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Jun 2025
43m 30s

Pride 2025 with Carol Leifer, Sonya Pass...

Design Matters Media
About this episode

In celebration of Pride Month, we’re revisiting conversations with accomplished LGBTQ+ guests—Carol Leifer, Paul Tazewell, Sonya Passi, Leisha Hailey, and Kate Moennig—about the journeys that led them to fulfilling professional lives and the influences that shaped who they are today.



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