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Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown is a scholar-practitioner and leadership strategist with 30 years of organizational transformation experience. CEO of kmb Consultancy. Author of Revolutionary Leadership: A Power Playbook for Black Women. Podcast host. 600+ women. 20+ years of research.
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