I'm honored to bring Rebecca Contreras on the podcast today. Not only is she a great friend of mine, but she is the President & CEO of AvantGarde, LLC. She has dedicated her entire professional career to the people business. Rebecca brings more than 25 years of experience serving in various executive leadership roles driving large-scale human capital workforce transformation and organizational change initiatives. One of the things I love most about Rebecca is that she encourages everyone to defy the status quo and break glass ceilings. In today's episode, Rebecca and I discuss growing up with a difficult childhood and pushing past your disadvantages to change the course of your life.