We’ve all heard the stories of that young person who pulled themselves up by their bootstraps, made it out of that small town or that rough neighborhood, and moved to the big city to make something of themselves. That concept of “I made it out” is so prevalent that we accept the premise without much thought. In this episode,  Nancy Gutiérrez, Lead Executive Officer & President of The Leadership Academy and co-author of the new book  Stay and Prevail, questions the value of the "leave to succeed" mindset for people, community, and the workplace. "When we realize how similar we are, we're able to advance work with perspectives that will help to do it in a faster, more productive, more enlightened way." - Nancy Gutiérrez 00:00:10 Intro 00:01:48 Leave to succeed 00:12:17 Hire, Fire, Boss! 00:15:40 Bringing diverse teams together 00:19:50 Affinity groups, mentorship, code-switching 00:31:42 Reflections and outro Learn more about Nancy at leadershipacademy.org. Mentioned in this episode: Stay and Prevail: Students of Color Don't Need to Leave Their Communities to Succeed by Nancy Gutiérrez and Roberto PadillaFollow Unserious in your podcast app, at unserious.com, and on Instagram and Threads at @unserious.fun.