How To Speak Up For Yourself and Respond to Conflict. Plus WHY Everyone Needs...
Without a doubt, whenever I conduct a workshop, one of my participants will ask me” How do I speak up for myself?” Whether they’re struggling with how to respond to conflict or finding the courage to...
View ArticleIntroducing She Deserves More: Career Support & Mentor Matching for Women
I know I’ve been “missing in action” around here, but your girl has been cheating on you with my new initiative She Deserves More, a masterclass series and mentor matching program for women. With She...
View ArticleHow I Deal With Rejection. Plus How To Follow Up With People Who Haven’t...
So the other day my ‘sistah’ from my network of badassery asked me: “How do you keep going when you feel like people aren’t acknowledging your work? How do you deal with things like rejection, or...
View ArticleStrategies to Negotiate More Effectively. Plus Tips for Demonstrating Your Value
It’s no secret, there’s a gender pay gap. In fact, studies report that the gender gap in negotiation may in part explain why women in the United States earned only about 77.4% of men’s median annual...
View ArticleHow To Speak Up For Yourself and Respond to Conflict. Plus WHY Everyone Needs...
Without a doubt, whenever I conduct a workshop, one of my participants will ask me” How do I speak up for myself?” Whether they’re struggling with how to respond to conflict or finding the courage to...
View ArticleHow I Used Instagram Stories to Promote and Sell My Workshops
Hands down Instagram is my favorite social media channel. But I’ll let you in on a little secret. Over the years, I spent way too many hours lovingly stalking people on Instagram without converting...
View ArticleWhy I Took a Social Media Detox + 5 Enlightening Books to Get Your Mind Right
One day I woke up and realized I couldn’t resist the pull of social media. Come on now, you know “the pull” is the frequent urge to check your cell phone, select your drug of choice—be it Instagram,...
View ArticleThe One Power Move Anyone Can Steal From Beyoncé and Jay Z
Have you ever said or heard someone say: “Could you believe she had the audacity to ask me______”. Or would you believe he had the audacity to say________.” While the word “audacity” is often used...
View ArticleMoney Moves: How to Turn Your Content into Clients
One of the best ways to grow your audience and market your services is to create content. But here’s the thing, people don’t want to be sold anymore—they want to be engaged in meaningful conversation...
View ArticleHow To Grow Your Audience and Monetize Your Influence
Unless you’re part of the Kardashian klan, long gone are the days of ” build it and they will come.” Nowadays, you have to build it, test it, connect it to the right people, share the heck out of it...
View ArticleHow To Put Yourself Out There Even When You Lack Self-Confidence
When it comes to putting yourself out there in your career, there are a few self-limiting beliefs keeping you from achieving your goals. 1. You want to control the result or outcome. I hate to be...
View ArticleHow to Make the Ask For More Money
Today is black women’s equal payday. In case you need a reminder, “black women make 38% less than white men and 21% less than white women, according to a study published by the Institute for Women’s...
View ArticleWant to Make a Difference? Shop These Women Owned Brands for the Holidays….
Women business owners, especially women of color, face a slew of challenges that are not faced by male entrepreneurs—from a lack of access to capital and funding to systemic gender bias and...
View ArticleIt’s Ok if You’re Going into 2019 with Unfinished Goals….Clap for Yourself...
Did you know the writer of Birdbox—one of this year’s most talked about Netflix movies—wrote the rough draft of the film’s content prior to 2008? Note to self my friend, every year isn’t going to be a...
View ArticleSarah Jakes Roberts: How to Recover From Humiliation and Turn Your Pain into...
Let me tell y’all, for about 6 years, Sarah Jakes Roberts has been the BFF in my head who’s counseled me through some of the toughest times in my life, so I was super excited to interview her for...
View ArticleHow to Make Social Media Work For You
At least once a month, I have the “Should I delete Instagram or nah argument with myself. Yes, an argument with myself—don’t judge me. Sometimes my mind wins, and sometimes my emotions win. Listen...
View Article3 Tips to Become a Sought-After Speaker
Over the last few weeks, your girl has been booked, busy and blessed with 5 paid speaking engagements. From conducting a motivational speech for the U.S. Navy in Virginia Beach, VA and then heading to...
View ArticleMentor Monday: Single Mom Struggling to Find Time to Market Services
Happy Mentor Monday! Last week I received this message: “Hey Kandia—I’m having issues selling my product online, and yet, I’m good selling it in reality. I am a leadership education trainer. Lately,...
View ArticleAre You Guilty Of Using Words and Phrases Which Make You Sound Less Confident?
Effective communication is one of the most underrated leadership skills for achieving career success. Look at it this way: Convincing someone to hire you instead of the gazillion other qualified...
View ArticleLessons Shark Tank Can Teach You About Having Difficult Conversations at Work
Recently, during Shark Tank episode 6 Lori Greiner gave a master class for women on how to speak up for yourself with confidence—especially in male-dominated meetings. At the same time, this episode...
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