Inez Pagan is a fighter. I don’t mean this metaphorically. She studies kickboxing and is committed to the sport. But it’s an apt metaphor as well because she is a fierce advocate for her two daughters, a proud promoter and defender of her Puerto African and Cuban heritage and maybe most importantly, she is a lifetime advocate for that most effective of one-two punches: empathy and humor. Yes, she’s a businesswoman who has travelled the world and navigated a host of corporate cultures, but she’s a lot more than a successful and credible business person. She’s a success in life.
Allies is a podcast that brings together people of diverse backgrounds, ethnicities and experience to share their stories of success, of failure and of forging their paths in life. We dive head first into tough issues like race, privilege and justice to find the similarities and differences among us that make life interesting and challenging. It’s awkward, honest and real, the kind of conversations we need now more than ever.