Hey y’all! Did you miss us?! We took a few deep cleansing breaths because we had to prepare y’all for this first time ever guest on the pod!

Todays featured guest is…..drum rolls please, Minda Harts, founder of The Memo LLC, a premiere career development platform for women of color.

Minda Harts is the bestselling and award-winning author of The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know to Secure a Seat at the Table as well as Right Within: How to Heal from Racial Trauma in the Workplace, and her first YA book, You Are More Than Magic. She is a highly sought-after speaker and thought-leader, frequently presenting on the topics of advancing women of color, leadership, diversity, and management at companies like Nike, Google, JP Morgan, Aspen Ideas Festival, Dreamforce, The Atlantic Festival, Forbes Inclusion in The Workplace, and DraftKings to name a few.

Truth be told — Equitable workplaces cannot thrive without inclusive practices and systems, diverse leaders, equal opportunities and fair pay — and the process of creating them can’t start without acknowledging the need for change.

Being “the only can be lonely”, and we know the higher the altitude in the climb up the proverbial ladder the less representation is there. Representation matters at all levels but especially for those who have secured a seat at the “big kids” table.

During today’s episode, Minda shares insights on how women of color can boldly leverage one’s voice, secure the seat at the table while being brave in one’s truth.Yet, Minda tells listeners don’t just stop at securing a seat. Once you pulled up your chair to the table use your voice.

MaximizHers, this is an unfiltered and straight up conversation and we know for many the struggle is still real. But here’s a proclamation, it’s time to flip the script begin to move differently! The struggle is real but it doesn’t have to take you out.

Y’all this episode can not be just for you!

Share it with your allies, champions, squad, co-workers and definitely your bosses! You’re gonna learn something today!

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