Turning Your Past Experiences Into Future Strengths, Blessings and Opportunities | Tiffany Southerland

Tiffany F. Southerland is a lawyer by training and change agent at heart. She attained 3 degrees from 2 different Ivy League universities, before starting her career as an attorney at an AMLaw 100 law firm in Philadelphia. She transitioned from practicing law to a career in higher education as Associate Director of Admissions, Diversity and Inclusion at a law school and later returned to the law firm where her career began as Manager of Professional Recruitment.

Tiffany's Episode Outline

• Did you envision becoming a lawyer, coach or speaker at an early age?
• What is like being a black woman with multiple degrees from two different Ivy League schools?
• How can young girls best position themselves to get accepted to an Ivy League university?
• Why did you choose the educational path of studying Human Development and Social Work, before going to law school?
• Did your educational path inspire the trifecta of writing, speaking and coaching?
• Why did you decide to do a TEDx talk?
• What was the reception to your TEDx talk?
• What steps did you take and are still working on to continue to become a great public speaker?
• How can someone wanting to do a TEDx go about securing that opportunity?
• Do you have coaches and mentors who help guide you and hold you accountable to your own goals?
• What's on your vision board for the next 10 years and beyond?
• What's something small you've done this month that you're proud of?
• Why is volunteering so important to you and giving back of your time, talents, and treasures?
• Impart an inspiring parting message that will help our community to blaze their trail

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