847: Reclaim Your Voice With Mita Mallick

Mita Mallick is a corporate change-maker with a track record of transforming businesses. She gives innovative ideas a voice and serves customers and communities with purpose. She is currently the Head of Inclusion, Equity and Impact at Carta. She was formerly the Head of Inclusion and Cross Cultural Marketing at Unilever. She has had an extensive career as a marketer in the beauty and consumer product goods space. Mallick is a LinkedIn Top Voice, a contributor for Entrepreneur and Harvard Business Review, and her writing has been published in Adweek, Fast Company and Business Insider. She is also the cohost of the recently launched The Brown Table Talk Podcast, part of the LinkedIn Podcast Network. On the Brown Table Talk, Mita and Dee Marshall share stories and tips on how to help Women of Color win at work, and advice for allies on how they can show up.

Mita shares about the importance to reclaim your voice and how she was able to be the confident woman that she is today.

Bio

Mita Mallick is a corporate change-maker, podcast and a LinkedIn Top Voices.

Cultural Background

Mita is of Indian descent.

Favorite Self Confidence Quote

Be the best version of who I can be.

Definition of Self Confidence

Self confidence is about finding your voice and never stop using it.

Her Life Before the Discovery of Self Confidence

Mita grew up in a time and place that it was not cool to be Indian. She felt like she didn’t belong in the world.

The “AHA” Moment

Mita went through a gaslighting situation from a previous boss and realized it was her responsibility to share her experience to the world. She was able to reclaim her voice and have a platform to talk about issues that is not talked about such as DEI and Asian hate crimes.