🔥 In this episode, TaChelle Lawson — author of _Black Is Not a Credential — cuts through the noise to ask the hard question: should identity stand in for credibility? She talks about how real leadership must be earned, not handed out. With two decades in hospitality, luxury retail and global brand strategy, TaChelle has helped companies like Louis Vuitton, Mercedes-Benz, and Coca-Cola rethink how culture, revenue and inclusion work together. She believes DEI is not a trend — it’s a business lever that demands accountability, results and integrity.

TaChelle leads FIG Strategy & Consulting, a certified woman- and minority-owned consultancy based in Las Vegas. She’s certified in Diversity & Inclusion from Cornell University, holds a Diverse Business certification from the Tuck School at Dartmouth, and serves as President of the NAWBO  ...