What Do You Need?: How Women of Color Can Take Ownership of Their Careers to Accelerate Their Path to Success

Lauren Wesley Wilson, businesswoman and founder and CEO of ColorComm Corporation, uncovers the skills that women of color need to know to reach leadership positions.

As founder and CEO of ColorComm Corporation, Lauren Wesley Wilson has been on the forefront of empowering women to become leaders and changemakers in business. At age 25, she founded ColorComm, which began as an informal networking luncheon series and has since evolved into a multimillion-dollar communications company.

Like any successful venture, your career needs a strategic plan; and that starts by determining where you want to go and what you need to get there. A fundamental piece of developing that vision is the crucial question that ColorComm has long asked its community: “What Do You Need?”

In her groundbreaking book, What Do You Need?, Lauren reveals the unwritten rules that women of color need to know in order to succeed in the workplace. Drawing from her own career experiences, she shares the playbook you’ll need to advance to the C-Suite.

Whether you are a woman of color seeking to thrive in the workplace or an ally committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can excel, What Do You Need? is your indispensable road map to understanding, supporting, and empowering women of color in their careers.

Told through stories from her own career and those of her friends and connections—including Whoopi Goldberg, Gayle King, Ann Curry, and Michelle Lee—as well as tools, resources, and practical strategies, Lauren uncovers the secrets of how women of color can reach executive leadership positions.

Topics include:

• tackling imposter syndrome
• building a network
• establishing your value
• recognizing the red flags when a job is a dead end
• and much more