243. Using Mindset to Succeed in White Male-Dominated Industries & Social Media: A Conversation with Isa Watson
UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone
Kara Loewentheil
4.6 • 5.6K Ratings
🗓️ 23 June 2022
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
While it would be nice if we could sit back and wait for our incredible intelligence and value to be recognized and rewarded, that unfortunately isn’t the way things work, especially for people socialized as women.
My guest on the podcast this week, founder and CEO of Squad Isa Watson, has masterfully navigated the white male landscapes of science, tech, and now startup, as a Woman of Color, and has used managing her mind to succeed in each of them.
Tune in to learn how creating opportunities for yourself and discomfort go hand in hand, why learning to be your own hype person is so important, how managing your mind can help when going through proper institutional channels (like HR) fails, and the difference between mentorship and sponsorship (and why you should intentionally cultivate the latter).
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to UnFuck Your Brain. The only podcast that teaches you how to use psychology, feminism, and coaching to rewire your brain |
| 0:16.3 | and get what you want in life. |
| 0:18.6 | And now here's your host, Harvard Law School grad, Feminist Rockstar, and Master Coach, |
| 0:24.7 | Kara Loyenthyle. |
| 0:28.0 | Hello, my chickens, I am so excited. |
| 0:31.4 | I say this every time, but like every time I truly meet it every time I'm |
| 0:34.0 | very excited for this conversation because I only have exciting people on my |
| 0:37.9 | podcast that I want to talk to that I want you to hear from. So today I'm talking to Issa Watson and I'm going to give a quick |
| 0:45.3 | introduction of her but she is a myriad of amazing things that I cannot fit in a |
| 0:49.7 | short introduction so I will also let her tell us more. |
| 0:52.6 | The AISA is an expert in the Human Connection space. |
| 0:55.5 | She has been named one of Inks, 30 under 30, |
| 0:58.8 | as well as a top 100 female entrepreneur of 20, |
| 1:01.9 | and is one of the 100 MIT alumni in tech in 2021. |
| 1:05.6 | It's a BS in chemistry and a minor mathematics from Hampton University and an |
| 1:10.2 | MS and pharmacology from Cornell University and she is the founder of Squad an audio-based social app that aims to help |
| 1:17.4 | users deepen relationships with their pre-existing circle of close friends |
| 1:20.9 | while putting mental health first. And we might get into talking |
| 1:24.4 | about social media but we're going to talk first about a lot of her |
| 1:27.0 | professional experience kind of before she went into founding her on things. So |
| 1:31.5 | tell us a little bit about yourself and your work and then we will dive it. |
| 1:35.6 | Well, thank you so much Kara for having me and really excited to delve in. But first thing I like to start with is a fun fact about me. |
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