Since the start of 2023, states have introduced over 520 anti-LGBTQ bills — a record-breaking number that suggests the U.S. is moving backwards in its fight for the civil rights and liberties of all Americans. But if the moral and ethical impact isn’t enough to alarm the country, this CEO is asking the U.S. and its employers to consider the economic ones.
Bryan Janeczko founded StartOut, a non-profit dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship in the LGBTQ community, and today the organization has raised over $1 billion for queer entrepreneurs. Janeczko is also the CEO of Nunbelievable, a snack goods company that is committed to combating food insecurity through its one-for-one giving model. As an entrepreneur, a gay man and a father, Janeczko knows a diverse and inclusive workplace often equals a more successful one. But as legislation continues to threaten queer Americans, he wants to remind employers what they stand to lose.
