Episode 306- From Undocumented Immigrant To National Reporter: How To Own Your Power + Get What You Want w/ Daniela Pierre
Daniela Pierre-Bravo, author, speaker and nationally-recognized reporter, joins the Journey to Launch podcast to discuss her path from undocumented immigrant to career success.
After hustling her way through college by paying cash and working 3+ jobs, Daniela found herself using that same mindset to work her way up through 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Now, well-established in her career, she is giving us advice as a WOC through her new book, “The Other: How to Own Your Power at Work as a Woman of Color.”
We chat about taking the emotion out of advocating for ourselves in the workplace, finding a mentor to speak for you in rooms you can’t go into (yet), being strategic and having a vision for your career moves and more.
In this episode, you’ll learn more about:
- How hustling got Daniela through college and multiple unpaid internships as an undocumented immigrant in New York City + how DACA changed her life
- The dichotomy between doing whatever it takes to get things done to move forward and being held back by doing whatever it takes to get things done
- Stepping into your power, taking up space and asking for more as a woman of color in your career and life
- Seeing yourself as your own LLC, negotiating as an exchange of goods, owning your narrative + more