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HER Fortitude Podcast

HER Fortitude Podcast

Written by: Sherry Sims
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 Career advice is everywhere. Career intelligence is not.

Her Fortitude is a career strategy podcast for Black women navigating professional growth, workplace power, and high-stakes career decisions. Hosted by Sherry Sims, a career strategist with 20+ years of experience in HR and talent acquisition and founder of Black Career Women’s Network, the show is grounded in deep knowledge of career strategy, workplace power structures, and professional advocacy.

In each episode, Sherry helps listeners build career intelligence by breaking down what truly drives career decisions—how to think strategically about their careers, when to advocate for themselves, recognize shifts in power and perception, and make intentional power moves that protect and advance their careers long term, not just their current jobs.

This is where clarity meets unfiltered truth, strategy becomes your advantage, and fortitude becomes a career skill—rooted in staying clear, strategic, and in control.Black Career Women's Network Careers Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Personal Success Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • Exit Strategy: When It's Time to Put an Expiration Date on Your Job

    Exit Strategy: When It's Time to Put an Expiration Date on Your Job
    Dec 30 2025
    Not every job is worth staying for. In this episode, Sherry breaks down the difference between a bad season and a toxic environment—and reveals the 6 OH HELL NO red flags that signal it's time to consider leaving and why strategic planning beats desperate exits.

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    6 Power Moves Every Black Woman Should Know

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    About Sherry Sims
    Sherry Sims is a Career Strategist and the Founder of Black Career Women's Network, with 20+ years in HR and talent acquisition. Her expertise has been featured in Essence, NBC, The New York Times, MSNBC, and FOX19.

    About Black Career Women's Network
    Black Career Women’s Network (BCWN) is a professional development agency dedicated to advancing Black women in the workplace through culturally attuned coaching, leadership training, and strategic career development solutions. bcwnetwork.com
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    22 mins
  • The Lie Black Women Were Sold About Career Success

    The Lie Black Women Were Sold About Career Success
    Dec 29 2025
    Hard work. Degrees. Doing everything “right.” For many Black women, those promises were supposed to lead to opportunity, recognition, and advancement—but instead, the path often feels more complicated, not easier.

    In this opening episode of Her Fortitude, host Sherry Sims, founder of Black Career Women’s Network, breaks down the quiet truth many professionals experience but rarely hear named: career challenges are not personal failures—they’re signals. Unpacking why effort alone stops being the deciding factor at certain stages of your career—and how perception, positioning, and support begin to shape what happens next. And understanding how careers actually work. If you’ve ever wondered why your results don’t always match your effort—or felt like you’re pushing through without clear direction—this conversation will give you language, perspective, and a more strategic way to think forward.

    Download our Free Smart Guide ⤵
    6 Power Moves Every Black Woman Should Know

    Follow our LinkedIn Company Page

    Follow @bcwnetwork and @hellosherrysims
    Instagram ◽️ Threads ◽️ TikTok ◽️ YouTube

    About Sherry Sims
    Sherry Sims is a Career Strategist and the Founder of Black Career Women's Network, with 20+ years in HR and talent acquisition. Her expertise has been featured in Essence, NBC, The New York Times, MSNBC, and FOX19.

    About Black Career Women's Network
    Black Career Women’s Network (BCWN) is a professional development agency dedicated to advancing Black women in the workplace through culturally attuned coaching, leadership training, and strategic career development solutions. bcwnetwork.com
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    18 mins
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