{"id":45916,"date":"2023-01-11T12:35:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T17:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/?p=45916"},"modified":"2023-01-11T12:55:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T17:55:37","slug":"tony-waller-launches-new-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.noticiasnewswire.com\/es\/tony-waller-launches-new-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"With \u2018Hanging Out In My Closet\u2019 Tony Waller Launches New Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

BENTONVILLE, AR \u2014 January 11, 2023 \u2014 (NOTICIAS NEWSWIRE<\/a>) \u2014 After an illustrious career spanning more than three decades in corporate America, including over 15 years at the world\u2019s largest retailer, Walmart, Tony Waller<\/b> has launched his new weekly podcast \u201cHanging Out In My Closet.\u201d<\/b> Created as a space for learning, growing, and unloading what holds us back, \u201cHanging Out In My Closet\u201d is the latest achievement in Waller\u2019s storied and celebrated career. He currently serves as Vice President of Constituent Relations and Racial Equity at Walmart.<\/p>\n

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Waller identifies as gay, Latino, and Black.<\/p>\n

Identity is central to his podcast as he explains: \u201cHistorically the closet has been a place of storing what is precious, a place of hiding, a place for keeping secrets. But in my closet, I want us to spend time hanging out, learning, growing, and unloading what holds us back. I want us to work together to heal and to be the best we can be for ourselves and for others. Come and hang out in my closet.\u201d<\/p>\n

In his inaugural 13-episode season, Waller takes on thought-provoking topics such as \u201cLessons from my Mother,\u201d \u201cGrowing Up in Puerto Rico,\u201d \u201cVulnerability,\u201d \u201cForgiveness,\u201d and more, in the inspirational and motivating tone that has become his signature. Waller has spent his career building bridges across diverse communities and within premier blue-chip brands. At Walmart he sets strategy for driving reputation, augmenting\u00a0outreach\u00a0opportunities, and maximizing social investments in diverse\u00a0and multicultural\u00a0communities.\u00a0His portfolio includes the\u00a0African American,\u00a0Hispanic, Asian American & Pacific Islander and Native American communities as well as Women,\u00a0LGBTQIA+,\u00a0People with Disabilities and\u00a0Emerging Generations.<\/p>\n

Waller\u00a0is also tasked with\u00a0being a critical\u00a0\u201cintegrator\u201d engaging across Corporate Affairs teams, with real depth in helping to shape public policy,\u00a0communication strategy, federal and state government\u00a0relations, and community relations\u00a0through a racial\u00a0equity lens.\u00a0Additionally, he and his team help lead efforts\u00a0to\u00a0expand\u00a0the company\u2019s\u00a0racial equity\u00a0work across\u00a0all the\u00a0diverse and multicultural\u00a0communities of focus.<\/p>\n

His\u00a0passion for the empowerment and advancement of women has\u00a0led him to serve on\u00a0the Board of Trustees of the Center for Asian Pacific American Women. Waller also served\u00a0on the Board of Directors of the National African American Women\u2019s Leadership Institute. With both organizations he\u00a0was the first male ever selected to serve.\u00a0In 2017 Tony was elected Chair of the Board of\u00a0Directors of the National Black\u00a0Child Development Institute. In 2020 he was asked by the Mayor of\u00a0Bentonville, Arkansas to serve on the city\u2019s\u00a0Diversity,\u00a0Equity, and Inclusion\u00a0Advisory Board. He recently joined the Board of Directors of Soles4Souls.<\/p>\n

\u201cHanging Out In My Closet\u201d<\/b> is available to listen to on-demand on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and other audio listening platforms. New episodes are released weekly on Mondays. A video version of each podcast is also uploaded on Waller\u2019s social media accounts, including his Instagram account @the1solesearcher.<\/p>\n

For more information about the podcast or for inquiries, please contact Juan Alanis at juan@marketstreetconsultants.com<\/a> or (832) 859-4207.<\/p>\n

About Tony Waller<\/h3>\n

Tony Waller is Vice President,\u00a0Constituent Relations and Racial Equity for Walmart in Bentonville, Arkansas.\u00a0In his position he\u00a0sets strategy for driving reputation, augmenting\u00a0outreach\u00a0opportunities, and\u00a0maximizing\u00a0social investments in diverse\u00a0and multicultural\u00a0communities.\u00a0His portfolio includes the\u00a0African American,\u00a0Hispanic, Asian American & Pacific Islander and Native American communities as well as Women,\u00a0LGBTQIA+,\u00a0People with Disabilities and\u00a0Emerging Generations.\u00a0Tony\u00a0is also tasked with\u00a0being a critical\u00a0\u201cintegrator\u201d engaging across Corporate Affairs teams, with real depth in helping to shape public policy,\u00a0communication strategy, federal and state government\u00a0relations, and community relations\u00a0through a racial\u00a0equity lens.\u00a0Additionally, Tony and his team help lead efforts\u00a0to\u00a0expand\u00a0the company\u2019s\u00a0racial equity\u00a0work across\u00a0all the\u00a0diverse and multicultural\u00a0communities of focus.\u00a0Tony joined Walmart in December 2006.<\/p>\n

Serving is extremely important to Tony. He has always been taught that to give real service you must add\u00a0to the world something that\u00a0cannot be bought or measured with money.\u00a0He\u00a0currently\u00a0serves as Chair of the\u00a0NAACP ACT-SO Advisory Council. His\u00a0passion for the empowerment and advancement of women, has\u00a0led him to serve on\u00a0the Board of Trustees of Center for Asian Pacific American Women. Tony also served\u00a0on the Board of Directors of the National African American Women\u2019s Leadership Institute. With both organizations he\u00a0was the first male ever selected to serve.\u00a0In 2017 Tony was elected Chair of the Board of\u00a0Directors of the National Black\u00a0Child Development Institute. In 2020 he was asked by the Mayor of\u00a0Bentonville, Arkansas to serve on the city\u2019s\u00a0Diversity,\u00a0Equity, and Inclusion\u00a0Advisory Board.<\/p>\n

Tony is a strong supporter of the arts and fashion. He\u00a0serves on the\u00a0Board of Directors and the\u00a0Corporate\u00a0Leadership Council of the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas.\u00a0He is also a member of the Board of\u00a0Directors for\u00a0Interform, an organization\u00a0focused on\u00a0self-sustaining design-led fashion and art industry in\u00a0Northwest Arkansas. In addition, Tony serves on the advisory board of\u00a0Spring clean,\u00a0a nonprofit social\u00a0enterprise whose mission is to create jobs and reduce landfill space by repurposing donated textile materials. A graduate of the University of Virginia, he is a diehard WAHOO. He remains\u00a0very active with the university and served on the board of the Walter N. Ridley Scholarship Fund, named after its\u00a0first African American graduate.\u00a0He is a passionate collector of\u00a0Black art & sculpture,\u00a0Latina art,\u00a0antique watches, vintage cufflinks,\u00a0eyewear,\u00a0children\u2019s story books and quotes.\u00a0Shoes however are his kryptonite. Tony strives to live each and every day by the words of\u00a0his mother, Barbara\u00a0Jean\u00a0Motley Waller, \u201cKeep\u00a0flowing with The River for The River knows\u00a0exactly\u00a0where It is going.\u00bb<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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