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Creatives face additional challenges navigating unhealthy and competitive environments, positioning themselves in vulnerable positions that are exploitable, discriminatory and exclusionary, accepting industry culture as a necessary component of career establishment or enhancement, and giving carte-blanche to blurred boundaries due to:

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• Gender, race and class

• A lack of value and inadequate financial rewards for their work

• Pressure to reach high standards

• Outside financial and social pressures working as entrepreneurs and independent contractors​

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This not only erodes their mental resilience leading to anxiety depression and diminished self worth, but it also affects how they manage their emotions beneath the weight of invalidating messaging.

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As we work to develop programs and initiatives for a more empowered industry, we must also nurture resilience and empowerment, contributing to the creation of strong and empowered individuals capable of asserting agency over their expression, identity and experiences.

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Widely known for carving out her own unique paths to success, empowerment and personal growth discussing iconic moments in her life, Charlene Mc Farlane is on a benevolent crusade for us to look bravely at the things we rarely discuss in entrepreneurship - courage, fear, vulnerability, empathy and competition – asking, “What does success look like without the agency to self-advocate?” Sharing deep insight from her research and life experience as an educator, panelist and contributing writer, anyone who experiences Charlene’s collection of thoughtful evolving content, trusted advice and learning tools is constantly reaching for higher ground, carving out a unique position in the marketplace, expressing their individual style and aspiring to make wise choices. 

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Cultivate your own distinct style, evolve, tell your story and learn how to lead with impact from a real and authentic space.

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To have The New ROR as a guest panelist for your event, contact Charlene.