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I’m Cynthia Pong—Forbes Contributor, CNBC Career Expert, and award-winning executive coach.

Over the last decade, I’ve helped over 14,000 women of color turn their hard-won expertise into bigger titles, bigger checks, and real decision-making power. My playbooks, programs, systems, and corporate training close race and gender gaps in money, power, and respect, and we’re just getting started.

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