Episode 135: Minda Harts -- Career Success for Women of Color
Beyond 6 Seconds: Neurodiversity stories from neurodivergent people
09/27/21
•25m
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Minda Harts is the CEO of The Memo LLC and the award-winning and best-selling author of "The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table." In 2020, Minda was named the #1 Top Voice for Equity in the Workplace by Linkedin. She's been featured on MSNBC's Morning Joe, Fast Company, The NY Times, and Time Magazine, to name a few. Minda also speaks on topics like managing diverse teams, courageous leadership, and advancing women of color in the workplace.
During this episode, you will hear Minda talk about:
- How her own experience with job-related trauma and racism inspired her to write a career book for women of color -- despite being told that there was no market for a book on this topic
- Some of the less-examined causes of "imposter syndrome" at work
- How to build your network in a hybrid workplace or fully remote workplace
- Why Minda uses the term "success partner" instead of ally -- and how managers and coworkers can be success partners for women of color at work
- What inspired the topics for her next two books: "Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace" and "You Are More Than Magic: The Black and Brown Girls' Guide to Finding Your Voice"
If you want to connect with Minda, you can find her on her official website, mindaharts.com, and follow her on LinkedIn.
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"Move forward. Step back and recalibrate. Move forward again." This is how Doug Stevenson, CEO of Story Theater International, has built a successful life and career as a storyteller, keynote speaker, trainer, and coach.
Doug is a masterful storyteller, but his true gift is helping people become engaging storytellers and unforgettable leaders. He is the author of Doug Stevenson's Story Theater Method, and has delivered storytelling keynotes and workshops for leadership, sales, training, marketing, and HR teams in the US and in 17 other countries.
In this episode, Doug shares:
- How his background as an actor and real estate agent led him to his passion for public speaking and storytelling
- The stories in his own life that have led him to "move forward, step back and recalibrate, move forward again"
- The power of finding and sharing the meaningful moments in life, no matter how small
- How he teaches corporate leaders to tell stories that improve their performance and communications
- How the pandemic forced him to slow down and shift his approach to coaching, public speaking, and life in general
Contact Doug by visiting his website at www.storytelling-in-business.com or email him at deborah@dougstevenson.com. Mention the Beyond 6 Seconds podcast to get a free 20-minute consultation with Doug!
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Episode 136: Entrepreneurship and Your Authentic Self – with Jacob Ratliff
October 11, 2021
•30m
In this episode I'm talking with Jacob Ratliff, a Client Attraction Coach and entrepreneur, about bringing your authenticity into your business. As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, Jacob used his identity and lived experiences as the catalyst for creating his business, where he helps entrepreneurs increase brand awareness and visibility, create meaningful engagement, and maintain long-term clients.
Jacob struggled with being authentic in his business at first. We'll learn how he stepped into his authentic self and found success, and as a result, is able to help his clients lean into their authentic, confident, empowered selves to grow their businesses.
Stay tuned to hear Jacob's advice for getting more clarity and alignment in your business as an entrepreneur!
And if you find this episode helpful, then please share it — or let me know how you've used authenticity to succeed in your own business.
During this episode, you will hear Jacob talk about:
- Discovering his entrepreneurial spirit at five years old
- Pivoting from a full-time salaried job to the world of freelancing and business ownership
- His decision to change the type of clients he works with -- and the small but meaningful changes he made to lean into his authenticity as an entrepreneur and attract the clients he wanted to work with
- The biggest challenges faced by the entrepreneurs that he coaches
- The power of being authentic in your business as an entrepreneur
- How shifting from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset has helped his personal and professional life
Connect with Jacob on his website www.jacobratliff.com and on Facebook.
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