Naeemah Elias: Why does this Harvard grad she call herself a chameleon?

<p><strong>In this episode of This Kaleidoscope Career:</strong></p><p>Naeemah Elias went from a Harvard scholarship to life on stage to State Street and beyond.</p><p> </p><p>Host Helen Jonsen introduces Naeemah Elias, a former actor and Harvard graduate who became the second Black woman managing director at State Street before founding Elias Presence Ventures. </p><p> </p><p>Naeemah is the first puppeteer to be a guest on This Kaleidoscope Career. It was one more piece of colored glass in the brilliant images she would create along the way.</p><p>In describing herself as a chameleon, she gives us an honest look at career and life including three children, interstate moves, bankruptcy, divorce, life as an actor, and a dozen years climbing the ranks at State Street in Boston.</p><p> </p><p>There she advanced from executive assistant to leadership in business continuity, information security, governance, compliance, risk, acquisitions, and built a 2020 internal talent marketplace. She recounts the madness of the pandemic as asingle parent and workaholic, and how that led to burnout.</p><p> </p><p>It also led to her stepping off the ladder and into her own. Naeemah makes her home in Boston and is a member of Innovation Women speakers.</p><p> </p><p>00:00Transferable Skills Mindset</p><p>00:28Show Premise and Host Intro</p><p>01:20Meet Naeemah Elias</p><p>03:00Childhood &amp; Theater Life</p><p>06:58Post 9/11 Reset </p><p>08:53Pregnancy Sparks Corporate Shift</p><p>13:24Boston &amp; State Street years</p><p>20:33Leaving to Start Her Business</p><p>21:35Burnout in the Pandemic Years</p><p>28:45The Gap: a Summer Reset</p><p>32:07Building the Business</p><p>34:47Pricing Your Expertise</p><p>38:38Landing a TEDx Talk</p><p>43:59Advice for others</p><p>45:57Giving Back and Where to Find Her</p><p> </p><p>Find Naeemah&#39;s TEDx talk here <a href="https://lnkd.in/d7SEkz3U" target="_self"><strong>https://lnkd.in/d7SEkz3U</strong></a></p><p>LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/naeemahelias/</p><p>Elias Presence Ventures. https://www.linkedin.com/company/elias-presence/</p><p><strong>Recommended Reading:</strong></p><p>Talk Like Ted by Carmine Gallo https://www.carminegallo.com/talk-like-ted/</p><p><strong>Passion</strong>Project: South Shore Children’s Chorus (Boston)</p><p>https://www.sscchorus.org/</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>About This Kaleidoscope Career</strong></p><p>Hosted by Helen Jonsen, journalist, strategic advisor, author, and speaker. Learn more at <a href="https://www.helenjonsen.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.helenjonsen.com/</a></p><p> Like the colored glass in a kaleidoscope that tumble to create new and brilliant images,</p><p>TKC celebrates the remarkable women who twist and turn their skills, talents, passions, and experiences to create new and brilliant iterations of their careers.</p><p><em>The Kaleidoscope Career is a production of helen jonsen media llc.</em></p><p> </p><p>#thiskaleidoscopecareer</p><p>#StrongWomenLead</p><p>#leadership</p><p>#careers</p><p> </p><p>——</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>TKCpod is edited on <em>Descript</em>. Learn more here <a href="https://descript.cello.so/u00D6MnPTT0">https://descript.cello.so/u00D6MnPTT0</a></p><p> </p><p><em><strong>AffiliateDisclosure: </strong></em><em>This contentcontains affiliate links. helen jonsen media, llc will receive a smallcommission at no cost to you.</em></p><p></p>