Minorities in Business: Overcoming Bias and Finding Success

Inclusivity has long been a hot-button topic, but social justice concerns have pushed it to the forefront recently. To further the discussion of minorities in business, Kelly invites Wil Reynolds to share his experiences with bias and minority representation in business. 

Minorities in business have to overcome biases to find the same level of success and create change

Wil Reynolds is the founder of Seer Interactive. After failing to find the opportunities he wanted elsewhere, Wil started the company and has become a pioneer in search marketing and an inspiration to many. He’s on the show today to talk about his own experiences with bias, minority representation in business, and what he believes is the best path forward.

Listen to Kelly and Wil talk about business:

• How Wil decided to start his own business
• The transition from going solo to hiring employees and having an office
• The difference between looking for a job and looking for a client
• Did race and age have an impact on finding clients?
• How Wil got his big break in business
• Overcoming someone’s bias as minorities in business
• Does Wil consider himself to be a success story?
• Finding and modeling good work/life balance
• Being a role model to younger generations of minorities in business
• Diversity hiring initiatives
• Creating a professional and familial legacy

More about Kelly:

Kelly Phillips Erb created and hosts the Taxgirl podcast, your home for tax news, tax info, and tax policy. In each episode, she shares conversations about taxes, money, and the choices we make. Kelly is a tax attorney who works with taxpayers and tax practitioners like you every day. She helps folks out of tax jams, and hopefully, keeps others from getting into them.

You can find out more about Kelly here, and you can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Kelly Phillips Erb created and hosts the Taxgirl podcast, your home for tax news, tax info, and tax policy. In each episode, she shares conversations about taxes, money, and the choices we make. Kelly is a tax attorney who works with taxpayers and tax practitioners like you every day. She helps folks out of tax jams, and hopefully, keeps others from getting into them.

You can find out more about Kelly here and you can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin.

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Links mentioned:

Kelly’s Website: Taxgirl

Was I overlooked for jobs because I am black? Article

Wil Reynolds: Twitter

Seer Interactive: Website