Corliss is a senior level Applied Scientist and Technical Product leader who has worked at top Fortune 100 companies in many leadership roles and partnered across different functions to drive overall strategy development and brand growth.

Currently, she serves as Head of Technical Product and PMO for Amazon Transportation Operations Mgmt Tech. In this role she and her team are responsible for developing the strategy to efficiently move products through the ecosystem, by optimizing all inputs such as labor, automation, equipment and technology.

Prior to joining Amazon, she spent 20+ years in several Strategy, Tech, Applied Science, Insights, and analytical roles for organizations such as Bumble Bee Foods, The Hershey Company, Danone, Dean Foods, and The Coca Cola Company (to name just a few).

Corliss has won numerous awards and most recently, The Path to Purchase Institute, named her in “Who’s Who in Shopper Insights”. She has also been featured in Black Enterprise Magazine “People on the Move” listing. She was recognized by her undergraduate alma mater, Spelman College as a Distinguished Alumnae in Business and Tech as well as many published papers. She has a passion for mentoring and developing the careers of young professionals of color in tech while serving as a sounding board and clearing the way for the future.

You connect with Corliss on Linked here. Here is a list of book recommendations she shared on the podcast episode:

- “Little Troublemaker Who Defends Her Name”

- “I’ m Not Yelling: A Black Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Workplace”

- “The Memo: What Women of Color Need to Know To Secure a Seat at the Table”

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Seven years ago, Carmen started her real estate business from scratch. Within her first year, she ranked in the top 1% of her field, brought her engineer husband on full-time, and grew her team to four full-time employees. Her success came from embracing challenges, leveraging smart strategies, and surrounding herself with a goal-driven community. By focusing on community engagement, social media, and the high-contact nature of real estate, she has built a powerful brand and become a top choice for clients—always delivering value, building relationships, and helping everyone win together.

You can connect with Carmen Reese on Instagram @closewithclr. Here is the list of resources that she mentioned during her interview:

- Tom Ferry Coaching

-Book recommendations: Ninja Selling and Exactly What To Say For Real Estate Agents

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Suzanna Finnegan Guyton, a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor with over twenty years of experience. Suzanna deeply values creating a safe, chill place for her clients to find their authentic, congruent self. We all, at times, create barriers/discrepancies which prevent us from going towards the life we want. With the counselor-client rapport being the driving force, Suzanna assists clients discover what and who is most important in their life. It sounds simple, yet trauma, insecurities, defense mechanisms, etc. blur our value system (who and what is most important) which is how barriers manifest— and then enter said client not going towards their desired life.

You can connect with Suzanna Finnegan Guyton on her website here. Here’s a list of the Tips she shared during the interview:

-Find quiet time for yourself!

-Be curious about your thoughts! “I am not my thoughts.”

-Evaluate who and what is most important to you today.

-Look at yourself today and evaluate your values. Purchase value cards to help you with this exercise here.

- Book recommendation: The Liberated Mind

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