Using Women’s Voices to Drive Change & Disrupt the Status Quo | Leading Through Change | Salesforce

Today is a big day. We just rocked out to DJ Michelle and it's International Women's Day. International Women's Day is a time when we celebrate the women leaders, change makers and innovators from our past and present, while also acknowledging the very real work ahead to reach true gender equality. Good morning, I'm Lia McGowan Hare and welcome to another one of our live weekly conversations as part of our Leading Through Change series, a chance for you to hear from leaders around the world who are doing their best to navigate these challenging times and support their communities. A big thank you to our sponsor, Deloitte Digital, who for many years has been our exclusive sponsor for Salesforce Equality programming. Our joint initiatives have been built from our shared values of diversity, equity and inclusion and are dedicated to driving change in our organizations and the communities we serve. Today we are also building on our existing Make Change series with a new launch, Elevating Women, which highlights the importance of diversity and equality in the workplace. We're featuring 15 female leaders who are inspiring us all. Let's roll the sizzle and get a sneak peek.

Women in Tech.

It's a pretty scarce resource. They are a cohort that should be.

Nurtured, making sure that you've got women and people of color so that everybody.

Can see that there's a path for them to the corner office.

If you are not creating the prototype of the type of leader that you.

Want, you're going to have some serious challeng.

People want to work for a company that cares. Period.

These are such important, inspiring stories. I'm definitely going to check the rest of these out. For more on the Make Change series sponsored by Deloitte Digital, go to the link on your screen. Today we have a lineup of incredible leaders joining us to discuss how they're using their voices to disrupt the status quo and drive change and create a path for others to follow. Now before we begin, be sure to subscribe to our Executive Perspective newsletter at the link you see on the screen. As the pace of change accelerates, leaders need to keep up and stay ahead. That's why this newsletter puts the C suite priorities, new approaches and stories of change right in your inbox. And don't forget to check out Leading Through Change on the 360 blog for more information on the Leading Through Change trailblazers, thought leaders and customers. Now, as we do every week on Leading Through Change, we want to uplift and empower others. Today we will be giving back to Talk Tech association who is focused on identifying, providing support and encouraging black women to build the next billion dollar business. Now, if you can go to the link on your screen and make a donation today and check out their Roadmap to Billions conference coming this August. Now it is my pleasure to kick it over to the conversation that our very own president and cmo, Sarah Franklin posted the other day. Enjoy.

Thank you, Leah. And International Women's Day is a day when we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women both in the past and in the present. And it's an opportunity as a call to action for accelerating gender parity. We know we have more work to do and we can all be active allies in furthering gender equality in our workplaces and in our community. And that's why I just could not be excited, more excited than I am right now today for today's panel. And today we have three incredible leaders who are paving the way in this area and have just such powerful stories to share. So let's get to it. First, President and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical, Ramona Hood. Founder and CEO of the Female Quotient, Shelly Zalas, and the Chief Marketing Officer of Deloitte US Consulting, Alicia Hatch. Welcome all of you wonderful women to leading through change. Okay, so before we dive in, I want to start out first by asking each of you, when we talk about International Women's Day and its part is celebrating women who have changed the status quo and the world around them, you've all done such incredible things in many, many different ways. Can you start by telling all of us how International Women's Day resonates with you based on your own journey? So let's just go ahead. And Shelly, let's start with you.

Thank you so much.

First of all, just you talking about International Women's Day send shivers up my body. I felt very proud to be here with these incredible women. And when you talk about storytelling, one of the things that has been historically a challenge is we've been invisible or forgotten in history. And so one of the things that is so incredibly important starting today and every day is sharing our stories and recognizing women doing remarkable things. And one of the things that I discovered recently that was quite disturbing was less than 17% of entrance into Wikipedia are women. And so showcasing our stories and telling them in an accurate and realistic way, because most women are diminutized in their descriptions is so important. So today is the day for all of us to own our strengths, celebrate our differences, and really showcase our talent. So, so incredibly thrilled to be.

Thank you for sharing. And Ramona, what about you?

Thank you, Sarah, and thank you for the opportunity of really being able to be here with Shelley and Alicia. Specific to International Women's Day, the theme this year is around choose to challenge. And that really resonates to me because it's an action driven approach and taking no action is a statement in itself. And I personally relate to the action driven approach. It is a part of my career journey where I have been intentional with my goals and my aspirations and look forward to sharing a little bit more about that as we continue.

Okay, now, Alicia, can you share, please?

I love this day and in fact this month because I believe so strongly that one of the biggest barriers to change is our fear of letting go of the old. And women's women leaders who have had the courage to challenge the status quo have inspired me in incredible ways to actually take that step into the unknown, trying things. And I think a day to celebrate that type of bravery and that type of courage is so important for us to bring the change we want to see in the world.

Thank you so much for sharing, all of you. That was. That's just so lovely to hear. And now I want to ask a little bit more specific. So, Ramona, you've worked your way up at FedEx. I understand you started as a receptionist. That is such an inspiring story. I'm so inspired by that. And I'm curious, what was your experience like rising to the top? And can you tell us about challenges that you had along the way and what you learned from those challenges?

Absolutely, Sarah. Part of the backstory is I've been with FedEx for 29 years. It'll be 30 in September. And I do like to tell people I started when I was five. But my journey is one that it's a marathon, not a sprint. And it certainly has had high and lows associated with it as well. As I was saying earlier about International Women's Day, I certainly have benefited from being intentional on my career and really focusing in three areas. The first one is getting comfortable with just sharing what my goals and aspirations are to others and also building a personal board of directors. And this is a network for me that includes individuals that are coaches, mentors, and sponsors. And I think it's so important to have that level of network that will help you develop as well as advocate for you around your goals and aspirations. And the last piece is getting comfortable with the uncomfortable being with an organization for as long as I have. Some of the things that I needed to do to be intentional around my knowledge was really get diverse and go into areas That I didn't have a technical background and get comfortable with learning new things and taking risk. And for me, all of those things have helped guide me. And there are things that I like to share with other women as an opportunity to consider for their career journey as well.

That's incredible. And I'm going to tell my 5 year old now that she should be like you, like, maybe she's actually maybe behind because you started like so young and she's got to get going. That's just incredible. Okay, so, Shelley, as we mentioned with International Women's Day, it's also about just acknowledging that there's gender inequalities, that they still exist and in many cases are getting worse. Today, women account for less than a third of senior roles globally and far less when we talk about women of color. So can you tell us some of the ways that the female quotient strives to advance equality today?

I just first wanted to applaud Ramona because I'm the co founder of See Her. If you can see her, you can be her. And so when you talk, Sarah, about your daughter at the age of five, confidence starts at the age of five. And when we have role models like Ramona, that's when we have inspiration to dream big, dream bigger and imagine the possibilities. Because dreams do come true. Perfect example. So, you know, when we talk about gender equality, let's not talk about the inequality because we need to move forward with positivity, proactivity and close the gaps. The female quotient is in the business of equality, all about advancing women, bringing visibility to women, doing remarkable things and advancing equality by closing the gender gaps, parity policy pipeline and people, you know, how do we really go from where we are to where we need to go? With intentionality. And I always say equality is a choice. Unconscious bias is an excuse. If you use the word unconscious, you're conscious. Once you're conscious, you have a choice to make. Are you going to do something or not? It's why Marc Benioff is such an inspiration to me. The CEO of Salesforce, he found out that there was a pay gap between men and women in his organization. He consciously, intentionally made the choice to close it. It pinched. It made him uncomfortable because it cost money. But once he made that decision, he moved forward, opening the door of equality. So our real goal is to a create the largest community of women in the workplace supporting one another. So we have over 50,000 women in a community, public, private sector, supporting one another across 100 countries. But also we have conversations with conscious leaders of where we are, where we go, and how do we get there. And most of it is around conscious mindset immersions and helping companies become a quality fit. You got to flex the muscles, you got to practice what you preach. And, you know, according to the World Economic Forum, it says It'll take over 257 years to close the gender pay gap. And with the pandemic, we are now set back an additional 25 years. A disproportionate impact on women and women of color in particular, and over 99.45 years to close the gender gap in the C suite. Why, that is ridiculous. Why are women on average paid 82 cents on the dollar, black women 64 cents on the dollar, Latinas 53 cents on the dollar? We're now aware of the situation. And so what we need to do and work with corporate leaders, because it is a leadership issue, is take steps forward and continuously keep moving the needle and hold ourselves accountable. Not just admire the problems, not just say, oh, we're aware. Once aware, we need the education, and then we need to take action. So this is what we're all about, is inspiring action so that we can hopefully close these gaps within five years. How wonderful would that be to have a legacy of change and close the gaps?

That would be incredible to do that in five years. Let's do it. Let's do it. Ramona, going back to you on this, when we're talking about gender equality and the experiences of women of color often gets left out, that pay gap was just as mentioned. There's this huge gap. So last year, talking about see what you can be or be what you can see, last year, right about this time, you became the first African American woman to lead a FedEx operating company in its 50 year history. What does that mean to be a black woman CEO in the world today?

Well, Sarah, you know, it started in 2020, that January. Very excited. I have two girls, and we celebrated. And my older daughter actually asked me when I took the position if I had broken the glass ceiling. And it really made me emotional because I realized that my two young adults knew the journey that we went on together for the last decade or so. And so I started the year very excited, very, very proud of that accomplishment, but also realizing the responsibility that comes with it. And I often talk about, you know, the first 90 days, I was very focused on where we were going to take the business and the organization and focus on the strategy. And I found myself, like most people by March, really with a different set of problems and challenges to deal with. And that was with COVID 19. And so 90 days into my new role, I had the responsibility to actually move our team members out of the office and to have them working from home to continue their essential work. And so as I reflect on the entire year of 2020, I have these book in areas. The excitement of being the first appointed African American woman of a FedEx company and the responsibility that comes with that. And then some of the lows that happened throughout the year with COVID and the uncertainty with it. And then we saw in the summertime the social unrest that was going on because of the racial injustice. And then the positive book in at the end of the year was a demonstration of many organizations coming together to have the first COVID 19 vaccine prepared with approval and ready to be delivered. And FedEx, Custom Critical and other FedEx entities were a part of that. And so I certainly take the role I have very important, not only from a business standpoint, but to utilize platforms like the one we have here today to really talk about the importance of having women in roles where they can make a difference and there be equality represented in organizations as well.

That is just fantastic. Such an inspiration and so impactful. And Alicia talking about Ramona's talking about glass ceilings and shattering them. You are named to the Forbes list of the most of the world's most influential CMOs. First off, congratulations. That's incredible. And you said that, you know, getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is what led you to where, where you are today. So how does somebody do that? How do you be comfortable being uncomfortable? Tell us all, Teach us.

So my career has been defined by a series of non linear moves that over and over required that I step into the unknown. An area that hadn't been defined before, A path that hadn't been trodden. Something that had never been done before. And every single time it's scary. And I think Ramona was talking about this. Learning to be comfortable with that feeling of being uncomfortable is owning that moment where you know that actually the unknown is the land of opportunity. And you step into it and you feel that pit in your stomach and you acknowledge it and you let it be there. And you continue to operate with a pit in your stomach and you just keep. And what I found was the key to being able to do that was just to stay in the moment. Anytime that I'd focus on mistakes I'd made in the past, I might get depressed. Or anytime that I'd focus on worries about things that might happen in the future, I'd get anxiety. But if I could just stay in that exact moment with exactly wherever I was, be in the unknown, live there, look for the opportunity, try to drive change, introduce the new. It allowed others to come with me and have courage to let go, as I was describing earlier of the old. And that is the key moment. We usher in so much change, I think is the theme of this series is leading through change. How do we do that? Whether it's in our careers or in our communities, our organizations, how do we lead with that courage? That pit in your stomach is uncomfortable, but you can make it comfortable by just embracing it and staying right where you are.

I love that and just how much strength I heard from you explaining that. And I love this moment I am in right now with all of you. This is incredible. This is an incredible moment. Shelly, what do you think? When we are adding women to any equation, there's a return on equality. But looking here today, and what should companies continue to do to close the gaps that exist? And why is it in their benefit to do so?

I just have to say, first of all, what Alicia was talking about, we have to get comfortable being uncomfortable. If we stay comfortable, it means we're living in status quo. And my nickname is Chief Troublemaker. I break all the rules that make no sense and write the new ones. And living on the fringe and on the edge is scary, and you do need to be brave. But the greatest change happens with the power of collaboration. You know, and I always say power of the pack. A woman alone has power. Collectively, we have impact. And that is that wow moment where, you know, when you all go together and you stand up and you stand out, when you stand together, that's when getting to the fringe becomes more comfortable because we're all in it together. So being. Being uncomfortable together becomes a little comfortable. And it's kind of fun pushing the envelope out there. And so I think that that's really what is so important to understand is change happens when you do have these crazy ideas and understand that our differences are our greatest strength. The rules of the workplace were written over 100 years ago by men, for men. They didn't work for us. So if we just keep conforming and following the rules of the road or the legacy leadership roles, it's not going to work. We're all going to opt. And that's why we see the drop off from 50, 50 at starting point to less than 17% in the C suite, because we fall off in middle management, which is the messy middle. So Advice to corporations is don't worry about what was, worry about what can be. And look at possibilities, not at textbooks. And write the new rules and think about that. You want to close the gap. It's not hard. Equal pay for equal work. Set yourself up with the parameters to achieve that. Policies and benefits in the workplace, there are so many policies and benefits that really do not reflect and do justice to primary caregivers, which are still predominantly women. And we are seeing in Covid flexible schedules, works we can accommodate. And so if we life stage accommodate, we can attract and retain our best talent. And when we look at the pipeline, it's not just fill the pipeline with diversity. We need to take the second step, create the pathway to leadership. You can fill a pipeline with diversity, but if we don't create the upskilling for our people to get to the top and help through all of the life stages, we will continue to lose women. So there are so many opportunities today and possibilities and with technology as an enabler to create a more equitable future. Never go back. We should only go forward. And I think that that's, you know, what our opportunity is. And it's a wonderful opportunity. And anything is possible if we choose to make it possible.

I love that there's so much opportunity, all the reasons why to do this. And now I want to pivot the conversation a little bit for all of you as leaders, because you've not only been great leaders, but you've done some remarkable work like leading your companies through change in the midst of this global pandemic. So Alicia, back to you. You started your career on working on disease control in West Africa with the World Health Organization. I heard that you described this as your experience as like a crash course in marketing. Tell us a little bit more about that and how does that experience relate to the situation that we're in today.

With COVID So not exactly a typical start for a marketer. I went to West Africa with a team to eradicate a flesh eating bacterium that was endemic across rural areas of West Africa. And I was the program manager, which essentially meant I was the chief problem solver. The problem that we went to solve was not the problem we found when we arrived. When I got there, the people who we were trying to treat were hiding from us because they believed this awful disease was a curse. And I had to figure out how to reach them and they didn't want to listen to me. Someone they didn't trust from a country far away. I had to really figure out who they did trust, who could influence them how to work with an entire village to change a perception that was getting in the way of their health. And so over time, we realized that the medicine men were selling herbs to cure the disease and that if we paid them, they'd be willing to tell them to go to us instead. And that we worked with the women in the villages who were responsible for bringing the water and went all around the village every single day checking in on everyone to help them to understand actually how this all worked through the community health workers who were there responsible for everyone's health. So we worked within the environment and learned how to drive perception change. That ended up being what took me into video game marketing. Marketing to communities of video gamers for Xbox and ultimately to a career that I couldn't have expected, all through creative approaches to problem solving. And I think when the pandemic hit, I think you probably all remember this so clearly, those first few days of the pandemic, it was just almost a year ago now where it was hitting an hour after hour. I just kept checking the headlines thinking, this is impossible. This cannot actually be happening. And my entire life collapsed in on itself. And I became, I was running a home school for four boys and I was a short order cook and I was taking care of all of my teams and their families and their emotional well being all at once. It was like my life was collapsed into a blender. And we mixed it all together and I thought, how am I going to do this? And it forced me to completely revisit the way that I approached every single day and every moment and to be much more creative and open about how to get things done. And so I was doing walking meetings or I would, I created a lunch schedule for my boys to make their own lunch and, you know, made sure. So it just, it just required adaptability on a level that I know in technology we talk a lot about being agile, but this is a whole new level. And, and I could relate it back to those days where all of a sudden I was solving problems that I never thought I would.

That's really interesting how you draw these correlations. Ramona, back to you. Under your leadership, you talked a little bit about this. Your company's goals include addressing customer needs and using technology. And all the while, I'm going to quote you, looking at things in ways that we haven't in the past. How has the pandemic changed the way that you think about the future?

Well, I think it certainly has had us look at it very differently. And if I go back to March time frame, when things were rapidly changing by the hour. It required us to flex an agile muscle we had not previously. It was to really think about our team members and very quickly assure them of working in a safe environment. And in our environment that was to get them home. And so we literally took business continuity that had never been fully developed in practice for a scenario like this and executed it within a few short days. And we were willing to phase it and adjust to what we were seeing going on. And the process itself did not have us overanalyze anything. And I think that early experience did a couple things for us as we think about the future. Our resilience and our ability to move fast and flexible with business situations with different opportunities will be at a speed a lot faster than what we ever saw before COVID And the situation a year ago really allowed us to start to flex that muscle and realize that we have the capabilities and the capacity to do things in a much faster, adaptable environment as well. And so we're going to take that as a leverage and as a strength in our organization and tie it back to providing value to our customers.

I love that. Ramona, thank you so much. And Shelly, you have shown your passion here today. And something that I know you are very passionate about is workplace culture and the emphasis that all people have that sense of feeling that they belong. Why is this so important and what advice do you have today for current leaders who may not be prioritizing this today?

I think Deloitte has, we've done a great study together about the soft powers and human CEOs and what that really requires. When you look at. And Ramona brought this up with empathy and nurturing and resilience and the best leaders during COVID the leaders running countries that have responded the first, the fastest and in the most caring way have been countries run by women. And so, you know, we talk a lot about the feminine powers of empathy and compassion and passion and purpose and resilience and all of those things. And I think that that's what is required today is the human side, the vulnerable side and being open to, you know, what is happening around us. And you can't pivot with positivity and proactivity if you're not aware first of the fact that we are in unprecedented times. The answers are not in a textbook. It is based on experience, creativity, innovation, flexibility. All those things are based on real life experiences. And so creating a culture of care, culture of belonging, has always been important, but it's never been more important. Than it is today of creating a place that everyone feels safe, everyone feels secure, and that everyone realizes that everyone is important. It is not about title. Leadership is not about title. Leadership is not about age. Leadership is about action. And we can all learn from one another. And the best lessons learned are from people who've been there, done that, from experience. And that's where we move from sympathy to empathy. It needs to move into your heart of feeling and having that empathetic feeling. And we also are seeing the contribution of women on boards. When we have more women on boards, we are moving beyond just the financial bottom line success of a company to the ESGs and the importance of them. And we're starting to see the whole flipping point of how the why is mattering. A lot of companies. Before, we're talking about the what and the how. Now it's about purpose. It's about that purpose in our DNA and why. And so to me, that's part of the culture is why. Why are we all here together? A team is not one person. We all are contributing. We all have value to bring. And we need to respect that and open our arms and bring everyone together and understand that our differences are our greatest strength. Our individuality is what defines the best companies in the world. As long as we work on the power of the collective, which requires all of us to feel like we belong in the organization. And when you feel like you belong, you actually do better work. When you are happy. I always say when you love what you do, it's called passion. When you don't, it's called stress. So even though you will have stressful days, but if we are moving forward with purpose and passion, I think that that's where we see the best companies rise to the top.

I love that. Okay, so we've got one minute left in this incredible session before we wrap up. We have a lot of future women leaders out there tuning in. What advice quickly does everybody have for them? Shelly, back to you quickly.

Oscar Wilde says, be yourself because everyone else is taken. Own it.

I love it.

Alicia, lead with care. And that care requires courage.

Wonderful, beautiful words. Ramona, you've got the last word today.

My kids wouldn't be surprised by that, but it's authenticity. I would say what we've seen over the last year is an example of people really being able to step up and step out in a very authentic manner. And I would give that to future women leaders. To be comfortable with yourself and be authentic in the way that you lead moving forward.

It has been an honor A privilege to speak with you all today. I could go on and on with my gratitude, but thank you so much for joining us on leading through change and sharing your stories and inspiring all of us. And with that, back over to you, Leah.

Wow. So much goodness. Thank you, Sarah, Ramona, Alicia, and Shelly. By now, you all know the drill. If you want to see today's performance and interview with the one and only DJ Michelle, please go to Salesforce Live right now. That salesforce.com live. So if you're watching on Twitter, head on over to Salesforce Live right now. We'll be waiting for you. Welcome back. Now it's my pleasure to introduce a conversation my colleague Linda Aiello had the other day with DJ Michelle Paisch, one of the top female DJs known for packing the dance floors from the Oscars to the Emmys. Let's take a look.

I'm so excited to welcome our next guest, the one and only DJ Michelle Pesci. Michelle, welcome. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

I'd love to chat a little bit today. You began your career at a PR agency representing musicians, artists, actors, and then you yourself became a musician, a dj. So what inspired you to make this change?

I had gone to a music festival and saw a female DJ bouncing around. And this is before there were a million DJs, and definitely before there were a lot of female DJs, and I thought I could do that. And that's when I used to go to clubs three to five times a week. And, you know, I've always loved hip hop so much. And so I came back to LA with that attitude and thought, let me give it six months and see if I'm really serious about this, and then I'll buy turntables. And six months later, I was serious. But I was also working my way up the PR world and working like a dog. And, you know, my turntable started kind of collecting dust. And it wasn't until one day when there were two moments there was me meeting Spinderella at an event that my client, Matthew Perry, back in the day, he was doing an event with Shaquille o', Neal, and she was spinning, and they introduced me to her, and she was like, wait, you have turntables at your house? And I said, yes. And that just wasn't normal. And she said, come over anytime. Let's DJ together. I just moved here from New York into Los Angeles, and so that really helped me set the foundation of DJing.

And.

And then I was offered some gigs at Sundance. I was still publicist and that was my main job. And I felt like I was grounded and I couldn't go because what if my clients needed me? What if this. What if I had a gig and my clients needed me and. And so I took my boss to dinner and we talked about it, and I gave them three more months at my job. And then I. I left to try to DJ full time.

Amazing. Amazing.

And what a career you've had.

You do.

I never thought, I never would have thought that it would. It would last this long. But it's also a testament to, you know, I think especially women putting boundaries on how long they can do certain careers and finally realizing, like, well, this is B.S. like, I think if I'm still enjoying this and hitting new plateaus, I'm gonna keep going. Why not?

I love that you name what you want and you went for it.

So that's.

That's incredible. Huge kudos. And you've gotten to play the Oscars, the Grammys, Golden Globes. Tell us what it's like to DJ at these incredible events.

I literally, you know, Instagram whatever that day. Like, no pressure, because it's nerve wracking, right? These are some of the biggest parties in the world. These are some of the biggest red carpet parties in the world. And there's so many different people involved creatively in making this a great night. But the music needs to be on point. I mean, as long as they have alcohol and music, at the end of the day, they're good. And you know, the moments that I know that I get them because it's people that want to schmooze. It's people that were up for awards, won awards, nominated teams, major artists. And when I see them in their gowns and their tuxes and their suits, let loose and get sweaty and just get into dance mode, I know I got them. So, you know, it's that pressure and, and nerves and then exhilaration of the moment and what we create together. And there's been so many amazing moments over the years. I'm from Ohio. I never would have dreamed this kind of career, and I feel so lucky.

So you're a member of Global Ambassadors Program, which is a mentoring and training program that helps women build their business acumen and their leadership skills. So what prompted you to get involved with this?

My friend Jen messaged me. I was three years into my new company, Nona Entertainment, and still learning how to book DJs and run a company and manage different, you know, different employees. And there's so much right when you Start your own company. So my friend Jen messaged me about this opportunity. I applied for it and I got accepted. So I flew to Dublin, Ireland and did this amazing program that supports female business owners. And even now, since the pandemic started or, you know, we really, we've been on calls every three weeks, Zoom calls. Our Dublin group has, has decided to take it upon ourselves just to connect, to share what's going on. There are people from all over the world on this and it's been such a source of support and ideas. Ideas and sisterhood. That's been a really beautiful thing. So I have nothing but glowing reviews of Vital Voices and this global ambassadors program. And I'm sure it's going to be back. So anyone who does, you know, have their own small business should definitely look into that.

I love that. And, you know, you talked a little bit about gratitude in there. So as we wrap here, I wanted to ask you, what are you most grateful for in this moment?

In this moment, I'm grateful for being here with the Salesforce fam, of course, for sure. And the other thing I would say I'm grateful for is my grandmother who raised me and one of the things she repeated in my, my ear over the years was when life hands you lemons, make lemonade. And you know, I'm in the events industry. We have been all but shut down for the past year. It's been challenging. I booked DJs and I have DJed, you know, 20 years of my life and keeping a positive attitude and leading the way for, you know, I started an email with 50 other DJs where we share information, grants that are coming out when we think clients are coming back, new kind of fees and how we're going to work with, with people in this, on these new platforms, in this new landscape. I'm just, you know, perspective. I'm grateful that my grandma taught me about perspective. And I think that's really important right now and that that would be. That would be it. I'm grateful for grandmas.

Right Truth. And I love that. I mean, it's, it's been, it's been a long year for a lot of us. And one of the things so many people have told me that they're grateful for is that artists continue to make things to create, to feed because you feed so many people. So a huge amount of thanks for that and for you continuing to pursue that and helping others pursue that. So thank you so much for joining us today. And back to you, Leah.

I absolutely love that. Thank you, Linda. And Michelle. And thank you to you all for joining us today. Now, before we wrap up, one more reminder to show your support for Talk Tech association, who is focused on identifying, providing support and encouraging black women to build the next billion dollar business. If you can, go to the link on the screen and make a donation today. And I also want to give a shout out of. Thank you to our sponsors for today's episode, Deloitte Digital. We thank you for the work you have done and continue to do in furthering gender equality in our workplaces and community. We'll be back with our next leading through change this Thursday at 10:00am Pacific. Until then, please take care of yourself and each other. Now, over to you, DJ Michelle. Let's get our groove on.

Sometimes I feel like throw my hands up in the air I know I.

Can count on you Sometimes I feel.

Like saying lord, I just don't care you got the love I need to see me through Sometimes it seem. No matter what I do.

It seems.

Like the life is just too much you got the love I need to see me through? When food is on you all my daily me oh when friends are gone I know I say this love is real you know it's real you got the love, you got the love you got the love you got the love you got the love.

Welcome back, Salesforce. Feel free to get out of your chairs, off your couches and dance with me. Happy International women's day.

With me. Let's go.

Barcelona is see you.

Good morning, man.

Sweden, are you here?

Does she love you better than I can? Big black sky over my town. I know where you at I bet she's around. Yeah, I know it's stupid but you got to see it for myself I'm.

In the corner watching you kiss her.

I'm right over here why can't you see me? Oh, I'm giving in my. I keep dancing on my own.

Good.

So good.

Feel free to grab your coffee, your cocktail tail. I know it's happy hour somewhere. Post some comments, let me know how you're feeling, what the vibe is in your house.

Let's go.

Sales force.

Sa. Know what I supposed.

Japan are you here? Never enough, Janet.

Love and beyond There are times when I feel your love around me I'll never forget. I don't belong Drum straight.

Again International women's day leading through change crew let's dance.

Dream about us together again When I want us together. See your star shining down. Baby this is what you came for Lightning strikes every time she move.

And.

Everybody'S watching her, but she's looking at her. You. Everybody's watching her. Sam. This kitten got your tongue tight enough to see? Spit it out cause I'm dying for company. I noticed that you got it. You noticed that I want it. You know that I can take it to the next level baby, if you want this goodness sicker than the remix baby let me blow your mind tonight I can't take it, take it, take no more, never felt like, felt like this before. Come on, get me, get me on the floor. DJ what you, what you waiting for?

Just a reminder. It's International Women's Day. It's about community and sisterhood. And today we are supporting TALK Tech Association. So after my set, feel free I'm nudging you just a little to donate to this organization that's doing great things. Thank you, Salesforce.

You keep saying you got something for me Something you call love but confess you've been a messing well you shouldn't have been a messing and now someone else is getting all your best These boots are made for walking and that's just what they'll do One of these days these boots are gonna walk away.

Colombia are you here? South america.

I'll let you think this song is about you you probably think this song is about you. I'll bet you think this song is about you you probably think this song is about. Yo remember back on the bully when cats used to harmonize like like yo my men and my women don't forget.

Do I have any hip hop lovers in here? Let me see you in the comments y' all.

To your friend the one you let and never called you again. Remember when he told you he was about to bend your man you act like you and him give him a little TR to begin now you think you really going to pretend like you wasn't down and you called him again plus when you give it up so easy you ain't even fooling him if you did it then and you probably talking out your neck saying you're a Christian sleeping with the gin now that was the sin that you jezebel who you going to tell when the people cuz she sp showing off your ass cuz you thinking it's a trend Girlfriend let me break it down for you again you know I only said cuz I'm truly genuine don't be a hard rock when you really are a gym baby girl expect is just a minimum you still defending on now girlfriend is only human don't think I have been through the same particular man let it Sit his back of hand like a million women in Philly. It's silly when girls sell their souls because insan look your way, you being here weaves like your pants. Come again? Every now and then I get a little crazy. That's not the way it's supposed to be. Should get a little hazy. I can't tell who I should trust or just who I love.

Just me.

People try to say act a little funny. That's just a fe. They tell me I change because I got money. But if you were there before, you still dealt with me. Your friends. Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce the high hat. Go on. That's good. Now the tambourine. Right now. Feet hanging off the curb looking all the circuit at the fourth home song. They all came from running, they were making noise. Manhattan toys that's a girl from the block with a nasty curl. Wear a padded bra sucking be straws up and down their draw. Where did you get yours? Jiggle curl sucker. Jiggle, jiggle. Looking good today. He's looking good in every way. No stop. Better watch. Don't mess with me no money man with my love your sweetness that I'm thinking of. We always hanging up a stance. We do the diamond. I give you love, baby, not a romance. I make a move, nothing left. Chance you get fresh with me. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Oh yeah.

Oh yeah.

You know life, oh yeah. It's all about expression. You only live once and you're not coming back. So express yourself. Yeah, express yourself. You gotta be you and all of you baby. Now don't want to be like mom got it going on with no job. And everything Rob got, he got from. And everything she got, she got from. My girl wanna be like that Tom and Dick wanna be like Harry.

Once again, thank you so much salesforce for having me leave.

Leading through change.

I am so impressed with everything you guys are doing.

Please, please, please.

If you can support talk Tech Association Happy International Women'.

The ladies will kick it. The ramen is wicked. Those that don't know how to be pros get evicted. A woman could bear you break you take you. Now it's time to rhyme. Can you relate to assistance? Open up to make you holler and scream. Let me take it from here, Queen. Excuse me, but I think I'm about to to get into precisely what I am about to do. I'm conversating to the folks who have no whatsoever clue. So listen very carefully as I break it down for you. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily. How happy overjoyed, Please. With all the beats and rhymes my sisters have employed, look at some throwing down to sound totally a yes. Let me safe the position. Ladies first. Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Thank you for having me today. Happy, happy International Women's Day, y'.

All.

My name is DJ Michelle Paisch. By leading through change, Family. Deloitte is committed to making an impact that matters for our clients, our people, and our communities. We are focused on honoring that promise through diversity, equity and inclusion efforts to enact greater change at a faster pace. Because our greatest strength is, and always will be our people. Change isn't just coming, it's here.