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- If you're going to actually
have a company that succeeds

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you're going to have to bring
in more of who else is here?

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(uplifting music)

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Black History Month in 2021,

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it feels different

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because it feels as though
everyone is celebrating.

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I think for so long Black History Month

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was really just celebrated by blacks.

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And now the entire world,
every culture, every race,

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every background is celebrating
Black History Month.

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As a leader in business,

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what motivates me the most is my why.

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Getting up every morning

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and knowing that I am
living out my purpose,

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I am living out what I was destined to do

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and not screwing that up.

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I'm optimistic about the inclusivity

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of the business moving
forward, because well,

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the world's no longer white male.

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If you're going to actually
have a company that succeeds

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you're going to have to bring
in more of who else is here.

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In our industry, it would be great,

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I know it sounds odd,

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but if we stopped talking
about diversity and inclusion

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and I know that is counterintuitive,

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but we keep putting a name on it.

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And the reality is is that our world,

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our country is incredibly diverse.

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So, if all we do is look for the talent

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and do not put up barriers

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to those who are moving
forth in excellence

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that we don't have to
have these conversations.

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So, I look forward to the day

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where diversity and inclusion just is

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and we aren't talking about.