In this month’s episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with Monique Phillips, PBRG lead, Black Organization for Leadership Development. Joining as new lead for BOLD, Monique highlights BOLD’s Black History Month activities including keynote speaker Hill Harper, the focus on mental and physical health and wellness, and her gratitude of efforts from all the BOLD volunteers for making the Black History Month celebration a success. As a recovering chemist, Monique shares the importance of asking “why” to get to root of problems and to viable solutions. “Asking the question 'why’ helps solve most questions because we understand what is going wrong and what is going well, and you can fix that,” she explains. As a BOLD Innovator, Monique expresses the importance of being optimistic and persistent. After receiving many “Noes,” Monique’s persistence lead to a “Yes” to an opportunity to shadow a medical doctor during her training. She explained that sometimes we must be flexible and broaden our thinking on what is an acceptable “Yes.” Finally, Monique explains the importance on betting on yourself and not being afraid to fail. This episode was originally released on BMS.com in February 2022
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