Truth to Power: Jotaka Eaddy on Representation and Embracing Imperfections

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Founder, CEO and Social Impact Entrepreneur Jotaka Eaddy shares her thoughts on what needs to change to create a more inclusive, equitable world in tech and politics for Black women and people of color. She shares how failure and imperfections can actually set us up for success, and how her roots as a community organizer and connector have served as the foundation for her to continue to widen the doors for representation for Black women and marginalized people everywhere. Finally, she talks about overcoming imposter syndrome by speaking truth to power, raising the uncomfortable questions, and creating the “space and grace” to love ourselves as perfectly imperfect leaders.

Accessible American Sign Language (ASL) Video Version

Accessibility services coordinated by a Deaf coordinator melissa kelley colibri.
ASL Interpretation by darryn rousseau hollifield and Stephanie Chao.
Executive Producer: Vanessa Shiliwala of Thrive Spice Media.

About Jotaka

Jotaka L Eaddy is the founder and CEO of Full Circle Strategies LLC., a social impact consulting firm committed to advancing transformative change and global impact. Described as the "Olivia Pope of Silicon Valley" by Forbes Magazine, Jotaka is a dedicated and seasoned strategist with more than 20 years of experience in policy advocacy and movement building. Within her current practice, Jotaka works with clients, including corporate, nonprofit foundations, technology, and government organizations seeking to advance policy ideas and change. Jotaka has led regulatory, legislative and social impact initiatives at the federal and state level for leading nonprofits and within the C-suite of leading technology companies, helping to bridge the gap between Washington D.C. and Silicon Valley. Jotaka has served at the forefront of efforts that have created lasting change. In 2020, she founded the movement #winwithblackwomen, an intergenerational intersectional group of Black women leaders representing business, sports, movement, politics, entertainment, and beyond.

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