“What’s your name?”

“Mara.”

“Welcome, Mara.

Tell me what you’ll be working on.”

We rode together as she explained a project to reduce packaging waste.

She was nervous at first, then grew animated when she described an idea she’d developed during an internship.

By the time we reached my floor, she’d forgotten to be intimidated.

I asked Leila to connect her with the sustainability team and told Mara I hoped to see the results when she was ready.