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EPISODE · Jan 27, 2025 · 49 MIN

Chief equity and engagement officer for the Chicago Transit Authority is focused on the mission

from Pivotal Moment with Nikitta Foston · host Nikitta Foston

"We are in the business of moving people," Denise Barreto told Pivotal Moment. Barreto is the first-ever chief equity and engagement officer for the Chicago Transit Authority, the nation's third-largest transit system - and TEDx speaker of Normal is Optional. The author, executive producer, and co-founder of Serqet Productions talks about entrepreneurship, fighting systems of injustice, and the joy of saying, No. Tune in for Barretos advice for entrepreneurs and creatives...and her message to Tom Hanks. :-) Key takeaways in this episode: You dont have to leave your job to start your business.When your life shatters, you can decide which pieces you want to keep.Recognize systems of injustice and the pathways to correct them.Our current situation is a quiet prelude to liberationFind and follow works by Denise Barreto:TEDx Normal is Optionalhttps://www.ted.com/talks/denise_barreto_normal_is_optionalFrom Here to There: 5 Steps to Doing Your Lifes Work Every Day https://www.amazon.com/Here-There-Steps-Doing-Lifes/dp/1475083564Serqet Productionshttps://serqetproductions.com/Executive Producer, Fly Brother, PBShttps://www.pbs.org/show/fly-brother/

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