{"id":35317,"date":"2021-03-12T13:27:33","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T18:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/?p=35317"},"modified":"2021-04-05T14:56:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T18:56:49","slug":"power-up-2021-reinvent-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/2021\/03\/power-up-2021-reinvent-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Power Up 2021: Reinvent Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35327 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fiu-biznews-flip-the-switch-2021.jpg\" alt=\"Power Up 2021: Reinvent Yourself\" width=\"1000\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fiu-biznews-flip-the-switch-2021.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fiu-biznews-flip-the-switch-2021-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/biznews.fiu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/fiu-biznews-flip-the-switch-2021-230x96.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an eye toward the importance of career reinvention, the\u00a0FIU Business <a href=\"https:\/\/powerupsummit.fiu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 Power Up Women\u2019s Leadership Summit<\/a> encouraged participants to \u201cflip the switch.\u201d\u00a0The virtual event, held on March 8, International Women\u2019s Day, drew 280 participants.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amid an era of profound change driven by the pandemic, when more than two million women have left the U.S. labor force, Power Up speakers encouraged participants to stay committed to their search for opportunities and seek to open doors to positive change.\u00a0The focus: empowering women professionally and in leadership roles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the speakers was Raquel \u201cRocky\u201d Egusquiza, president of the Miami Marlins Foundation and newly-appointed and first-ever vice president of diversity for the Miami Marlins, who urged participants to search for an employer that respected their goals and values.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhen sometimes we have a seat at the table, we\u2019re so happy that we forget why it\u2019s happening,\u201d said Egusquiza. \u201cWe have to make sure our voice is heard, make it heard with that same courage it took us to get there in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gj5xS7vIL1Y?rel=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The\u00a0Power Up summit\u00a0featured a presentation by students, faculty and mentors of the first ATOM Pink Tank, which helps women enter STEM fields &#8211; science, technology, engineering and math &#8211; by giving them support and experience. The goal: encourage women to seek out STEM-related jobs,\u00a0which are in some of the fastest-growing fields of the future.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showcasing their skills, the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.fiu.edu\/academic-departments\/is\/atom-pink-tank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pink Tank<\/a> women presented a data analysis of issues face by women while executives from Pink Tank sponsor BankUnited spoke about the importance of the experience and urged young women to follow their dreams.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Executive coach Shanequa Fleming, CEO of Culture Accelerators, moderated the event. Addressing the group, she described challenges as opportunities in disguise that drive the need for change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThis is a cause for you to move differently, to expand your view, your sphere of influence and of control,\u201d said Fleming. \u201cAs leaders, we have to be constantly finding ways to disrupt the things that you do, to disrupt yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two more virtual \u201cPower Up Power Hour\u201d presentations will be held July 8 and November 8, leading up to the 2022 Power Up Women\u2019s Leadership Summit which is expected to be in person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now in its sixth year, the FIU Power Up Women\u2019s Leadership Summit has sought to empower women at every stage of their careers through expert insight and community building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With an eye toward the importance of career reinvention, the\u00a0FIU Business 2021 Power Up Women\u2019s Leadership Summit encouraged participants to \u201cflip the switch.\u201d\u00a0The virtual event, held on March 8, International Women\u2019s Day, drew 280 participants. 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