Paul Willis is a Sacramento-based diversity, equity and inclusion consultant whose client list includes top business, nonprofit and government agencies such as MetroEdge and the Sacramento Bee. His 15 year professional career in the arts, education, leadership development and social justice-driven organizations has provided Paul a unique lens to see the world and shape it. He is also the founder of the Hip-Hop Chess club in Sacramento, and a celebrated keynote speaker who has shared the stage with artists including Lupe Fiasco and Common. In this episode, Paul discusses the origins of hip hop in knowledge, centering the margins to allow people to speak and show up for themselves, and how to stop chasing opportunity and start creating your own.