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.
“when they're building these things without talking to disabled people and talking with people with lived experience, they're not thinking at all… It's about we know we have to do it legally. Therefore, we've done it. Let's move on and do something else.”
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.
AJ Writer — an indie content creator
Alexandra Parritt — a senior account executive
Andi Maratos — CEO of Beyond Reflections (formerly Chrysalis)
Anna VanAgtmael — who founded Wandering Roots
Arnaud Saint-Paul — founder of a leadership coherence institute, who works on identity and conscious choice
Ben Afia — a speaker and consultant
Beth Sherman — an award-winning comedy writer and speaker
Bhavesh Naik — founder of Awayre
Caroline Praveen — who works in language and communication support
Charlie Hart
Clare Richmond — who works in leadership and talent development
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
Dr Khutso Madubanya — founder of Dance With Change™ and author of No More Free Passes
Dr Liz Wilson — a behavioural scientist and strategic transformation expert
Dr Lynda Shaw — a neuroscientist
Dr Shelley Jones-Holt — a leadership coach and author
Ed Johnson — co-founder and CEO of uRoutine
Emma Parnell — a learning and development manager
Esi Hardy — who trains organisations on disability inclusion
Fiona Dawson — an award-winning filmmaker
Georges Córdoba — a disease prevention and longevity coach
Georgie Williams — a gender and sexuality researcher
Gillian Jones-Williams — a CEO and executive coach
Greg McCaw — global director of diversity
Greg Wasserman — who works on humanising technology and building relationships
Helen Joy
Hend — an HR leader and inclusion advocate
Henry Rose Lee — an inter-generational consultant
Iain Chapman — an inclusion and diversity coordinator at Aon
Jackie Handy — a leadership and culture specialist
James Burden — founder of Stuttering Blueprint
Jared Karol — a personal development coach bridging social change and healing
Jason Patent — a leadership and DEI consultant
Jenny Chen — founder of Catalais Consulting
Jeremy Nicholas
Julie Kratz — an allyship writer and speaker
Kat Kibben — CEO of Three Ears Media
Kate Trafford — an author
Katie Allen — an inclusion confidence coach
Kaumudi Goda — a lawyer
Khakan Qureshi — a community inclusion advocate
Lauren Chiren — a global force in changing the narrative on menopause at work
Liv Maudsley — Creator of Opportunity at Team Academy Limited
Lorie Solis — an indigenous inter-faith chaplain
Lulu Minns — an author and retreat specialist
Lyndsay Mitcheson
Madeleine Black — an activist, author and psychotherapist
Mandy Hickson — a former RAF fast jet pilot and speaker
Manoj Krishna — founder of the HappierMe app
Maria Arpa MBE
Maria Gallucci — a realtor and author fluent in ASL
Mina Sharif — an advocate and author
Nicki Eyre — who consults on workplace bullying
Nicola Peel — who works as an environmentalist
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
Pippa O'Brien — a learning innovator
Raimonda Jankunaite — a visibility and empowerment mentor
Rebecca Engle — a special education teacher
Ritika Wadhwa — who works in cultural intelligence and leadership
Saba Ali — a public speaker and critical friend championing marginalised communities
Sally Bisbee — an entrepreneur and mom of three
Sam Mitchell — an autism advocate
Sam Warner — a neurodivergent communication specialist
Samreen McGregor — an executive coach
Sandeep Amar Guppta — the Conscious Profitability Man™ and a keynote speaker on human potential and leadership
Sara Dalsfelt — chief marketing officer of Adway
Sarah Naylor — a coach, author and podcast host
Sharitta Marshall — an AI enablement and inclusion strategist
Shelley Bridgman
Stacy Hart — an intersectional feminist politician and party leader
Steff VanHaverbeke — a business coach and co-founder of The House of Coaching
Sylvie di Giusto
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.