Being Heard and Giving Others a Voice

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Being Heard and Giving Others a Voice발음듣기

LaKeshia Grant, the CEO of Virtual Enterprise Architects.발음듣기

We're an IT consulting company based in the Washington, DC area.발음듣기

Enterprise Architecture is a discipline within IT in which you take an organization's strategic goals and sort of 'pilfer out' those strategic goals and ensure that the operational processes fall in line with the strategy.발음듣기

We look at an organization and then determine whether or not their infrastructure and their technology supports their vision.발음듣기

The real catalyst for me was the fact that I felt that I didn't have a voice.발음듣기

I felt that I had good instincts and in most cases when I did provide recommendations, eventually they would adopt it.발음듣기

They would congratulate me and thank me after the fact, but I had that instinct to just go and be entrepreneurial.발음듣기

I really wanted to create my own environment where others can be heard, and if they have great ideas, to really foster that and help support them in those ideas.발음듣기

I can't be a Jack-Of-All-Trades any more.발음듣기

Back in the day when I was actually doing day-to-day work, I was a Jack-Of-All-Trades.발음듣기

Now, it's impossible, so I have to really rely upon my staff and others within my organization to help guide our strategy and whether we should enter into new markets.발음듣기

We're always looking for our next customer.발음듣기

I'm consistently out writing proposals, meeting new people.발음듣기

When I talk to other entrepreneurs and people who are just starting their businesses the first thing I ask is, "Are you passionate enough to, when you wake up in the morning, go straight to it, and before you go to sleep, that's the last thing that's on your mind?"발음듣기

The entire day all 24-7, you're going to eat, live and breathe this business.발음듣기

But if you're really passionate about what you do, you're going to love it.발음듣기

I can't give a generic response for other young women who may enter into IT, because it's a difficult field.발음듣기

I think one of the issues with some women is the ability to assert themselves in certain environments.발음듣기

I was raised to assert myself, not a lot of women are as assertive in asking for certain things or maybe negotiating certain things.발음듣기

I think that is largely a result of education.발음듣기

I'm already spanning multiple categories, I'm black, yes. I'm a woman, yes.발음듣기

I'm technical, I'm analytical, I believe and have faith in my own skills and abilities to be such a great entrepreneur.발음듣기

It doesn't sound humble to say that I'm a great entrepreneur because I have a lot of work to go, but I'm proud of myself for being successful in running a business.발음듣기

So for other females, other entrepreneurs, other minority potential entrepreneurs, despite the industry, it's all about self.발음듣기

Once you're comfortable with yourself and your innate abilities, you'll make other people comfortable.발음듣기

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