HIGHLIGHTS:

Let the world catch up to you

Marcae shares how she has a vision and she isn’t waiting to see someone else reach her goal first, nor is she waiting for someone else to grant her her goal either. Instead, she says, “Let the world catch up” 

Spoiler: She reached her goal less than one quarter after recording this episode. 

The difference between sponsoring and mentoring

A mentor is someone that has been there and can share their experience with you, from what worked with them. A mentor has already been where you are. Sponsorship in mentoring on fire. A sponsor helps you get into the rooms, opportunities, and positions that you cannot get into yourself as easily. Having both is so important to career goals.

Get the clarity you need, have a vision, get into action and have a timeline

Every single person needs to start with their vision, get clear about what you want. Then you need a timeline so that you stay effective. You also need your personal (Career) Board of Directors.  You have to gauge yourself and measure yourself so that you actually reach your goal, with support from other.

Believe in yourself and let others help and create your own opportunities

Can you say like, Marcae, “I believe in my talent. You know the rest of it is just learning, filling in the gap, taking the test. And then letting people see that you can do it so that you think and open the door. And if they don’t open the door for me, think outside the box and find another way in.”  If not, get to work. 

Women in tech need to be more visible 

Women in tech need to become even more visible and support each other even more. We need to pull each other up, do what we can to share the experience, skill, connection. Together we can make sure that we have more women like ourselves in the field. We also need to see more of them on boards in the boardroom to help affect key decisions making and you know, in the community. So I think more involvement and engagement overall is where I can see because we’re on the job and we’re in our position, but we don’t get to see them.

Resources:

Marcae Bryant-Omosor

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcae-bryant-omosor-gcb-d-46b485162/

Her Non-Profit: https://cyberbytzsleadexecs.org/

Related Episodes:

Career Board of Directors

You Build Your Career: No Prince Charmings

Are you Underpaid, Overworked or Underinvested as a Women in Tech?

The Value of a Coach

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