Race, Success, and Being the Only One in the Room, with Akinwole Garrett

High Octane Leadership with Donald Thompson

Akinwole Garrett has been super successful in his education and career, having gone to the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and leading divisions of ABC, CBS, SheKnows Media, and now Lenovo.  As a black man, Aki is no stranger to being the only one in the room. Today he talks about what that’s like, the value of higher education, networking, what it’s like to build a podcast network from scratch, and why if he had a magic wand with one wish, he’d choose to eliminate white privilege.

Akinwole Garrett on the Donald Thompson Podcast
The Donald Thompson Podcast is hosted by Walk West CEO, mentor, investor, and Diversity and Inclusion Consultant Donald Thompson.

Music for this episode provided by Jensen Reed from his song, “You Can’t Stop Me”.

The Donald Thompson Podcast is edited and produced by Earfluence. For more on how to engage your community or build your personal brand through podcasting, visit Earfluence.com.

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