Redefining Power in Corporate America with Deepa Purushothaman

As a former senior executive and a corporate inclusion visionary, Deepa Purushothaman is all about challenging and redefining the status quo of leadership, success, and power by centering the needs and experiences of Women of Color. After leaving Deloitte in 2020, Deepa co-foundedhttps://www.n2formation.com/ ( nFormation), a membership-based community for professional Women of Color, offering brave, safe, new space and placing them in C-suite positions and on Boards. She is also a Women and Public Policy Program Leader in Practice at the Harvard Kennedy School, and a founding board member of Avasara, India's first leadership academy exclusively for young women. Our workplace wellness is such an important part of our emotional, mental, and physical health. Our jobs have the power to shift and change our emotional state – sometimes more than we like to admit. And it makes sense considering we spend the majority of our lives at our workplace, but things need to change. In this episode, Deepa dives into why all of us are rethinking how we work and points to a progressive future where we can make workplaces work for us.  We also talk about: Her relationship with her career Overworking vs being a good worker Why our current workplaces aren’t a true meritocracy Self-worth and our career Detaching your identity within your job title Why a lot of us lean into the role of the fixer When to speak up vs not speak up Holding your boundaries How family dynamics can mimic our relationships at work Her take on the future of work Connect with us after the show at https://rainemediaco.com (https://rainemediaco.com) Resources Connect with me for daily inspiration and laughs on IG: @holaimkayla Order my book Things I Could Never Thank You For for paperback & Kindle https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578923017? (here) Pre-order my new book Glass Walls https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B2M23HKP?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420 (here) Submit your small biz ads application https://rainemediaco.com/small-biz-ads-program (here) C