This episode features an interview with Marla J. Albertie, Owner and Founder of Truth Speaks Group, a multimedia coaching company that helps women create strategies for work-life integration. She is also the Founder and President of I/O for Teens, a program that teaches adolescents transferable life and career skills. Marla is a certified life, career, and executive coach and has authored several books on work-life harmony.In this episode, Amanda and Marla discuss why cultural fit is a myth, how to brag about yourself, and what we’re getting wrong about DE&I.-------------------“The reason I call myself the work-life harmonizer is because there's no such thing as balance. You're never going to be perfect. You’ve got to learn to harmonize. I say you have to integrate work and life because guess what? It is your life. Work is a part of your life. It is not separate. It is a part of what you do. You're a human being. Let's start there. Then we can talk about being a spouse, parent, mother, all those roles come later. You’ve got to first realize you're a human being.” – Marla J. Albertie-------------------Episode Timestamps:*

: Marla dives into her book The Ultimate Brag Book About Yourself*

: Segment: Story Time*

: Marla explains Truth Speaks Group and I/O for Teens*

: Segment: Getting Tactical*

: Why DE&I progress has slowed down and how to solve it*

: Segment: Ripped From The Headlines*

: Marla’s opinion on returning to work for the sake of culture *