Monique A. J. Smith is a Leadership Strategist for Athletic Departments and Sport Organizations. She's found success in the athletic industry with an early start in her career in the often, highly coveted role of Interim Athletic Director at St. Paul's College. There are only 1022 Athletic Director positions in the entire country (U.S.A.) and she was one of them. Not only that, to date, women only comprise 19% of all athletic director positions in this country. And Monique earned this top position in the at the very impressive young age of 28 years old. She did it by taking chances, making finding solutions to problems others could not or would not her distinction, and saying "yes" to opportunity.
A Mastermind called Advanced Academy which helps women get their next job or first job in athletic administration
A Speakers Bureau
A podcast about and with women in Athletic Administration
Significance – a brand new magazine set to debut and hit the stands in March 2021Monique is also an author, having written an anthology chapter entitled “Public Figure Mask” where she talks about being able to identify when someone is about to hit a brick wall in their public life.
In today's episode, Monique shares her secrets on:
How she got into the athletic industry although she was studying public relations.
Why you should have a … between your name, an institution, not just a comma
What it means to be known in your work for you, not your institution.
How politics is like playing spades. You want to have as many face cards in your hand as possible.This is an episode you don't want to miss! So many golden knowledge nuggets dropped you could make a necklace for Christmas!
GRAB Monique's free ebook today by texting "SEEDS" to 38470. Grab her eworkbook called “Lead Your Ship” today!
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You can also find her chapter in the anthology at www.PublicFigureMask.com
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