25. Proactive Diversity with Monica Brown

Monica Brown has made a name for herself in Tech, carving out her own successful path in Corporate America. She candidly shares her ups and downs in the workplace as a Black woman and how she has instilled self-confidence in her every day life. We get into race and gender microaggressions, plus the power of not letting others dictate how you should show up in the world.

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Things we cover in this episode:

• Proactive diversity
• Microaggressions at work and how to deal with them
• Race and gender biases
• Avoiding the victim card – Monica walks us through the best way to have difficult conversations at work
• Writing a book in 5 weeks
• Navigating expectations of others

Purchase Monica’s book Only One: How to Be a Bad Ass Boss in Corporate America

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