65. Aspire to be CEO with Cheryl Crazy Bull, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund

Can a woman really aspire to become CEO?

For this Women of Color Rise episode, Analiza talks with Cheryl Crazy Bull, Wacinyanpi Win (They Depend on Her), a member of the Sicangu Lakota nation. Cheryl is President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund and is an advocate for self-determination focused on Native voice, philosophy, and traditions as the heart of the people’s work in building prosperity for current and future generations.

Cheryl shares advice for women to aspire to top roles:

1. Know that women as leaders is not new. If we reach back to our cultures and histories, we’ll see that women have always led.

2. Leadership starts at home with family. Among the Lakotas and other tribes, your responsibility is to be a good relative. This includes respect and reciprocity where you give to and receive from others. 

3. Believe in yourself. If we face feelings of impostor syndrome, we can fill ourselves with our belief in our own worthiness. For Cheryl, she told herself, “You can be that good. You can take your vision and apply it.”

4. Be a learner and stay humble. This allows people to get close to you, see you as human and believe you will help them.

5. Power is not bad. Power is about influence and the ability to allocate resources and move towards a vision of serving others.

Get full show notes and more information here: https://analizawolf.com/ep-65-aspire-to-be-ceo-with-cheryl-crazy-bull