Jodi-Ann Burey is passionate about achieving social change, currently the creator and host of the Black Cancer podcast. A survivor of cancer herself, Jodi-Ann shares the experiences of Black people with cancer, whilst highlighting the personal and systematic factors at play within the healthcare system that discriminate against individuals. Supporting racial equality in the healthcare system, Jodi-Ann is now booked as a speaker for corporate events, covering topics of navigating discrimination in the workplace, creating more inclusive workplaces, health equity and more.
Having achieved a Master of Public Health from the University of Michigan, Jodi-Ann is passionate about creating racial equality in the healthcare system. Disrupting society’s norms one step at a time, Jodi-Ann brings to light the disadvantages that Black women often face in their treatment and care. She created the Black Cancer podcast to encourage support and awareness for Black people with cancer, providing them with a platform to share their experiences of the horrific illness. She has also contributed her expertise to countless articles, including contributions to What Black Women’s Equal Pay Means to Me, Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome and Three Ways Structural Racism Could Be Hurting You At Work.
Writing on the intersections of culture, race and health equity, Jodi-Ann is highly influential and breaks boundaries with her inspirational work. Drawing on her education, expertise in entrepreneurship and global health and her own personal experiences, Jodi-Ann ensures that communities of colours are at the centre of her agenda. Previously, Jodi-Ann has been invited to deliver the TEDx talk The Myth Of Bringing Your Authentic Self To Work and contributed to countless Harvard Business Review articles that have placed her in the Top 100 Most Viewed Articles in HBR History.
Examining systems, ideas and structures of oppression that shape our thinking, Jodi-Ann is now a popular choice as a speaker for corporate events. Having previously interviewed Stacey Abrams and worked with the likes of Vice President Kamala Harris and US Senator Cory Booker, Jodi-Ann explores everything from the root of imposter syndrome to authenticity at work. Described as a ‘rare, magical kind of public speaker’ and as ‘valuable and eye-opening’, Jodi-Ann helps organisations to ensure that their practices are diverse, inclusive and equal. Covering topics such as imposter syndrome at work, discrimination in the healthcare system, navigating your role through a DEI lens, disability awareness and more, book Jodi-Ann Burey for an eye-opening speaker to discuss diversity, inclusion and equity.
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Jodi-Ann's official speaking topics are listed below.
- Navigating discrimination in the workplace, including microracial aggressions and structural racism
- Creating more equitable and inclusive workplace cultures
- Navigating your role through DEI lens
- Authenticity at work
- Navigate discrimination in the healthcare system
- Imposter syndrome at work
- Disability awareness
- Health equity
"Jodi-Ann is a rare, magical kind of public speaker who does two things at the same time: she introduces concepts, ideas, and frameworks in an engaging, relatable, and often hilarious way, while at the same time making her audience feel smart, special and included while they’re learning new things.She has a warm generous presence as a speaker, and she’s eminently trustworthy. She doesn’t sugarcoat things and she grounds her conclusions in lived experience and hard data." - Jeannie, Special Projects Editor, KUOW NPR
"Jodi-Ann came to speak at Amazon for our company wide diversity, equity, inclusion CORE+ Kick-Off: Change Systems not Individuals. She guided us through our awareness, accountability, action framework and brought a wealth of knowledge and expertise grounded in her professional and lived experience- in a way that really resonated with our employees. Those who attended described it as a valuable and eye-opening experience. We are so glad she was able to share her time with us and we look forward to welcome her back again in the future." - Diya & Ashley, Global Diversity & Inclusion, Amazon (AWS)
