Passion, Pause, and Disability Inclusion: Building Equity Through Self-Aware Leadership
Beth Sirull, President and CEO of the National Organization on Disability, joins Jason Winningham to discuss her career journey through social enterprise, community finance, and disability inclusion. She shares how self-aware leadership and intentional pauses have shaped her approach to building equity. The conversation highlights practical strategies for organizations to advance disability inclusion in the workplace.
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Key takeaways
Self-aware leadership and deliberate reflection are key to driving meaningful equity and inclusion outcomes.
Beth Sirull's career path — from community finance to leading a national disability nonprofit — illustrates how passion guides impactful social sector leadership.
Disability inclusion is a critical, often overlooked dimension of workplace equity that requires intentional organizational commitment.
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Beth Sirull, President and CEO of the National Organization on Disability, joins Jason Winningham on PQ: Conversations that Build Equity to share a powerful career journey shaped by a passion for social enterprise, economic equity, and disability inclusion. From her early work in community finance to leading a national nonprofit, Beth reveals how she’s built her professional equity by empowering historically underestimated communities, especially people with disabilities.
In this conversation, Beth opens up about her guiding philosophies, including the wisdom of “seizing the space between stimulus and response,” a Viktor Frankl quote that’s shaped her leadership style and life approach. She dives into what it takes to build inclusive workplaces that support every kind of ability, how nonprofit leadership differs from corporate life, and why emotional intelligence and intentional community matter more than ever.
Listeners will walk away with insights on:
- Building resilience through self-awareness
- Advocating for disability inclusion in the workplace
- Growing your PQ through connection, courage, and reflection
Whether you’re new to your career or exploring how to grow as a purpose-driven leader, this episode will inspire and equip you to lead with both heart and strategy.
Beth Sirull is a seasoned social impact executive with leadership experience across the nonprofit, financial services, and philanthropic sectors. She currently serves as President and CEO of the National Organization on Disability, following transformative tenures at the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego and Pacific Community Ventures, where she scaled operations, drove impact investment strategies, and advanced economic opportunity in underserved communities. Her expertise spans organizational leadership, business development, small business finance, and measuring the social impact of investments.
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