Join us for a conversation with Barrett Young, CPA, Partner at Garbelman Winslow CPAs. Growing up, he lived in a largely homogenous community. After joining the Marine Corps, that changed immediately where almost half of his platoon were minorities from different backgrounds, races, and ethnicities. In the Corps, there was a saying “we all bleed green.” It rings familiar to the phrase “I don’t see color”, which he has come to see both sides of that statement – the intention and the impact.
Barrett will be joining us to talk about how his perspective around this phrase has changed and how talking about it can start a conversation rather than an argument. We hope you join the conversation!
Learning Objectives:
- Recognize the difference between intention and impact
- Recall language and terminology of diversity and inclusion
- Identify communication strategies for talking about sensitive topics or engaging in uncomfortable conversations
Jina Etienne, CPA, CGMA
Etienne Consulting
Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Speaker & Trainer
[email protected]
(301) 778-5510
Jina is a consultant and speaker on diversity, inclusion, culture, and belonging. She creates training programs and workshops to help clients move forward in their D&I journey. She is a storyteller and speaks candidly about her experiences, hard lessons, and ‘aha’ moments that helped her understand the importance of individuality, the value of curiosity, and the courage it takes to “just” be yourself. Often described as “approachable” and “relatable” by her clients, she works with purpose and the intention of being engaging, practical, and immediately applicable to real-world situations. Jina draws from her unique background and mix of work experiences to offer examples and share insights designed to benefit everyone across the workplace ecosystem – executives, management, employees, and customers.
Previously, she was Principal Consultant at EtiennePartners (EP), a boutique consulting firm that offered a unique strategy development, workshops & coaching to leaders, executives and entrepreneurs. Co-founded with her husband, EP was a full-time partnership in both work and life. Although in different professions, their work often intersected around the importance of self-awareness in leadership and navigating conflict within teams. Combining their experiences, backgrounds, and work led to the development of their unique approach to D&I, which she continues to use in her practice today.
Barrett Young
Garbelman Winslow, CPAs
Partner
[email protected]
(301) 599-9666
Barrett entered public accounting in 2006 after an enlistment in the Marines post-9/11. Shortly after becoming a CPA, he started his own practice providing outsourced accounting services, which he ran for 6 years. Having built the company he thought he wanted, he started to miss being a part of a team and didn't feel like he was making an impact on the profession any longer. This led him to reach out to one of his mentors, joining her at her company, Garbelman Winslow, CPAs, in 2017, and eventually becoming her partner in 2020.
Barrett lives in Charles County MD with his wife and two kids (daughter, 13, and son, 11). In his free time, he competes in and organizes strongman contests, and loves to spend his weekends by the pool with some kind of pork on the smoker.
About Our Presenter
Etienne Consulting's work is informed by their unique mix of experience in public accounting & business consulting, association management & member engagement, and diversity & inclusion consulting and training. Although in a variety of roles and industries, their work has always intersected around the importance of self-awareness in leadership, clarity of purpose, and navigating conflict within teams.
This led them to develop techniques to deepen awareness and strengthen communication — core skills necessary for driving meaningful change in organizations. They work with businesses and firms to infuse diversity, equity, and inclusion across all aspects of people experience, operations, policy, communications, branding, and community & social responsibility. Their training programs and workshops are designed to bridge the gap between diversity and inclusion by offering concrete skills and communication strategies teams and use to build teams capable of leveraging their full diversity to drive innovation, growth, and lasting cultural change. They also offer support in developing, implementing, executing, and reporting on D&I strategy.
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