Candes Carter

I really think being kind and being able to share what you've learned in ways with folks, that's very helpful, and so that's kind of how I've navigated the consulting space. I have other skills, business development, sales, all of that good stuff, too, but people have really put me in the right places because of the relationships that I've built with them. When someone asked me how do you build relationships, like, all these people really do support you, I really had to take a step back, and I'm still trying to figure that out today. I just really think being kind and being able to share what you've learned with folks is very helpful. I make sure I build transformational relationships with folks, and I seek mentorship, and then also be a mentor as well. That's how I've made it so far. Those mentors, and just for me being able to build relationships - when I first went into full-time consulting, again, it wasn't because I wanted to, but it was because I had got laid off, but people have really put me in the right places because of the relationships that I've built with them.

In the world of consulting, just make sure you build transformational relationships with folks. Make sure you seek mentorship, and then also be a mentor as well. That's how I've made it so far. When I first went into full-time consulting, again, it wasn't because I wanted to, but it was because I had got laid off, but those mentors, and just for me being able to build relationships - people have really put me in the right places because of the relationships that I've built with them. I really think being kind and being able to share what you've learned in ways with folks, that's very helpful. I have other skills, business development, sales, all of that good stuff, too, but people have really put me in the right places because of the relationships that I've built with them. I believe that it can be done, but you really have to go on your unique route. I'm not a person that believes, like, if I did it, you could do it, but that it can be done, but you really have to go on your route.

I really do thrive in really supporting other people. I'm a person who thrives in giving back. I've just experienced giving my entire life, and so I really do think my philanthropic side comes from my great-grandparents being a village, and that's why I support folks how I do as well. What I noticed upon my great-grandparents' death is how my grandparents helped the entire neighborhood. They would make so much food, and people would come, and they would get what they need. For me, it's really about opening doors for folks. Most of my work or my finances support others. I'm very modest in how I live, but how I support folks is through my work. When I got laid off, one of the things I was angry at, I said, how could this happen to me? Most of my work or my finances support others. It's really about opening doors for people to see that it can be done. I really can't think of anything more notable than my philanthropic work and the mentorship that I provide in workspaces. I do pour into people with mentorship and helping those who are in executive positions or looking to be in executive positions to transition into them.