Brian C. Patterson, Managing Partner & Business Attorney at Gunderson Dettmer LLP, had the chance to grow up in multiple diverse communities and believes it helped him develop patience and a broader understanding for all types of view points. Since his diverse exposure growing up, he has turned his experiences into his superpower of helping others navigate high pressure and at times chaos with a sense of calm. He's also made it a focus to help underrepresented leaders find success in silicon valley thanks to the lessons he's collected over the past two decades. Listen to Brian's story to learn how you can develop your career outside the lines of your day to day job.Episode References:- New Edition 'Can you stand the rain' - 'Why should white guys have all the fun' by Reginald Lewis 3 Stories Brian would want to hear:1) Malcolm X  2) Reginald Lewis 3) Kobe Bryant Connect with Brian at:LinkedIn Follow the pod: IG - https://www.instagram.com/podwhatsyourstory/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@podwhatsyourstory Twitter - https://twitter.com/PodWhatsYourSto Follow my story: Main site - https://www.mattestory.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattestory/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/mattestory/ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mattestory Twitter - https://twitter.com/mattestory