IN ONE HOUR. THE MOST TRUSTED OUT. LOCAL 4 NEWS AT SIX NBC NIGHTLY NEWS WITH LESTER HOLT AT
6 30. WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE
POST PANDEMIC A LOT CHANGED.
170,000 WOMEN LEFT THE WORKFORCE
DURING THE PANDEMIC, SO THE
LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED. A LOT OF
PEOPLE WILL TELL YOU THAT
EMPLOYEES ARE OUR BIGGEST ASSET,
SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE A LISTENING
EAR, SO I HAD TO LISTEN. BE
FOCUSED AND PAY ATTENTION AND BE
AUTONOMOUS AND PEOPLE’S NEEDS.
SO THIS HAT THIS BIG HAT THAT
MOST CEOS HAVE TO WEAR, UM, FELT
HEAVY AT TIMES, AND YOU BETTER
NOT TRY TO DO IT BY YOURSELF,
BECAUSE THAT EMPATHY THAT WE ALL
KEEP TALKING ABOUT IS A
COLLECTIVE OF WHAT YOU DO FOR
YOUR NEXT STEPS. IT MAKES PEOPLE
COMFORTABLE. IT MAKES THEM
UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CARE WAS A
REQUIREMENT OF BEING AT HOME,
AND IT ALL FELL ON WOMEN. AND
SHOULDERS. NOW THE QUESTION IS,
HOW DO YOU BRING THEM BACK AGAIN
? AND IT’S AND WHAT I’VE SEEN.
UM THERE ARE A LOT OF WOMEN WHO
EITHER ARE DURING THAT PERIOD OF
TIME STARTED READING REALLY
REEVALUATING. WHAT THEY WANT TO
DO. YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT YOU
CAN AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE GOOD
MENTORS AND CREATE GOOD
RELATIONSHIPS, THE FAVOR THAT I
WAS ABLE TO ACHIEVE IN THIS MILL
WHITE MALE DOMINANT ENVIRONMENT
WAS ONE THAT PEOPLE BEGAN TO
APPRECIATE YOUR ABILITY WHEN YOU
ARE CONSISTENT. TALKED ABOUT
HAVING MENTORS. YOU ALSO NEED
SPONSORS, AND THERE IS A
DIFFERENCE. MHM SPONSORS FOLKS
THAT ARE GONNA MAKE THAT
PATHWAY. CREATE THAT OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOU. BECAUSE THEY SEE YOU IN
ACTION, AND I ALWAYS ART IN
TIME. COACH OTHER WOMEN LEADERS
THAT YOU KNOW YOU NEED MENTORS.
BUT YOU ALSO NEED SPONSORS, AND
THOSE ARE THE FOLKS THAT ARE
GOING TO OPEN DOORS FOR YOU NOW
, AND I THINK IN ALL COMPANIES,
WHETHER IT’S UH YOU KNOW,
CORPORATIONS OR BOARDS. ALL OF
THIS REQUIRES INTENTIONALITY. UM
AND I THINK THERE’S GREAT, MORE
INTENTION ON THE PART OF THE
LEADERS THAT THERE HAS TO BE
MORE WOMEN HAS TO BE MORE WOMEN
OF COLOR. AH AND PEOPLE OF COLOR
FILLING THESE RANKS. SAME THING
WITH BOARD AND WE HAVE A LOT AS
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. WE HAVE
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. WE HAVE
DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES. AND THEY
ARE VALUED AND CERTAINLY CAN
OFFER GREAT VALUE TO COMPANY
WHAT I OFTEN COACH FOCUS ON IS,
YOU KNOW, FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU
WANT TO GROW AND LEARN. MATCH UP
WHAT YOU’RE GREAT AT WITH WHERE
THE GREAT BIGGEST CHALLENGES ARE
NOW, I THINK. THANKFULLY THERE
ARE SO MANY MORE WOMEN IN THE
WORKPLACE AND I DO THINK AND
WHILE THERE’S MEN AVAILABLE TO
HELP. I THINK THERE’S A REALLY
STRONG BOND BETWEEN WOMEN THAT
REALLY, UM ARE HERE TO SUPPORT
EACH OTHER AND FRANKLY AS ILL.
AND THAT’S KIND OF ONE OF ALSO
ONE OF THE INSPIRATIONS OF BOSCO
OF JUST HAVING A SENSE OF A
NETWORK OF WOMEN WHO YOU FEEL
COMFORTABLE YOU CAN REACH OUT
FOR GUIDANCE. AND FOR SUPPORT,
SO I ACTUALLY THINK THAT THIS IS
REALLY KIND OF ONE OF THE MOST
EXCITING TIMES RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE THE WAY IN WHICH PEOPLE
ARE WORKING HAVE CHANGED DUE TO
TECHNOLOGY. UM DEPENDING ON YOUR
SKILL SET. YOU CAN REALLY,
REALLY, UM, DESIGN THE KIND OF
JOB THAT YOU WANT. AND FOR
OTHERS. I THINK THERE’S A
GREATER OPPORTUNITY AND IT’S
CERTAINLY WHAT WE’RE TRYING TO
DO IT BOSS BLUE. SO THOSE WERE
SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM A
PANEL ON WOMEN IN BUSINESS THAT
I MODERATED AT THE MACKINAW
POLICY CONFERENCE AND FOR MORE
ON WHAT IS BOSS BLUE. JOINING ME
NOW IS THE ENGAGEMENT IN
PHILANTHROPY MANAGER FOR BOSS
LIU MAYA DAVIS. THANKS FOR
COMING ON YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME RHONDA SO EXCITED. FOLKS THAT
HAVEN’T HEARD ABOUT IT. TALK
ABOUT THIS SPACE FOR WOMEN
CALLED BOSS BLUE. YES. SO BASS
BLUE IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
DEDICATED. TO WOMEN’S
EMPOWERMENT AND CREATING ACCESS
AND OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN AND
NON BINARY INDIVIDUALS. IN
DETROIT, THIS NETWORKING SPACE,
A BEAUTIFUL HOME THAT WAS
RENOVATED IN MIDTOWN MARTIN HERE
WINS STATES CAMPUS TALK MORE
ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THERE
FOR FROM THE CEO LEVEL TO
SOMEONE JUST ENTERING THE
BUSINESS WORLD. L ORGANIZATION
IS AVAILABLE FOR OPPORTUNITIES
FROM EVERYONE FROM COLLEGE
STUDENTS ALL THE WAY TO ADVANCE
CEO IN THOSE INDIVIDUALS AT THE
LEADERSHIP LEVEL, SO WE HAVE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATIONAL
PROGRAMMING, ENGAGEMENT, SOCIAL
AND NETWORKING EVENT AS WELL AS
OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY
AS WELL TO ENJOY OUR SPACE
THROUGH OUR FIRST FLOOR ACCESS,
AND SO THIS IS A MEMBERSHIP
BASED OPPORTUNITIES, SO YOU DO
HAVE TO BECOME A MEMBER, BUT
THAT’S THE ONLY REQUIREMENT
RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT. AND THEN
THERE’S I UNDERSTAND A FITNESS
CENTER IN THERE. YOU CAN GO HAVE
LUNCH. YOU CAN HAVE MEETINGS IN
THE SPACE OF JUST A LOVELY SPACE
THAT IS CORRECT AND WITHIN OUR
HEALTH AND WELLNESS SPACE ARE
FOCUSED. IN ADDITION TO, OF
COURSE, HEALTH IS ON MENTAL
WELLNESS, MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
. WE HAVE VARIOUS PARTNERSHIPS
WITH WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES AND
OPERATED BUSINESSES IN THE CITY
TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION AS WELL.
MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN
THOSE CEOS AND THOSE YOUNG
ENTREPRENEURS, A YOUNG BUSINESS
PEOPLE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES
AND PROGRAMS FOR THEM. YES SO
TWO OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE
RIGHT NOW IS THAT WE JUST
LAUNCHED OUR MEN. MENTORSHIP
PROGRAM THIS WEEK. AS WELL AS
OUR INAUGURAL FOUNDERS AND
FUNDERS PITCH DAY THAT WE’RE
EXCITED TO BE HOSTING ON JUNE
16TH IN OUR SPACE WOMEN
ENTREPRENEURS TO PARTICIPATE IN
THIS PITCH DAY FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVE A $5000
GRANT FROM POSSIBLY WOW, THAT’S
FANTASTIC! SO IN TERMS OF
BECOMING A MEMBER. WHAT’S THE
NEXT STEP IS SOMEONE’S
INTERESTED IF THEY’RE INTERESTED
IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF BOSS
BLUE, THEY CAN REACH OUT TO US
DIRECTLY IT WWW DOT BOSS BLEW US
DOT COM. ALRIGHT WELL, MAYA,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING IN.
WE APPRECIATE IT AND ALL THE
BEST TO YOU IN BOSTON BLUE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SITTING THERE
AGAIN SOON. IT’S SUCH A COOL
SPACE AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF
YOU FOR JOINING US AND DEVIN
WILL BE BACK NEXT WEEK. MEET THE
PRESS IS NEXT. HAVE A GREAT
SUNDAY, EVERYONE.