Renetta McCann

"When at a fork in the road, pick the most interesting one"

"“If I’m not there to understand, define, and share what I’m learning, the opportunity for those behind me would not be possible.”"

"“You’re not only working for yourself and your family, but for others who follow you that you may never meet.”"

"You can only change the parts of the world you can touch, so focus on what’s right next to you. If we’re all doing that, it’ll spread.” Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) was the part of the world McCann touched, so that’s what she set out to change."

"Fear is the root of all forms of exclusion, just as trust is the root of inclusion.”"

"We have to design ways to decrease people’s fear and increase their trust to have conversations that’ll allow us to do business with each other and drive results. D&I isn’t a problem business has to solve, but rather a conversation that business needs to facilitate. If we’re going to get sustainable solutions to D&I, we have to address it at the societal level."

"Leaders need to build an army of believers at every level in every function who have a D&I mindset to reshape the norms.”"