181: The Importance of the Open Door with Trina Martin

How can we help to break the barriers between underrepresented groups and executive leadership?

Let’s talk about the importance of the open door. 

In today’s episode, I invite CEO, author, and speaker, Trina Martin, to share her experience as a founder, woman of color, and champion for changing the future of leadership. We discuss people pleasing, scarcity mindset, and how we can break barriers and open the door to help each other reach the top.

Ready to change leadership for the better?

Let’s go to the show!

We dive into:

• Trina’s diverse career background and journey to founding her professional development firm
• Breaking the barriers to the top for women and other underrepresented groups
• How you can be a better ally in your leadership career
• The ways people-pleasing could be holding you back
• Holding onto your feminine energy as you rise to higher-level roles
• Her best advice to help you release the mindset of scarcity
• And more

 

**Useful links**

• Connect with today’s guest Trina Martin:
  • W: https://trinalmartin.com/
  •  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trina-l-martin/ 
• Trina’s current read: 
  • Disruptive Thinking: A Daring Strategy to Change How We Live, Lead, and Love by T.D. Jakes
• If you are ready to uplevel your career, get unstuck or you are simply ready to unlock those leadership time-management techniques then join us in my monthly career & leadership coaching program exclusively for women in tech: https://www.tonicollis.com/academy 
• Catch the show notes, and more details about today's episode here: https://tonicollis.com/episode181 
• Check us out on Youtube.
• Join the Leading Women in Tech community in Slack where we discuss all-the-things for women’s tech leadership, covering everything from early-career leadership to C-level executives.