Race, Equity, and Our Liberation with Kim Desmond

On today’s episode, our guest is Kim Desmond, the City of San Diego’s first Chief of Race and Equity. Prior to this appointment, Kim served as the Director and Interim Chief Equity Officer for Mayor Michael B. Hancock, overseeing the Mayor’s Office of Social Equity and Innovation within the City and County of Denver.This conversation is a powerful one, as Kim has a way with storytelling, connecting dots, and role-modeling what it means to be intentional and care-driven in this work. Kim shares the winding, but ulimately, very aligned road that brought her to this work and how the intersection of all that she’s done makes her uniquely equipped in the work she does. She talks about the mindsets she’s adopted in order to what to do when everyone is looking to you to solve one of the most deep-rooted problems: systemic racism.I hope you are as inspired by this conversation as I was while having it!If you want to tune into the conversation, be sure to hit Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. You can also subscribe to our newsletter to make sure you don’t miss an episode. See you on the trail!www.trailblazingincolor.comA Podcast Launch Bestie production