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Natalie Blardony

Sales
7 min read

Creating a Community for Women of Color in Sales: In Conversation With Chantel George

Let’s start off with some numbers for women of color: 3.8% of all board seats in the Fortune 500 in 2016 were made up by women of color. 5.0% of...

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Natalie Blardony

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6 min read

LGBT Discrimination in the Workplace: Alone in the Boys Club Part 2

This piece is a part of a two-part series (part one here) to promote inclusion in the workplace. I cover some of the different “onlys” (i.e. The different identities that I,...

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Natalie Blardony

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4 min read

Inclusion in the Workplace: Alone In The Boys Club Part 1

A few weeks ago, I swore to do my best to use my voice to expose the inequities present in tech and tech sales for marginalized people. This week’s piece...

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Natalie Blardony

Sales
3 min read

4 Tips for GIFs in Cold Emails

Someone once told me that their goal when emailing a client is to make them smile. I’ve done my best to never let that sentiment go, so I’ve recently started...

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Natalie Blardony

5 min read

You’ll Hear Our Voices Now

As a woman of color in tech sales, I have countless stories of harassment, both from co-workers and prospects alike. But I’ve never risen to a high enough position where...

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Natalie Blardony

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