What Rules!?: A career podcast for women of color artwork

What Rules!?: A career podcast for women of color

119 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 34 ratings

After 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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Episodes

6. Trappin, Mappin & Zappin

April 14, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

When it comes to managing your emotions, learn to Trap it, Map it, and Zap it! Color Forward Founders Alisa, Rosa, and Merary kick off Season 2 with how they’re handling the Coronavirus crisis.

Trappin, Mappin & Zappin

April 14, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

When it comes to managing your emotions, learn to Trap it, Map it, and Zap it! Color Forward Founders Alisa, Rosa, and Merary kick off Season 2 with how they’re handling the Coronavirus crisis.

Season 2, Ep 1. Trappin, Mappin & Zappin

April 14, 2020 11:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MB

When it comes to managing your emotions, learn to Trap it, Map it, and Zap it! Color Forward Founders Alisa, Rosa, and Merary kick off Season 2 with how they’re handling the Coronavirus crisis.

5. Concepción Prado, Leader and Technologist, on Finding Her Voice

March 10, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes - 50.5 MB

Coming from a family of Mexican Immigrants, where speaking up and even going to college were not the norm, Concepción Prado found her voice by breaking the rules and following her heart. As a leader in IT technology and management, she uses her company to create jobs, contribute to economic growth, and discover methods to creatively improve efficiency through technology.

Ep 5. Concepción Prado, Leader and Technologist, on Finding Her Voice

March 10, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 50.5 MB

Coming from a family of Mexican Immigrants, where speaking up and even going to college were not the norm, Concepción Prado found her voice by breaking the rules and following her heart. As a leader in IT technology and management, she uses her company to create jobs, contribute to economic growth, and discover methods to creatively improve efficiency through technology.

Season 1, Ep 5. Concepción Prado, Leader and Technologist, on Finding Her Voice

March 10, 2020 11:00 - 21 minutes - 50.5 MB

Coming from a family of Mexican Immigrants, where speaking up and even going to college were not the norm, Concepción Prado found her voice by breaking the rules and following her heart. As a leader in IT technology and management, she uses her company to create jobs, contribute to economic growth, and discover methods to creatively improve efficiency through technology.

4. Alma Del Toro, Energy Strategist and Changemaker on Embracing the Unknown

February 25, 2020 20:00 - 37 minutes - 86.4 MB

Alma Del Toro has not only created opportunities for individuals around the world, but she’s done it for entire countries, opening up new paths to success in the oil industry. As a Mexican immigrant who’s experienced times of pain along with times of hope, Alma has built a successful brand as founder of Blue Bull Energy, developing a mix portfolio supporting startups and working with large organizations, International Oil Companies and National Oil Companies such as Equinor, BP, Petronas, Pem...

Ep 4. Alma Del Toro, Energy Strategist and Changemaker on Embracing the Unknown

February 25, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes - 86.4 MB

Alma Del Toro has not only created opportunities for individuals around the world, but she’s done it for entire countries, opening up new paths to success in the oil industry. As a Mexican immigrant who’s experienced times of pain along with times of hope, Alma has built a successful brand as founder of Blue Bull Energy, developing a mix portfolio supporting startups and working with large organizations, International Oil Companies and National Oil Companies such as Equinor, BP, Petronas, Pem...

Season 1, Ep 4. Alma Del Toro, Energy Strategist and Changemaker on Embracing the Unknown

February 25, 2020 12:00 - 37 minutes - 86.4 MB

Alma Del Toro has not only created opportunities for individuals around the world, but she’s done it for entire countries, opening up new paths to success in the oil industry. As a Mexican immigrant who’s experienced times of pain along with times of hope, Alma has built a successful brand as founder of Blue Bull Energy, developing a mix portfolio supporting startups and working with large organizations, International Oil Companies and National Oil Companies such as Equinor, BP, Petronas, Pem...

3. Gaby Natale, Three-time Emmy Winner on Being a Pioneer in Your Own World

February 11, 2020 20:00 - 38 minutes - 88 MB

Gaby Natale is a triple Daytime EMMY® winner, TV personality, bestselling author and motivational speaker. She is the executive producer and host of the nationally-syndicated TV show SuperLatina on PBS’s VME network. In this episode, she talks about her journey as a graduate student in Argentina coming to the United States, humbling herself into lower-level positions and keeping a strong work ethic. She stepped into the unknown, not realizing that she would become a pioneer, paving the way fo...

2. Dr. Edie Chears, Author/Consultant on Awareness, Agency & Intentionality

February 11, 2020 19:00 - 21 minutes - 48.6 MB

Women leaders must be agile enough to wear many hats. And, as we know, a one-sized strategy to navigate bias will never suit every individual. Dr. Edie’s non-traditional women’s leadership training addresses core issues behind the sluggish ascent of women to leadership and the ensuing barriers. She also shares what it was like to be a woman of color in the corporate world in the 1980s.

1. Meet the Founders: Merary, Alisa & Rosa on Advancing Multicultural Women

February 11, 2020 18:00 - 24 minutes - 57.1 MB

We’d like to see more multicultural women into executive positions. The purpose of Color Forward is to amplify women’s voices, to bring color forward to shatter glass ceilings. Our goal is to highlight women just like our founders, Merary Simeon, Alisa Manjarrez and Rosa Santos, who have overcome cultural barriers throughout their career journeys, and share their lessons learned.

Ep. 2 Dr. Edie Chears, Author/Consultant on Awareness, Agency & Intentionality

February 11, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutes - 48.6 MB

Women leaders must be agile enough to wear many hats. And, as we know, a one-sized strategy to navigate bias will never suit every individual. Dr. Edie’s non-traditional women’s leadership training addresses core issues behind the sluggish ascent of women to leadership and the ensuing barriers. She also shares what it was like to be a woman of color in the corporate world in the 1980s.

Season 1, Ep. 2 Dr. Edie Chears, Author/Consultant on Awareness, Agency & Intentionality

February 11, 2020 12:00 - 21 minutes - 48.6 MB

Women leaders must be agile enough to wear many hats. And, as we know, a one-sized strategy to navigate bias will never suit every individual. Dr. Edie’s non-traditional women’s leadership training addresses core issues behind the sluggish ascent of women to leadership and the ensuing barriers. She also shares what it was like to be a woman of color in the corporate world in the 1980s.

Season 1, Ep. 3 Gaby Natale, Three-time Emmy Winner on Being a Pioneer in Your Own World

February 11, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 88 MB

Gaby Natale is a triple Daytime EMMY® winner, TV personality, bestselling author and motivational speaker. She is the executive producer and host of the nationally-syndicated TV show SuperLatina on PBS’s VME network. In this episode, she talks about her journey as a graduate student in Argentina coming to the United States, humbling herself into lower-level positions and keeping a strong work ethic. She stepped into the unknown, not realizing that she would become a pioneer, paving the way fo...

Ep. 3 Gaby Natale, Three-time Emmy Winner on Being a Pioneer in Your Own World

February 11, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 88 MB

Gaby Natale is a triple Daytime EMMY® winner, TV personality, bestselling author and motivational speaker. She is the executive producer and host of the nationally-syndicated TV show SuperLatina on PBS’s VME network. In this episode, she talks about her journey as a graduate student in Argentina coming to the United States, humbling herself into lower-level positions and keeping a strong work ethic. She stepped into the unknown, not realizing that she would become a pioneer, paving the way fo...

Season 1, Ep. 1 Meet the Founders: Merary, Alisa & Rosa on Advancing Multicultural Women

February 11, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes - 57.1 MB

We’d like to see more multicultural women into executive positions. The purpose of Color Forward is to amplify women’s voices, to bring color forward to shatter glass ceilings. Our goal is to highlight women just like our founders, Merary Simeon, Alisa Manjarrez and Rosa Santos, who have overcome cultural barriers throughout their career journeys, and share their lessons learned.

Ep. 1 Meet the Founders: Merary, Alisa & Rosa on Advancing Multicultural Women

February 11, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes - 57.1 MB

We’d like to see more multicultural women into executive positions. The purpose of Color Forward is to amplify women’s voices, to bring color forward to shatter glass ceilings. Our goal is to highlight women just like our founders, Merary Simeon, Alisa Manjarrez and Rosa Santos, who have overcome cultural barriers throughout their career journeys, and share their lessons learned.

Color Forward: Advancing Multicultural Women

February 03, 2020 04:00 - 1 minute - 2.31 MB

This podcast is dedicated to multicultural women around the world.

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