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Michelle MiJung Kim

Co-Founder & CEOAwaken — Author, 'The Wake Up'

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DEIEmployee Engagement

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Michelle MiJung Kim is co-founder and CEO of Awaken, which provides interactive diversity, equity, and inclusion education to organizations. She is the award-winning author of 'The Wake Up: Closing the Gap Between Good Intentions and Real Change.'

Ideas they're known for

  • Closing the gap between intention and change
  • Courage as a practice, not a personality trait
  • Moving beyond checkbox training

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