Episode 306- From Undocumented Immigrant To National Reporter: How To Own Your Power + Get What You Want w/ Daniela Pierre

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Daniela Pierre-Bravo, author, speaker and nationally-recognized reporter, joins the Journey to Launch podcast to discuss her path from undocumented immigrant to career success.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After hustling her way through college by paying cash and working 3+ jobs, Daniela found herself using that same mindset to work her way up through 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Now, well-established in her career, she is giving us advice as a WOC through her new book, “</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Other: How to Own Your Power at Work as a Woman of Color.” </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We chat about taking the emotion out of advocating for ourselves in the workplace, finding a mentor to speak for you in rooms you can’t go into (yet), being strategic and having a vision for your career moves and more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, you’ll learn more about:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How hustling got Daniela through college and multiple unpaid internships as an undocumented immigrant in New York City + how DACA changed her life</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The dichotomy between doing whatever it takes to get things done to move forward and being held back by doing whatever it takes to get things done</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Stepping into your power, taking up space and asking for more as a woman of color in your career and life</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Seeing yourself as your own LLC, negotiating as an exchange of goods, owning your narrative + more</span></li> </ul> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter"> <div class="c-message_kit__gutter__right" data-qa= "message_content"> <div class= "c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text"> <div class= "