Workplace Relationships: Balancing Love, Trust and Success in Corporate America
My point of view has always been, steer clear of getting too personal with workplace relationships. It’s one of those things that you have to be extremely careful with. Not to be a Debby downer but things could quite literally go left real quick and boom, your...
How to Break into Tech Sales With Zero Experience
If you want to know how to break into tech sales with no experience, you’ve come to the right place. For someone with previous technical experience, this may seem like an easier transition than for someone without. Though all tech careers are not created equal,...
Behind the Scenes: A Candid Conversation with a Digital Media Coordinator
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting Tasha, she’s a digital media coordinator and a fellow loc star. After stalking her Instagram and realizing she was going through a career transition, I wanted to dig a little deeper into her life to see what was really...
Code-Switching at Work: The Dos and Don’ts of Flexing Your Lexical Fluency
I realized what code-switching was many years ago. Remembering this sweet and soft high-pitched voice my sister would use when talking to someone over the phone. I would always ask her, “why are you talking like that??”. Because it was so different from the tone she...
How to Succeed in Corporate America: 12 Smart Hacks for Surviving
No lie, when I started working in corporate America, it was kind of like an initiation into an organization that constantly tested my patience and humility in so many ways. If you're considering a job in a large company and wondering how to succeed in corporate...
Meet Asya Watkins (Women of Project Management Founder)
About five months ago while scrolling through Instagram, I came across Women of Project Management's profile . As I carefully lurked down their feed, I noticed that it was a community of Black women in project management!Yall, this was a blessing that I didn’t even...
Maryah Sullivan-Sanders on Career Development & Work/Life Balance
Every now and then I come across an inspirational woman, and I feel compelled to dig deeper into her world. I met Maryah [roughly] six months ago on a zoom call and was immediately impressed with her elocution. She spoke with so much confidence and poise and I became...
The Path to Systems Engineering with LaShaun Grandberry
I had the pleasure of connecting with this beauty, LaShaun Grandberry a few weeks ago. It was really exciting to learn more about her career and how she got into systems engineering. Read the full interview below!1. Tell me a little bit about yourselfHi, I’m LaShaun!...
The Truth about How to Transition in Your Career
The truth about how to transition in your career is that it’s not a quick fix. I think a good bit of people are lucky enough to just fall into a new career without trying. But those of us who have made a conscience decision to switch gears midway through our careers,...
What is Web 3.0?
Are you interested in knowing more about what Web 3.0 is? I realize I’m a bit late to the game, but I stumbled across a reel on AfroTech’s Instagram page a few weeks ago and my curiosity got the best of me. After watching a few YouTube videos and browsing the web,...