Enjoy this conversation with CauseGirl Deesha Dyer, who shares her remarkable path to the White House without having a single connection, fancy degree or even linear path. Instead, she used her background in community organizing and hip-hop culture. From the working-class city of brotherly love, Deesha shows us how to lead with genuine heart and live by a just-do-it work ethic. From her last ride on Air Force One, you’ll hear the story of how she keeps the inner-critic at bay with her formula for success, which includes giving herself the grace to learn.
Here to teach us about going for it, this is Deesha’s story.
In this episode…
⭐ Where it all began: Philly, hip-hop culture and lifting up women
⭐ The most non-traditional path (maybe ever) to the White House
⭐ Never underestimate the power of a vision board
⭐ Turning a passion into full-time public service and social-work
⭐ Wisdom from the White House years & Deesha’s formula to live by
⭐ How to build the talent pipeline for black girl students interested in big careers
⭐ Deesha’s top lessons on social media, mental health and change
More about Deesha Dyer
Deesha Dyer is an award-winning strategist and community organizer most known for her public role in serving as the White House Social Secretary for U.S. President Barack Obama from 2015 to 2017. She has been a CauseGirl all her life, having been a community organizer at the height of the HIV / Aids epidemic in Philadelphia as a young girl. More recently, she co-founded BeGirl World, an organization that empowers teen girls through global education and travel and The Black Girl 44 Scholarship, which financially supports black female college students interning in politics or public service in cities across the country. She now serves as founder and CEO for Hook & Fasten, a consulting firm for social impact.
In 2019, Deesha became a Resident Fellow for the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics and completed a two-year tenure at the Ford Foundation. She has received the NAACP Image Award and The Root named her 1 of 100 most influential African-Americans.
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