Being Empowered: Brave, Empowered & Taking Strategic Risks with Kalyn Wilson

The Hello MaximizHer Podcast

Being a woman in corporate America comes with its fair share of challenges, often facing gender discrimination and bias in the workplace. But, if you're a Black woman, or woman of color, these gender-based challenges are often compounded by obstacles of racism, biases and inequities making it even harder to navigate your way to the top. In this week's episode features my favorite empowHered friend and colleague, doctoral candidate Kalyn Wilson, CEO and Founder of Dream Forward Consulting and Coaching. Dream Forward Consulting is a Black woman-owned, boutique consulting firm specializing in People & Culture (HR) and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) consulting. During this episode, we don’t hold anything back and nothing is left on the table from addressing corporate “hazing” by the OBG’s aka Other Black Girls from making intentional and strategic risks, self-advocacy and career perseveration and making blind- faith career moves by remaining flat-footed in your own convictions and truth. With wit and candor, Kalyn exposures some “ugly truths” that limit women of color from gaining a seat at the table and the mental tax in proving one’s value and worth. Expect in this conversation straight and unfiltered talk on how to navigate networking, office politics, and money, while staying true to one’s authentic self!