On today’s Dot Complicated with Randi Zuckerberg special guest author, attorney, TV personality, women’s advocate and heart health crusader Star Jones sat in to discuss diversity in the workplace, safety tips for women, and how to be heart healthy. Here’s what she had to say:

“No matter how many times I hear those statistics, it’s disheartening to hear that women and minorities are so disregarded in the workforce.”

“When women are in leadership positions in business, the business is better.”

“Just adding one woman to the board of directors increases creativity and profit.”

“When you appeal to a particular consumer base it makes sense to have that consumer base as part of your workforce.”

“As President Clinton said, it’s mathematics.”

“To bring a new, revitalized industry to Detroit is great for the country and for the city itself.”

“Luck equals opportunity meets preparation.”

“I don’t have children, I consider all my friends’ children my children. But if you allow people to drive your children around without you being there I will call CPS.”

“We’ve heard the stories of how some of these new car tech companies and some of the vetting has fallen through the cracks resulting in dangerous drivers.”

“There are third world countries and rural areas here where electricity is not readily available but cell service is. Your smartphone can get your vitals to a doctor.”

“I’m a heart disease survivor. They had to take my heart out of my body for 22 minutes.”

“I got to plan my surgery, I got to tell my family weeks in advance only because of preventative medicine.”

“I’ve seen the nastiness and bullying that social media can arouse in people.”

“Threats made in person are considered harassment and online it should be considered the same.”

“The law has to catch up to technology.”

“People like their anonymity and on the web it’s the new KKK. They allow you to put a white hood over your head.”

“If you feel strongly about something, stand up and own it.”

“If you don’t have enough foundation in your argument to own it, then I don’t care about what you have to say.”

“I’m one of the faces of the Go Red movement. I go red all 28 days of February.”

“Going red is not just a fashion statement, it means standing for heart health.”

“Heart disease is the number killer of women, Americans, and African Americans. That makes me all three.”

“1 in 26 women will die of breast cancer. 1 in 3 will die of heart disease.”

“Don’t smoke, eat less and move more are keys to heart health.”

“As an advocate for women’s heart health I started to become identified as an advocate for women.”

“I saw there was a whole lot of potential in the NAPW. We had 350,000 members between then and now we’ve grown over 650,000.”

“The NAPW has over 200 functioning chapters across the country. We have over 200 industries as well. Not just finance or tech or healthcare.”

“We’re looking to connect like-minded women to create success.”

“Over 80 cents of every dollar goes directly to the A-list of women’s foundations.”

“I recently stayed at a hotel where guests and employees can take a 6 am walk. Anybody can start a walk.”

“Change your cafeteria menu to heart healthy food at least once a week.”

“We have to look for solutions. We’ve talked diversity to death.”

“The tech industry is lagging behind in diversity.”

“We need to emphasize that the jobs in Silicon Valley are not just reserved for engineers and mathematicians. There’s also marketing, retail.”

“If you’re going to throw money throw it in the right direction.”

“I applaud people like Intel who have made diversity an absolute necessity.”

“Last night at our power networking event I looked around the

“Blind auditions started for 1980s for orchestras because the judges could base decisions solely on the music.”

“No matter how good you are, if you don’t have the skill set, then you’re going to have a problem.”

“The Professional Diversity Network [PDN] found that the healthcare industry is doing ok. The health industry is really growing, looking for diversity.”

“I always try to choose a hotel in an area that allows me to have socialization in a safe and public location.”

“Be closer to the elevator, and not at the end of a hallway that takes you out of the view of the main walking area.”

“Be careful when having dinner or lunch by yourself. I tend to eat at the bar because you have someone watching you.”

“Look before you open the door and require identification when traveling alone.”

“The Uber drivers I’ve had are conscientious that you are having a good ride.”

“As it gets later in the evening I choose the more elevated service of Uber because those drivers have been more vetted than others.”

“When NAPW merged with PDN I had the opportunity to increase the people on the board. 4 out of our 9 are women. It’s the largest of gender diversity in the country.”

“Men stand in the master of the universe space. I want women to stand in the mistress of the universe space–ready, prepared and confident.”

“Not allowed to step on people, but you are allowed to navigate around them if they’re in your way.”

“There are so many resumes that come floating by, if your resume isn’t at the top of the pile, you’re not going to get an interview and often that’s not diverse people.”

“With Higher Learning we provide a sourced and diverse candidate.”

“My favorite app is Uber. I’m an OpenTable fanatic. I have fallen in love with Paperless Post the tech equivalent of a handwritten note.”

“I got rid of some games. I don’t have time anymore. But I kept BubbleWitch.”

Make sure to join Randi next week for Dot Complicated with Randi Zuckerberg only on SiriusXM Channel 111 at 12 EST, 9am PT.

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