Climb

“Michelle Gadsden-Williams has accomplished something rare for a black women in America: maintained a successful corporate career at the highest level. Climb is the story of her journey to the top, and her generous effort to send the elevator back down for the rest of us.”

— Tiffany Dufu , author of Drop the Ball

“Gadsden-Williams has written a brilliant book that reveals how companies can leverage diversity as a competitive advantage in today’s marketplace. Her argument is simple and powerful: Companies are inherently stronger, more agile, and innovative when they embrace ‘culture as business model.’ With vivid stories from her twenty-five years [of experience], Climb is a book that will reframe HR into a powerful strategy function for twenty-first century organizations.”

— John Gerzema , New York Times best-selling author of *The Athena Doctrine *

Renowned as a diversity and inclusion strategist, Gadsden-Williams held C-Suite positions at major organizations for many years . . . and then took the off-ramp to probe a different career path, launching Ceiling Breakers LLC, with the primary goal to help women and professionals of color reach their full potential.

As a woman of color and corporate executive who has worked and traveled the world for several Fortune 500 companies—all while managing a chronic illness—she provides insight into overcoming the barriers facing professionals in today’s workplace.

In Climb , Gadsden-Williams combines her inspirational life story with pragmatic solutions to address problems facing women in corporate America, offering a professional playbook for tackling today’s most pressing workplace issues.