It is not every day you get to live your dreams and do what you love; this philosophy guides the professional trajectory for Dr. Pamela Gurley. She is a busy and empowered boss lady working every day to change how Black women are perceived—her personal values are pillars of her professional endeavours.
As a fierce entrepreneur, she embraces many roles: author, speaker, founder, CEO, podcaster, professor, and savvy businesswoman whose work has been featured on many media outlets including Forbes, NBC, Chicago Tribune, and the Associated Press. In 2021, she was awarded the RadioOne EmpowerHER "Empowering Motivation" award.
Dr. Pam unapologetically lives her life to its fullest. An avid culture lover, she has visited 40 of the 50 United States, 1 U.S. Territory, and 31 countries to develop a holistic view of the world. While she loves books, live music, trying different foods, and red wine, she believes that there is no true substitute for traveling and seeing the world and its people up close. Her extensive travels have shaped her views and given context to self-expression, self-acceptance, colorism, racism, and stereotyping.
In June 2021, she released the first set of her children's books series, Brown Girl, Be Social and Brown Boy, Be Social, and has since released them in French and Spanish. In September, she published Brown Girl, Break Barriers and Brown Boy, Break Barriers.
This episode is power packed and only skims the surface of what this incredible woman is creating in our world.
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