WOC Talk Biz
Monica Barriga-Weyers
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Welcome to the Women of Color Talk Biz podcast. I’m your host, Monica Barriga-Weyers. This platform is for you if you want to hear about women of color sharing success strategies in the trenches from their early years to working their way up as managers and founders. We’re covering areas in tech, media, and the corporate floors of America. Getting access to how they do it is key to knowing how you can move smarter and faster by leveraging their diverse stories.
Our guest speaker is Tierra Smith, an award-winning journalist, editor, speaker, and world traveler. In this interview, she covers how she balances her career at KPRC Channel 2 in Houston, the NBC affiliate tv station, while also running her new media company. She’s also going to share with us how she successfully organized and ran a crowdfunding campaign during the pandemic!
Her passion is in storytelling to uplift the voices of women and marginalized communities. In 2019, Tierra launched Wins For Black Girls, a media platform that prioritizes spreading the good news about Black women. Through her text messaging platform, she sends tri-weekly news articles that cover news, politics, entrepreneurship, sports, and culture. Wins for Black girls also features the virtual Black girl showcase, the Black Women's Marketplace, and the Watch Me Win Podcast. Her goal is to connect with those who want to know and celebrate Black women.
Takeaways:
- How to Organize yourself as Side Hustler and Full-Time Employee
- What it's like to run a New Media company as a Black Woman
- Who can Support you in your Side Business
- Learning to Listen while providing Value to your Network
- Crowdfunding Pros & Cons
- Resources for Black Start-ups Nationally
- The Secret Sauce to Doing it all!
To learn more about Tierra smith, you can find her on her on Instagram & Facebook, @winsforblackgirls, or on the Watch Me Win Podcast. To subscribe to Tierra’s #BragAlerts, text 'brag' to 414-240-6004.
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Welcome to the Women of Color Talk Biz podcast. I’m your host, Monica Barriga-Weyers. This platform is for you if you want to hear about Women of Color and allies sharing work strategies in the trenches from their early years to working their way up as managers and solopreneurs. We’re covering areas in tech, media, and the corporate floors of America. Getting access to how they do it is key to knowing how you can move smarter and faster from our diverse community and interviews.
Today, I’m honored to welcome Terri Kozlowski, our first Native American speaker from the Raven Clan or Athabascan , Tlinglet tribe. She is currently a VP of Operations at North American Medical Corporation, a new author, blog writer, podcaster, and a certified Life Coach through the Academy of Modern Applied Psychology. Her Bachelor’s Degree is in Social Sciences, and she’s a student of The Course in Miracles.
Her shining background stands out in an exceptional way; she is a survivor of child sexual abuse and her new book, Raven Transcending Fear, leads by explaining how people can transform their fear to live in their calling. Today, she’ll share numerous gems as we cover points you can apply immediately during Covid and WFH.
Takeaways:
- How to Organize yourself for the teams you engage with
- Developing your Purpose is as a Woman of Color
- Bringing Authenticity to Zoom meetings
- Job Searching Niches + Strategies to keep Managers Organized
- Learning to Listen better on the Job
- Transforming Fear and Your Triggers
- Resources for writing your own book
- Transitioning into a Female Founder
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To learn more about Terri, you can find her through the links below.
Terri Kozlowski Links:
Website: www.TerriKozlowski.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KozmicSoulSolutions/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/tmkozlowski
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/terrikozlowski/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terrikozlowski/
Linked-In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terrikozlowski/
Podcast: www.SoulSolutionsPodcast.com
Upcoming Book: www.RavenTranscendingFear.com
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Welcome to the Women of Color Talk Biz podcast. I’m your host, Monica Barriga-Weyers. This platform is for you if you want to hear about Women of Color and allies sharing work strategies in the trenches from their early years to working their way up as managers and solopreneurs. We’re covering areas in tech, media, and the corporate floors of America. Getting access to how they do it is key to knowing how you can move smarter and faster from our diverse community and interviews.
Today, we have an expat guest speaker, Anna Podolskaya, who is an agile technical program manager at Easy Post company. Her background is in agile project and program management and has worked in fintech, edtech, and API integrations. She’s also an MBA grad from Hult International Business School.
I’m thrilled to finally share this recording about Anna’s journey as she made her way through the U.S. while job searching as an expat. Honestly, her resilience can inform and help any person looking for work right now.
Today, you’ll take away the following:
- How she coped with visa requirements
- Work permits
- Cultural etiquette on the job search
- Her advice to newcomers
This interview was originally done for the expat woman organization in late 2019. Anna and Nyna Caputi have graciously enabled this to hit the internet waves, and I thank them for enabling today’s episode. Let’s get into the rich story of how anna rose to the search challenge!
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To learn more about Anna Podolskyaya, you can say hello to her through her LinkedIn profile found here: Anna Podolskaya
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Welcome to Women of Color Talk Biz, Episode #10 (WOC Talk Biz). I’m your host, Monica Barriga-Weyers. This platform is for you if you want to hear about how women of color speak about work in the trenches from their mid-early years to working their way up as managers and solopreneurs. We’re covering areas in tech, media, and the corporate floors of America. Getting access to how they do it is key to knowing how you can move smarter and faster from our diverse community.
Today, we have a special guest from the media world. We generally talk about tech, corporate floor environments, and side-hustles. I’m delighted to bring in media as part of our coverage, as women in film and media create the stories and identities so many of us follow in streaming stories, film, and tv.
I welcome Fabiola Andrade who is originally from Honduras and is currently based out of New Orleans as a filmmaker. She is inspired by her multicultural heritage and interdisciplinary background. She’s also a Woman Telluride Film Festival Cinephile and NOFF’s Emerging Voices Film Director Mentee. In between her own projects, she’s collaborated with independent and studio productions from Netflix. Paramount Pictures, and Universal Studios. Her commercial and music video work includes brands like Coca-Cola, Gap, Mitsubishi, the Soul Rebels. Her latest screenplay on identity, It’s Me, Sarah, is in post-production getting prepped for festival runs in 2021.
Today, we hear her perspective on:
- Advice for women going into the media and film industry & how to handle typical pressures as a woman
- Keeping imposter syndrome’s positive and negative impacts in balance
- How she created an intentional roadmap & network to work on production teams and become a filmmaker
- Film industry’s influence on tech platforms
To learn more about Fabiola Andrade, you can say hello to her through email at [email protected] or through the links below.
You can always hear this show on most podcast apps, which are free for episode listens and subscriptions through websites like Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Apple Podcasts. Follow me and the show on LinkedIn or Instagram @woctalkbiz to catch previews of upcoming episodes.
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Fabiola Andrade Links:
https://letterboxd.com/film/its-me-sarah/
www.transversalproductions.com
#itsmesarah
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Ginny Cheng has over 18 years of experience in the United States, Europe, and Asia as a hiring manager, then became a recruiter & people leader. She's placed careerists in product marketing, communications, branding, and business development for companies like Microsoft and Facebook.
Now, she’s an HR recruiter for Zillow Group and continues to be a career coach for clients as a multi-hyphenate.
Today’s topic is how WOC careerists override barriers to their goals. By the time you finish listening you’ll have insights into:
1. Three reasons why women of color stop reaching for their goals
2. How to source career growth information
3. Affordable career coaching sources for groups and one-on-ones
4. Actionable mindsets for careerists that tie in your value
Links:
To learn more about Ginny Cheng, you can say hello to her through LinkedIn or find her or on Instagram @askcoachginny.
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