Congrats, Class of 2021! You are one of millions of graduates that made it through all those virtual classes in a year of a pandemic! Now you may be thinking about your next steps. For many of you it is to find a job. My job is to help you do that. In this episode, I am sharing some tips and strategies to help you land a job as soon as possible. 

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Links mentioned:

How Long Does it take to get a Job? In Her Sight

How Long Does it take to get a Job? NACE

U.S. Student Loan Statistics 2021

$10K Student Loan Forgiveness? That won't cut it for many black and Latina women

The Workforce added just 266,000 jobs in April, what that means for Workers

This week I'm talking to Andrea Alejandra Calahorrano Silva about navigating the STEM field as a Latina. Andrea shares her experience about being one of the few women as an EHS advisor at U.S. Compliance in which she ensures that food companies are following health and safety protocols. She discusses the challenges of navigating this white male dominated field and shares advice for other women in STEM fields. We also discuss her passion for educating the Latino/x community about public health issues during Covid-19. Andrea is from Ecuador and has settled in the Chicago area to pursue her education and career. She received her baccalaureate degree in Biotechnological Processes Engineering from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito and her Master in Public Health in Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences with a concentration in Global Health from University of Illinois at Chicago.

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I paid off over $30,000 of debt and I still have 50 something thousand dollars to go! Let me tell y'all how I did it! Today, we're going to talk about my relationship with money, specifically student loan debt. I am going to be transparent about my bank account with y'all. I will share my student debt payoff journey. I'll discuss why I decided to pay off my debt, how I paid off debt and some tips to help you with your own journey to becoming debt free. 

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Resources 

The Dave Ramsey Show

Clever Girl Finance

Aja Dang

The Broke Black Girl

"The Average Student Loan Debt of Borrowers under 25"

"Average American's savings account is $3500"

I'm talking to Kemi Asani, a Dance Wellness Educator, Owner, Lead Sweat Coach and Choreographer of Afrobeat Fit®. She is currently leading the movement of the Diaspora known as Afrobeat Fit®. Since 2016, Afrobeat Fit® has hosted over 500 small and large scale virtual and in person experiences centered around African street dance, history and holistic wellness in various metro cities in the United States and Panama! Some most notable clients include The United States Coast Guard Academy, Tiem Athletic, Massachusetts General Hospital, P&G Gillette Headquarters, Boston Chamber of Commerce, Harvard University, Black Health Matters Conference, and Qualcomm, to name a few.

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Check out her website, Afrobeat Fit 

Instagram: @afrobeatfit

Shanell Coney is the host and creator of the the Black Hippie Lounge Podcast. Her podcast focuses on mental health within the Black community to help spread awareness. She also works as a Youth Development Specialist for the Boston Public Health Commission in which she works closely with youth within the Boston Public School System. She is also currently pursuing a Master’s in Healthcare Administration with the goal of opening a Women’s Health Clinic specifically for Black Women within our community. In this podcast, we talk about the connection between relationships and careers. 

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Follow Shanell Coney on Instagram 

@blackhippielounge 

@whooa_nellie 

Black Hippie Lounge Podcast

Have you felt frustrated with your career or feel like you're not living out your full potential? Do you have so much more to offer but feel stuck? I know the feeling and I know many other women have felt this. In this episode, I talk about those feelings, share strategies you can take to unlock your potential and share my thoughts on what reaching a potential actually is.

In this episode, I share some tips from a Harvard Business Review article, Reaching Your Potential and Forbes, To Unleash Your Full Potential do these 3 steps.

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Liz Career Coaching Podcast

In this episode, I talk to Felicia Jadczak, CEO, co- founder and Head of Training of She+ Geeks Out, a company whose mission is to abolish inequity in the workplace. She + Geeks Out offers diversity, equity, and inclusion workshops and a safe and welcoming community of women in tech. In this episode, she shares her expertise in navigating difficult conversations about our diverse and intersectional identities in the workplace. 

Felicia Jadczak is a recognized voice in the diversity and inclusion field. She worked in the technology industry for over ten years, specializing in the creation and development of innovative programs and solutions. She has extensive experience in providing strategic guidance for diversity and inclusion across cross-functional teams. In 2016, she pivoted to focus solely on She+ Geeks Out. Felicia runs sales and business development, is the lead diversity and inclusion facilitator, and works closely with Co-CEO Rachel Murray on strategy and corporate programming on diversity, equity and inclusion.

 Felicia received a BA in Comparative Literature (French, English) from Haverford College. She holds an MBA and a Masters in Information Systems from the Questrom School of Business at Boston University and is also the recipient of Georgetown University’s Certificate in Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Management. Felicia is the product of an entrepreneurial family and continues that tradition with her work on She+ Geeks Out.  

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Links mentioned in this episode: 

She+ Geeks Out Website 

@shegeeksout on Instagram 

Felicia Jadczak on LinkedIn

Y'all, are you feeling exhausted, unfocused and unproductive? Is every person that you are interacting with so damn irritating? You may be feeling burned out. Listen to this episode to hear my personal experiences with burnout, get informed on the research on how burnout impacts millennials and woman of color, learn the stages of burnout and discover practical tips to help you identify and prevent burnout in your life. 

Show Notes:

Black Women on Burnout by The Cut

Job Burnout: How to Spot it and Take Action by Mayo Clinic

Latino Nurses Push through Covid-19 Burnout  by ABC News

What are the 5 stages of Burnout by This is Calmer