Openly LGBTQ leaders like Dan Wall-DeSousa and many other LGBTQ candidates running for elected office in Congressional, statewide, and local municipal races have access to a number of national resources and organizations eager to ensure their electoral successes. The purpose of this post is to demonstrate what that level of support looks like, and to showcase how my consultancy offers proven strategies designed to support openly LGBTQ candidates, and their allies, secure and maintain important public leadership positions.

In celebration of the International Transgender Day of Visibility, I find myself reflecting on my own transgender journey; specifically those first few years of my social transition. My intention of sharing my personal experiences are twofold; 1) to cultivate more trans allies who are entrepreneurs, and; 2) to inspire more transgender people to apply the skills they have gained through their transition and realize their own dreams. If you’re skeptical as to how transitioning relates to entrepreneurship, check out this post.

Guy Kawasaki famously said, “Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.” Rhodes Perry Consulting specializes in tackling the hardest LGBTQ diversity & inclusion implementation challenges. Learn about three specific implementation strategies to develop your organization into one that is more inclusive of transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people.

Good news! Rhodes Perry Consulting, LLC, was recently recognized by the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) as an official LGBT Business Enterprise.