Making a difference with Jaia Thomas

17 Dec 2023 • 32 min • EN
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In this episode, Jaia Thomas, a sports and entertainment attorney and advocate for diversity and representation, shares her journey and how her background led her to refine her unique ability of finding solutions to problems. She discusses her early life, career aspirations, and the influence of her community, as well as her decision to focus on sports and entertainment law. She shares the inspiration behind creating Diverse Representation and the impact it has had in increasing representation of African-American attorneys, agents, managers and publicists working in the sports and entertainment industry. Jaia also discusses the importance of self-advocacy and bringing her authentic self into her work. You will learn: 1) the power of inspiring and connecting with others through development of your soft skills. 2) to find the sweet spot in solving problems that you are uniquely qualified to answer. 3) there is not one single finite blueprint to follow in becoming successful. You can follow Jaia"s story at: LinkedIn / IG / Twitter / Diverse Representation LinkedIn / Diverse Representation IG Follow the pod: IG - https://www.instagram.com/podwhatsyourstory/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@podwhatsyourstory Twitter - https://twitter.com/PodWhatsYourSto Follow my story: Main site - https://www.mattestory.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattestory/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/mattestory/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mattestory Twitter - https://twitter.com/mattestory

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