12:00 PM – 12:45 PM

Creating a culture of inclusion, belonging and well-being is a multi-year journey of opening our minds, challenging ourselves and coming together. One of the six programs in Denny’s Together strategy is Go Beyond, which invites all Denny’s team members to take daily challenges for a period of four weeks. GO Beyond 2022 focused on inclusion and allyship, and Go Beyond 2023 centers around empowered well-being and destigmatizing mental health.

During this session, you will learn:

• How Denny’s has combined diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and well-being in its four-year “Together” strategy to build a place for all.
• How Go Beyond 30-day program with daily challenges drives culture change.
• How this progressive journey is led by Denny’s executives and rooted in trust, is an intrinsic part of Denny’s brand.

Raila Roinisalo Director, Leadership Development | Denny’s Raila Roinisalo is a talent management and people operations leader with over 20 years of international experience influencing business decisions around talent with an analytical and relationship-focused approach. She has designed and spearheaded leadership and culture change in complex and dynamic environments leveraging a culturally competent approach to lead winning collaborative projects. She holds a master of science in organizational psychology from University of Helsinki, Finland and has held senior roles at Nokia (in Finland and Italy), Saudi Aramco (in Saudi Arabia) and now at Denny’s as well as has led her own global consulting firm serving customers in over 20 countries. Her areas of expertise include leadership development, talent assessment, well-being, DEI, culture, intercultural competence and career management. She is passionate about leading and inspiring culture change towards more equitable, inclusive and humane work.