Mind the Ceiling - Tahda Ahtone: How to Build a Reliance Alliance & Disrupting Housing Manufacturing Sustainably

Tahda Ahtone: How to Build a Reliance Alliance & Disrupting Housing Manufacturing Sustainably

06/29/21 • 51 min

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She's utilizing her legal degree to fight against today's hardest issues: criminal justice and sustainability.
Meet Tahda Ahtone, lawyer, entrepreneur, prosecutor, attorney, proud mother, and advocate of the side hustle.
After graduating high school at age 16, as an Olympic fencing hopeful, Tahda hit a crossroads in her career, one that changed her trajectory forever. Along the way, she cultivated authentic tactics to network and genuinely connecting with others-- creating relationships that would serve her and her business, years after. On the show, she dives into how she leverages her legal skills, network, and alliances to build her business in an industry dominated by men. Listen in to hear how you can harness the power of your purpose and discover the tips ceiling breakers have used to find success.
Follow Tahda on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tahdaaahtone/
Quotes We Keep In Mind:
"It takes a lot of hard work, that sometimes is painful, but it's worth it. Getting hit or slapped by a saber does not feel good. But getting to walk away with the victory is definitely worth it."
"It helped me to understand the power of people like me, people of color, being in those positions and able to help their people because I was able to, as a prosecutor, take a much more humanitarian stance."
"Society pushes that we [women] should be competing with each other. When really, if we would join together in our networks, we can help lift each other up a lot faster than if we see each other as competition."

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Quotes We Keep In Mind
“I go to my dad and he looks me dead in the face. He says ‘You're not as good as the boys at math.’ I thought I was going to die. And then he goes, ‘You're much better than them, and the only way for them to beat you is, if you quit.’”
“Being wrong is not the worst thing in the world. Continuing to be wrong is the worst.”
“My moon is in Aquarius, if that's funny to anyone, so I analyze every emotion. I'm also a Virgo-- there's a lot of analysis going on. So for me, it's about bringing those things together, rather than thinking of them as different ends of the spectrum, actually thinking about how we can get those to coexist together.”
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Quotes We Keep In Mind
“I want young girls to know, and what I would have told myself is: You are so freaking amazing. You are so beautiful. You are so worthy. And the folks that are not for you, that's okay, you're going to find a million other people that are, and they are worth your time.”
“I don't want to be afraid of the unknown-- I just wanted to go for it.”
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