{"id":378,"date":"2023-02-24T22:49:26","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T04:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/?page_id=378"},"modified":"2023-03-07T05:11:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T11:11:34","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:25px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]I am on a mission\u00a0to <em><strong>help people realize their potential to change the world and to equip them to do so<\/strong><\/em>. As a Partner at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wavestone.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wavestone<\/a>, a global management consulting firm, I currently help some of the largest enterprises in the world with their most complex transformations.<\/p>\n<p>Through a career spanning more than three decades primarily in business consulting, but also in the military, with non-profits, private equity, and a technology start-up, I have honed a critical set of skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Developing strategies to address complex and previously unsolved problems<\/li>\n<li>Breaking down complex ideas into digestible components<\/li>\n<li>Facilitating collaborations with groups of individual and organizational stakeholders<\/li>\n<li>Leveraging technology to accomplish business and personal objectives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A lifetime of experiences has led me to direct those skills towards impacting societal change.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h1 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-side-border wpex-flex wpex-items-center wpex-text-center\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#c14096;\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-side-border wpex-flex-grow wpex-h-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-gray-900 wpex-border-b-3 wpex-mr-15\" style=\"border-color:#c14096;\"><\/span><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">The Making of a World Changer<\/span><span class=\"vcex-heading-side-border wpex-flex-grow wpex-h-0 wpex-border-solid wpex-border-gray-900 wpex-ml-15 wpex-border-b-3\" style=\"border-color:#c14096;\"><\/span><\/h1><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For a more complete overview of my career, you can check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ceciliaedwards\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> profile. What I share here are snippets of my journey that focus on world changing<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid wpex-max-w-100 wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Depositphotos_74611623_XL.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">Born and Raised in Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]Growing up in the nation\u2019s capital meant being constantly exposed to politics. The belief was planted in me at an early age that the <strong>engagement of citizens<\/strong> was critical to the running of our nation. I understood that laws can and should be challenged, and when necessary for the <strong>benefit of our society<\/strong>, changed[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid wpex-max-w-100 wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"border-color:#c14096;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gates-spring-3-900.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"Grecourt Gates at Smith College\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gates-spring-3-900.jpg 800w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gates-spring-3-900-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gates-spring-3-900-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/gates-spring-3-900-300x225@2x.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">Studied Math at Smith College<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]At Smith, I studied math not because I wanted to teach, but because it would teach me <strong>how to think<\/strong> and provide a foundation for solving problems in whatever field I pursued. While there, Professor Walter Morris Hale planted the <strong>world changing<\/strong> seed in me when he told me that the best part about teaching at the college was being around people who still thought they could change things.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid wpex-max-w-100 wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"border-color:#c14096;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-clr textright\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1767\" height=\"1676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Titan-Launch-e1677579859813.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Titan-Launch-e1677579859813.jpg 1767w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Titan-Launch-e1677579859813-300x285.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Titan-Launch-e1677579859813-1024x971.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Titan-Launch-e1677579859813-768x728.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Titan-Launch-e1677579859813-1536x1457.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Titan-Launch-e1677579859813-1500x1423.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1767px) 100vw, 1767px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">Served as an Officer in the US Air Force<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]When my fellow service men and women and I were launching Titan IV rockets into space, we were not only having a rare experience, but we were developing a deep commitment to our <strong>mission to serve<\/strong> \u2013 serve our colleagues, our nation, and the world[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid wpex-max-w-100 wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"border-color:#c14096;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Haas.jpg\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Haas.jpg 2048w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Haas-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Haas-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Haas-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Haas-1536x864.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Haas-300x169@2x.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">Earned MBA from Berkeley<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]Before I started my business school journey, I made a commitment to myself, and shared in my application essay, to <strong>master consulting<\/strong> at a world class level and then I apply those same skills to <strong>other areas of society<\/strong> that needed but could not afford that level of strategic support[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid wpex-max-w-100 wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"border-color:#c14096;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-clr textright\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2508\" height=\"1410\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCG.png\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCG.png 2508w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCG-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCG-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCG-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCG-1536x864.png 1536w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/BCG-2048x1151.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2508px) 100vw, 2508px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">Mastered Consulting and Problem Solving at BCG<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]At BCG, I worked in just about every functional and industry practice area, mastering the skill of applying <strong>rigorous problem solving<\/strong> and strategy to a wide range of client problems. Through work with Michael Porter\u2019s Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, I began to formulate ideas around the<strong> impact businesses&#8217; decisions can have<\/strong> on the residents of the communities in which they operate.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid wpex-max-w-100 wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"border-color:#c14096;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"270\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-FCE_icon_v4-270x270-1.png\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-FCE_icon_v4-270x270-1.png 270w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/cropped-FCE_icon_v4-270x270-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">Led Local Collaborations at the Foundation for Community Empowerment<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]I worked with Don Williams, then Chairman and CEO of Trammell Crow, to leverage his influence to <strong>transform lower income neighborhoods<\/strong> in Dallas. Acting as the <strong>convener<\/strong> of community leaders, government officials, business leaders, politicians, the academic community, and local foundations, we collaboratively tackled issues such as early childhood education, public school reform, affordable housing development, crime reduction, and community health[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-module vcex-divider vcex-divider-solid wpex-max-w-100 wpex-mx-auto wpex-block wpex-h-0 wpex-border-b wpex-border-solid wpex-border-main\" style=\"border-color:#c14096;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module wpex-clr\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"892\" height=\"595\" src=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Wavestone-W-logo.png\" class=\"wpex-align-middle\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Wavestone-W-logo.png 892w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Wavestone-W-logo-300x200.png 300w, http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Wavestone-W-logo-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<div class=\"vcex-heading vcex-module wpex-text-2xl wpex-font-normal wpex-m-auto wpex-max-w-100 vcex-heading-plain wpex-block\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block wpex-clr\">Leading Transformations and Global Initiatives at Wavestone<\/span><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text]As part of a <strong>global<\/strong> firm focused on helping the largest enterprises with their most complex transformations, I have the opportunity to bring together all my prior strategy, problem-solving, collaboration, technology strategy, and digital transformation experiences, supported by resources in 8+ countries, to tackle societal issues, at scale, through <strong>collaborative transformation<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; wpex_bg_overlay=&#8221;dark&#8221; tablet_fullwidth_cols=&#8221;yes&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg-fixed&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1677873649271{background-image: url(http:\/\/www.getinpower.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Depositphotos_370915732_L-1.jpg?id=566) !important;}&#8221; min_height=&#8221;250&#8243; wpex_bg_overlay_opacity=&#8221;0.25&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; font_size=&#8221;24&#8243; font_family=&#8221;Georgia, serif&#8221; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The progress of the world will call for the best that all of us have to give<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\" style=\"height:20px;\"><\/div>[vc_column_text text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; font_size=&#8221;20&#8243;]\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8211; Mary McCleod Bethune<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I am on a mission\u00a0to help people realize their potential to change the world and to equip them to do so. As a Partner at Wavestone, a global management consulting firm, I currently help some of the largest enterprises in the world with their most complex transformations. 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