Today’s guest is Mellody Hobson, President and Co-CEO of Ariel Investments, the first Black owned asset management firm. Anu and Mellody discuss their shared belief of diversity as a strategic advantage, the passion Mellody feels towards her work at Ariel, the responsibility she has in boardrooms across the country, and in her role as a national leader for greater financial literacy. Mellody shares what has kept her at Ariel for 30 years, her advice around how businesses can be braver on addressing issues of racial inequality, life lessons that every female founder can take notes from, and candid stories that will keep you laughing along the way.