EP48 Mary Agbesanwa on Standing Out, Intentional Networking and Taking Up Space

Today’s guest is the wonderful and incredibly busy Mary Agbesanwa.How do I describe Mary? Well, she’s a management consultant currently leading the Fintech Scale Programme at PWC. Mary co-leads PwC’s Multicultural Business Network and was recently named EMpower’s Future Leader 2020 and awarded the title of McKinsey Inspire Next Generation Women Leader 2020.Mary also writes ‘A Millennial’s Diary’ blog on Medium and founded Now You’re Talking Network, a female millennial community which connects ambitious future leaders to opportunities and resources. In this episode, Mary and I discuss what it means to take up space in a professional environment and how to stand out and get exposure for the work that you do. Mary tells us how she fosters self-confidence, puts herself forward for opportunities and protects herself from negative media influences. We debate the fine line between personal branding and oversharing, if social media can damage or enhance our professional reputations and the explosion of faux feminism which focuses on image rather than action. Mary shares some great practical takeaways and leaves us with this quote from Michelle Obama “failure is a feeling long before it’s an actual result”.This conversation was recorded on 20th August 2020. I hope you enjoy listening!Tweet us! https://twitter.com/TheWotPodDM us! https://www.instagram.com/thewotpod/Or hop over to Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thewotpodEpisode Resources:Empowering Yourself: The Organizational Game Revealed by Harvey Coleman - https://amzn.to/3lxsr7ABecoming by Michelle Obama - https://amzn.to/2G3hXMXConnect with Mary Agbesanwa:https://www.maryagbesanwa.com/A Millennial's Diary - https://medium.com/@mary_agbesanwaFollow Mary on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MillennialMaryANow You’re Talking events - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/now-youre-talking-team-18622205292Follow Now You’re Talking on Twitter - https://twitter.com/NYTNetworkConnect with your host Frankie Cotton:https://frankiecotton.comhttps://twitter.com/FrankieCotton_https://www.instagram.com/frankiecotton_/This episode was sound edited by Beth Davison https://www.bethdavison.com/. Women On Top is a Let’s Be Frank production. https://letsbefrank.co