S4: E01 - JaJuan Smart leads with enlightenment, DEI strategy, and lessons from a military background.

JaJuan Smart, Founder of Maktub Limitless, kicks off our 2023 season about workplace culture and DEI strategy. He talks about making DEI a people-first strategy, building a collaborative culture through inclusion, having humility and listening when a leader is involved in DEI, and the importance of constantly re-evaluating your goals. JaJuan also speaks about how a military background can form you as a leader and the principles of SEE (to Serve, Enlighten, and Excel).

JaJuan Smart (he/him/his) is a change management advocate and diversity, equity, and inclusion consultant.  As a 14-year Service-Disabled United States Air Force veteran, he has honed high-level leadership, organizational, and multi-level interpersonal communication skills throughout his time serving in the military, and while visiting and living in other countries.  JaJuan’s relational leadership abilities have allowed him to use his experiences and insight to understand the perspectives of other people, form intercultural alliances, and apply learned concepts to business and institutional practices.