What We Made Possible
What We Made Possible is a podcast about the ripple effects of healing and how they shape leadership, social change, and the way we move through the world. Hosted by Patti Dayleg, a Leadership Coach for Social Change, this podcast explores what becomes possible when we center well-being, cultivate meaningful relationships, and lead with purpose.
Through solo reflections and conversations with inspiring guests, we uncover the turning points that spark transformation. Some moments are quiet shifts in perspective, while others are bold decisions that redefine what’s possible. These conversations highlight the ways healing strengthens leadership, deepens collaboration, and creates a more sustainable path for individuals and organizations alike.
Whether you’re navigating leadership in a nonprofit, building coalitions, or charting your own growth, this podcast offers stories, insights, and practical tools to help you move forward with clarity and intention.
What We Made Possible
004. When DEI Gets Cut A Personal Story of Change, Resilience, and New Directions
On today’s episode of What We Made Possible, I’m taking you behind the scenes of my own career pivot—from working in DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) to becoming a full-time coach. We get into it: the reality of DEI being dismantled, the ways I’ve navigated change management and policy work to support supplier diversity, and why DEI was never about liberation—just harm reduction.
And with so many DEI roles being slashed, I’ve had to rethink my path too. From government to Broadway to coaching, I’m finding new ways to help people build spaces of their own.
This episode is for anyone wondering: What now? It’s about adapting, reimagining, and finding new ways to do the work—on our own terms. Join me as I share stories of resilience and possibility. Let’s dream beyond the tables we’ve fought to sit at—because what if we built our own? Tune in and let’s figure it out together.
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