BsquaredC: Black, Badass and Corporate
Amplifying inspirational stories and experiences of corporate C-suite bound black women
BsquaredC is a platform for connecting, inspiring and celebrating black women in the corporate world through story telling and community building.
Tune in bi-weekly to BsquaredC podcast to be inspired by the stories of badass black women including how they are carving out their path to leadership, despite systemic challenges such as racism, sexism, impostor syndrome and unconscious bias.These women are black and badass and they are changing the face of leadership in their predominantly white and male corporate spaces.
Why BsquaredC
I have always dreamt big in spite of my circumstances.
My first ever career dream was to win a Nobel prize for finding the cure for AIDS. This dream has since evolved and I now hold strong ambitions for leadership in the corporate world. The journey has been taxing already, but I am BsquaredC: BLACK, BADASS and CORPORATE, and here to stay. BsquaredC is an endeavor to tell my story and those of others like me, and here are some more reasons why this is important.
In the US, women of color represented only 4% of C-Level positions, falling far below white men (68 %) and white women (19%).
2018 Harvard Business Review study
Women of color are less likely to receive mentoring and sponsorship critical for advancement in the workplace.
2019 McKinsey and Lean-in study
60% of professionals of color feel they must be on guard to protect against racial and gender bias in the work place.
2018 Catalyst study
