AK BROWN

“I’m grateful that I have my own space and company where I can continue to blaze trails and take my team along where I recognize how important it is to create space and opportunity for others. It is extremely dificult sometimes to continue to feel like you’re always fghting an uphill battle, but I recognize how important it is to partake in opportunities like this and speak on panels and beyond, because I know that for someone behind me it is required so that we can continue pushing the needle forward.”

“There were just a lot of things that I just was tired of trying to change when it was evident it was not. [Companies] did not care to make it an inclusive environment. So now, that’s why I work for myself. I work with companies that want to make it diverse.”