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Morgan Phelps, the CEO and founder of Colorful Connections, was done talking about diversifying the workplace. Instead, she put her words into action. (Photo provided by Colorful Connections)
The first time
Morgan Phelps moved to Milwaukee she didn’t have a lot of expectations.
“As a transplant, I was blessed to find friends early on,” she said. “When I moved back, it was a different climate.”
As a Chicago native, she was accustomed to growing up in a segregated city. But she found Milwaukee “cliquey” and wanted her new city to do better.