Lola is an Early Career and 1st level leader Strategist. Through her BOLD and Inclusive Leadership offerings, such as The Launchpad Programme, she specialises in working with firms to create comprehensive developmental frameworks for ALL entry-level and rising talent, as well as inclusive and equitable leadership behaviours for first-level leaders. She also offers business organisations talent retention services to help them support and keep their entry-level and emerging talent.  Lola was able to advise entry-level workers thanks to her corporate experience, which helped them improve their performance and confidence while also demonstrating how to successfully negotiate the business environment. After being laid off in 2017, she decided to coach full-time and start Soluman Consultancy as a result of her exciting and fulfilling work. In this episode, Alicia and Lola discuss:  Thriving in a career within investment banking  Why investing in early Black talent is important Why hard work isn’t the key to progressing  Why Black employees have a part to play in DEI  Writing a job description and ADDing to your company Why companies are failing to hire black leaders How she started her own consultancy and why  How to join the BOLD moves club cohort learning  Connect with Lola here -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lola-bejide/ Join the BOLD Moves Club - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdA_aJYVjRmGn9JZk8spDWVqvpnE65ocLdTQ0tlcOoFVr0MIg/viewform?usp=send_form  See more about Soluman Consultancy - https://solumanconsultancy.com/