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Brian “Woody” White has seen it all in his 35 year career as a technology executive – overt racism, sabotage, unconscious bias, and being the only person of color in the room. He now brings his leadership, experience, and advice to his new role – Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Homebridge Financial Services. Woody shares barriers to entry in home buying for people of color, diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives he’s leading in his company, and more in this first episode of season 3.<\/p>\n

Find Woody on Linkedin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Find this episode on Spotify<\/a> and Apple Podcasts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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