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Ken Bentley, black male executive and CEO of APGA Tour, and previously a Vice President at Nestle USA spoke about his childhood experience as a black inner city kid from Los Angeles. He cited a number of black role models that many are unaware of, and he discussed his path to the top at Nestle, the significance of "Amen corner", and bridging the opportunity gap.

"Then my mother showed up, she had been parking the car. She shows up and she said, "I'm going to have the NAACP investigate this. This is racism." And here, my mother was 5ft tall. And here is this woman, 5 ft tall, standing up for her son, and standing up to this white establishment, which were all men. I was so impressed with my mom because that was an " - Ken Bentley