A Layered Life Gladys H. DeClouet on Breaking Barriers in Corporate America | Diversified Game

A Layered Life Gladys H. DeClouet on Breaking Barriers in Corporate America | Diversified GameWebsitehttps://gladysdeclouet.com/📝 Description✋🏿 Learn the mindset and moves that lead to real results.More: http://diversifiedgame.com/Author and executive Gladys H. DeClouet joins Kellen Coleman to discuss her new book “A Layered Life: Breaking Barriers as a Trailblazing Black Woman in Corporate America.” From becoming the first woman engineer in offshore oil and gas to leading North America operations at Burger King, Gladys shares lessons on resilience, leadership, mentorship, and living with integrity.Buy or request the book at your library. Share this with someone who needs the game.🔔 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@DiversifiedGamePodcast/?sub_confirmation=1✋🏿 Support: https://www.patreon.com/profile?u=15553364Stay connectedFacebook: https://web.facebook.com/GAMEDIVERSIFIED/X: https://x.com/gamediversifiedLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamediversifiedWebsite: http://diversifiedgame.com/Business: [email protected] videoshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBJSpSxBBuAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmxmzwnhZ3whttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQrzgwornbIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3PsTkobKKEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnqZniYw-0kSEO tagsGladys DeClouet, A Layered Life, corporate leadership, women in engineering, Black women in business, mentorship, resilience, career advice, Diversified Game Podcast⏱️ Chapters00:00 ✋🏿 Gladys introduces herself and her book “A Layered Life”00:18 Why she wrote the book and who it is for00:45 Host welcome and show setup01:14 First woman engineer in offshore oil and gas01:52 Growing up in the segregated South and aiming for college02:28 Valedictorian to Tuskegee University, mechanical engineering03:02 The 1970s oil boom and paid internships at Conoco03:35 Full-time offer, Lake Charles assignment, marriage, and early career04:12 Entering a male dominated culture and not being welcomed04:48 Sexism, racism, and being young and college educated05:26 Hostility on rigs, harassment examples, and lack of facilities06:12 How she stayed focused and proved value through performance06:46 “Attempts at dismissal” and claiming your voice in meetings07:22 Bias of assumed competence and how she countered it07:56 Strategy: deliver results, help even the critics, earn respect08:36 Consulting today, taking advice, and implementation realities09:05 Mentorship lessons that changed her career path09:40 What a good mentor does, and how to choose wisely10:22 MBA in finance, learning corporate politics, networking10:58 Sharing credit and visibility tactics from great mentors11:36 Why she wrote “A Layered Life” as community giveback12:08 Four takeaways: integrity, layered growth, inclusive leadership, legacy12:52 Retirement life, health, family, travel, and balance13:30 Guidance to young professionals on money and planning14:08 Final words from Gladys on purpose and prudence14:40 Outro, where to get the book, and how to support the show ✋🏿DGP&x%