#5 Best Women of Color Podcast

Episodes

Nov. 11, 2022

Personal Power: How To Own Your Power and Voice with Coach Kisha Woods

Did you know you have the power to shift your mindset? Did you know you don’t have to be a people pleasure?  Did you know you can live unapologetic?  This week’s guest Coach Kisha Woods, Mindset/Entrepreneurial Growth Coach, learned that...

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Nov. 4, 2022

Be Open: How Being Open to New Opportunities Led Monique "AJ" Smith t…

What doors keep opening for you?  For Monique “AJ” Smith, Consultant, Adjunct, Post Host, Co-Author, Magazine Publisher, Executive Coach, Sports Management was the door that kept opening.  Monique was involved in administrative aspects...

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Oct. 28, 2022

You Are Capable of Amazing Things with Nana Ize Musa

Checking in from Nigeria, Nana Ize Musa, an Ambassador with a great passion for humanity's appointment, shared about her humanitarian work and its global impact.  Nana has dedicated her life to serving women and children, educating them and...

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Oct. 21, 2022

It Starts with You with Kristina Thomas

When I read Kristina Thomas’, Mother/Healer/Entrepreneur, Bio, I knew our #intimateconversation would be an emotional one.  Indeed it was. We talked about the various methods of healing she uses, reiki, egg spiritual cleanse, we’re at...

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Oct. 14, 2022

Be bold- Be Uma!!! with Rita Kakati-Shah

Are you bold?  Showing up?  A go-getter? Rita Kakati-Shah, Author, Founder & CEO, International Speaker and Board Advisor, is and does as we discuss in this week’s episode.  Being “one of the only” as a woman of color in...

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Oct. 7, 2022

Relationships Based on Excellence - How to Win at Life w/ L. Michelle…

During my #intimateconversation with L. Michelle Smith, CEO and Founder of no silos communications llc., L. Michelle mentioned “being in the halls of Harper & Collins”, a big publishing house, and how others remarked that was unheard of...

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July 8, 2022

"The Black of It" with Dr. Kimya Nuru Dennis

In this #BlackHistoryMonth episode, Dr. Kimya Nuru Dennis, a community advocate, sociologist and criminologist, educator, and researcher, holds nothing back. She is firm in her Blackness and about what is and is not "diversity work".  Check it...

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Feb. 4, 2022

Leaving a Legacy-From Lifetime to Legacy with Niké Anani

Nikè Anani, Speaker/Author/CEO/Wife/Mom, is passionate about ensuring family businesses outlast their founders. Understanding how generational wealth is created, Nikè is forging her own path by equipping the next generation with tools to “step out...

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Jan. 28, 2022

Be Courageous with Patricia Arboleda

Patricia Arboleda, Executive and Leadership Coach, Career Strategist; CEO & Founder; Senior Executive at Corporate America; Board Advisor, built upon 20+ years of leadership development in Corporate America, and started her...

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Jan. 21, 2022

Bonded by Allyship with Dr. Christen Behzadi

Imagine doing all the things to become an anesthesiologist to be told by a patient they did not want a Black doctor? Dr. Christen Behzadi, a board-certified anesthesiologist and founder of InternationalIntercultural, didn’t have to imagine this as...

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Jan. 14, 2022

Be You with Ashley Johnson

After losing her mom, Ashley Johnson, mother or 2, a personal trainer and owner of BE U Fitness, suffered with depression. After also gaining over 300 pounds, Ashley made the decision to “love herself” and started her journey to a healthier...

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Jan. 7, 2022

Change your mindset change your life: Change Your HAT with Jocquice "…

It’s a New Year and for many that signals time for a change. Whether you’re burned out, exhausted, ready for something new, this week’s #intimateconversation is for YOU! Check out the 1st episode of 2022 and season 3 with Jocquice...

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Jan. 7, 2022

“Just Be You!” with Alecia “Fashionista” Grant

REPLAY FROM 8/6/21 This week’s guest, Alecia “Fashionista” Grant, and I talked about authenticity and “just being you”.  Alecia stated, “if this is who you are, embrace it.” Check out the episode for more.     This...

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Nov. 27, 2021

You re not alone - Up for the Challenge with Al Jones

If nothing else, this week’s guest, Al Jones, a service-disabled veteran, personal finance author, game developer and African American/Black male who had bad credit and achieved the perfect FICO score 8 credit rating of 850, wants you to know 1....

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Nov. 19, 2021

Embracing Your Natural Hair with Naomi Samuel

In this world, for women of color and Black women, we are faced with so much. Was that a micro-aggression? Did you mean harm when you complimented me? What did you intend by singling me out? Naomi Samuel, a Management PhD Student at the University of...

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Nov. 5, 2021

“who am i?” with Sandy VO

As a child, Sandy Vo, a meditation teacher devoted to revolutionizing modern living by introducing a new level of functionality and serving more conscious leaders on their journey of Self-Realization, was who she thought othe...

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Oct. 22, 2021

What's the T? with E. Monique Evans

In this week’s episode, I flipped the script my Sister Friend Monique Evans, an EquipFin Transaction Coordinator in Commercial Banking Operations at Wells Fargo & Company, who answered “What’s the T?”.  Instead of my normal Q&A...

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Oct. 8, 2021

“Parable of Talents!” with “Real Talk” Tasha Randle

What are YOU doing with what you’ve been given? Are you hiding it? Clutching onto it? Or like in the Bible, doing nothing with it? Check out this week’s episode with “Real Talk” Tasha Randle, “equips professionals with clarity, confidence,...

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Sept. 10, 2021

“Art is a Strategy!” with Linda Simien Kelly

“Wait on or create your own platform” is one thing artist Linda Simien Kellywanted to leave the ICW audience with. We have a choice as to what we do with our lives. We can wait on others to decide for us or like Linda, we can plan our path, and...

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Sept. 3, 2021

My Values: Articulate Your Value! with Ashley AsShire

What do you bring to the table? What do you do well? What makes you YOU? Getting clear about these and strategizing on how to communicate this to yourself and to others is how you “Articulate Your Value” which leads to having more… Check out...

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Sept. 1, 2021

Work Life Harmony with Tareka Wheeler, PMP

We’ve heard of Work Life Balance and recently Work Life Integration. Have you heard of Work Life Harmony? Tareka Wheeler, PMP, CEO, T. Wheeler Strategic Solutions, LLC, Career & Mindset Strategist, shares how like stocks, we are a “diversified...

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Aug. 20, 2021

Threads of Life with Dr. J. Martinez

Music. Dance. Two ways we connect with self, skin, body, and movement.  Dr. J., founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Alchemist Agency, a management and leadership development consulting firm focused on building the capacity of purpose...

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Aug. 16, 2021

When it’s Time to Go! with Samieh Franklin

Sometimes one journey ends so another could begin which is exactly what happened when Samieh Franklin, project manager, volunteer, and wealth builder, left corporate America. Samieh paused for a few months then launched two organizations, profit and...

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July 30, 2021

“It’s Inside of You!” with Dom (Dominique) Jones

Ever wonder what it takes to be successful? Want to achieve a dream and not sure how to get started? Have an idea for a business and not quite sure what next steps are? Check out this week’s episode as Dom (Dominique) Jones, a Huntington Beach...

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