Create Your Life Series

CYLS 133: Evolving into the C-Suite Role: Keys to Managing Over 19,000 Memberships with Mia Hairston

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Episode Summary

Mia Hairston has mastered excelling in the workforce. In this episode she discusses how her childhood experience of being raised in a Hispanic culture while being African American shaped her identity. Equipped with her academic and on the job training, she actively works to understand human behavior and meet the needs of the 19,000 memberships she oversees. And, as Mia explains, you need more than money, status, and a title to be happy at work and in life. She shares her personal path to success and concepts you can use now to advance your career.

 

Kevin Y. Brown

Kevin Y. Brown is a National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) Center For Public Trust (CPT) “Being A Difference” award recipient, international speaker, entrepreneur, and author.  The former MTV Networks host and NYC fashion marketer has created an international following as a speaker on personal excellence, effective communication, and leadership. Kevin has been featured by Black Enterprise magazine as a “Modern Man of Distinction” and highlighted in various publications for his self-help speaking work and helping students graduate college debt-free.  Recognized for his commitment to empowering foster care youth and as a foster care system alumnus, he has also delivered the keynote address at the International Foster Care Organizations Conference in Sydney, Australia and Osaka, Japan.  Kevin is currently the creator/host of Sirius XM’s “Create Your Life” series, a fellow in the New York Chapter of the Startup Leadership Program, and an active member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. 

 

Mia Hairston

Mia Hairston is the Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Nationwide Insurance. In this role, she oversees entreprise-wide strategies and execution for the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, ensuring that her techniques are implemented across the company. Through her expertise and dedication, Mia has been recognized by Smart Business, Savoy, and Black Enterprise Magazine from among the top Chief Diversity Officers and Leaders. Infusing her knowledge of psychology and business administration, Mia has forged strong partnerships and relationships with business unit councils at both the local and national level. She believes that we can do more together than apart, and she possesses a relentless passion for seeing everyone reach their full potential and feel valued for their contributions.

 

Insights From the Episode

  • Mia’s strategies for growing into a career.
  • How to create and hold yourself to set standards in your career.
  • Strategies for balancing work and life.
  • The importance of taking in and receiving feedback.
  • How to use Mia’s acronym N.E.A.T. to help evolve and advance in the workplace
    • N. (find your North star)
    • E. (Excellence)
    • A. (being your Authentic self)
    • T. (Teachable to help evolve and advance in the workplace)
    • Mia’s goal setting methods.
    • The most important components to consider when climbing the corporate ladder.

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      Quotes From the Show

      • “I was trying to find out who I was as an African American and as an African American female. What I found through that quest was I was always me, no matter where I was.” - Mia Hairston, Create Your Life Series, #133
      • “The best thing to protecting your brand is you have to know and understand your brand.” - Mia Hairston, Create Your Life Series, #133
      • “A lot of people who argue with feedback. They get feedback, and they want to argue with the feedback. And they want to say why that perception is. But at the end of the day, nobody cares about why the perception is. Because the reality is you’re perceived that way.” - Mia Hairston, Create Your Life Series, #133
      • “A sponsor pulls you through. A sponsor is someone who pounds on the table for you when you’re not around.” - Mia Hairston, Create Your Life Series, #133
      • “A sponsor has power to move your career and open doors.” - Mia Hairston, Create Your Life Series, #133
      • “And a mentor really, quite frankly, is someone whose your sounding board. A mentor is who you have your ugly cry with.” - Mia Hairston, Create Your Life Series, #133
      • “If It’s Just About dollars and titles and a corner office with marble floors you’re destined to fail, because it won’t be enough to keep you” - Mia Hairston, Create Your Life Series, #133
      • “Being excellent requires you showing up when nobody else is looking.” - Mia Hairston, Create Your Life Series, #133
      • “There’s opportunity in low expectations.” - Kevin Y. Brown on taking an idea and pursuing it, Create Your Life Series, #133
      • “You build your confidence by consistently doing what you say that you’re going to do.” - Kevin Y. Brown, , Create Your Life Series, #133

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        Resources Mentioned

        • Box Software
        • Microsoft Office

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          Favorite Book

          • The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership: Follow Them and People Will Follow Up by John C. Maxwell

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            Favorite Quote

            • “For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required” - The Bible

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              Keys to Create Your Best Life:

              • You’re worth it.
              • Someone somewhere needs your talent, and needs your skills, and needs you to contribute big, not small.
              • Live a life of service, live a life of constantly giving back.

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