Today, Tayo welcomes Donald Thompson, the Co-Founder and CEO of the Diversity Movement, and a Certified Diversity Executive teaching corporate executives and aspiring entrepreneurs to accelerate their success. As a three-time Inc 5000 CEO with 20 years of experience growing firms, Donald is the go-to expert for executive coaching, competitive learning, and cultural transformation. He is passionate about helping others grow, innovate, and reach their full potential. 

In this episode, Tayo and Donald unpack what it’s like to work on seizing your greatest potential while being underestimated in the world of modern business. First, Donald shares some key life lessons you can learn from sports, such as the power of resilience and recovery. Then, he proceeds to talk about his personal experience of changing how people perceived him. By becoming a top performer, he made sure people look at him through his astonishing performance and not his skin color. Finally, our duo discuss why it’s important to intentionally create a more diverse space where everyone is treated equally and has the same business opportunities. We need to be the change we want to see in the world if we truly want to make a difference.

The Finer Details of This Episode: 

• Discussing life lessons that sport teaches us
• Becoming a top performer and changing how others perceive you
• Giving people an opportunity to be better
• Building systems
• Donald’s book
• Current situation versus future situation 
• The importance of mentorship

Links: 

Connect with Donald Thompson: 

Donald's Website: https://donaldthompson.com/ 

Donald's Book: https://donaldthompson.com/books/underestimated-a-ceos-unlikely-path-to-success/ 

Donald's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donaldthompsonjr/ 

The Diversity Movement: https://thediversitymovement.com/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thediversitymovement/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-diversity-movement/ 

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