"Girlfriend, You're Grown! Boss Up and Shatter Glass Ceilings While Handling Your Divorce" Grown Girl Podcast #105

A conversation with our girlfriend, Watchen Nyanue, on career transition, advancement and staying laser focused on our career goals even when life doesn't go as planned. Focusing on our careers as women is often put on the back burner because we are so busy taking care of making sure our spouses and children are successful. But, what happens when you are suddenly faced with returning to the workforce because of a divorce? Or, the impact that a divorce has on your ability to focus on your career?  Spoiler alert - you can still Boss Up and Shatter Glass Ceilings! 

 

Watchen  is a strategic marketing and business development executive from Liberia, who resides in Chicago, Illinois. She is currently the Senior Vice President of Marketing Partnerships for the WNBA Chicago Sky. In addition to her role with the Chicago Sky, Watchen is the Founder of I Choose the Ladder, a company focused on curating content and experiences for Black women on the corporate climb. As an advocate for female leadership and empowerment, her journey has been filled with more than twelve years of executive experience, where she has excelled as a proven strategic leader who understands the importance of building relationships and capitalizing on the “it” factor in order to take the organization and employees to the next level as it relates to the Black female employees. Watchen holds a bachelor’s in communication from DePauw University. She is currently pursuing her MBA at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.  Prior to working at the Sky, she has had the honor of working with a multitude of renowned companies, including Comedy Central, Hearst Digital, Yahoo!, and Johnson Publishing Company. ​Watchen has been recognized as a Chicago Scholars 35 Under 35 Honoree, a 2018 Chicago Business Journal Woman of Influence Honoree, a Biz Women 2018 Headliner, and a 2019 Black Women's Expo, Presented by BET Her, Phenomenal Woman Honoree.

For more information on Watchen and I Choose The Ladder :

Website: https://ichoosetheladder.com

Instagram: @ichoosetheladder

Email: letstalk@ichoosetheladder.com

Podcast: I Choose The Ladder  (available on iTunes, Spotify, Sound Cloud)

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