I don't know how one would define an affirmative-action hire. I ultimately do not know what role race played in my hiring.

I fooled some of the most brilliant people in journalism.

If they're all so brilliant and I'm such an affirmative-action hire, how come they didn't catch me?

I feel like I delivered a blow, an unfortunate blow to a profession that not only did I personally love doing but that I value for society.

I think people can learn from my experience - you know, any young people who are under pressure, whether you work on Wall Street or you work in a factory in Alabama, and young journalists.

One of my weaknesses happens to be lying, and I could tell you that I'm never going to lie again in my life, but that would be a lie.

I seek to be authentic and engaging, using my own experiences, being as vulnerable as I ask my clients to be, to enhance the process.