Getting Unstuck and Going in a Different Direction" and "Lift and Raise." These two phrases reflect what Cynthia believes and how she lives her life. As she navigated from her early beginnings in a housing development in Meridian, MS to a career as one of the highest ranking global insurance executives of African descent, leading a multi-billion dollar operation in dozens of countries, along the way Cynthia learned a few things about leadership. She also hit her leadership stride.