Today's episode of triumph will inspire you. Meet San Diego-based Diversity by Design's CEO Carrie Sawyer who uses design thinking to help organizations create business procedures that lead to equitable outcomes.

Carrie is also the founder of the inclusion first project, a safe space for allies to ask questions on anti-racism. Carrie plays at the intersection of design thinking, diversity, equity and inclusion. She's dedicating her time and talents to creating a more just world where we all can thrive.

As a user experience researcher and has worked for Qualcomm, she was able to work on her first project on diversity and inclusion in 2015. After 3 years, she decided to quit her job and worked for a smaller firm. Her journey led her to build her own company where she embodies her visions for a better workplace and anti-racism.

She did part-time consulting for a local firm that focuses on diversity and inclusion while also doing some projects as well. It was not easy to gain momentum for her business yet she preserved. She believes we can't solve the problems of the world with the same lens that created it

Today’s Guest

Carrie Sawyer works with organizations and leaders who are ready and willing to begin the systemic journey to true equity, inclusion, and diversity. Her company, Diversity by Design works to remove systemic barriers and help organizations and communities to leverage their collective talents, dreams, and skills to build a world where we all can thrive.

Carrie's latest project is the  Inclusion 1st™ Project, a collaborative study of inclusion through the questions and ideas of allies in the Anti-Racist Movement. Her objective is to support supporters who wish to reverse racism from the inside out and co-create societal norms that prioritize inclusion.

Social Handles:

https://www.diversity-by-design.com/

https://www.inclusion1stproject.org/

What You’ll Learn:

• The importance of diversity in an organization


• Never be afraid to speak up even for something small, even if people do not agree with you


• Everything happens in design, and everything happens in divine timing