We recently had the chance to connect with Patrice Lindo and have shared our conversation below.
Patrice, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What are you being called to do now, that you may have been afraid of before?
I’m being called to expand beyond visibility coaching into cultural restoration — helping professionals not just find their next role, but reclaim their voice in a system that’s spent decades muting it. For years, I played small inside polished rooms that didn’t know what to do with a woman like me — Black, bold, and unbothered by hierarchy. Now, I’m leading from that truth unapologetically. Through Career Nomad™, I’m building frameworks that merge spiritual clarity with business strategy — proving that intuition, data, and defiance can coexist. What once scared me — being too much — has become my brand’s superpower.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
I’m Patrice Williams-Lindo, CEO and Founder of Career Nomad™, a visibility and leadership development firm helping bold professionals get seen, heard, and hired. I built this brand out of both corporate survival and cultural restoration—transforming my 20+ years in management consulting at firms like Deloitte, KPMG, and Accenture into a movement that teaches professionals how to rebrand with intention and lead with power. Using my proprietary RNA Method™ (Rebrand, Network, Achieve Recognition), I help clients turn career pivots into positioning plays, blending executive strategy with cultural truth-telling. Today, Career Nomad™ has evolved into a global visibility ecosystem—complete with workshops, membership programs, and media partnerships—that equip professionals to thrive in the AI era without shrinking their brilliance.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
Before the world told me who I had to be, I was a curious, outspoken girl of Jamaican parentage who believed that brilliance was her birthright. I didn’t have the language for “leadership” yet, but I understood presence—I could walk into a room and feel the temperature change. Over time, that confidence was tested by systems that valued compliance over creativity, especially for women who looked like me. But that early version of myself—the one who asked bold questions and refused to shrink—has been guiding me back home ever since. Today, through Career Nomad™, I help others return to that same unfiltered version of themselves, the one that existed before fear and performance took over. That’s the real work of rebranding: not becoming someone new, but remembering who you’ve always been.
When did you stop hiding your pain and start using it as power?
I stopped hiding my pain the day I realized survival wasn’t the goal—transformation was. For years, I wore professionalism like armor, performing excellence while silently navigating burnout, bias, and betrayal in boardrooms that didn’t see me. My breaking point became my blueprint. Instead of suppressing my story, I began studying it—turning every scar into strategy, every lesson into language that could liberate others. That shift birthed Career Nomad™. I stopped hiding and started teaching others to do the same: to rebrand not just their résumé, but their resilience. My pain became my power the moment I refused to edit my truth for anyone’s comfort.
So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. What are the biggest lies your industry tells itself?
The biggest lie my industry tells itself is that visibility equals vanity. It’s the opposite. Visibility is strategy—it’s economic power. Too many career and leadership spaces still treat self-promotion as arrogance when it’s actually equity. You can’t advocate for diversity and then penalize confidence. I built Career Nomad™ to dismantle that double standard, teaching professionals—especially Black women—to leverage recognition as currency. Because the truth is, the workforce doesn’t reward who works the hardest; it rewards who’s seen leading the work. The lie keeps talented people invisible. My mission is to make visibility a skill, not a side effect.
Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: What light inside you have you been dimming?
For years, I dimmed the light that made me different—the bold, spiritual, truth-telling side that didn’t fit the corporate blueprint I was handed. I used to believe professionalism meant invisibility, that being “strategic” required softening my voice. But the more I coached others, the more I realized my light wasn’t meant to blend in—it was meant to blaze trails. Now, through Career Nomad™, I give others permission to do the same: to build careers that honor both power and peace, strategy and soul. My legacy is not just the systems I’ve built, but the courage I’ve modeled—for every woman who thought she had to shrink to be successful.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://Careernomad.org
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecareernomad?igsh=NDJ4djk3OTIwdml3&utm_source=qr
- Linkedin: http://linkedin.com/in/thecareernomad
- Youtube: https://youtube.com/@stillemployedstillafraid?si=41CtCCznyAL9siXq
