This Woman Can

Robin Tillotson has a wealth of experience in the arenas of advertising, public relations, human resources, training and gerontology.  

An avid traveler and purveyor of culture, Robin has travelled to China, Northern Africa, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Canada and throughout the United States. 

She turned her passion for travel into a business - This I Do For Me - an organization focused on exposing Women over 50 to international travel enabling their personal development and growth. 

For which she has received a number of awards and accolades, along with having her business featured in The Chicago Tribune and Travel Noire  

We discuss;

- How others can often see the skills you possess that you can't

- How today's women over 50 don't fit the image portrayed in the media 

- Why you need to open to explore new career vistas

- Why "pushing past you push" is imperative for overcoming your fears. 

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Providing  a safe space for Black women to discuss the career issues and challenges unique to us, helping them to re-align their careers while staying true to their personal values and professional priorities.  

Janice Sutherland helps frustrated, #mid-career, professional women of color re-align their careers while staying true to their values and personal and professional priorities. 

#thiswomancan #careertransition #careerpivot

It's another installment of Black, Female and Over 50 - The Power Trifecta where Gillian Wells, MSW and I discuss Prioritizing Your Mental Wellbeing for a Marvellous Midlife,:

Quite often the importance of mental health for Black women of the Generation Jones and Generation X age is overlooked - they've been raised to be strong and stoic.

Women of these generations have been so busy taking care of everyone else — their careers, their partners, their elderly parents and their children — that they don’t take care of themselves. 

Now they've had the chance to rethink their options, question whether there can be more to life. 

They have options their mothers before them never had 

A chance to do things their own way and of which can unknowingly impact their mental wellbeing.  

Join Gillian Wells, MSW and I, as we discuss;

- The power of Oprah and Gale time.

The next LinkedIn live is scheduled 12th June 2022 where I'll be hosting award-winning executive career coach Daisy Wright and Recruitment Director Brucine Francis - on the topic of  Staying Recruitable In Your 50s 

It'll be a great and engaging conversation so make sure you connect with me on LinkedIn to join us, submit your questions and have your voices heard. https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamjanicesutherland

And if you prefer to watch to our discussion, subscribe to the This Woman Can YouTube Channel  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx3J9vmdKueDI0Mbks4qftg

Providing  a safe space for Black women to discuss the career issues and challenges unique to us, helping them to re-align their careers while staying true to their personal values and professional priorities.  

Janice Sutherland helps frustrated, #mid-career, professional women of color re-align their careers while staying true to their values and personal and professional priorities. 

#thiswomancan #careertransition #careerpivot

Laurel Rutledge, Founder and CEO of LKR Group LLC and LaurelRutledge.com, is a Career and Leadership Transformation Expert and HR Strategist. During her extensive career, she built global teams, developed and coached leaders, implemented large scale projects and effectively managed broad organizational change.

In addition, she is the host of the weekly radio show and podcast, both named The Rutledge Perspective, focused on small business human resources and career and leadership transformation topics.

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Janice Sutherland helps frustrated, #midcareer, professional women of color re-align their careers while staying true to their values and personal and professional priorities. 

#thiswomancan #careertransition #careerpivot

To be successful in your #midcareer you need to change the way you view leadership. 

Too often the focus is on others--how leaders serve them, empower them and motivate them.

But being a leader isn't restricted to running an organization, it's also about how we lead our lives.

In this episode I'm sharing 8 ways to becoming the leader of your own life and the difference it can make.  

Janice Sutherland helps frustrated, #midcareer, professional women of color re-align their careers while staying true to their values and personal and professional priorities. 

#thiswomancan #careertransition #careerpivot

Sharon Ehrlich (pronounced ERR-LICK) is a Bronx raised Afro-Latina and proud native New Yorker. 

Her business career started in the health care industry where she spent nearly a decade as a hospital administrator in both public and private hospitals in New York City.  

A love story led to her permanently relocating Austria where she quickly came to the realization that her MBA and previous professional experience was nearly useless in her search for employment owing to her not being able to speak German.

After a brief stint as an English teacher, she pursued a temporary position at IBM Austria which evolved into a 13-year career where she advanced through the ranks in a variety of roles, leading both physical and virtual teams throughout Europe, Turkey, and Russia.  

Sharon is a passionate advocate of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace. She completed a certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University to gain a research based understanding of the impact of DEI&B on performance and organizational culture.  

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Janice Sutherland helps frustrated, #midcareer, professional women of color re-align their careers while staying true to their values and personal and professional priorities. 

#thiswomancan #careertransition #midcareer #careerpivot

It's another installment of Black, Female and Over 50 - The (UnderValued) Power Trifecta

When you reach an age - (50+), you can guarantee that someone has an opinion about how you should be conducting yourself as a mature woman.

And when it comes to how we dress, the opinions really fly!

"What age does she think she is?"

As women age they face a particular societal code that determines what is deemed "appropriate" to wear, which can lead to a fear of expressing oneself authentically, becoming almost invisible as to not risk ridicule or rejection from society.

But how do those biases translate to the working world and women's careers?

Join Personal stylist @Renee Lindo and I as we discuss:

- How important a role does appearance play for career women over 50?

The next LinkedIn live is scheduled 12th May2022 where I'll be hosting Registered Social Worker - Gillian Wells the topic of managing your mental health when you're a Black women over 50 - "Priortising Your Mental Wellness for a Marvellous Midlife" 

It'll be a great and engaging conversation so make sure you connect with me on LinkedIn to join us, submit your questions and have your voices heard. https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamjanicesutherland

And if you prefer to listen to our discussion, subscribe to the This Woman Can on your favourite podcast platform. 

Janice Sutherland helps frustrated, #mid-career, professional women of color re-align their careers while staying true to their values and personal and professional priorities. 

#thiswomancan #careertransition #careerpivot

What do you do when the career goal posts keep moving?

Play on your own field!! 

Letha Charles is a Chartered Management Accountant and a licenced CIMA Member in Practice (MiP) who runs her own accountancy practice providing virtual tax and accounting services to growing and scaling business serving their communities.

Letha, who’s experience spans two decades, has a wealth of experience in senior finance executive roles, having worked with several of UK’s leading brands, helping the Board and their Directors grow profits for their shareholders.

I've known Letha for almost 30 years which is probably why her level of candor and transparency shone through in our interview. 

She shared;

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Janice Sutherland helps frustrated, #midcareer, professional women of color re-align their careers while staying true to their values and personal and professional priorities. 

#thiswomancan #careertransition #careerpivot

Gina Gray's career has been a mix of entrepreneurship and employment with local and international companies, mostly in Sales and Marketing. Combined, she spent 18 years with the international organizations 3M Interamerica (JM Division), DHL Jamaica and DHL USA. 

in December 2020 she retired from the corporate world and surprisingly found herself journeying in to the art world - and she says surprisingly as her educational background was heavily scienced based with and Executive MBA accrued along the way with a few corporate transitions along the way Gina is now a fully fledged artiste creating abstract art and curating her own art gallery.  

We discuss;

- Embracing change

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Janice Sutherland helps frustrated, #mid-career, professional women of color re-align their careers while staying true to their values and personal and professional priorities. 

#thiswomancan #careertransition #careerpivot

Think of the three most common "isms"!

- Racism

Then imagine that you're at the intersection of all 3!

This is the plight of being Black, Female and 50 and I had the pleasure of hosting a fabulous panel of women to discuss what it means to be part of the #powertrifecta.

As well as highlighting the challenges, we explored;

Plus, how the world views this demographic and how organizations can support and get the most out of them.

The next LinkedIn live is scheduled 12th April 2022 where I'll be hosting personal stylist Renee Lindo on the topic of the impact of appearance and dress for women over 50 - "Is it really your business what I wear?" 

It'll be a lively and enlightening conversation so make sure you connect with me on LinkedIn to join us, submit your questions and have your voices heard.

And if you want to watch the video of our discussion, head over and subscribe to the This Woman Can YouTube channel to do so and more. 

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Janice Sutherland helps frustrated, #mid-career, professional women of color re-align their careers while staying true to their values and personal and professional priorities. 

#thiswomancan #careertransition #careerpivot

Crystal Ellington (she/her) is the Communications Director for Minority Veterans of America, an organization aiming to change the narrative of the American Veteran by providing community, advocacy and policy change for LGBTQ+ veterans, womxn veterans, vets of color, and veterans of (non) religious minorities. 

In her current role, Crystal has utilized her lived experience as a minority veteran to open dialogue around the various intersections that many veterans and servicemembers find themselves in. 

Prior to Minority Vets, Crystal was a combat veteran, serving a tour in Iraq in 2019. She retired from her Army service as a Special Operations helicopter mechanic in 2021. 

We discuss;

- How she pivoted on leaving the military

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Janice Sutherland helps frustrated, #mid-career, professional women of color re-align their careers while staying true to their values and personal and professional priorities. 

#thiswomancan #careertransition #careerpivot