System integrators are in a unique position to impact billions of peoples' lives, which makes it imperative that the industry take DE&I seriously exlains Cassy Garner in this episode of Talking Industrial Automation. She also believes its just plain good for business -- which is backed d up with data -- and solving other challenges like recruitment and retention. Cassy also provides other persepctives about life at Banks Integration -- the West Coast branch of E Tech Group doing work in life sciences, pharmaceuticals and emerging technologies such as cellular agriculture and cultivated meat. ------------------------------------------------------- Show Notes: If you are interested in learning more about DE&I or volunteering for Y'allomation Office Hours checkout these resources: Contact Cassy https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassy-gardner/ Checkout https://www.yallomation.org/  Follow folks on LinkedIn: https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/diversity-and-inclusion-workplace-influencers Melinda Epler founder & CEO of Change Catalyst https://www.linkedin.com/in/melindaepler/ Lily Zheng DE&I strategist, https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilyzheng308/ Subscribe to Feminuity’s email newsletter https://www.feminuity.org/ Read: How to be an Antiracist by Ibram Kendi Citations: Crash test bias – Consumer Reports Article McKinsey: Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters