Episode 011: Learning, Earning, and Fun - Paying it Forward with Syreeta Gordon Taitt

Aug 6

🎙️Syreeta Gordon Taitt is a Sales Leader with 15 years of B2B SaaS experience as well as management consulting. In episode 11 of the podcast, Syreeta Gordon Taitt and David discuss the importance of creating a psychologically safe environment for teams, mentoring, and finding purpose in life. Syreeta shares the crazy story of being mistaken for "the help" by a customer, how she would react today if it happened to her, and how she is now paying it forward by mentoring emerging leaders. She also shares some great advice, including the importance of working in a place that allows you to learn, earn, and have fun at the same time.

🔗 Links from the Episode 🔗

▶️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/syreetagordon/

💬 Quote from the Episode 💬

📜 "People won't remember what you sold. You probably won't even remember what you sold either, but they will remember how you treated them and what they learned from you." 📜

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Chapters 📘

[00:00:00] Intro

(00:05:40) Psychological Safety

(00:11:54) Shaping Identity Through Experiences

(00:15:25) Moving from Kenya to Switzerland

(00:17:28) Experiencing Racism

(00:20:50) Responding with Kindness

(00:23:20) Mentoring Future Leaders