Ty's Take

Each month, CapEQ President and CEO Tynesia Boyea-Robinson connects the dots between business, impact, and the real work of building value that lasts.

The Loud Dismantling of Economic Opportunity

For years, conversations about economic equity have been flattened into political shorthand. “DEI.” “Woke capital.” “Identity-based lending.” The language has become so charged that many people no longer stop to ask what these systems were actually designed to do in […]

May 25, 2026

Ty’s Take: AI and the End of the Opportunity Bridge

April 27, 2026

What the Anthropic Moment Says About Leadership and Long-Term Value

March 25, 2026

100 Years of Progress — and the Governance Work Ahead

February 25, 2026

The Market Has Spoken — And It’s Not Confused

January 14, 2026

The Market Spoke Loudly in 2025. Here’s What 2026 Will Require From Businesses.

December 16, 2025

When Business Steps Up: What Instacart Can Teach Us About Collective Action

November 18, 2025

The Freedom to Do Good Business

October 23, 2025

Boardrooms Under Pressure: How Corporate Directors Can Lead Through Chaos

September 29, 2025

We Made the Inc. 5000! What This Means for Us — And for Business With Purpose

August 28, 2025

Celebrate the Freedom To…

July 3, 2025

Strength in the Diaspora

June 18, 2025

Attacks on Diversity are Attacks on Free Enterprise

May 28, 2025

We Have the Numbers — Let’s Lead the Charge

May 2, 2025

America Runs on Diversity

March 20, 2025

Understanding Disparities Makes Good Business Sense

February 21, 2025

They Won’t Stop So We Will Stand

February 3, 2025

Reclaiming Our Narrative to Achieve Equity for All

November 26, 2024

All Means All

October 29, 2024

Fearless Fund Settles It – Bullies Lose

September 27, 2024

Civil Rights Audits: A Stop on the Underground Railroad

August 27, 2024

Sixty Years Later, and We’re Still Going

July 31, 2024

Leading the Charge in Response to the Latest Fearless Fund Decision

June 21, 2024

Catalytic Communicators Can Stop ESG and DEI Attacks

May 29, 2024

How Business Can Win the Fight for DEI and ESG

April 19, 2024

There is No DEI Backlash

The idea of an anti-DEI backlash has fully been absorbed by the media. If the post-2020 narrative was all about a racial awakening, lately the narrative has been focused on how those racial justice protests overstepped and now people are […]

March 29, 2024

Legal and Business Practices: One Station on the Underground Railroad

January 31, 2024

What’s Your Role In The Underground Railroad?

December 15, 2023

The Burden of Proof of Systemic Racism

October 24, 2023

How to Win the Woke War

September 22, 2023

Sydney’s Jewelry Shop: A case study in equitable impact

August 22, 2023

Keeping the Faith: How faith institutions are supporting equitable impact

July 25, 2023

Private Equity Firm Profitably Promotes Equitable Outcomes

June 14, 2023

Spending for Recovery in New Orleans Promotes Equal Opportunity

May 16, 2023

Embedding Equity: Walmart Comes to DC

April 19, 2023

Create equitable impact and harness the true potential of your business

March 22, 2023

What will be the “e-business” of social impact?

January 20, 2023

The inherent worth of being human

December 14, 2022

Lessons from a Globe-Trotting Book Tour

November 29, 2022

Abortion access is an equity issue companies shouldn’t ignore

July 26, 2022

Honoring Juneteenth through Joy and Justice

June 15, 2022

Honoring My Grandmother’s Tenacity and Resilience

Chizuru Nakaji Boyea A picture of my grandmother, Chizuru Nakaji Boyea, and her family hangs in the Japanese American National Museum next to a replica of the barracks where she and so many others were forced to stay during World War […]

May 20, 2022