You were built to lead. So why does the path keep feeling out of reach?

In this episode of WOC Live, Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Gia Warren —
strategic operations and program management leader, MBA, and global executive with leadership experience at Lumen, Intel, Amazon, and AT&T — for a conversation about what it truly means to be built to lead.

Gia shares the decision that shifted how she sees herself, what she had to
unlearn on the road to operational excellence, and what she wishes more women understood before they start looking for the path forward.

If you're a Black woman 50+ who knows you're meant for more — but keeps
waiting for the right moment, the right room, or the right permission — this
conversation is going to meet you exactly where you are.

In this episode:
→ The decision that shifts how you see yourself as someone built to lead
→ What high-achieving women have to unlearn to claim their own success
→ What separates women who find their pathway from women who don't
→ Why operational excellence is as much a personal standard as a professional one
→ The permission no one gives you — and why you have to become it

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New episodes stream every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET.

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🔗 Connect with Gia Warren:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giawarren/
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👑 ABOUT YOUR HOST: Deneen L. Garrett

Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, Media Architect, and International
Speaker — and the visionary behind Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation,
a Top 100 Women's Empowerment Podcast. She is the founder of the
Dream Lifestyle™ Collective, the sanctuary for Black women 50+.

🌐 Website: deneenlgarrett.com
🖤 Join the Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle

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