Episode 42: 500 stories of THE FIRST, THE FEW, THE ONLY

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In her new book, THE FIRST, THE FEW, THE ONLY: How Women of Color Can Redefine Power in Corporate America (March 1, 2022, Harper Business), Deepa Purushothaman lays the groundwork for how other women of color can redefine success on their own terms. It’s the book she says she needed when launching her own career. In this episode of the Embracing Only Podcast, Archita Fritz and Olivia Cream unpack these stories as they share how they saw themselves on every page of the book for the first time. They talk through the inclusion delusion, the toll on the health of women leading from the front and the definitions women of color take on and how women of color can step into their power! Deepa’s book recieved raving reviews from Indra Nooyi, Billie Jean King, Dan Pink and many others. This episode is for all women of color, women and allies on the journey to building more inclusive workplaces.

PC: Leslie Bohm

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Episode 40: #BreaktheBias of a cancer diagnosis as a woman of color with Niyati Tamaskar

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In this episode NIyati shares her journey of leading from the front to #Breakthebias and cultural stigma associated with a cancer diagnosis in the black and brown communities. Olivia and Niyati share their individual experiences of navigating the healthcare system as people of color and the limits it puts on one’s experiences. Through humor and education Niyati emphasizes the importance of being your biggest advocate if you were to find yourself in a similar situation. She infuses humor and talks about her immigrant experience stepping into the American Midwest as an engineering student back in the early 2000’s. Most importantly she shares how one can thrive in their ‘onlyness’ while paying it forward for others in a journey of their own.

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Episode 39: Embracing Only with Olivia and Archita →

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The Embracing Only podcast introduces ordinary women who have defied the odds as they navigated their professional careers as 'an ONLY'. In this episode Archita Fritz and Olivia Cream engage, inform, empower and provide actionable ways in which the listeners can see the change they seek to rise and shine in their professional space as we continue to navigate uncertainty, loss and see more women join the influx of the Great Resignation.

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