Everyday Equity: Everyday Ways to Make a Change
Everyday Equity: Everyday Ways to Make a Change is a conversational, action-focused podcast series that explores simple, concrete practices anyone can use to advance equity and inclusion in daily life at work, at home, and in community spaces. It centers real stories and lived experiences to show how small shifts in awareness, communication, and decision-making can collectively drive meaningful social change.
The series is hosted by Pooja Kothari Esq. featuring equity educators, authors, and justice-focused professionals in dialogue about their work and journeys. Guests share specific tools they use to navigate inequity in organizations and communities, modeling how to blend professional roles, advocacy, and creativity in pursuit of systemic change.
The podcast highlights how everyday choices in language, leadership, and relationships can challenge bias, support marginalized communities, and create more just environments without requiring formal titles or large platforms.Episodes often connect personal narratives with practical strategies, emphasizing self-education, listening, and accountability as core parts of anti-oppression work.
Recurring themes include racial and gender equity, workplace inclusion, psychological safety, allyship, and the importance of believing and respecting others’ experiences.The podcast also addresses how to sustain this work over time, touching on boundaries, burnout, and the role of reflection and community care in long-term social justice efforts.
Each conversation is designed to leave listeners with a handful of clear, doable actions they can implement immediately—such as changing how meetings are run, interrupting microaggressions, or rethinking policies and norms in their own spheres of influence. By framing equity as a daily practice rather than a one-time initiative, the show invites listeners to see themselves as active participants in building fairer, more humane systems wherever they are.
Everyday Equity: Everyday Ways to Make a Change
S2 Ep1- Everyday Equity: Everyday Ways to Make a Change with Maxine Legall of Thrive Inclusively
In this episode, host Pooja Kothari sits down with Maxine L. Legall, founder and CEO of Thrive Inclusively LLC. With over 20 years of experience across healthcare, nonprofit, and corporate spaces, Maxine shares practical, no-nonsense insights on inclusion, cultural change, leadership, and why resilience and self-care are essential — not optional — for sustainable impact.
This conversation moves past theory and into action. How organizations can do better. How leaders can show up differently and how everyday choices can create real, lasting change.
If you’re looking for grounded, actionable perspectives on equity and inclusion, this episode is a strong place to start.