Minda Hartz

I wanted to be so many things, probably like many of us, you know, most of us out with, you know, teaching because we'd be playing teacher right in the room. And then I moved to a firefighter and then I went to college for dentistry. And so I thought that I would become a dentist. And then I, the chemistry just took me out. So I just... somewhere else.

I wanted to be so many things, probably like many of us, you know, most of us out with, you know, teaching because we'd be playing teacher right in the room. And then I moved to a firefighter and then I went to college for dentistry. And so I thought that I would become a dentist. And then I, the chemistry just took me out. So I just... somewhere else.

I wanted to be so many things, probably like many of us, you know, most of us out with, you know, teaching because we'd be playing teacher right in the room. And then I moved to a firefighter and then I went to college for dentistry. And so I thought that I would become a dentist. And then I, the chemistry just took me out. So I just... somewhere else.

So once I realized that chemistry and me were not a good fit, I decided I went to my guidance counselor. I was like, I have all these credits. What could I get into that I can graduate somewhat on time, right? And It was communications. And so my first job out of college, because I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do, was an administrative assistant.

So once I realized that chemistry and me were not a good fit, I decided I went to my guidance counselor. I was like, I have all these credits. What could I get into that I can graduate somewhat on time, right? And It was communications. And so my first job out of college, because I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do, was an administrative assistant.

So once I realized that chemistry and me were not a good fit, I decided I went to my guidance counselor. I was like, I have all these credits. What could I get into that I can graduate somewhat on time, right? And It was communications. And so my first job out of college, because I wasn't really sure what I wanted to do, was an administrative assistant.

And so I was doing like executive admin work and that type of thing. And then I realized that that probably wasn't it either, but I did like working with people. And I just saw the... way that some admins were treated in a corporate environment. And I realized that, you know, two things can be true at the same time.

And so I was doing like executive admin work and that type of thing. And then I realized that that probably wasn't it either, but I did like working with people. And I just saw the... way that some admins were treated in a corporate environment. And I realized that, you know, two things can be true at the same time.

And so I was doing like executive admin work and that type of thing. And then I realized that that probably wasn't it either, but I did like working with people. And I just saw the... way that some admins were treated in a corporate environment. And I realized that, you know, two things can be true at the same time.

You could work at the same place and have a different experience as everybody else. And that kind of got me thinking about what I might end up doing down the line.

You could work at the same place and have a different experience as everybody else. And that kind of got me thinking about what I might end up doing down the line.

You could work at the same place and have a different experience as everybody else. And that kind of got me thinking about what I might end up doing down the line.

Yeah. You know, every job that I had, once I graduated from college, I was always the only, the only woman in many cases, the only woman of color, the only black woman, the youngest, you know, I sat at all different identities or intersections. And when I left my admin role, I ended up getting a consulting role. I guess you'd call that my like big, big salary after I left the admin world.

Yeah. You know, every job that I had, once I graduated from college, I was always the only, the only woman in many cases, the only woman of color, the only black woman, the youngest, you know, I sat at all different identities or intersections. And when I left my admin role, I ended up getting a consulting role. I guess you'd call that my like big, big salary after I left the admin world.

Yeah. You know, every job that I had, once I graduated from college, I was always the only, the only woman in many cases, the only woman of color, the only black woman, the youngest, you know, I sat at all different identities or intersections. And when I left my admin role, I ended up getting a consulting role. I guess you'd call that my like big, big salary after I left the admin world.

And, you know, just the way that I would be

And, you know, just the way that I would be

And, you know, just the way that I would be

in certain rooms with many people that you've seen on Fortune magazine, Forbes magazine, and just the way that people talked about other people as though they weren't in the room, you know, like, you're not like those other people, you know, and all those sorts of things that I was just experiencing in a world that I wasn't necessarily thought about in, but I was accepted in.

in certain rooms with many people that you've seen on Fortune magazine, Forbes magazine, and just the way that people talked about other people as though they weren't in the room, you know, like, you're not like those other people, you know, and all those sorts of things that I was just experiencing in a world that I wasn't necessarily thought about in, but I was accepted in.