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Marilynn Joyner

Marilynn Joyner

Founder & CEO of Her Workplace, Fund Her Network, and Canvas; former commercial real estate broker (JLL, CBRE) and Columbia MBA building career communities and capital access for women.

Sep 16, 2026

Your Next Move Podcast

Your Next Move Podcast

142. Build the Room: How Leaders Create Access, Visibility, and Opportunity with Marilynn Joyner

Sep 16 · 47m

Kimberly Brown
Kimberly BrownHOST
9:49
So talk to me about what it took for you to leave, what ultimately was behind the decision for you to be like, you know, now is my time to step out on my own.
Marilynn Joyner
Marilynn JoynerGUEST
9:58
Yeah.
Marilynn Joyner
Marilynn JoynerGUEST
9:59
Well, so I had an amazing and I still do have an amazing mentor that I have kept a really strong relationship with.
Marilynn Joyner
Marilynn JoynerGUEST
10:06
And this was someone that I worked in this firm with.
Marilynn Joyner
Marilynn JoynerGUEST
10:11
He was like one of my partners.
Marilynn Joyner
Marilynn JoynerGUEST
10:13
And at the time he was building a business on the side, actually starting a brewery.
Marilynn Joyner
Marilynn JoynerGUEST
10:22
And he knew that I wanted to start this company.

27 MINS LATER

Kimberly Brown
Kimberly BrownHOST
37:16
How do you think about building your own visibility strategy?

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