Unlearn. Reclaim. Lead. | Stop Waiting for Permission to Be Seen ft. Gia Warren

Women of Color An Intimate Conversation · Mar 20, 2026 · 39m

You were built to lead. So why does the path keep feeling out of reach?

In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, Deneen L. Garrett

sits down with Gia Warren — strategic operations and program management leader,

MBA, and global executive with leadership experience at Lumen, Intel, Amazon,

and AT&T — for a conversation about what it truly means to be built to lead.

Gia shares the decision that shifted how she sees herself, what she had to

unlearn on the road to operational excellence, and what she wishes more women

understood before they start looking for the path forward…