Somebody says something to you. On the surface it sounds fine. Almost like a compliment.

Then your stomach does that thing.

WAYMENT! Was that shade?

Season 2 opens with the question every Black woman in business has asked herself, and then talked herself out of asking.

I share 3 stories. One I had to decode. One I didn't have to decode at all. And one where I chucked dueces.

There's no HR department in your business. You're it. So you're going to have to decide.

Ready to stop performing?

Start With Self is a self-guided identity process. Six modules, one weekend. Go back to who you were before the degrees, before corporate, before you learned how to shrink. Introductory rate: $97 → mellynated.com/self

Got a story? I know I'm not the only one. Come tell it on Substack, where we go deeper on every episode: substack.com/@mellynated

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp4tHH05phcnjPgkXdhP1uDtcFaydNPbz

More: codeswitchrebellion.com

Your identity is the strategy.

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Timestamps:

1:01 Was that shade?

2:05 What a microaggression actually is

4:40 Why entrepreneurs have it different

6:08 "You like to question people"

9:56 When they villainize your superpower

12:47 "Your hair gives beach vibes"

14:19 Braids are not seasonal

17:08 When it's bigger than a micro

19:50 The resignation

21:15 "Educate me" is not your job

22:30 Clock it, correct it, or get the hell on

27:06 What eating it actually costs