1. Diversity and Inclusion from the MiLB with Belicia Montgomery

Belicia Montgomery, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at the Minor League Baseball league office.

Belicia Montgomery began her professional sports career at Minor League Baseball in 2016 as a Marketing Research and Strategy resident and was hired full-time as an Analytics Specialist in 2017. She was promoted to Manager of Data and Business Processes in 2018 before transitioning into the diversity & inclusion department in 2019. Prior to joining MiLB, Montgomery held marketing roles at USF Athletics and H&R Block. Belicia received a Bachelor of Science in marketing with a minor in accounting from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and obtained both her Master of Business Administration and Master of Sport and Entertainment Management from the University of South Florida. Belicia is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, and currently resides in St. Petersburg, Florida.

• Contact Belicia! beliciakathryn@gmail.com
• Or connect here https://www.linkedin.com/in/beliciam/
  

Here are Belicia’s Four key points:

1. Get comfortable being uncomfortable and EXTEND your comfort zone. This act will lead to greater opportunity. Ask yourself if you can achieve your dreams without extending what you are capable of?
   
2. Build relationships so that when a new opportunity arises, you are first person who is considered for the role. Do this by asking where you can help and proclaiming where your skill set can be beneficial.
   
3. Don’t believe everything that is said about you; listening to the advice or criticism of others is not always to your benefit. Meaning, don’t carry that critique around with you and turn it into negative self-talk. Evaluate where you can improve, do the work, and let go what’s not serving you. Overcoming that challenge and creating positive self-talk will create a better version of you!
   
4. First impressions are vital. You only get one chance to make a first impression – make it count.
   

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