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EP 7: I Job Hopped My Way Into The C-suite But It Wasn’t For Me, with Ansa Edim

Confidence Is Cash

Release Date: 04/24/2023

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Confidence Is Cash

Discover proven strategies to overcome self-doubt and cultivate unwavering confidence in yourself. Learn why you may feel like an imposter at work and gain practical tips on banishing insecurity for good. Discover if self-doubt is holding you back in your career, take the free quiz: JOIN Gerrie's community of 11,000+ on LINKEDIN ABOUT: Gerrie Dozier is an experienced engineering leader, career coach and speaker. She helps corporate professionals find career fulfillment, earn as much as possible at work and to create multiple streams of income on the journey to financial independence.

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For Ansa, her career target was clear; she was going for nothing less than being a Marketing Executive. And for the 10 years through her journey from an entitled undergrad to achieving this dream, she had a duty to herself to show up as she was, experienced, and brilliant, owning her desired profile and telling her story the way she wanted it to map up her career. And eventually, she hit her archery target! 

Fast forward to today, Ansa Edim is a marketing expert, brand strategy consultant, professional consensus builder, corporate storyteller, and author. She was the first black person in the C- team as an executive at Change.org. She's also an award-winning storyteller, writer, and a self-proclaimed  Black social activist and has built a large TikTok community who love her hilarious relationship and dating stories. 

Tune in as Ansa and I speak about:

  • Ansa's amazing journey to fulfilling her dream of being an executive
  • How much she had to do in pursuit of that dream for 10 years
  • How job hopping affected her ability to level up quickly
  • The importance of using your marketing and branding expertise for your career growth
  • Putting your experience and mantra in one sentence and getting it out there
  • When Ansa visualized her point of feeling most successful
  • Why it's going to be harder for companies to find talented personnel to move up the leadership ladder
  • How she's supporting women living unapologetically beyond the social structure of ideal women
  • Amazing books she's been into
  • Ansa's smartest career money move

…and so much more!   

To Connect with Ansa:

LinkedIn: Ansa Edim

Website: www.ansaedim.com 

Twitter: @AnsaEdim

TikTok: @ansa_  

To connect with Gerrie Dozier:

Website: www.gerriedozier.com and  www.careerbrandaccelerator.com     

LinkedIn: Gerrie Dozier 

YouTube: @gerriedozier 

Email: [email protected]