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

Dec 11 2024 107 ep. 31 mins

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After spending over two years interviewing multicultural women in the C-suite, entrepreneurs, authors and speakers, we’ve seen a running theme of how women are shattering the glass ceiling and breaking through the concrete ceiling: rule-breaking. But what rules are we talking about and why do they exist? That’s what we explore in the What Rules!? podcast. You’ll learn our six guiding principles for multicultural women looking to outsmart the game to advance their career.

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98. Advocating for DEI

Dec 11 2024 32 mins

We’ve got a lot to say after LeanIn and McKinsey & Company's recent Women in the Workplace 2024: The 10th Anniversary Report. HR executive Dr. Merary Simeon and career coach Courtney Copelin reflect on the ongoing challenges faced by multicultural women and argue the continued need for systemic change. We get candid about the barriers to advocacy and provide a varie

97. Harnessing Feedback for Growth

Nov 06 2024 38 mins

Feedback is a powerful tool for growth if you can harness it effectively.We dive into the critical role that feedback plays in professional development, especially for multicultural women who are trying to advance their careers. We tackle the significant gap with feedback in the workplace: many women report not receiving the feedback they need, or when they do, it lacks releva

96. Listening to the Voices That Matter (from a C-suite Latina)

Sep 18 2024 43 mins

Fortune 30 C-level executive Maria Lensing tells us about the many rules—both corporate and cultural—she’s broken to advance her career. This Latina powerhouse from Peru has been a leader at Walgreens, McKesson and AT&T, and is now the Global CIO & CTO at Sorenson Communications. In this super candid and honest conversation celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month, we chat

95. Live from IIEX: Insights for Multicultural Women in the Insights Industry

Aug 14 2024 39 mins

Hosts Alisa Manjarrez and Dr. Merary Simeon get real about the current landscape for women in the insights industry during this live recording at IIEX North America, one of the largest insights conferences in the world.Alisa and Dr. Merary highlight the crucial role of advancing multicultural women in the insights field and its positive impact on businesses. They also share three a

94. Creating What You Want to See

Jun 05 2024 31 mins

One of our core themes is Create What You Want to See. This is nothing new for Krystal Solorzano, Principal of Business Development at 10SB, a global architectural firm. Krystal has been charting her own career course since her 20s, from moving solo to South America to embarking on a new adventure in Singapore with her husband.This fearless Latina shares her insights on why wo

93. Asking for What You Want

May 01 2024 32 mins

We’re celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with Denise Vu Broady, a Vietnamese refugee who has climbed the corporate ladder into the C-suite and is now a mentor to other women in the tech industry.Denise shares her inspirational story of how she blossomed from an introverted young girl to the outspoken powerhouse she is today as the Chief Marketin

92. Getting Ahead at Your Own Speed

Apr 10 2024 26 mins

If you’re comparing yourself to others, wondering if you should be further along in your career, our guest today shares how to get ahead at your own speed. While we’re encouraged to advance as quickly as possible, Paula Ramos, Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer, at Kimberly-Clark, believes in the opposite. Paula tells us how she has broken the rules by looking at he

91. Choosing Community Over Competition

Mar 20 2024 35 mins

For Women’s History Month, we debunk three myths many multicultural women have about supporting each other in corporate America. Do you think you’re only one person and can’t change the status quo? Are you afraid to sponsor another woman of color because she may make you look bad? Do you believe everyone should pay their dues as they climb the ladder?These are

90. How to Challenge Authority At Work

Feb 07 2024 27 mins

It’s Black History Month and Meredith Harper is on a mission—to empower women and people of color to embark upon careers in tech. Black, Latina and Native American women make up only 4% of tech roles in the U.S.Meredith is the Chief Information Security Officer at Synchrony, a Fortune 500 company that is one of the largest issuers of store credit cards in the U.S. She shares ho

89. The Power of Empathy In the Workplace

Jan 03 2024 32 mins

Let’s advance together in 2024! Today, we chat about lifting others to get ahead collectively with Cindy Tran, Managing Director at Slalom, a global business and technology consulting company.As an Asian American, Cindy talks about how she was raised to be empathetic with everyone and how it’s helped her advance in her career. “That general commitment to adding value and