Create an open, inclusive, and productive workplace culture at your organization with Ampersand Workspace’s targeted race and gender-focused sessions

A positive, inclusive, and supportive environment that fosters employee engagement, satisfaction, and overall well-being results in more productivity, innovation, and cost savings. Ampersand Workspace’s expertise and services will help start, support, or elevate your diversity, equity, and inclusion approach to create a vibrant workplace culture that allows you, your employees, and your work to thrive.

Progress Over Perfection

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Progress Over Perfection ٭

Let’s Work From Where You Are

To get you where you want to be.

The data shows that the right Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts pay for themselves by increasing employee creativity, engagement, and retention and drawing in ideal clientele. But DEI can feel overwhelming, especially on top of workloads, operations, and market demands: 

Where to start? 
What is the right DEI approach? 
When and how to course-correct when conflict arises? 
Who can you trust to move DEI forward? 

Using race, gender, and the intersectionalities of the two, Ampersand Workspace helps companies and organizations cultivate a unique workplace environment that ultimately allows employees to bring their full selves to work. We help you shape a workplace culture that doesn’t just tolerate diversity or check a box for inclusion but welcomes the unique contributions of each person on staff to sustain productive workflow, organizational wellness, and competitive advantage in your industry.

  • Trainings & Workshops

    Learn, unlearn, and grow as a team with targeted trainings or workshops about race and/or gender

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  • Heritage & Identity Observances

    Explore observance sessions, workshops, or unique strategies around acknowledging key United States heritage and Identity celebrations

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  • Facilitated Conversations

    Learn from your staff or encourage expression & group learning through conversation

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ABOUT ME

I am Veronique, a Black (with a capital B), cis-gender woman from Chicago. I use she/her/hers pronouns, and you can call me V. I spent almost a decade in International Development, focusing on health, education, and gender. Today, I use the international lens from my previous career track, global travels, and my stints living abroad to inform my work at Ampersand Workspace, where I serve as the Founder, CEO, and Lead Educator.

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  • How incredibly powerful a simple moderated conversation can be! I did not know how we were going to make progress on such a nebulous topic in such a short amount of time, but V was able to deftly led us through the conversation, synthesized important points, and balanced the difficult power dynamics in the room to allow everyone to feel heard. This conversation would not have been possible without her!

    -Custom Facilitated Conversation participant

  • "V is so knowledgeable. I am blown away at how she handled every question and inquiry, and also the content and format of the presentation."

    -Training & Workshop participant

  • "Wow – I don’t know where to start. That was an engaging, eye-opening, upsetting, and enlightening seminar. I learned more in the first 10 minutes than I have in my entire life. I know it’s not easy to bring these events to life, so thank you. I am truly blown away."

    -Heritage & Identity Observance session participant

  • "I learned new things and felt like her presentation style was informative, personable, humble, and engaging. I appreciated her engagement with the chat feature especially. I'd definitely attend future presentations from her.

    -Heritage & Identity Observance session participant