Authentic self is more than just a buzz word when it comes to your personal brand. Today, Jennifer tackles what being your authentic self actually means for career advancement and how personal accountability to remain true to your values and your personal growth cannot be possible without authenticity and true acceptance of yourself. We also have Sydney Sadick on the roundtable to talk personal brand, her career and her upcoming book “Aim High”

Sydney Sadick is a TV correspondent concentrating on fashion, lifestyle and celebrity. She contributes to multiple television shows across the country to deliver runway and table-top segments, in addition to sitting on roundtables and covering red carpet events. Sydney is frequently on the TODAY SHOW (Hoda & Jenna), E! Daily Pop, Inside Edition, NBC New York Live, and more! Her debut book “Aim High: How to Style Your Life and Achieve Your Goals” will be released on September 15th and is available for preorder now on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles and local bookstores nationwide.

Follow Sydney: https://www.instagram.com/sydneysadick

Check Out Aim High: https://www.amazon.com/Aim-High-Style-Achieve-Goals/dp/1510759042

We resume our standard style of rant, resolve, roundtable! In this episode we dissect the three areas Jennifer believes contribute to our professional fear of failure. Our conditions fear of failure limits our belief and acceptance for change. Vivian Nguyen joins the roundtable to discuss her successful industry cliff jumps and how she walks through fear authentically. Vivian is a digital marketing entrepreneur, freelance business consultant, and co-founder of an electronic music community based in NYC.

We’ve been taught to fear pivots and that professional pivots are taboo topics. I’m here to call bullshit. If the last few months have taught us anything, it’s that the potential to pivot is the key to stability and survival. In this episode I break down why I think we as professional have been conditioned to fear professional pivots. I also address how personal bests have allowed me to embrace pivoting despite the status quo. New in this episode is a segment called Bitch, What? Where listeners have emailed in some questions. We cover sexism, professional mental health and even some Revolt specific questions. Tune in and welcome back the RANT from it’s long rest!

Today we have Antionette “Ace” Carradine at the round table for Part 5 of our Black Lives Matter Series. She is a member of the military, successful attorney and an incredible brilliant mind. When introduced to her, she was referred to as a Unicorn. Just a few moments into this conversation, you’ll totally understand why. She has such a strong historical reference for Black History, American History but also in the context of policy. Listen in and hear more of our conversation.

Today we have Bobby Bailey joining the roundtable to share his experience and honestly as a member of the Black Community. He is a community staple in Fall River and despite have lived all over the country, continues to make an impact at home. He’s worked in education, community relations, entertainment public relations and most recently the NFL offering him a wide range of professional perspectives. He has such a strong presence and I look forward to sharing his voice and his honesty about racial injustice in our country.

To connect and learn more about Bobby: https://www.instagram.com/j3ailey23/

Today is the first of a multi-episode series amplifying black voices and experience. Amber Burns joins me for a Q&A about her experience and to discuss her efforts to empower those to fight for change. Her leadership and honesty has guided me in this moment and her passion for open dialogue has opened up the lines of communication with so many in our community and beyond.

To follow Amber on social media - you can find her here: https://www.instagram.com/the_burnsanator/

Also, in an effort to move the conversations forward in all aspects of racial injustice, I’d like to share with you a project from Myca Willamson who will be on the podcast later this week. This is a human rights project dedicated to uplifting all communities through education, storytelling and financial literacy tools

https://www.generation-wealth.org/

For more resources on our commitment to Black Lives Matter: byobrevolt.com/black-lives-matter

What is it about confidence that is so taboo to talk about? And why is confidence commonly associated with arrogance? What if we looked at confidence in a different way? What if confidence was where we going but how we actually got there? Alyssa Dver the CEO and Co-Founder of the Confidence Institute breaks it down for us! Her energy is like no other and her dissection of confidence and the behaviors it takes to be confident is boss.

To learn more about Alyssa and the institute visit: https://www.americanconfidenceinstitute.com/

To listen to her TedX talk visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfDcMoajxN0&t=635s

In light of recent events I want to take this time to talk about how Bitch, I Quit and BYOB Revolt can support the Black Community. I want to apologize that it took another senseless death for these conversations to be at the forefront of our minds. I want to also acknowledge, as I did in my open letter on the website this weekend that I took a few days of silence to process what was happening and I 110% know that is my white privilege that allows me to do that. And that every moment of silence is a moment of security for the oppressors, making all of us in silence oppressors. I’d like to share what we are planning to do in terms of content working with thought leaders in the black community, our commitment as a company and our approach to honoring the black community’s struggle and respecting the nature in how we align as an ally.

Visit byobrevolt.com/black-lives-matter for resources and our commitment to supporting change.

I firmly believe that career advancement and professional development works best when we look at ourselves as a brand. The entire method of BYOB Revolt is written with this foundation. The key to truly looking at yourself as a brand revolves around self awareness and self acceptance. Today, Reed Robertson joined the round table to talk about how embracing your brand is a must in his life and his business. As a Person Shopper for Net-A-Porter he is guiding others through a brand awareness mission every day. He is a prominent staple in the Dallas fashion scene and one of the kindest and most genuine people I’ve met in the city.

For more info on Reed, follow him www.instagram.com/mrreedallen/

and find his work at: https://gumptionbymra.com/

This episode is my Jada Pinkett Smith moment. If I’m going to talk the talk, you better believe I’m going to walk the walk. I truly believe that when we stop competing with other people and focus on our selves it’s a major moment in the Revolt journey. I did just that, by reaching out to Kelly Collopy - a thought leader in marketing who I used to work with and compete with. Bitch, I Quit is about giving the middle finger to that mindset and collaborating with Kelly and hearing her message of authenticity and her personal brand will make us all better! Listen in as we discuss competition, professional development, and digital marketing.

To learn more about Kelly visit: http://thekellycollopy.com/

Follow her on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/thekellycollopy/