Dr. Adriane Johnson-Williams

And I feel like answers emerge from that, right?

Answers emerge from that because you can look at the whys and say, well, I can't do anything about this, this or this, but this is something, this is something I can do something about.

So let me focus here.

So I think that's it.

Be clear about what your vision is and try to understand why things are the way they are.

And then your next steps will rise up to meet you.

That's a really, it's an excellent question.

Well, I, um,

To be honest, I've benefited more from sponsorship than I have from mentorship in my life.

Let's talk about that.

Distinctions, right?

So I've had people along the way who've offered me guidance, who've taught me things.

But it's the people who have walked me up to the door, opened the door, gone in on the other side of the door, said, hey, this is my girl.

She's coming through.

Don't mess with her when she gets over here.

And then come back and walk me through the door.

That's like the sponsorship space.

And I feel like when you're really trying to do big, big work, you need sponsorship.

I think mentorship is the thing that helps to give you the courage.

Mentorship helps to give you some frameworks.