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6

Jul

The Joy Of Not Knowing

Posted by wbearyman  Published in Impressions

I have a really good colleague of mine that I do some video work for and we have a great business and personal relationship. We’ve worked on numerous projects and have gotten each other business several times. He happens to be white, and we’ve never had any issues with race, color, status, or creed. But [...]

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Tags: being authentic, being black in business, black and white business, concentrating on the work not color, customer service, doing good business

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28

Apr

How We Bring Color To The Work

Posted by wbearyman  Published in Impressions

I was talking with a very dear friend of mine today about what it’s like for me to compete in a field where most of my competition are white. We talked of strategies to break past the color barriers and ideas on how to be sure that I could stand out without the obvious thing [...]

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Tags: being black in business, bring color to work, concentrating on the work not color

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