"You Can't Do Good Business with Bad People:" Dorri McWhorter on Creating Inclusivity, Empowering Women, and Eliminating Racism

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome back to</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Fifth Dimensional Leadership</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">!</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m your host, Ginny Clarke. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today, I’m delighted to bring you a conversation I had with Dorri McWhorter! She is someone I have known for a number of years and is a truly remarkable woman. Currently, she is the CEO of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago. What makes Dorri so unique is that she is truly a socially-conscious business leader, committed to creating an inclusive marketplace, empowering women, and eliminating racism. When she first joined YWCA seven years ago, they were a $10 million organization losing about $1 million a year. Since then, she has tripled their growth into a $30 million organization. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In our conversation, Dorri shares her perspective on the current political environment from a leadership point of view, the programs that she’s instituted at YWCA and how they really have worked wonders for the organization, what has been the biggest catalyst in creating massive change in YWCA, how she discovered her unique superpower (vision), and her philosophy that supports and informs the work that she’s doing.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Dorri is a true pioneer in this space and I’m so excited to share this episode with all of you!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:38] About today’s guest, Dorri McWhorter.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:27] Welcoming Dorri to the podcast!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[1:32] Dorri shares about her transition and journey from the corporate world to the nonprofit world.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[3:47] Since day one as CEO of YWCA Metropolitan Chicago, how did Dorri formulate a vision and align everyone on the same strategy and structur