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October 15, 2023 68 mins

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In this episode of Weird Finance, Paco talks to Nadia De Ala about strategies for negotiating pay, including the importance of research, mindset, and self-advocacy. They discuss Nadia’s journey of leaving an unfulfilling sales job to create a brand focused on empowering marginalized communities, coping with impostor syndrome, and the importance of negotiating pay and creating a more equitable workplace for marginalized communities.

Nadia De Ala (@nadiadeala) is the founder of Real You Leadership, an ex-techie turned leadership and negotiation coach, speaker, trainer, and content creator. She's on a mission to close the intersectional leadership and pay gap for all BIPOC, women, and historically marginalized communities.

Nadia's "keep it real" and authentic approach to leadership coaching and manager training empowers professionals to intuitively navigate the corporate world with confidence to transform their careers and impact, without compromising their integrity and values. Her work with Real You Leadership has been featured in CNBC, HuffPost, New York Times Kids, The Muse, and FastCompany.

Here are some ways you can work with Nadia:

This episode also features The Economic Outlook with financial astrologer Susan Gidel. Susan, our resident economic cosmonaut, does what many humans have done before us for thousands of years: she looks to the stars to understand our economic present and predict our financial futures. For more guidance from Susan, sign up for her Red Letter Trading Days newsletter.

A special thanks to the talented and generous Ramsey Yount for producing, editing, and sound designing this episode. 

Thank you to Andrew Parker for lending your voice for our special PSA. 

The theme music was written and performed by Andrew Parker, Jenna Parker, and Paco de Leon.

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