What Rules!?: A career podcast for women of color
119 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsAfter spending over two years interviewing multicultural women in the C-suite, entrepreneurs, authors and speakers, we’ve seen a running theme of how women are shattering the glass ceiling and breaking through the concrete ceiling: rule-breaking.
But what rules are we talking about and why do they exist? That’s what we explore in the What Rules!? podcast. You’ll learn our six guiding principles for multicultural women looking to outsmart the game to advance their career.
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90. How to Challenge Authority At Work
February 07, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIt’s Black History Month and Meredith Harper is on a mission—to empower women and people of color to embark upon careers in tech. Black, Latina and Native American women make up only 4% of tech roles in the U.S. Meredith is the Chief Information Security Officer at Synchrony, a Fortune 500 company that is one of the largest issuers of store credit cards in the U.S. She shares how she has often been the only woman of color throughout her 30-year career in tech and how other strong women part...
89. The Power of Empathy In the Workplace
January 03, 2024 10:00 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBLet’s advance together in 2024! Today, we chat about lifting others to get ahead collectively with Cindy Tran, Managing Director at Slalom, a global business and technology consulting company. As an Asian American, Cindy talks about how she was raised to be empathetic with everyone and how it’s helped her advance in her career. “That general commitment to adding value and helping others succeed,” says Cindy. “It makes other people want to help you.” Tune in for how empathy can take you (...
88. Should You Stay or Leave Corporate America?
December 20, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBAre you thinking about leaving corporate America? You’re not alone. 1 in 3 women of color currently in the workplace plan to leave their jobs over the next year. We’re here to tell you why multicultural women are needed in corporate America and what it means if more of us decide to leave. Before you choose the path of entrepreneurship or the corporate world, check out our convo! Episode Highlights: Women of color are leaving corporate America Why it’s important for multicultural women ...
87. A Surefire Way to Get Mentors
December 06, 2023 10:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBAre you looking for a mentor? We’ve got a surefire way to get as many mentors as you want, thanks to Shellye Archambeau, a Fortune 500 board director and one of the first Black female CEOs in the tech industry. Shellye learned early in her career that you should have multiple mentors and she figured out how to do that—without asking! And it’s easier than you think! Suffering from impostor syndrome? Don’t worry, Shellye points out it affects all of us, including herself, and she offers ways...
86. Is It Time for a New Challenge?
November 22, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37 MBWe chat with Brianna Hinojosa-Smith, Chief Legal Officer of Digital & Technology for Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company. Brianna was doing just fine as a senior patent attorney at Microsoft before Yum! Brands came calling (during the pandemic!) with an opportunity to switch to the restaurant industry, a new field for her. “Here I was looking to do something completely different, in an industry that I knew nothing about,” says Brianna. “I have four to five people that I re...
85. 3 Keys to Defining Your Career
November 08, 2023 10:00 - 26 minutes - 49.3 MBWhere there’s a will, there’s a way. That's the motto that's taken Wendy Wu far—from Microsoft to Google, and now to software developer SailPoint, where she is the Chief Marketing Officer. Wendy believes that “you have to be the owner of your own career,” and that means defining what you want outside of your current role. She tells us about the time she did just that at Microsoft when her position was eliminated and she had to create a new position for herself. “Oftentimes a job descriptio...
84. How to Find Mentors & Sponsors (Own Your Power Series, Part 3)
October 25, 2023 10:00 - 18 minutes - 33.2 MBThe #1 question we get from women of color is, how do I find a mentor and sponsor? In Part 3 of our Own Your Power Series, we reveal why you need both. “If you’re not sure what you want to do, go to a mentor,” says co-host Alisa Manjarrez. “As soon as you know, go to a sponsor.” We tell you how to find a mentor who you can trust and is a good fit for you. We also fill you in on how a sponsor can help you get ahead and the best way to approach a possible candidate. Theme: Own Your Pow...
82. How to Own Your Identity (Own Your Power Series, Part 1)
October 25, 2023 10:00 - 15 minutes - 29.1 MBWelcome to the Own Your Power Series! In three short episodes, we’ll help you advance your career as a woman of color. AND we provide leaders with surefire ways to advance the multicultural women at their organizations. In this episode, we show you the first step to owning your power: how to own your identity. Why is this important? “Your identity shapes how you experience and see the world,” says co-host Dr. Merary Simeon in Part 1 of our series. We provide you with tools, such as the Ide...
83. How to Leverage Your Strengths (Own Your Power Series, Part 2)
October 25, 2023 10:00 - 16 minutes - 30.6 MBIn Part 2 of our Own Your Power Series, we share how you can leverage your strengths to get ahead in your career. Discovering and growing your strengths is worth it. Research says people who have the opportunity to focus on their strengths every day are six times as likely to be engaged in their jobs. We offer tools that will help you identify your strengths and build on them. “We all have areas that we consistently stand out in,” says co-host Dr. Merary Simeon. “Once we understand what t...
81. Embracing Your Differences to Get Ahead
October 11, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 57.5 MBShiseido exec Agnes Landau has an accent and speaks with her hands—two things she tried to tone down at the start of her career. Not anymore! Today, Agnes is the Chief Marketing Officer at Shiseido U.S. and she credits her differences for standing out and getting ahead in the workplace. “Because I have an accent, people listen more closely,” says Agnes, who’s Puerto Rican. We chat about being open to new opportunities, like the five years Agnes worked in France without knowing French! Be...
80. Creating Your Own Career Path
September 27, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 63.2 MBWhen others see potential in you and offer you opportunities, take them even when you’re scared. It’s paid off for Cartier exec Erica Lovett. At age 32, Erica is the first DE&I leader at Cartier, the global luxury jewelry company. She shares how she’s followed her instinct to create her own career path to become the Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Cartier North America. Erica encourages all women to show up as themselves in the workplace. “I’ve learned that no matter how old you are, no...
79. Building Your Career Community
September 13, 2023 10:00 - 39 minutes - 71.6 MBLearn how to build a community that will open doors and grow your career, thanks to Ivonne Valdes, Chief Channel Officer at Sorenson Communications. Cuban American Ivonne shares how everyone around her, from neighbors to recruiters, have contributed to her career success. She has secured mentors and sponsors at every job and she has built an advisory board that helps with her career moves. We chat about the cultural taboo of bragging vs stating the facts, aka our accomplishments, and Ivon...
78. Leading with Vulnerability
August 30, 2023 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBGet ready for a deep dive into vulnerability with Mimi Park, a Field Chief Technology Officer at Databricks. Mimi grew up in Korea, where she “essentially didn’t have a voice,” she tells us. So when she started her career in the U.S., “I wanted to be like everyone else, but me.” Thanks to a personality assessment, Mimi learned it was ok to be herself and she began to open up to her co-workers. Today, Mimi leads with vulnerability to build trust and authenticity with her team and her boss. ...
77. Talking About Money to Own Your Power
August 16, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBWhat’s more badass than talking about money? Although most of us cringe at the thought of sharing our salary with others, Slack exec Rukmini Reddy believes it’s one of the best ways to advance your career. As the SVP of Engineering, Platform at Slack, Rukmini tells us about the “network of incredible women” in her industry, who are open about sharing compensation data with one another. The results? They lift each other up and land better paying jobs. “I’m not shy about discussing money,” s...
76. How Organizations Can Fix the Broken Rung
August 02, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBDid you know there could be one million more women in management in corporate America if the “broken rung” was fixed? The broken rung, the biggest hurdle multicultural women face climbing the corporate ladder, is a systemic issue. That’s why we’re covering what organizations can do to fix it in our last episode of our Broken Rung series. We talk about the holistic strategies companies can implement so they can promote more women of color from individual contributor to manager. We highlight...
75. Why Discomfort Is Good for Your Career
July 19, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBDo you avoid discomfort at work? Human Resources exec Lashanna “Sha” Farley reveals why feeling uncomfortable is, actually, good for your career. We chat with Sha about her career pivot to non-profit after working in corporate America for 20+ years at some of the biggest companies, including Walmart, Pfizer and Sam’s Club. Sha tells us about the tough decision to leave and how her faith helped her work through her doubts. After five years, Sha is back in corporate as the Chief Human Resou...
74. How Employees Can Fix the Broken Rung
July 05, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBMulticultural women are often “double onlys” in the workplace, meaning they are the only woman AND person of color in the room. This burden is mainly due to the “broken rung.” In our special three-part series, we've been tackling how managers, employees and organizations can fix the “broken rung,” the biggest obstacle that prevents women from climbing the corporate ladder. Even worse, it disproportionately affects women of color. In this second episode, we talk directly to multicultural wo...
73. 3 Moves to Improve Your Next Meeting
June 21, 2023 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBWant to slay your next work meeting? Monique Lanaux, Chief Talent & Diversity Officer at Albertsons Companies, shares what you can do before, during and after a meeting to be seen and be heard—and get ahead. “Meetings are like a sport,” says Monique, who’s Caribbean American. “So, you have to start strong and finish strong.” We also chat about the rubber balls vs glass balls we all juggle with our career. And Monique reveals her secret weapon to getting what she wants in life. Hint: You’ll ...
72. How Managers Can Fix the Broken Rung
June 07, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MBWomen face their biggest hurdle to becoming leaders at the very first step up the corporate ladder. Known as the “broken rung,” this obstacle prevents women from reaching even the most entry-level management roles. Worse yet, it disproportionately affects multicultural women. In a special three-part series, we tackle how managers, employees and organizations can fix the broken rung by breaking the rules. In this first episode, we talk directly to leaders on how they can uplift multicultu...
71. Transform Your Limiting Beliefs to Get Ahead
May 24, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 26.7 MBIt’s Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month and we are happy to chat with Thear Suzuki, Global Client Service Partner at EY, one of the largest professional services networks in the world. Ten years ago, Thear started her transformation from living in “survival mode” as a refugee from Cambodia and having “this limiting belief that I was lesser than other people,” she says. With the help of an executive coach, Thear was able to change her mindset and behaviors to become a healthy...
70. Making Big Bold Moves Even When You're Fearful
May 10, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB"Jefa" means boss in Spanish and today, we chat with Viviana Maldonado, creator of The Jefa Life, a platform that encourages Latinas to be the boss of their careers and lives. Viviana recalls the big bold move she made when she left her Nebraska home to go to college, leaving her family behind. She then moved to Los Angeles by herself and built relationships to get ahead. Viviana tells us how knowing your strengths (hers are connecting with others, choosing to be positive and taking action...
69. The #1 Question to Ask When You Get a NO
April 26, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBAsk yourself this question the next time someone says you can't do something: Is this a roadblock? "We are all wired to just do what we're told, but sometimes, we need to think about who's making those rules," says Nicole Todd, Vice President of Human Resources for Blackstone, one of the largest private equity firms in the world. Nicole, a Black American, shares how she found mentors and sponsors who helped advance her career. She recalls how her street smarts from growing up in the Bronx,...
68. How to Be Strategic with Your Next Career Move
April 12, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 57.1 MBGet the inside scoop on how multicultural women leaders are strategic with their next career move from executive coach Kanchan Prinsloo, CEO of KaPri Consulting. As a South Asian woman, Kanchan explains how your culture, like being raised by immigrants, is an advantage that can help you change course quicker with your career and without hesitation. "As women of culture, we really need to honor our past, bring it forward and know that we are the women we are today in the world today for a r...
67. The 4 L's to Advance Your Career
March 29, 2023 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBCoca-Cola Company SVP Tanika Cabral shares how her motto, “Learn, Lead, create a Legacy and Leave,” can help you advance your career. Tanika, a Black executive who grew up in a Brooklyn housing project, has climbed the ladder to become Senior Vice President of Customer Leadership at The Coca-Cola Company. She reminds us that part of knowing what you want is knowing what you DON’T want. Tanika also credits her curiosity and courage to ask "why?” for getting further faster in her career and i...
66. Meet Our New Co-Host, Courtney Copelin
March 14, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 56.5 MBWe're back with a new season and new co-host! Join us as we welcome Courtney Copelin, an accountability and mindset coach, to the What Rules!? podcast. Using her psychology background, Courtney will bring a wellness perspective to each episode to help you speak, lead and execute better in your career. She'll also ask the bold questions you want to know from our guests! So, get ready for a new season of brave chats and amazing advice on how to advance your career from top multicultural exec...
Go ahead, break the rules!
February 13, 2023 10:00 - 1 minute - 2.82 MBGet ready for a new season of brave chats and amazing advice on how to outsmart the game to advance your career from top multicultural executives at some of the biggest companies in the U.S. Connect with us on our social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Join our LinkedIn community where we discuss rule-breaking strategies for multicultural women. More from Alisa Manjarrez: Instagram and LinkedIn More from Courtney Copelin: Instagram and LinkedIn More from Dr. Merary Sime...
65. Breaking the Rules
January 24, 2023 13:00 - 22 minutes - 40.6 MBWhile we work on our re-launch (coming soon!), catch up with us in this special episode. Hosts Alisa Manjarrez and Dr. Merary Simeon chat about the rules they're breaking lately and Dr. Merary's new book! Keep up with What Rules!? on our social media: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn Join our LinkedIn community where we discuss rule-breaking strategies for multicultural women. More from Alisa Manjarrez: Instagram and LinkedIn More from Dr. Merary Simeon: Instagram and LinkedIn ...
Looking Back, Moving Forward [Rebroadcast]
August 16, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 58.7 MBIt's our 2022 Summer Series finale, yay! As we gear up for a new season of empowering stories, we thought it best to send our summer off with a look back at what we've learned along the way. As much as we'd all like to forget it, reflecting on the past is essential to planning our future. Listen as Alisa, Rosa, and Merary wrap the year (originally recorded in Dec 2020) with 5 questions meant to put things into perspective. Here's to moving forward! Questions in this episode: What happene...
Reminder: Charge Your Worth! [Rebroadcast]
July 12, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 66.1 MBNext up in our 2022 Summer Series is an amazing conversation we had early last year with Nadia De Ala. Have you ever felt that being a woman of color has prevented you from getting paid what you're worth? That feeling is exactly why leadership and negotiation coach, Nadia De Ala, has made it her life's mission to get women of color hella rich. Listen as she shares her story and three things she's learned about how to charge your worth. "You're somebody else's glass ceiling. Break yours acc...
Create With What You Have [Rebroadcast]
June 14, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 61.8 MBPart 2 of our Summer Series is an amazing conversation with Alisa, Rosa, and Dr. Merary about working with what you've got to create what you want to see in the world. Enjoy! ——— If someone handed you a brick and asked you to come back in an hour with a product, what would you make of it? How do you innovate with little more than a single block with which to build? How do you put aside all the rules the world gives you about what's possible and just... create? This week, Alisa, Rosa, and ...
The Friendship Expert, Parts 1 & 2 [Rebroadcast]
May 17, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 105 MBHello, Rulebreakers! We're hard at work behind the scenes on some new ideas for Color Forward and that means looking back at some of our favorite moments from the past two years. In lieu of new content, we thought we'd share those moments with all of you, along with our thoughts about why these conversations still resonate so much. If you missed these episodes when they first aired (and even if you didn't), you're in for a real treat! We hope you enjoy our 2022 Summer Series and feel as ...
64. Dr. Carey Yazeed: Truth Teller, Fire Starter
April 19, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 60.5 MBWhat happens when the story being told is not your own? When the advice being given is not only unhelpful but dangerous? Join Rosa, Alisa, and Dr. Merary this week as they discuss the issue of advice that misses the mark on intersectionality with Dr. Carey Yazeed. Dr. Carey Yazeed’s viral blog post, “The Dangers of Courage Culture and Why Brene Brown Isn’t For Black Folk”, discussed the issue of why Brene Brown’s push toward vulnerability is not safe advice for everyone. “What is it abou...
63. Owning Your Achievements, Pt. 2
April 05, 2022 10:00 - 41 minutes - 75.1 MBWe're back with another round of insights on owning your achievements. It's SO important that we couldn't fit it all into a single episode. Listen as Rosa and Dr. Merary chat with Head of Federal Government Business for Siemens, Brandy Gonzales Henson, about owning the narrative on your achievements. If you don't do it, no one else will. "I don't like the fake it til you make it rule... because it is not fake that you achieved that. You may feel uncomfortable accepting it but for me at le...
62. Owning Your Achievements, Pt. 1
March 22, 2022 10:00 - 17 minutes - 32.8 MBWorking toward a goal is important, but what happens when you reach that goal is equally important! Stopping to reflect on our achievements gives us an opportunity to really see how brightly we are shining. In this episode, Alisa, Rosa, and Dr. Merary spend time reflecting on their greatest achievements and discuss why taking a moment to cheer yourself on is not only a good practice but psychologically beneficial as well. “Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little hig...
62. Owning Your Achievements
March 22, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutes - 32.8 MBWorking toward a goal is important, but what happens when you reach that goal is equally important! Stopping to reflect on our achievements gives us an opportunity to really see how brightly we are shining. In this episode, Alisa, Rosa, and Dr. Merary spend time reflecting on their greatest achievements and discuss why taking a moment to cheer yourself on is not only a good practice but psychologically beneficial as well. “Celebrate what you've accomplished, but raise the bar a little higher...
61. Breaking the Bias: An International Women’s Day Chat with Vanessa Santos
March 08, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 55.7 MBIt’s International Women’s Day! Alisa and Dr. Merary are joined by return guest, CEO and Strategic Advisor Vanessa Santos, to discuss how breaking the rules can help pave the road to living an intentional life. “I am like an abstract painting. Not everyone gets me, but once they do, they can totally see my beauty. They see my worth and I can live in that and own that and not care what other people think or whether they get it or not.” – Alisa Manjarrez, Vision Producer In this episode: ...
60. How Understanding Your Identity Opens the Doors to Success
March 01, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 60.4 MB“Intersectionality”, coined by professor Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989, refers to the ways all aspects of our identity intersect and interact. Join the whole What Rules team as they dive into what intersectionality means to them and how understanding your unique identities can help create opportunities for yourself and your community. “Take a look at yourself, take a look at who you are and what policies are actually not supporting who you are, what laws are not supporting who you are, what is ...
59. Rules You Haven’t Heard About Business Debt
February 15, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutes - 68.8 MBWe’re paving our own way, we’re breaking the rules... but what about finances? Isn't it time to start demystifying the financial landscape of entrepreneurship and to shake up untrue beliefs about debt financing? In this episode, Alisa and Dr. Merary are joined by Virtual CFO and CPA, Christina Sjahli who breaks down financial topics from borrowing responsibly to forecasting cash flow, getting candid along the way about all the financial risks, wins, and in-betweens. “Feel the fear, becaus...
58. Focused On Her Faith
February 01, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 59.7 MBSo often we are taught that life is the main road, with little room for detours. This can really get us stuck living a life we think we should be living versus a life of unique fulfillment and curiosity. So how can we do the work of building confidence to pursue more? How can we build a life that is an authentic representation of all the things we love? Tune in to be inspired as Alisa and Dr. Janice Stain discuss the importance of forging your own path full of all of your life passions and ...
57. The Messy Middle, Part 2
January 18, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 63.3 MBRose Aviles returns to the show for an update on the mess she was dealing with back in episode 54. Spoiler... it's still messy but she's still amazing. ––– Join our LinkedIn group! More from Rose Aviles: LinkedIn More from Rosa Santos: LinkedIn More from Dr. Merary Simeon: MerarySimeon.com More from Alisa Manjarrez: The Happy Cactus Get transcripts and more at colorforward.com
56. Make Your Dreams Come True in 2022
January 04, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 56 MBOur obsession with rule-breaking is nothing new. Before podcasting was even a thing, we were out there breaking rules to get ahead in our careers, breaking rules that stemmed from our past, breaking rules that others had for us, and we're finally here. We're rule-breakers... and so are you. So... what's next? As we move into a new year full of broken rules and big dreams, Alisa, Rosa, and Dr. Merary sit down with Chief Career Activator, Madelyn Mackie, to find out how believing in possibil...
55. We Show Up, Magic Happens
December 21, 2021 10:00 - 24 minutes - 44.8 MBAnd that, Rulebreakers, is a wrap on year number two! We changed our name, launched our YouTube channel, faced our fears, and broke more rules than we even knew existed. Time to look back on all the moments that made 2021 amazing and get hyped for whatever lies ahead because you KNOW it's going to be magical. All we have to do is show up. ––– Episodes mentioned: 33. Chloe Arnold on How Small Acts Can Shape the Future 35. Lucy Park on Owning Your Career 36. Vanessa Santos on Finding Y...
54. The Messy Middle: A Woman's Journey in the Midst of Hardship
December 08, 2021 10:00 - 44 minutes - 82.1 MBWhat do you do when the price of staying quiet is too high? Do you assume the risk and say what needs to be said? Or do you soldier on and live to fight another day? For Rose Aviles, the answer is all too clear. In this episode, Alisa and Dr. Merary are joined by Rose, a Community Services Coordinator for Yonkers Public Library, who shares the incredible story of her journey to the top of a LITERAL mountain... amidst a global pandemic... while pregnant. Talk about owning your power. “The...
53. Create With What You Have
November 23, 2021 10:00 - 32 minutes - 60.3 MBIf someone handed you a brick and asked you to come back in an hour with a product, what would you make of it? How do you innovate with little more than a single block with which to build? How do you put aside all the rules the world gives you about what's possible and just... create? This week, Alisa, Rosa, and Dr. Merary get deep into the cracks of what it means to be creative and how innovating using only what you already have is an essential part of every great Rulebreaker's toolkit. "...
52. Why You Need A Professional Squad
November 09, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 57 MBIt's been said many times, it's not what you know, it's WHO you know. And that's especially true when you're breaking rules and forging new paths. If you're looking for strategies to advance your career, the people around you are so critical. You've got to squad up to get ahead, that's what we always say (or will from now on). This week, Alisa, Rosa, and Dr. Merary get to know Managing Director of Northern Trust Wealth Management, Linda Nolan. She breaks down everything she's learned about ...
51. Seizing Opportunities At All Times
October 26, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 49.3 MBHave you ever had so much freedom that you ended up caging yourself in? What if you had the ability to look at an opportunity and change course without hesitation? What rule says you have to do what you thought you had to do? Join Alisa, Rosa, and Dr. Merary as they chat with Vice President of FP&A and Treasury at Parallel, Sandy Li, to break down what happens when seizing an opportunity floods your mind with doubts about leaving what you already have behind. ––– Join our LinkedIn group!...
50. Why Wait? Just Create It!
October 13, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutes - 87.1 MBIs there any part of your life that comes so naturally, you've totally overlooked the possibility that it could lead to your next big career move? Today, Alisa and Rosa connect with Celebrity Chef Marcela Valladolid about how taking things that are seemingly simple and leveraging them to create an entire career can lead you to success you never thought was possible. ––– Join our LinkedIn group! More from Chef Marcela: Casa Marcela More from Rosa Santos: LinkedIn More from Dr. Merary ...
49. What if the Answer Was Yes?
September 28, 2021 10:00 - 27 minutes - 49.5 MBWhat if you could look into the future and know for certain you'd end up a success? What risks would you then be willing to take, knowing the "hows" of everything you're working toward? Join Alisa, Rosa, and Dr. Merary as they look closer at the idea of risk-taking and ponder the question "what if the answer was yes?" "If you are conservative about your career over and over again, over the course of 20 or 30 years, the cumulative effect is that you aren't going to advance nearly as much as...
48. Think Before You Speak
September 15, 2021 10:00 - 22 minutes - 41.4 MBToday we're talking about the idea of being fast to listen, slow to speak. Has there ever been a time when you really nailed that concept? Alisa and Dr. Merary catch up with Managing Director for J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Stephanie Neely, about the idea that when you choose to speak can add volumes to what you have to say. ––– "Be authentic and be comfortable being uncomfortable. But make sure that you respect you, your thoughts, and your values so that it doesn't haunt you later." — ...
47. When in Doubt, Figure it Out
September 03, 2021 10:00 - 31 minutes - 57.1 MBHas there ever been a time you knew you were unqualified, but went and did it anyway? Well, according to Forbes Magazine, "you can level up your career by applying to jobs where you meet 50% of the requirements." Assuming that's true, congratulations! You're a rule-breaker, a risk-taker, and you've probably got a story to go with it. Listen as Alisa and Dr. Merary chat with Lake County, Illinois Treasurer, Holly Kim, about her journey from reluctant Spanish Major to elected official and th...