OTS 183: Out from the Shadows - Simone E. Morris

Today’s guest embraces inclusion as a true beacon for her career. An award-winning diversity and inclusion leader, consultant, and speaker, she is committed to diversifying the workplace and training women and emerging leaders to take true leadership positions in all aspects of their lives. She is the CEO of her company, a certified minority, and women-owned business enterprise. Her background includes over two decades in corporate America. Her strong project management acumen allows her to educate and create transformational results for her clients. She teaches diversity and inclusion, conscious inclusion, and project management. She is the author of multiple books, including her latest “52 Tips for Owning Your Career: Practical Advice for Career Success.” Please join me in welcoming Simone E. Morris.     In this episode we discuss: her thoughts on leadership: “Leadership is getting others to follow you, a way of motivating others to see your vision.” how she shifted from a shy and introverted youngest child into a person who makes herself visible and is a leader. her college experiences that helped lay the foundation for future leadership. her experience with a career sponsor and how it helped her in her career. how she left the corporate world not planning to pursue entrepreneurship and then ended up finding success doing it. networking and how she originally struggled but then eventually found great success in putting herself out there. Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 183 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices