I wanted to bring ballet to more people that was the bottom line and I want to diversify it. I want people to see and know that a

black girl can be a ballerina and a mainstream white company.

I'm Carly Zaken.

I'm Danielle Weisberg.

Welcome to Skim from the couch.

This podcast is where we go deep on career advice

from women who have lived it.

From the good stuff like hiring and growing a team,

to the rough stuff like negotiating your salary

and giving or getting hard feedback.

We started the skim from a couch,

so what better place to talk it all out than where it began on a couch.

Hey everyone it's Carly this show might sound a bit different today because the

skim is still working from home for the time being due to COVID-19. Today,

Misty Copeland joins me on Skim from the Couch.

She is the most famous ballet dancer in the world.

She made history when she became the first black female principal dancer

with the American Ballet Theater.

She is also a best-selling author, philanthropist,

and advocate.

Her new children's book, Bunheads, comes out this September.

Misty, thank you so much for being here.

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