Culture Chat | Shifting Gears: Harnessing Self-Advocacy to Elevate Teams with Geralyn Gaines

"Culture Chats is a speaker series, uniquely crafted to support the career development of racialized professionals.
We will be sitting down with leading experts to discuss the most pertinent topics impacting racialized professionals. Learn practical skills and strategies to navigate your workplace, and level-up your career. We’ll be discussing such topics as managing self-care, advocating for yourself, navigating being the “only one”, and strategies for negotiating your pay. Culture Chats will ignite your confidence in navigating your work environment while providing tools to build a more enriching career.
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Maintaining your career growth as a racialized professional can be challenging, especially when it comes to self-advocacy. Finding guidance on how to confidently navigate these challenges can feel overwhelming.
Culture Chats wants to give you the opportunity to learn more about self-advocacy from an expert, Geralyn Gaines. In this empowering session, we’ll be discussing key strategies for speaking up with purpose, recognizing your worth, and navigating career transitions with confidence. Don’t miss out on this chance to learn how to advocate for yourself and take your career to the next level.
Professionally, Geralyn Gaines is the founder of Keeping It G™, a speaking practice that helps individuals and teams embrace self-advocacy and transform their careers. Through her keynote Shifting Gears, workshops, and coaching, she empowers clients to speak up, recognize their value, and achieve their full potential. Geralyn specializes in career transitions, organizational change, and personal development, focusing on increasing visibility, influence, and network growth.
Outside of work, she’s a world traveler, foodie, and connector. An active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., she serves on the Founders Junior Council at the Detroit Institute of Arts and has been on the Detroit Country Day Alumni Association Board.