, purpose-driven, and inclusive. We will explore how to move beyond reactive approaches to generational changes and instead build proactive, responsive cultures that align with evolving societal values and business needs. Register for Culture Impact Lab 2025: https://lnkd.in/grx6zSbz Buy CULTŪRA: A Guidebook for Founders Building Diverse Teams: https://lnkd.in/gwGnYDEV

Ever wonder what it's like to attend the Call for Culture Impact Lab? We could tell you, but we'd rather have you hear from our community! We know that are lots of conferences to choose from in 2025, but this is the *one* "The Culture Impact Lab offers a rare and vital opportunity for leaders to come together, not only to reflect on their values but to see those values in action through a community of peers. In this space, leaders learn what it means to prioritize people while balancing the demands of thriving ecosystems. The Lab is a beacon for those who may feel alone in making brave, values-driven decisions—offering the camaraderie and inspiration necessary to stand strong and lead boldly." Melissa Villanueva, CEO & Founder at Brewpoint Coffee (Elmhurst, IL) Join us on May 14th and 15th in Chicago: https://lnkd.in/grx6zSbz #cultureimpactlab25 #leadboldly

Excited to share that our 2nd paper and methodology: The Call for Culture Method for Sustainable Transformation was accepted to SSRN (an open platform for the sharing of early-stage research)! Thank you to our research partners Dara Murray + Jennifer Tolisano for helping to bring to life our Call for Culture methodology research as we continue building case studies and proof points around why workplace culture requires us to step outside of the traditional boundaries of HR and adopt an actionable and multidisciplinary approach. Our goal is to get this methodology in more hands of people in our community who are focused on systematic and sustainable change, and our Culture Impact Lab is just one catalyst for that goal! You can access this open-source research here: https://lnkd.in/gNuct3rk Learn more about our 2025 Culture Impact Lab in Chicago where our methodology is a base for the event: https://lnkd.in/grx6zSbz You can access more tools and research as we put them into application in our community email list: Voices for Change: https://lnkd.in/gPiT4QsC

Excited to welcome Ari Honarvar to the Culture Impact Lab 2025 stage! Ari is an award-winning writer, speaker, and artist dedicated to building bridges between the arts, social justice, and well-being. In her work with thousands of refugees and frontline workers, she's focused on a renewal fuel that can transform our relationship with ourselves, each other, and the spaces we spend time in. In a world that has normalized the dehumanization of people at work, Ari's work is focused on reparative rehumanization, informed by her own experience as an unaccompanied 14-year-old immigrant, along with her background in medical research and work with trauma experts. Her interactive talk will delve into nueroaesthetics, an emerging field that explores how art, beauty, and sensory experiences impact the brain, promote well-being, and contribute to the human experience. You'll hear more about how people instinctively turn to communal arts like dance, music, and play as acts of reparative rehumanization. These creative expressions are not just survival mechanisms; they are essential for healing, rebuilding community bonds, energizing workplace culture, and fortifying our nervous systems. What’s effective for refugees and essential workers is universally applicable, and participants will learn about tools and tactics to strengthen relationships, increase collaboration, and enhance well-being in any context. Register for Culture Impact Lab 2025: https://lnkd.in/grx6zSbz Learn more about Rumi with a View: https://lnkd.in/ghKQm4Qb #cultureimpactlab2025

Unlike SHRM, I'm not abandoning equity in 2025—I'm doubling down on it. This spring, I'll be heading to Chicago to attend Culture Impact Lab, an equity-centered conference for work culture and change leaders keen on reimagining the role of work in societal change. [Yes, I know. I just described myself.] Call for Culture was founded by Angela R. Howard, who, like me, believes that equity-centered and people-first organizational cultures transcend workplace boundaries, impacting the communities around them. The speakers she has lined up for the Culture Impact Lab promise to offer fresh perspectives, expert knowledge, and—perhaps most importantly—nuance around their diverse, lived experiences. And we desperately need more nuance in 2025. Will 2025 finally be the year that we embrace the reality that "if it's happening in the world, it's happening at work?" I sure hope so. Who wants to join me? The link to register is in the comments. #culture #diversity #equity #startups #founders

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Excited to share that our paper Cultivating Workplace Culture: Unveiling the Hidden Roots a Comprehensive Guide to Transforming your Organization’s Culture for Sustainable Success was accepted to SSRN (an open platform for the sharing of early-stage research)! Thank you to our research partners Dara Murray + Jennifer Tolisano for helping to bring to life our Call for Culture methodology research on a dual method for culture change. In this paper learn: 1. Why you have to look beyond what you see when it comes to workplace culture 2. What creates toxic workplaces, and why culture change matters for the bottom line 3. How each approach, when used singularly, falls short 4. The critical features of top-down and bottom-up culture change that make each effective 5. The 5 action steps you can take to implement a dual approach to culture change BONUS: a checklist for successful, human-centered leaders You can access the full research paper by signing up to our newsletter, Voices for Change: https://lnkd.in/gPiT4QsC Or by reading the abstract here; https://lnkd.in/gTu6nwVa