Description

Starla Sampaco is a Filipino-American TV news anchor, Harvard Business Review contributor, and professional speaker. Most days, you can watch her reporting the news on KCTS 9, Seattle's PBS news channel. Outside of journalism, she founded Career Survival Guide, which offers career workshops, free content on YouTube & Instagram, and consulting services. She created Career Survival Guide to support the unique needs of women and POC (people of color) professionals. 

In this episode we discuss how to advocate for yourself at work and how to negotiate your salary. 

Follow Starla Sampaco and Learn about the Career Survival Guide:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starlasampaco/
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• Career Survival Guide: https://www.starlasampaco.com/career-survival-guide

Learn more about POC/Women pay inequities: 

• https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2018/07/12/income-inequality-in-the-u-s-is-rising-most-rapidly-among-asians/
• https://www.cnbc.com/2021/05/20/aapi-women-have-the-smallest-pay-gapbut-that-doesnt-tell-the-full-story.html
• https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/09/asian-american-and-pacific-islander-women-stand-to-lose-400000-due-to-pay-gap.html
• http://www.equalpaytoday.org/aapi-womens-equal-pay-day-2021

Additional Resources: 

• What’s your expected salary range? https://youtu.be/F0vLFfcCTeo
• Negotiating Salary for a New Job (What to Say & How to Prepare) | Tori Dunlap of Her First 100K https://youtu.be/7fFLkG8qsos
• DON'T do unpaid work "for exposure." Ask for this instead! (5 tips with Keita Williams) https://youtu.be/RHKweFkb5Ac
• How much do TV reporters make? My Starting Salary Offers in TV News (Small to Mid-Size Markets)  https://youtu.be/K8ABHzAnoAk
• Representation matters: https://youtu.be/QF5BmNnqAlo -

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