Masters of Scale

Rapid Response: How business can engage against racism, w/Shellye Archambeau (MetricStream, Nordstrom, Verizon)

What can your business do right now in the struggle against racism? More than you think, says Shellye Archambeau, former CEO of MetricStream, now a board member at Verizon, Nordstrom and Okta. She returns to the show with her all-too-rare perspective as a Black woman at the top of some of the world’s largest businesses. The struggle is a marathon, but businesses are uniquely poised to demand accountability and transparency from their communities. Whether you're a CEO or a citizen, Shellye has heartfelt and hard-earned wisdom for us all. Interviewed by editor Bob Safian.Learn more about Shellye’s upcoming book Unapologetically Ambitious at <a href="https://www.grandcentralpublishing.com/titles/shellye-archambeau/unapologetically-ambitious/9781538702895/?utm_source=facebook-instagram-twitter-pinterest&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=unapologetically-ambitious" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">unapologeticallyshellye.com</a>Follow Shellye on Twitter at: <a href="https://twitter.com/ShelArchambeau" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/ShelArchambeau</a>Read a transcript of this episode at <a href="https://mastersofscale.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastersofscale.com</a>Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter at <a href="https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe</a>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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