This episode features an interview with Marla J. Albertie, Owner and Founder of Truth Speaks Group, a multimedia coaching company that helps women create strategies for work-life integration. She is also the Founder and President of I/O for Teens, a program that teaches adolescents transferable life and career skills. Marla is a certified life, career, and executive coach and has authored several books on work-life harmony.

In this episode, Amanda and Marla discuss why cultural fit is a myth, how to brag about yourself, and what we’re getting wrong about DE&I.

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“The reason I call myself the work-life harmonizer is because there's no such thing as balance. You're never going to be perfect. You’ve got to learn to harmonize. I say you have to integrate work and life because guess what? It is your life. Work is a part of your life. It is not separate. It is a part of what you do. You're a human being. Let's start there. Then we can talk about being a spouse, parent, mother, all those roles come later. You’ve got to first realize you're a human being.” – Marla J. Albertie

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Episode Timestamps:

*(02:14): Marla dives into her book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself

*(12:38): Segment: Story Time

*(19:21): Marla explains Truth Speaks Group and I/O for Teens

*(29:42): Segment: Getting Tactical

*(34:06): Why DE&I progress has slowed down and how to solve it

*(48:20): Segment: Ripped From The Headlines

*(48:37): Marla’s opinion on returning to work for the sake of culture 

*(54:47): Segment: Asking For a Friend

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Links:

Connect with Marla on LinkedIn

Visit Truth Speaks Group

Follow Truth Speaks Group on Instagram

Visit I/O for Teens

Follow I/O for Teens on Instagram

Subscribe to I/O for Teens on YouTube

Read Marla’s books

Email Marla

Connect with Amanda on LinkedIn

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