Meet Shanae Brown - Career Success Coach and the Founder of No Cream in this Coffee. Her passion is to uplift the Black community and she is doing this by changing the narrative and re-imagining the experiences for people of color. Shanae is a first-generation corporate professional in her family and has worked in the HR sector in various industries including music, technology and finance and noticed the glaring similarities of barriers and challenges that Black women face in the workplace. She focuses 100% on helping black women win at work. The goal of HR is to maximize the company's investment in their people but the reality is that companies typically only invest in certain people. Black women are typically overworked, underpaid and do not get the same opportunities as others. In this episode we talk about: Quiet Promotion vs Quiet Quitting vs Quiet Firing Getting a raise can make you feel like you have to work harder to prove that you deserved it Asking for a raise you have to be methodical and prepared for the conversation Spectrum of empowerment means you sometimes have to walk away if a company is unable to meet your needs We have to empower ourselves to take that step and find a company that allows us to thrive D&I department goals and holding companies and managers responsible for change in order to create a culture of inclusivity People of color are often grouped together but every group is faced with different barriers and challenges Statistics show that black women are having the worse experience in corporate settings Redefining the expectations of success for immigrant families Millennials walked so Generation Z could fly Millennials are the reason change has happened Gen Z expectations mean that change is here to stay Boomer mentality is to show that you are fighting to be in the office and grateful you have a job Mental health days are normalized Are the seats at the table the same? What can we do to reimagine the seats available at the table It starts with a diverse pool of candidates being considered for the job Legally blonde real life example of a law firm that changed the way the table looked like @attorneymartinez Sponsorship within a company is hugely effective for change Fortune 500 company example of mentorship program and what could be done better to facilitate relationships Mentorship vs Sponsorship Tips on how to interact with C-suite members during mentor / mentee meetings @meerahardin @nocreaminthiscoffee