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Independent Diversity & Inclusion Consultant
Diversity & Inclusion Consulting
With over six years of experience as an independent Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Alyy facilitates educational and thought-provoking consultations that are uniquely designed to fit the client's needs.
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Using a gentle loving, empathic, and play-based approach, Alyy works with clients to foster healthy, productive, and truly inclusive environments. Alyy's consultations offer both short-term and long-term solutions (interpersonal interactions, organizational culture, and institutional policy/structure).
Alyy's captivating workshops, presentations, and speeches never fail to engage an audience.
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Major Clients
Some previous clients include:
Facilitation Approach
Alyy firmly believes that a gentle facilitation approach is essential for diversity and inclusion education. As such, the following values are entrenched in the foundation of Alyy's consultations: play-based, loving-kindness, and empathy. This facilitation approach fosters a safer environment in which attendees feel comfortable learning and engaging in challenging self-introspection topics, such as personal privilege and unconscious bias.
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Services Offered
Workshop Facilitation
Keynote Speaker
Policy Evaluation
Research Assistant
Corporate Training
Motivational Speaker
Digital Marketing
Workplace EDI Audit
Speaker Services
Need a dynamic speaker for your next event?
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Alyy Patel is a highly captivating speaker that uses a storytelling and light comedic approach to educate audiences of all ages. Since 2015, Alyy has been invited as a keynote to dozens of schools, corporations, conferences, and other professional settings to talk about LGBTQ+ inclusion, allyship, identity x mental health, Queer South Asian experiences, and more.
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Significant Keynotes Include:
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Ontario Government's Pride Flag Raising Ceremony (2022)
International Film Festival of South Asia (2020)
Pride Toronto's Dyke March (2020)
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Areas of Expertise
Workshop & keynote topics include, but are not limited to:
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Intro to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
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Intersectionality
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Privilege & Power
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Unconscious Bias
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Empathy & Allyship
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Cultural Competency
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Empathic Communication
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Inclusive Workplace Culture
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Authenticity
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LGBTQ+ & Queer Sensitivity
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Gender (Non-Binary, Pronouns, etc.)
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Queer South Asian
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Identity-Based Violence
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Anti-Discrimination
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Micro-Aggressions
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Anti-Asian Racism
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Mental Health
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Navigating Shame & Guilt (Privilege)
Interested in a topic that is not listed above? Alyy's subject matter expertise is consistently expanding and ever-changing; as such, the topics above do not represent a comprehensive list. Contact Alyy to discuss the feasibility of the topics you have in mind.
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