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WixEd Office Hours - Grow Your Business with Coach Angelina

Angelina Darrisaw

Jun 18, 2017
1 min

WixEd Office Hours - Grow Your Business with Coach Angelina

As a business owner, you want to spend more of your time doing work than finding work, right? An effective sales strategy can make all the difference in building a successful business. I've coach WixEd graduates and in this conversation we tackle how you can grow your client list and find new leads with ease in a Youtube live chat with Maggie Stamets. While the conversation focuses on webmaster needs, the themes apply can apply to anyone looking to grow their client list. In

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Angelina Darrisaw

Mar 6, 2017
1 min

Strategies For Shattering Glass Ceilings

Angelina connected with Lawrence Watkins, founder of Great Black Speakers Bureau, to discuss tips she shared in her Inclusion Solution article on how to shatter glass ceilings when you haven't seen it done before. Angelina suggests taking uncomfortable risks, investing in professional development and finding comparable examples of leaders breaking through in other areas for inspiration. Watch the conversation below: Check out her Great Black Speakers Bureau profile here. #an

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What You Need On Your Resume To Get Hired

Angelina Darrisaw

Oct 15, 2016
2 min

What You Need On Your Resume To Get Hired

Angelina chatted with Bustle on strengthening your resume and making sure you are including the right information to get you hired. She discusses quantifying your results, highlighting your work contributions and being specific in your tasks. Photo courtesy of #WOCinTech She shares: While it might be impressive you doubled your company's Twitter followers back in 2008, hanging onto super old experiences can actually take away from your resume, not add to it. "Unless you won a

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The Masks We Wear: Covering Race And Identity At Work

Angelina Darrisaw

Oct 6, 2016
2 min

The Masks We Wear: Covering Race And Identity At Work

I recently sat on a panel hosted by the Council of Urban Professionals with NYU Law Professor Kenji Yoshino, following Yoshino’s conference remarks regarding his work on “Covering.” In his book and following studies with Deloitte, Yoshino brings attention to how we “modulate our identities in order to be accepted by the mainstream.” He calls out the dismal figures in senior leadership, as well as in the C-Suite, where with Ursula Burns stepping down from Xerox, there are no B

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Angelina Darrisaw

Aug 30, 2016
2 min

Being Assertive At Work! (on Bustle)

Angelina connected with Bustle to share tactics for exercising your authority at work. She recommends having a direct approach and not worrying about being perceived as 'nice.' She shares: Being direct is in no way rude — all you're doing is asking for what you need! You don't have to feel guilty over that. If you don't reach for what you want, the chances are slim that it'll fall into your lap. Angelina Darrisaw, an international business and career coach, shares in an email

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Finding Inspiration In Your Work When You're Totally Burnt Out (on Bustle)

Angelina Darrisaw

Aug 25, 2016
1 min

Finding Inspiration In Your Work When You're Totally Burnt Out (on Bustle)

Angelina joins a team of business leaders and coaches to offer meaningful ways to gain inspiration at work when you are feeling run down. She shares: "Just because you have a certain role at your company doesn't mean you're limited to only knowing things in that tidy little box. Branch out and see what you can soak in, and then apply it to your work to make things more interesting. Angelina Darrisaw, an international business and career coach, offers via email, "Taking on the

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How To Get A Response From A Cold Call (Email)

Angelina Darrisaw

Jul 25, 2016
1 min

How To Get A Response From A Cold Call (Email)

In a Bustle article about relationship building with strangers, I share the key to getting a reply when reaching out to strangers by email. Have someone outside of your circle you'd like to connect with? Here are some key ways to up your likelihood of a response: "Use Facebook, LinkedIn, Google, Twitter, Levo League, etc. Be creative and find a way to establish a personal connection (within reason). Maybe you didn't attend the same school, but went to school in the same state

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Angelina Darrisaw

Jul 25, 2016
3 min

Elementary School Graduation Keynote Address

Last June, I was invited back to my elementary school to keynote the fifth grade graduation. My first grade teacher, Susan Givner, who still works for the school reached out to me and I was honored to come back. My school had a beautiful community and I felt really connected speaking to an audience of fifth graders who grew up with some of the same teachers, neighborhood experiences, and being educated in the exact building where I spent my formative years. A kind parent shar

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Workshopping A Job Application To Land An Interview

Angelina Darrisaw

Jul 16, 2016
1 min

Workshopping A Job Application To Land An Interview

I recently chatted with Bustle about tactics for helping advance a job application to the interview round. I shared feedback on applying for multiple roles within the same company at the same time and how to articulate your personality in your application. I share: "Depending on the size of the company, the same HR team may be reviewing many, if not all of the applications. If you apply to several roles, you might think you are showing that you just want to get in, but it can

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Career Transitioning Bootcamp With The Memo

Angelina Darrisaw

Jul 14, 2016
1 min

Career Transitioning Bootcamp With The Memo

The Memo has invited Angelina back for another intimate women's only bootcamp on making power moves while having a career transition. This event is hosted by Button and will feature a keynote and activities followed by a dynamic panel with diverse experiences and skill-sets. What makes The Memo events unique is the focus on gathering women in an intimate setting and providing an opportunity for a knowledge share. Panels with The Memo are a comfortable conversation where women

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Angelina to Discuss Salary Negotiation for The Memo

Angelina Darrisaw

May 27, 2016
1 min

Angelina to Discuss Salary Negotiation for The Memo

Minda Harts recently founded The Memo to provide resources for more women to gain the skills they need for professional development. She explains, "Women all over the world have aspirations to achieve professional goals, but often they don’t have access to the right network or resources to help them achieve those goals. The Memo came to life because we all have something to give and together we can break the glass ceiling. Never be embarrassed to want more for yourself! I hop

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On Recruiter.com: Tips for Acing a Peer Interview

Angelina Darrisaw

May 18, 2016
1 min

On Recruiter.com: Tips for Acing a Peer Interview

Angelina Darrisaw was one of 7 career experts featured in Recruiter.com's article on how to ace a peer interview during the hiring process. During an interview process, hiring managers frequently include team members that would be peer colleagues for the incoming candidates. This allows candidates to have more candid and honest conversations with the team members they'd be working most closely with. Still, it is an interview and candidates need a strategy to ensure they are p

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Case of the Mondays? Getting Over the Post-Weekend Slump

Angelina Darrisaw

Apr 18, 2016
2 min

Case of the Mondays? Getting Over the Post-Weekend Slump

It's Monday!! If you love your job that can be great news. Maintain that energy and have a great week working through your goals. If work has been challenging lately, getting started today can be difficult. I've had clients who are very unhappy with their jobs describe feeling anxiety, nausea, and stress just from even thinking about going to work. The descriptions they'd share about how they felt on Sunday nights sounded comparable to funeral preparations. That sort of stres

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Angelina Darrisaw

Mar 30, 2016
1 min

ESSENCE Shares Boss Beauty Tips

Essence Magazine shared an online feature on 12 women in business and their beauty philosophies and routines. The Jacqueline Laurean Yates piece includes highlights women from different industries who are all making impact in different ways. The tips shared range from interview success tips to what are good items to keep in your purse or desk. Angelina Darrisaw is proud to be among the "bosses" featured. Jacqueline shares this about Angelina: <From boardrooms to brunch meetin

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Developing a Relationship With Fear Is What it Takes to Succeed in Business Says Entrepreneurship Ex

Angelina Darrisaw

Mar 10, 2016
2 min

Developing a Relationship With Fear Is What it Takes to Succeed in Business Says Entrepreneurship Ex

I was recently able to chat with the marketing guru behind so many of the My Black Is Beautiful campaign executions I was involved in. Teneshia Jackson Warner is not only a marketing expert, but also an expert on entrepreneurship, hosting an annual conference for aspiring entrepreneurs. Here is an excerpt from my article which appeared in the the Huffington Post. <Teneshia had reservations and fears, but she moved in spite of them. In her work with entrepreneurs, she encourag

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Do You Say "Sorry" Too Much In Emails? There's An App For That

Angelina Darrisaw

Mar 10, 2016
1 min

Do You Say "Sorry" Too Much In Emails? There's An App For That

The development team that created the C-Suite Coach prototype is serious about creating better business. In a piece for Slant News, I share updates from the development team about the incredibly useful Just Not Sorry extension. Here is an excerpt from my piece: <“In 2016, I will be a more effective communicator. I will only use ‘sorry’ in emails when I mean it. I will not say ‘I think’ things that I know. I will be more conscious of my tone and its impact.” This is the pledge

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Thomson Reuters Hosts Marymount Alum for A Panel on Managing A Career

Angelina Darrisaw

Mar 3, 2016
1 min

Thomson Reuters Hosts Marymount Alum for A Panel on Managing A Career

Angelina Darrisaw was a panelist for Marymount School of New York's Alumnae Career Event at Thomson Reuters Headquarters on March 2, 2016. The hour-long panel was moderated by the Reuter's own Global Head of Corporate Responsibility and Inclusion and Marymount Alum, Patsy Doerr '86. In addition to Angelina, the panelists included, Sandra Carreon-John '90 of Saatchi, Tracey Vallarta-Jordal '86 of Pimco and Ritu Banga, and alum parent and co-founder of Zoomdojo. Angelina discu

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