Dr. Jennifer Miles-Thomas

they can't break you.

You can do whatever you want.

If this one path seems blocked, there's always a way to go around.

There's always a back door.

You just have to find it.

When you see opportunities to allow those who don't look like you to also experience and promote them, because a lot of times, especially now, as people look across just like the workforce, a lot of times people are getting laid off.

And when you're asked why, it's because, oh, I was more familiar with

John versus Jane.

Well, that's because John is comfortable.

John looks like you.

You inter socially with John.

You've never really done that with Jane.

So just open the spaces more for everyone.

Everyone who meets the criteria of being able to do the job well.

And then when you have opportunities to promote, promote those even who may think differently than you or look differently than you.

Because truly, I've found in business, the best war room is the most diverse.

So the one thing I would say is travel.

My parents used to.

So we grew up in Cleveland.

We used to spend our summers in D.C.