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12/06/2020

The only color that matters in business is green.

So my professor told me.

If that were true, more than 8% of corporate America would be Black.

But it's not.

So let's try this.

Men lie.

Women lie.

Numbers don't.

So riddle me this.

Black people make up 10% of college graduates.

Yet.

There are just 4 black chief executives among the 500 largest companies in the country.

That's 0.8% since we're counting.

Robert Reffkin, the black co-founder and CEO of the real estate brokerage Compass, started his own company after seeing a lack of representation at his employer.

Compass is now valued at $6.4 billion.

38% of Black millennials say they are considering leaving their jobs to start their own company.

Black women in the US today comprise the fastest-growing group of entrepreneurs, a 322% increase since 1997.

Still.

Investors do not back Black women-led startups.

Even with the large funding gap, Black women account for 89% of new businesses opened every day.

I'm all for Black entrepreneurs.

But we shouldn't have to start our own company just to get a fair shot.

If numbers don't lie, you tell me what it is.

It seems like there's a color that matters more than green in business.

As a recruiter, I will do the work.

I hope you will too.

The future depends on it.

09/06/2020

Today was emotional.

I attended the funeral of the dearly departed

I walked away in shambles because a man was not lost to his family.

He was taken.

I also walked away encouraged.

We live in a world where things have been the way they are for so long, we accept them as "it is what it is".

But is it?

Today I came to the realization that we don't have to accept things the way they are.

We can be the change.

We will be the change.

We can breathe.

While I have breath in my lungs, I will no longer accept the things I cannot change.

I will change the things I cannot accept.

I hope you will too.

04/06/2020

Everybody's mad at Drew Brees.

How could he say that?

How could Drew be so tone deaf?

Doesn't he know it's not about the flag?

Doesn't he know it's not about the anthem?

It's 2020 and died.

It was 2016 and died.

Black males aged 15-34 were 9X more likely than other Americans to be killed by law enforcement officers.

Drew Brees said almost the exact same thing he said yesterday.

He wasn't held accountable then.

How was he supposed to know he was gonna be held accountable now?

His teammates went back to work.

We went back to work.

The NFL went on as usual.

Colin Kaepernick was blackballed for kneeling.

And we went about our business.

Still.

Everybody's mad at Drew Brees.

I don't support holding Drew up as a scapegoat for a broken system.

I support pushing the moment forward and talking to the person sitting next to you who thinks just like Drew.

I know.

Black people are tired.

But I won't be distracted.

I have no time for apathy.

Pull up Drew.

Let's talk.

Let's chat.

Let's grow.

Let's learn.

This is not about Drew Brees.

This is about everybody.

Everybody who still watched football while watching what was done to a man who was kneeling for justice.

Everybody who kept their job as Kaepernick lost his.

Everybody who's fingers are itching to type

Everybody who talks about the military as if black people don't bleed for this country.

It's time to get comfortable being uncomfortable.

I don't want to hear about timing.

The timing was now THEN and the time is now NOW.

Drew Brees.

Tuh.

09/05/2020

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06/05/2020

Finding power in the pivot.

Its time to Reset, Rebuild, and Reinvent ourselves, ladies and gentlemen.

On May 12th I will be speaking with Monique Arrington.

Join us and learn how to pivot in your career in an economic downturn.

We will cover the following: What are some of the staffing and recruiting industry’s savviest and freshest minds planning for when companies start hiring in droves?

How can you market yourself to be a top candidate? How can you pivot in your career?

How to become relevant and visible to recruiters and hiring managers.

How to rebuild, reset, and reinvent yourself in this pandemic.

The registration link is in the comments. A zoom link will be provided to all who register.