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Research indicates that Black women are more ambitious and. more likely to say they want to advance in their companies than their white women counterparts, but are less likely to find mentors who will aid their climb up the corporate ladder.
Lack of mentoring is a consequence of intentional exclusion when leaders make it a point not to include Black women in teams, as mentees, or on important projects. But either way, these patterns thwart Black women’s mobility in organizations and their ability to realize ambitions and secure leadership roles. Black women are left to struggle harder to access and advance in these professions, with occupational underrepresentation and wage disparities to show for it.
Specific, unique challenges for women of color are too easily ignored with broad platitudes that seek to advance women’s representation without questioning which women are most likely to benefit.
What people are saying
"Looking for an active, upbeat read, this is definitely the book for you! "
- Lauren Reed
"I am so proud of my mom for telling this story. I know it will inspire others to never give up on their hopes and dreams."
- London Reed
Biography
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Shavonne Reed is a highly acclaimed internationally traveled speaker and award-winning entrepreneur and marketing executive. She teaches leaders to cure apathy by harnessing the power of positivity.
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Shavonne Reed is a highly acclaimed internationally traveled speaker and award-winning entrepreneur and marketing executive.
She is a trained journalist and has published many thought-leadership articles and hosts the Future Health NOW podcast. She has expertise across eCommerce, health maintenance organizations, mass media, digital media, government agency program implementation, communications, dental and medical device manufacturing, employee engagement, and marketing and sales.
Shavonne is the founder & CEO of OPUA, a GENZ targeted health and wellness company focused on chronic disease prevention and health promotion. Shavonne is passionate about spreading the importance of healthier lifestyles and generational health.
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Shavonne Reed is a highly acclaimed internationally traveled speaker and award-winning entrepreneur and marketing executive. She has been invited to speak to organizations worldwide including Elekta, Kavo Kerr Group, and KOAP.
She is a trained journalist and has published many thought-leadership articles and hosts the Future Health NOW podcast. She has expertise across eCommerce, health maintenance organizations, mass media, digital media, government agency program implementation, communications, dental and medical device manufacturing, and marketing and sales. She even spearheaded the employee engagement initiative for Elekta–a global medical device company.
Shavonne is the founder & CEO of OPUA Agency. OPUA is a GENZ targeted health and wellness company focused on chronic disease prevention and health promotion through marketing and communications headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Shavonne is passionate about spreading the importance of healthier lifestyles and generational health through her company Opua Agency.
She is an honor graduate with a B.A. in communications from the University of West
Georgia, and she holds an M.B.A. in marketing from Georgia Southern's Parker College of Business. She has been studying, researching, and writing about the phenomenon of positivity and happiness for nearly two decades... and even longer, if you count her years as a student who was bullied and made fun of.
Mrs. Reed is a wife and mother to two amazing teenage daughters, which she calls her most proud achievement!
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