The urge to fit in, especially among colleagues, can be incredibly hard to resist. But there's good reason to believe that taking what others see as a quirk and spinning it as your own personal accent might, in fact, be your greatest gift! This week, Alisa and Dr. Merary chat with https://5xminority.com/ (5xminority) Founder, Elaine Montilla, about how she took advantage of being a queer Latina in tech and found her place in the world by turning her insecurities into superpowers. Elaine’s poem: https://5xminority.com/my-superpowers (My Superpowers) —— More from Elaine: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emontilla (LinkedIn) https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13927541/ (Join our LinkedIn group!) More from Rosa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-santos-7b6ab02/ (LinkedIn) More from Merary: https://merarysimeon.com/ (MerarySimeon.com) More from Alisa: https://www.thehappycactus.club/ (The Happy Cactus) Get transcripts and more at https://www.colorforward.com/ (colorforward.com)