The Power of Voice and Visibility for Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs | Dianne N Squires, DNSC

Dianne N Squires, Founder of communications practice DNSC takes a look at her own journey, sharing insights on the importance of voice and visibility for Caribbean woman entrepreneurs - essentially, speaking up about our businesses. This episode explores personal growth, vulnerability and the significance of scaling a business while maintaining wellbeing. ------------------This episode, I put myself in the hot seat to answer the questions I’ve been asking Caribbean woman leaders and entrepreneurs this season. What is my core work? What motivates that work? How do I rate myself on the ambition/wellbeing scale? It was all inspired by the last episode with Shauna Marshall of SMB Consulting, who encouraged Caribbean entrepreneurs to take ourselves seriously. I asked myself, what would I do if I were taking my communications business (DNSC) seriously, and how would I use the podcast to do that? I’d do what I do for other businesses: speak up about my business!Timestamps00:00 Introduction and episode milestone01:00 Celebrating 45 episodes and the journey so far03:21 The importance of taking small businesses seriously04:17 My personal journey from independent consultant to scaling up06:13 The big ambition: Living the big and simple life08:09 My simple ritual: Gratitude and connection with nature10:17 My core work: Elevating Caribbean voices globally12:55 Women, voice, and impact in business16:55 The rise of women-owned businesses in Barbados18:24 The power of vulnerability and sharing personal stories21:50 Ambition and well-being scale: Where do I stand?23:09 Balancing ambition with well-being25:35 How to connect with me and learn moreTake the Workplace Visibility and Voice Survey What are your real experiences in the workplace? Complete the “Workplace Visibility and Voice” survey for Caribbean women or women of Caribbean descent here: https://forms.gle/Knmw4LpQwsuBQ6WHAConnect with Island Woman Follow the podcast, get direct access to upcoming masterclass updates, and secure private invitations for the Rooted and Ready 90-day program or the Island Woman Authority Suite by following our WhatsApp channel.📲 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb7lcdnEFeXrxlKuY31L or email: [email protected] with Dianne N SquiresLinkedIn: @Dianne N Squires linkedin.com/in/dianne-n-squires-a2389132Email: [email protected] N. Squires is a Strategic Communications leader, Founder of Dianne N Squires Consulting (DNSC), and host of the Island Woman Podcast. Her work centres on elevating voice, visibility and impact for Caribbean changemakers.--------------------The Island Woman podcast has been recognised by Feedspot as one of the Top 30 Island Podcasts on the web. Feedspot is an RSS Reader that lets you follow your favorite podcasts alongside blogs and news in one place.Check out the list here: https://podcast.feedspot.com/island_podcasts/?feed_id=8701532&_src=f2_featured_email#h8701532