Perspectives S33/Ep58: Bridging the gap between Black professionals and the C-Suite

Black professionals hold only 3.2 percent of all executive or senior leadership roles in corporate America. When you drill down to the fortune 500 companies, it’s less than one percent. Why is that? A study from the consulting group McKinsey says Black employees are 23-percent less likely to say they receive a lot or quite a bit of support to advance in the workplace. Joining me to discuss is Dennis Kimbro – the best-selling author of Think and Grow Rich and Jerome Hutchinson, Jr., Founder and Chief Servant Officer of The International Career And Business Alliance. He’s also co-founder of Black Professionals’ Month.