Google adds acclimation time to parental leave policy

3 Black entrepreneurs reveal their strategies for success | CEO shares lessons on women's empowerment | Why CEOs should outline how others can work with them Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 15, 2022 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] A Leader's Edge [] [3 Black entrepreneurs reveal their strategies for success]( For Rada Griffin, a NASA software engineer and the owner of Alabama-based Anissa Wakefield Wines, connecting with others who are open-minded about diversity and inclusion helped her on her road to success, because "[i]f you don't reach out to people, if you don't go talk to people and understand what it is that you're doing or what you need to do better, you'll keep making the same mistakes," she says. Griffin and two other Black women entrepreneurs reveal the strategies they used to secure backing and overcome barriers in their respective industries. Full Story: [Inc. 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