This is our fifth Pride Series of the Fiftyfaces Podcast. We have been proud of the deeply personal stories that we have shared from a diverse group of the LGBTQ+ community – we have discussed the importance of allyship, how workplaces have changed, the gestures that matter, and have thrown in a tremendous among of career advice along the way. This year presented some challenges – as policies change and some companies pull back from openly supporting this and other less represented groups, we asked previous guests whether this was the year to pull back and lie low or to proceed as usual. The answer was a resounding yes, so we got to work.

We featured Tom Soto in our main series and he has supported our Pride series twice – first in 2021 and again this year. When I spoke to Tom about 2025, he was affirming in his reasons for doing the series, that I wanted our listeners to hear it from him.

In this podcast Tom updates us on the incredible work he has done to help rebuild after the devastating fires in Pacific Palisades, how his fund solutions have evolved, and his views on the current state of the rights he was fought for all of his life.

Aoifinn reflects on the role of the Pride Series, and why we are continuing to tell these stories, which are important now than ever.

With thanks to Tom and Latimer Partners LLC for supporting production costs of this series.