Sheventures

What does it mean to be an organization that promotes equity? Listen as Kerry Mitchell Brown, Ph.D. (a diversity, inclusion, and equity strategist), shares her insights about how organizations can ensure they’re practicing workplace impartiality — as in walk the walk, not simply check the boxes and call it a day. Mitchell Brown discusses her pivot from a C-suite finance exec — at companies such as Disney and Prudential — to founding KMB, her namesake diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) consulting firm, where she is CEO. Like many women, Mitchell Brown faced work-life tradeoffs, as she juggled multiple personal and professional roles, both early on and later in her career. Her motto: “You can do it all, but not at the same time; and you can’t do it all by yourself.” Though the pandemic acted as a catalyst for many businesses to evaluate and invest in DEI, Mitchell Brown recognized the need more than a decade ago. “Organizational health is based on how employees are valued, understood, and recognized,” says