This episode is part of our special series focused on Diversity and Inclusion. In this series I will be talking with leaders in the payments industry (and maybe some experts from outside of the industry) about diversity and inclusion. It has been proven that a diverse workforce and diverse management team leads to increased creativity, better decision making, reduced employee turnover and increased profit – as well as many other benefits that we will be talking about. This special series is brought to you by the Wnet and Paysafe.Start the new year with new research from the McKinsey Women in the Workplace Report. This comprehensive D&I study examines how the payments industry compares to other industries, and provides information you need to advance women and improve gender diversity within your organizations. Register for this much-anticipated Jan. 26 webinar now at wnetonline.org.Paysafe is a leading, global specialized payment provider. They’ve been driving innovation in and around payments for over 20 years all over the globe for both businesses and consumers. Paysafe believes Diversity and Inclusion is not just a checkbox, but rather a journey in which they are fully committed to being on around the world. Learn more at www.paysafe.com. I’m honored to be joined on the sixth episode by Wendy Sherrock.Wendy's passion is founded on removing barriers and igniting new ways of thinking.  She started her performance improvement / change management career as a Six Sigma Black Belt at GE and has worked in multiple industries over the past 20+ years.  Today Wendy leads the Operational Effectiveness team at Finastra and works across the organization to unlock people capabilities, optimize processes, and leverage systems to enable a world class customer, and employee experience.   Finastra is a Fintech company that provides the broadest portfolio of financial services software in the world today—spanning retail banking, transaction banking, lending, and treasury and capital markets.