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We continue the conversation with Dr. Joy Balls-Berry about how she went from almost failing kindergarten to getting a Ph.D. and becoming a scientist for Mayo Clinic.

Joining the conversation this week is psychiatric epidemiologist and former Mayo Clinic scientist, Dr. Joy Balls-Berry, who shares her experience as a woman and person of color living and working in Rochester, MN.

Chris and Ken continue the conversation with Tawonda Burks about the challenges with communicating important information to the intended audience and ideas on how to overcome some of the barriers to recruiting minority candidates for employment and board representation.

Joining the conversation this week is the business owner Tawonda Burks, who shares her first experience living in Rochester, her perspective on the additional barriers Black entrepreneurs face, and how she responds to racism.

Chris and Ken continue the conversation with Wale Elegbede about how the community should be more bold in supporting BIPOC businesses, what the lack of representation in elected officials says about Rochester, and more conversation on Critical Race Theory.

Joining the conversation this week is Wale Elegbede, who is a TED Talks speaker, president of the Rochester Branch of the NAACP, and Director of Strategy Management Services overseeing the innovation area at Mayo Clinic. Wale talks about his riches to rags background, the struggles he faced as an immigrant, and his thoughts on white privilege and Critical Race Theory.