What Rules!?: A career podcast for women of color

The process of becoming “enough” can be a long journey to finding yourself. Listen as Thelma Haylock shares her journey of accepting and embracing her differences to break the rules by bringing her full self to the table.

This episode originally aired on May 1, 2020.

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Sabina Ewing is inspiring the next generation of Black women in STEM. After moving her family from China back to Pennsylvania, she talks to Rosa, Merary, and Alisa about the future of work and creating a legacy in her career. Now, more than ever is the time for women of color to embrace their identities and unleash their power within.

This episode originally aired on August 6, 2020.

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Imagine founding the world’s largest startup competition for women and technology and still feeling like an imposter. For Leanne Robers, understanding those feelings and learning to overcome them is part of her journey. Listen as she talks with Alisa and Merary about her secrets to opening doors and turning negative thoughts into positive empowerment.

This episode originally aired on August 27, 2020.

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Today we’re talking about making yourself visible in the workplace and proactively taking ownership of your career. Listen as Lucy Park shares how she broke the mold as a Korean woman in the United States by entering into the field of law, lessons she's learned along the way, and why she’s determined to share them with the next generation of women.

"There is a difference in managing your career and just reacting. No one has control over your career but you and if you're not looking out for your career, who is?" – Lucy Park, Trust & Estates Lawyer

Topics in this episode:

• taking ownership of your career
• moving past the idea of working hard to be seen
• it's not a job, it's a career
• it's not bragging if it's true
• immigrant mentalities on hard work
• the importance of being visible
• don't get the drinks
• what makes a good sponsor
• strategies for your own business development

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Happy International Women’s Day! This week, we’re sharing some of our favorite new and old episodes with rule-breaking strategies on how multicultural women can own their careers and advance in the workplace.

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Continuing our celebration of Black History Month, we honor Black educators making a difference in the school system. Listen as Dr. Cynthia L. Hannah, an elementary school principal in Miami-Dade, the largest school district in Florida and the fourth largest in the United States, shares the many lessons she has learned from her incredible mentor, Dr. Valerie Ward.

"Make yourself teachable. It doesn't matter what position you're in, there is still something you can learn. There is never a moment that you can't learn from someone else." — Dr. Cynthia L. Hannah

Topics in this episode:

• Black History Month
• mentors who made the biggest impact
• different mentors for different seasons
• rewards of being a mentor
• not everyone is rooting for you
• advice for those seeking mentorship
• advice for those seeking to be a mentor
• key lessons from being a mentor

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For Black History Month, we're highlighting an artist and two educators, beginning with Chloe Arnold, Emmy-nominated choreographer, tap dancer, founder of the hit female tap sensation Syncopated Ladies. Listen as Chloe shares why she went against the world's expectations to embrace her own possibilities, create her own spaces, and how she is passing that knowledge onto others.

"There's so much noise and you have to find the quiet and the love and the joy. And so that no matter what happens in this world, you have something you lock into that makes you feel like life is worth living.” - Chloe Arnold

Topics in this episode:

• Black History Month
• embracing your possibilities
• saying yes
• investing in yourself
• if something doesn't exist, create it
• don't listen to the haters

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2020 has been a wild ride. As much as we'd all like to forget it, reflecting on the past is essential to planning our future. Listen as Alisa, Rosa, and Merary wrap the year with 5 questions meant to put things into perspective. Here's to moving forward!

Questions in this episode:

• What happened in 2020 that you want to celebrate?
• When did you have the most fun?
• What do you simply need to stop doing in order for tomorrow to be better than yesterday?
• What would you like to create more of?
• What's your biggest lesson from 2020?

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Have you ever felt that being a woman of color has prevented you from getting paid what you're worth? That feeling is exactly why leadership and negotiation coach, Nadia De Ala, has made it her life's mission to get women of color hella rich. Listen as she shares her story and three things she's learned about how to charge your worth.

"You're somebody else's glass ceiling. Break yours accordingly so that someone else can enter and reach another level after you." – Nadia De Ala, Negotiation Coach

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Getting your mindset right
• Always be negotiating
• How to do market research
• Coaching vs therapy
• Charge your worth and add tax
• Negotiation as activism

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Have you ever stayed at a job when you really wanted to leave? How do you know when it's time to go versus when you should just put your head down and persevere? Multiple Emmy Award-winning producer, Patty Serrato-Castellon, shares what she's learned from her 14 years in entertainment about staying resilient when the going gets tough.

"I had to really work hard and I had to adapt to how my executives wanted things to be done. What we're doing works for a reason. But make it work for you and love it because if you don't love it, then you might as well leave." – Patty Serrato-Castellon

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Staying when you want to leave
• Pressure to succeed right away
• The value of growth
• Learning to speak others' language
• Finding your voice and when to use it
• If you're saying yes to this, what are you saying no to?
• Is what happens at work personal?

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