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S3. Ep 15- Smashing the Concrete Ceiling: A Journey in Career Resilience with Rebecca Muriuki BsquaredC Podcast: Amplifying inspirational stories of Black women in the corporate world
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- Careers
This month, we are thrilled to introduce you to Rebecca Muriuki, an associate director at a Big Four audit firm, AND a powerhouse and dynamic leadership coach who has seen it all in the corporate world!
When Rebecca entered the corporate world, she felt thrown into the deep end, gasping for air! Despite her academic prowess, she endured multiple setbacks in advancing her career. She found that academics did not prepare her for the nuances and rigors of navigating the corporate world, especially as a Black woman. We know women in general face a glass ceiling to advance their careers, but for Black women, it's the next level! Because of being at the intersection of two marginalized identities, being a woman and being Black, 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. They cannot even see the other side!
Rebecca eventually rose above it all! Through mastering visibility, resilience, and leadership, Rebecca smashed that concrete ceiling and now empowers other Black women to pave their paths to senior positions using her invaluable experiences.
Her mantra: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞!✨
Three wisdom gems from Rebecca:
You can intentionally design the career you want, but it requires you to take action and intention
Have fun in life. You only live once
You go so much further when you go with other people
Tune into the full episode for more on Rebecca’s inspiring story!
Follow Rebecca on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccakmuriuki/
Follow Rebecca’s company on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rebecca-muriuki-consulting/
Join Rebecca’s Be The Boss Club: https://www.skool.com/elevateher-leaders-community/about
If you loved this episode, buy us coffee, wine, or water with the link below!
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BsquaredC
Please stay in the loop and be the first to know about our latest initiatives, groundbreaking episodes, and empowering content. Sign up for our newsletter using this link: https://bit.ly/BOLDmailinglist
Nominate yourself or another BOLD black woman you know for a chance to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/Boldnominations.
Follow BsquaredC on our socials with the links below:
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/b_squaredcpodcast/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bsquaredc/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BsquaredCPodcast/
To all the black women in the corporate world out there, KEEP MAKING BOLD MOVES AND KEEP TAKING UP SPACE🎙️🎊
This month, we are thrilled to introduce you to Rebecca Muriuki, an associate director at a Big Four audit firm, AND a powerhouse and dynamic leadership coach who has seen it all in the corporate world!
When Rebecca entered the corporate world, she felt thrown into the deep end, gasping for air! Despite her academic prowess, she endured multiple setbacks in advancing her career. She found that academics did not prepare her for the nuances and rigors of navigating the corporate world, especially as a Black woman. We know women in general face a glass ceiling to advance their careers, but for Black women, it's the next level! Because of being at the intersection of two marginalized identities, being a woman and being Black, 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. They cannot even see the other side!
Rebecca eventually rose above it all! Through mastering visibility, resilience, and leadership, Rebecca smashed that concrete ceiling and now empowers other Black women to pave their paths to senior positions using her invaluable experiences.
Her mantra: 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞!✨
Three wisdom gems from Rebecca:
You can intentionally design the career you want, but it requires you to take action and intention
Have fun in life. You only live once
You go so much further when you go with other people
Tune into the full episode for more on Rebecca’s inspiring story!
Follow Rebecca on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccakmuriuki/
Follow Rebecca’s company on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rebecca-muriuki-consulting/
Join Rebecca’s Be The Boss Club: https://www.skool.com/elevateher-leaders-community/about
If you loved this episode, buy us coffee, wine, or water with the link below!
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/BsquaredC
Please stay in the loop and be the first to know about our latest initiatives, groundbreaking episodes, and empowering content. Sign up for our newsletter using this link: https://bit.ly/BOLDmailinglist
Nominate yourself or another BOLD black woman you know for a chance to be featured on the podcast: https://bit.ly/Boldnominations.
Follow BsquaredC on our socials with the links below:
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/b_squaredcpodcast/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bsquaredc/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@BsquaredCPodcast/
To all the black women in the corporate world out there, KEEP MAKING BOLD MOVES AND KEEP TAKING UP SPACE🎙️🎊
56 min