Editor’s note: “My Story” is where business executives share their personal and professional backgrounds and journeys that have made them who they are, in their own candid words, from the challenges of confronting stereotypes to the glory in overcoming them. Amid calls for racial justice, we can only make real change with greater awareness and understanding — and the ability to learn from each other’s experiences.
When people ask about a pivotal moment in my life that shaped who I am as a person, I immediately flash back 50 years ago. I was a child, dressed to the nines, swaggering into the local kiddie cabaret competition, ready to take home the top prize. I was a determined and stubborn young kid, who spent weeks leading up to that moment, staying up past bedtime, learning all the latest “Soul Train” moves to achieve something great. My late-night dancing, and determination, paid off — I won.
Throughout my life thus far, I’ve strived to do the same. Not every experience…
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