Bendita Cynthia Malakia is driven by her values of abundance, ambition, fearlessness, growth and significance, and draws on her experiences as a large law firm lawyer financing African projects, in-house counsel at International Finance Corporation and Goldman Sachs, a diversity consultant for legal departments, law firms and non-profits, a certified professional coach, and a terrorist attack survivor to catalyze change in individuals and institutions in a conservative industry. Bendita’s story reveals that attaining and succeeding in these positions involves (1) realism and the long game, (2) having a compelling story, (3) strategic investments in self and inspiring investments from others, and (4) perpetual preparation for the pivot.