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 Marketing Officer at Collibra, a software development company. We chat about owning your voice in the workplace, learning from failure and how to find the right mentor—and cultivate the relationship.  “Have a voice, be y ..read more

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 her career as a sailboat and letting her curiosity guide her. “A sailboat allows me to explore,” says Paula. “And it puts the control on me on how fast I go.”  Get off the fast lane—and a linear trajectory—and sail y ..read more

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 all myths! Check out how we disprove each and offer ways to help and support each other when we choose community over competition.  Episode Highlights: The impact one person make can on another woman’s career and ..read more

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 how she has often been the only woman of color throughout her 30-year career in tech and how other strong women partnered with her to get ahead. Tune in for an inspiring conversation with Meredith on how to challenge auth ..read more

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 helping others succeed,” says Cindy. “It makes other people want to help you.” Tune in for how empathy can take you (and others!) far in the workplace. “It’s much more powerful to have others lift you up than for you to ..read more

Are you thinking about leaving corporate America? You’re not alone. 1 in 3 women of color currently in the workplace plan to leave their jobs over the next year.  We’re here to tell you why multicultural women are needed in corporate America and what it means if more of us decide to leave. Before you choose the path of entrepreneurship or the corporate world, check out our convo! Episode Highlights: Women of color are leaving corporate America Why it’s important for multicultural women to stay in corporate America Wanting something different  Opting out of your power Choosing your o ..read more

Are you looking for a mentor? We’ve got a surefire way to get as many mentors as you want, thanks to Shellye Archambeau, a Fortune 500 board director and one of the first Black female CEOs in the tech industry. Shellye learned early in her career that you should have multiple mentors and she figured out how to do that—without asking! And it’s easier than you think! Suffering from impostor syndrome? Don’t worry, Shellye points out it affects all of us, including herself, and she offers ways to beat it when it sneaks up on you.  Striving to land a paid seat on a corporate board? Shellye sha ..read more

We chat with Brianna Hinojosa-Smith, Chief Legal Officer of Digital & Technology for Yum! Brands, the world’s largest restaurant company. Brianna was doing just fine as a senior patent attorney at Microsoft before Yum! Brands came calling (during the pandemic!) with an opportunity to switch to the restaurant industry, a new field for her.  “Here I was looking to do something completely different, in an industry that I knew nothing about,” says Brianna. “I have four to five people that I really respect their input and they all gave me great advice.” Brianna shares how she decided to ac ..read more

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. That's the motto that's taken Wendy Wu far—from Microsoft to Google, and now to software developer SailPoint, where she is the Chief Marketing Officer. Wendy believes that “you have to be the owner of your own career,” and that means defining what you want outside of your current role. She tells us about the time she did just that at Microsoft when her position was eliminated and she had to create a new position for herself. “Oftentimes a job description just tells you the status quo for today,” says Wendy, who grew up in China. “It doesn’t tell you what’s ..read more

Welcome to the Own Your Power Series! In three short episodes, we’ll help you advance your career as a woman of color. AND we provide leaders with surefire ways to advance the multicultural women at their organizations. In this episode, we show you the first step to owning your power: how to own your identity. Why is this important? “Your identity shapes how you experience and see the world,” says co-host Dr. Merary Simeon in Part 1 of our series. We provide you with tools, such as the Identity Circle, to think about all the factors that make up your identity. And we share how owning your iden ..read more