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05/05/2026
Something is in the works. For years I've taken my tools and strategies into rooms at Google, Meta, Visa, Converse, and more, helping professionals and leaders advance, advocate for themselves and lead through a rapidly changing workforce. The number one question I get from individuals after those engagements is, "how can I work with you outside of my company?"
Some of you are in organizations that invest heavily in development. Some are navigating your growth largely on your own. Either way, you're asking the same thing: how do I get the real tools, the honest conversations, the strategies that actually move the needle on my career?
That question has never been more urgent. The workforce is shifting faster than most companies can keep up with. AI is reshaping roles, raising the bar on visibility and changing what it means to lead. The professionals who will advance aren't just the ones working hardest. They're the ones who know how to position themselves, advocate for their value and lead in a way that translates across this new landscape.
What's brewing is a chance to bring that same work to a smaller, more intimate setting — in person with me in Atlanta.
A day to learn. To build community with professionals who are serious about advancing. To talk through exactly what you're walking out in real time, not in a webinar, behind a screen.
Details are coming. If you want to be the first to know before anything goes public, drop a comment or tag someone who needs to be in the room.
04/27/2026
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to speak to emerging female leaders over an intimate and intentionally curated dinner. It was an offline event (no phones allowed) but my sister in love and I snuck this shot before disappearing into an evening of intentional connection.
I spoke on the topic, Hope is Your Portion. I shared intimate details of the two year wilderness I rarely share with professionals. The raw feelings of being terminated without cause during a thriving climb at a company I desired to grow within. Two years out of the workforce. No paycheck. No clear path. Shedding areas of my heart I didn't know were hindering me. It was a season that felt like punishment for something I didn't understand. God later showed me it was preparation. Preparation that would eventually birth a whole new career and transform me from Tech Sales Leader to CEO of Brij the Gap, Global Speaker and Author.
In challenging seasons, often the first thing we lose is hope. Hope can be mistaken as an emotion or something that's a reward for positivity through adversity. Romans 15:13 describes God as a God of hope. When God dwells in your heart, you do not have to WAIT for hope. You do not have to EARN hope. Hope is your portion because God IS hope. God carried me through my wilderness season through hope that could only be received through Him. The result: a global business, a platform I could never create on my own and creating fruit from all the things I once feared.
If you're in your wilderness season, know this: hope is your portion.
Someone who loved you gave you bad advice about your career… and you have been following it ever since.
Keep your head down. Your work will speak for itself. Do not draw attention to your accomplishments. Do not advocate too loudly. Minimize your accent. Assimilate. Blend.
That advice was given with good intentions. The workplace it was designed for no longer exists. In the age of AI, it will cost you more than it ever has before.
Here is the truth. Your work will not speak for itself if no one knows it exists. Advocating for your contributions is not arrogance. It is necessary. The parts of you that make you distinct, your voice, your perspective, your background, are not liabilities to manage. They are assets to leverage.
AI is already doing the invisible work. The repeatable work. The quiet work. What it cannot replicate is your narrative, your relationships and your ability to make people feel seen in a room, but only if you stop shrinking those things.
Unlearning is not about dishonoring the people who raised you or mentored you. It is about recognizing that the rules they gave you were written for a world that has evolved.
The workplace has changed. AI has accelerated that change. The advice that kept you safe in 2005 may be the very thing keeping you stuck in 2026.
What is one piece of career advice you received that you have had to unlearn? Drop it in the comments.
Your manager is singing your praises. But is it the right song?
When I was moving into a more senior role I had a great leader. She would talk me up to other executives constantly: “Devika is incredible at relationship building. Her clients love her. She consistently meets quota.”
All true. All good. All wrong for where I was trying to go.
I did not need to be known for meeting quota. I needed to be known for exceeding it. I did not need to be known for being liked by clients. I needed to be known for building relationships with C-suite executives. There is a difference. A big one.
The narrative others carry about you is built on what they have observed. It is not built on where you are headed. That is your job.
So I had a conversation with my leader. I told her exactly what I needed to be known for and why. I gave her my narrative in my words. She took those words into rooms I was not in.
I got the promotion.
Your brand is not what people say about you. It is what you have equipped them to say.
Know where you are going. Build the narrative that gets you there. Then activate the people around you to carry it.
Who in your network needs to hear this today? Share it with them.
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