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28 | Career Advancement for Us with Sage Quiamno

She's So Lucky

She's So Lucky

Balancedblackgirl, Self-improvement, #Shessolucky, Balancedles, Business, Entrepreneurship, Lesalfred, Education

4.8 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Today, we’re talking to Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno. Sage is the co-founder of Future for Us, a company dedicated to accelerating the advancement of women of color through community, culture and career development. Sage has been mentioned in Forbes, The Seattle Times and more. She is a passionate pay equity advocate and diversity, equity and inclusion champion. She has provided over 4,000+ women with salary negotiation tools and resources they need to advocate for themselves at work.

Sage has spoken at the Women’s March, Hired, Microsoft, Starbucks, and more.

Her drive and enthusiasm to fight for pay equity, especially for women of color, has launched her to the forefront of the women’s rights movement and she continues to advocate for the advancement for women in the workplace.

We have a candid conversation about the experiences women of color face in the workplace, and how we can make career advancement work for us.

In this episode, we talk about…

  • The challenges women of color face in the workforce.
  • How women of color can channel their ambition to create more opportunities.
  • Ways women of color can make “leaning in” work for us.
  • Advice for women of color who feel isolated or unsupported in their place of work.
  • The importance of seeking sponsorship and mentorship for career advancement.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Balance Black Girl Podcast. We're putting Black Girl Magic in motion.

0:07.0

This show is dedicated to reinventing wellness for women of color.

0:11.0

I'm your host Lestrandra Alfred. Thank you so much for

0:14.9

tuning into the Balanced Black Girl podcast. So happy to have you joining me for

0:20.2

another week of discussion on the show.

0:24.9

Before we dive into today's interview,

0:27.4

I would love to start with the review of the week

0:29.6

because this community has been incredible providing feedback and reviews and for

0:36.9

podcasts you know reviews are everything when you rate and review and

0:40.8

subscribe on iTunes that is how people see the show. That is how iTunes

0:45.6

determines what shows get visibility and which don't. And I really, really appreciate all of your insightful reviews and your five star ratings.

0:57.1

So this week's review is titled Awoken Black Girl.

1:01.3

It says, your first podcast I heard was episode 19, making self-care accessible. The first response

1:08.6

Michelle gave you had me crying. As she described her journey, it made me realize that's me. I've been so busy caring

1:16.7

for everyone else in my life and at work that I haven't taken care of myself in years. You always cover such great content that I can relate to.

1:24.8

Taking your tips, I'm beginning to feel happier and I'm no longer on the verge of

1:29.3

tears. I'm working out again. I even made a dentist appointment, haven't gone in the last five years.

1:36.9

The advice you give is simple, yet so deep. I appreciate the work you do to create this content.

1:43.0

It's awoke in my mind, body, and spirit.

1:46.0

Thank you.

1:47.8

So I am on the verge of tears reading this review.

1:50.7

And the first time I read it I definitely started crying which says a

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