THOMAS WALKER
Vice President, Global Consumer Insights, eBay
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So the idea of a fractional CEO is: I don’t have to be full-time anymore. I’m the CEO of myself, and I can generate opportunities that are … more expansive than just being at one company.”
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Cofounder & Head of Ventures and Innovation, Colture Holdings
TY BAISDEN
National Director, Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women
JESSICA TAYLOR
Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and People Analytics, Mercedes-Benz USA
ERICA J. BOLDEN
I think diversification is important to succeed, but … we spent seven years focusing on our music business and made sure that was successful—and then we started to diversify.”
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In order to continue to grow the economy, you have to invest in Black women, because if you do, you can create about 1.7 million jobs and grow GDP by $450 billion."
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I let them know pretty quickly: I’m not the girl to come in and plan Taco Tuesday. That’s not what this is, right? This is change management. That is the crux of what this work is.”
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Gen Z Sees Work As Entrepreneurs
Achieve Mastery Before Venturing
Black Women As Key Economic Drivers
Data-Driven DEI
The summit opened with a concert featuring Mike Will Made-It on June 23 and closed two days later with service activities benefiting children.
Instead of doing one doll, I did six. … I was hired on the spot. And all six of those dolls went into the line that year.”
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Folks are moving here, but we don’t want to lose the richness of the culture and the existing population. … We don’t want the city to be a city of haves and have-nots. So you have to have balanced growth.”
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For me, DEI is not a red or blue issue. It is actually a constitutional mandate."
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There’s a lived experience that you have had, that no one else has had, and you match that with your vision, and it gives you this passion to push through brick walls to go solve this problem.
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Former Chief Designer of Fashions and Doll Concepts, Mattel
KITTY BLACK PERKINS
Mayor, City of Atlanta
ANDRE DICKENS
Chief Diversity Officer, U.S. House of Representatives
DR. SESHA JOI MOON
Founder & Managing Partner, Collab Capital
BARRY GIVENS
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Fuel For Promising Founders
DEI Is Fundamental
Growth And Affordability In Atlanta
Determined To Design