205 - Barriers to Leadership for Women of Color and the Power of Representation and Self-Care with Jo Saxton
Be the Bridge Podcast
Be the Bridge
4.8 • 779 Ratings
🗓️ 4 August 2020
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Latasha and Jo Saxton talk about barriers to leadership for women of color, the importance of leveraging opportunities for the sake of others, the power of representation, and the restorative benefits of intentional self-care. A Londoner born to Nigerian immigrants, now living in Minnesota, Jo Saxton is an author, speaker, podcast host, and a leadership coach helping women grow in leadership. She has written books on leadership, identity, and legacy, the newest of which is called "Ready to Rise: Own Your Voice, Gather Your Community, and Step Into Your Influence."
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Be The Bridge podcast with Latasha Morrison. |
| 0:11.7 | Well, Joe, we are talking to leaders of color. |
| 0:16.9 | And just finding out like the how, when, what makes you you and what you're doing. |
| 0:25.0 | And so I'm so grateful today to have Joe Saxon. |
| 0:29.6 | Joe, I'm not going to go into my British voice because I do not do it well. |
| 0:36.8 | But she is a Londoner born to Nigerian immigrants, to which |
| 0:42.4 | she credits her tenacious spirit, an author, speaker, podcast, host, and a leadership coach. |
| 0:50.2 | She has spearheaded an initiative aim to help women grow in leadership and has written |
| 0:56.1 | books on leadership, identity, and legacy. Her most recent titles are more than chanting, |
| 1:03.4 | breaking through barriers to influence your world. And the dream of you. Let go of your broken identities and live the life you were made for |
| 1:14.0 | she lives in Minneapolis with her husband Chris and their two gorgeous daughters I added the |
| 1:22.1 | gorgeous in there for them okay so you can let them know that. I will let them know. Okay. |
| 1:29.3 | And listen, Joe, my friend, I was just talking to her as we get into this. |
| 1:34.7 | She was like, yeah, we're doing a Bible study by Joe Saxon. |
| 1:39.2 | I was like, oh, really? |
| 1:40.3 | Which one? |
| 1:41.4 | And so here in Georgia, my friend that goes to Westridge, they're doing a Bible study with The Dream of You. |
| 1:49.1 | Oh, cool. Oh, that's exciting. |
| 1:51.6 | Yeah, yeah. I know. I love when people were like using Bible studies and reading books of my friends. I just love it. I just love it. |
| 1:58.5 | So tell the audience, those who may not know all the |
| 2:02.1 | wonderful things about Joe Saxton. Tell us just a little bit about yourself, Joe. |
| 2:08.5 | Yeah. Well, like you said, born and raised in London in England, Nigerian parents, |
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