Welcome to the Broad Experience, the show about women, the workplace and success.

I'm Ashley Milne Tite.

This week, the start of an occasional series I'm calling Tips for Success.

We all define success differently, but I think most of us would agree we don't hear enough from regular women who've done well professionally, one way or

another. Now I'm in the position of working for myself. I'm even more eager to hear advice and

best practices from smart, thoughtful women who've made strides in the workplace. I can't imagine

running a company, but I am fascinated to hear from women who do, particularly when they're as relatable as my

guest today. The vast majority of CEOs are white men. Monique Nelson is neither. She's the CEO of

Multicultural Advertising Agency Uneworld Group, based in Brooklyn, New York. She's in her late

30s and she was born and brought up in Brooklyn, a much-loved only child.

She says her mother could tell right from when she was little that she'd be running something one day.

Some of her confidence comes from her parents, I'm sure, but attending the high school for performing arts may have helped as well.

For those of you a certain age, yes, that's the high school where fame was set.

What I enjoyed so much about talking to Monique is that she's really candid.

I don't have a lot of experience hanging out with heads of companies,

but I doubt that many CEOs would give the advice Monique does.

Make mistakes.

I make them all the time.

Every day, I try to limit them as much as I can, but I find that I learn much more from my mistakes than I do from my successes.

And, you know, there's nothing like doing something and fixing it, you know, as you go on.

And the type of work we do, it's not, you know, it's not

scientific. It's a lot of creativity. It's a lot of, you know, trial and error. And I don't think

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