Transform Your Workplace · 2026-06-26 · 38 min
What does it mean to truly see your employees? In this episode, Brandon Laws sits down with Zhou Fang, founder of Intersectional Group LLC, to explore how an intersectional lens can transform the way leaders support their teams. Zhou draws on her experience as an immigrant, multilingual professional, and DEI consultant to unpack what most organizations get wrong about inclusion, how to hold people accountable with warmth and compassion, and why your people are your most important business decision. Whether you're leading a team of five or five hundred, this conversation will challenge you to do better and give you the tools to start! Key Timestamps 00:02 Welcome and introduction of Zhou Fang, founder of Intersectional Group LLC 00:33 How Zhou's immigrant experience, coming to the U.S. in 2010, shaped her perspective on the workplace 01:04 "Don't make us feel like an alien": What immigrant workers need from employers 02:12 Defining intersectionality and why it matters for leaders and business owners 04:16 How an intersectional lens helps turn workplace problems into opportunities 07:13 How Zhou developed her intersectional lens through lived experience in the U.S.
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