Jim was the CEO of a company with over 18,000 employees. He had the standard pedigree of education and experience and had been groomed for his current role by the previous chairman of the board before he retired. He was proud of his success and prided himself on his diverse background and open-minded parenting, until he overhears a conversation between five African American friends in a restaurant one night.

What starts out as harmless eavesdropping, quickly shifts Jim's perspective, setting him out on a mission to redesign his company's inclusion goals, accelerating the progress of his work culture and his personal life.

Allison Manswell takes the reader on a fictional journey with mind blowing real-life insights that will shape the way you view diversity, equity and inclusion. She calls out all the misunderstandings that get lost in research, data, and what today's companies deem as best practices.