“A visionary faith leader once said, when you have a banquet do not invite your friends or rich neighbor, if you do, they may invite you back, and you’ll be repaid. No, instead, invite the underrepresented and the underserved, and you will be blessed.
That leader was not talking about corporate America, he was talking about servant leadership.
As I stand here . . . what I can assure you is I owe everything that I have accomplished—as a leader and a professional—to hard work and inspiration from leaders ahead of me on this path, who reached back to extend me an invitation. These invitations, to the family dinner table, to a business meeting, or even just on a walk to get a coffee, have changed my life, over and over, again.
And my question for each of you is: who is invited to your table?”
-Keynote, 2024