Dr. Adriane Johnson-Williams

When do you need me to do this?

When is it happening?

I go do it.

And it has benefited me greatly in this life.

When somebody has given me, literally, we're going to this meeting, I want you to go with me and sit at this table with me.

I mean, I know the at the table metaphor is well-worn, but

Literally, you're going into meetings and sitting at tables, right?

I'm going at this table and I'm backed up.

Like when someone asks a question and that person who's sponsoring me says, I think Adrian has some really good thoughts on this.

You got to show up.

You got to open your mouth.

You got to show them what you got.

And that translates into more and more opportunities.

Mm-hmm.

Let me tell you, I remember distinctly in the last 10 years or so, I was asked to go represent someone who's kind of powerful in the city.

And he was like, I can't go to this meeting.

I need you to go to this meeting.

And I was like, okay.

I mean, by that point, sure, I go to the meeting.

So I go to the meeting and I'm sitting at this table and everyone is kind of looking like,