Ted Audio Collective My first corporate job out of college

was as a consultant at Bain & Company.

One of the things that drew me to the firm was that it was diverse.

There were more than just a handful of people of color.

And as I progressed to the firm, it became clear that the culture was one that truly valued diversity.

One of the partners who ran recruiting, Chris Beerley, was especially passionate about making sure that people

who looked like me learned about Bain and had the opportunity to join the firm.

To this day, Chris is a mentor and a friend.

I cherish the relationship we developed over time.

Some of the work we did around recruiting and retaining black consultants was institutionalized.

In 2004, the company created a head of diversity role.

And that was way before this was the cool thing to do.

And by the way, Chris is white.

And usually, efforts like these tend to be initiated by people of color.

So how can we get everyone to truly champion the cause?

I'm a do-back in Ola. This is Ted Business.

Our speaker today is June Sarpong, a veteran broadcaster and diversity leader.

In this talk, she shares what she thinks is needed to be a groundbreaking leader of a diverse organization.

Then after the talk, I'll share additional strategies that have been shown to increase the representation of women and people of color in organizations.

But first, a quick break.

When we think of our modern day successful entrepreneurs and corporate leaders,

the thing they all have in common is they excel at the general cut and thrust of business,

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