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Michael Evans: “Tipping point”

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Build a strong team with diverse points of view that can get through to you even when you are being especially stubborn?—?but In 2004 on a quick trip to Mendoza, I met Pablo Gimenez Riili, whose family has been making wine for generations. Create a clear structure and don’t even think about having co-CEOs. Can you share a story?

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Peter Bafitis of RKTB Architects: “Making changes to the workplace is the next step”

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Housing is an issue that is critical, even central to the issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, so tackling that would be a good first step. Anyone who knows the borough can tell you how diverse the population is. But of course, without these fictions and abstractions there might be no outgrowth of civilization.

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Erica Beal of AVIVV: “I believe that everyone deserves an opportunity to succeed”

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I was fortunate to begin my long-standing career in the utility and engineering industry with Sempra Energy Utilities in California in 2004. My job is to hire diverse talent throughout the company to then prioritize their growth, well-being and success, often times ahead of my own. We firmly believe that our people come first?—?they

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Ann Ayers, Dean of Colorado Women’s College at University of Denver: “COVID is turning up the volume on the things we must fix”

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I am hopeful that the issues around diversity, equity, inclusion, the divisiveness in our political system, the plague of domestic violence, and the outmatched need for mental health services can remain at the forefront of our minds and actions. He passed away in 2004, and a part of us died with him. We’re so excited. I’m so curious!

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“Sometimes less is more.” With Charlie Katz & Robert Gregory

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We have been intentional from the beginning about building a diversity of programming and attracting a wide variety of ages and ethnicities to enjoy the spaces. I led efforts to create the vision, program, design and construction of Campus Martius Park, which opened in November 2004 as Detroit’s signature public space.

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Hari Ravichandran Of Aura: “It’s vital to foster a good company culture”

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We pay more attention to interpersonal skills, diversity, working in teams, and matching communication styles. I had 8,000 dollars and used two thirds of it to put out print advertisements in publications like PC Magazine and Wired. Of course, the main way to increase conversion rates is to create a trusted and beloved brand.

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Dr. Lan Huang: “Be a perpetual learner”

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Huang was trained at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where her groundbreaking research in cancer signaling pathways involving P53 degradation was published in Science (the importance of this field is illustrated by the 2004 Nobel Prize in chemistry, awarded to the founders of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation).

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