The Culture Soup Podcast®️
The Culture Soup Podcast explores the intersection of tech, culture, and business. Host L. Michelle Smith interviews thought leaders and innovators, and also shares her own insights on trending topics. The show has over 315 episodes and is available in 70+ countries. It has been recognized as a top Black podcast by BLAVITY, AfroTech, and Black Enterprise.
Episodes
Ep 201: The Leadership School Hidden Inside the Black Church
What if the most sophisticated leadership training you ever received happened before you turned 15, and it happened in church?
In this fireside chat recorded live at Greater Life Church in Dallas, L. Michelle Smith joins Pastor Stephen G. Brown for a conversation that moves between sermon and scholarship, between science and story. Drawing from her bestselling book Call & Response: 10 Leadership
Ep 201: Call & Response Book Tour: Fireside Chat w/Rev. Stephen G. Brown — feat. L. Michelle Smith
Episode Summary:
What if the most sophisticated leadership training you ever received happened before you turned 15 — and it happened in church? In this powerful conversation recorded live at Greater Life Church in Dallas, L. Michelle Smith joins Pastor Stephen Brown for a fireside chat that is equal parts sermon, scholarship, and strategy session. Drawing from her bestselling book Call & Respons
Call and Response: About the Research
"It was important to me to not just go on a hunch..." LMS
Watch this clip from my recent book tour stop at Texas Christian University's Brite Divinity School with my friend and classmate, Rev. Dr. Shonda Jones as she probes about my research methodology for my new bestseller Call and Response.
No pressure at all...right? I always get a little nervous when I'm speaking to a well-credentialed sc
TCU Call and Response Conversation with Rev. Dr. Shonda Jones
There is something powerful about returning to a university campus to talk about leadership.
At Texas Christian University, our conversation around Call and Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church (Amistad Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishing and JVL Media) was not just about a book. It was about formation. It was about where leadership really begins. About the spaces that
EP. 200: Call and Response Conversation at TCU w/Rev. Dr. Shonda Jones
Show Notes: Call & Response at TCU — A Conversation on Culture, Leadership, and Legacy
At Texas Christian University’s Carr Chapel, L. Michelle Smith returned to her alma mater for a powerful conversation on Call & Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church, joined by Rev. Dr. Shonda Jones, Executive Vice President and Dean of Brite Divinity School.
What unfolded was more than a book t
The Call and Response Conversation w/ Cynt Marshall
If you couldn't be in the room, now's your chance to be a part. TOMORROW at noon, Thursday, March 5 we'll be streaming video of the kickoff to the Call and Response book tour that happened at the Barnes & Noble bookseller at Hillside Village on multiple platforms.
It will be featured here on Linkedin, so grab your colleagues, family and friends and bring a journal: Cynt Marshall and I will be ho
EP 199: A LIVE Call and Response Conversation w/Cynt Marshall
The Culture Soup Podcast®
Live from Barnes & Noble: Call & Response — 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church
In this special live episode of The Culture Soup Podcast®, L. Michelle Smith celebrates the launch of her newest book, Call & Response: Ten Leadership Lessons from the Black Church, recorded live at Barnes & Noble in Cedar Hill, Texas.
Joined by trailblazing executive and former Dalla
Ep 198: A Litte Me Time with Tara Jaye Frank
In the first episode of year seven of the Culture Soup Podcast, L. Michelle Smith sits down with equity strategist, author, and Waymaker Change Group founder Tara Jaye Frank for a timely and deeply personal conversation about leadership, grief, obedience, and self-preservation.
They explore the making of Tara’s new book, You Are Before the World: Lessons on Doing Good Without Being Undone, includ
Ep. 198 A Little Me Time with Tara Jaye Frank
In the first episode of year seven of the Culture Soup Podcast, L. Michelle Smith sits down with equity strategist, author, and Waymaker Change Group founder Tara Jaye Frank for a timely and deeply personal conversation about leadership, grief, obedience, and self-preservation.
They explore the making of Tara’s new book, You Are Before the World: Lessons on Doing Good Without Being Undone, includ
EP. 197 Full Circle: The Leadership Theory Episode
In this third installment of the Leadership Revival Series, L. Michelle Smith brings the journey full circle. After exploring history & culture in Part 1 and applied science in Part 2, today’s episode takes us into the final pillar of the Call & Response Leadership Revival Framework: leadership theory.
This episode weaves together research, lived experience, and a deeply personal full-circle stor
Ep 196 w/Finding Your Giant Steps When the Ground Feels Shaky
he Class of 2025 is shaken. Join me and Leilani M. Brown as we unpack how today’s grads can shift with intention—despite a wobbly job market. Practical tools, straight talk & career clarity await. Let’s talk about your giant steps forward.
Ep 196: Finding Your Giant Steps When the Ground Feels Shaky with Lelani Brown
???? Episode SummaryThe job market isn’t giving today’s college seniors much to smile about—and that includes the Class of 2025. On this timely and powerful episode of The Culture Soup Podcast®, L. Michelle Smith welcomes leadership expert and author Leilani M. Brown for a heart-to-heart on what it takes to launch strong, even in uncertain times.With candor, warmth, and serious know-how, Leilani u
Valorie Burton on Rules of Resilience | The Culture Soup Podcast Live
Resilience isn’t just about bouncing back—it’s about building a system that makes you stronger, wiser, and better.
Join me for Episode 195 of The Culture Soup Podcast with my mentor coach and longtime friend, Valorie Burton, bestselling author of Rules of Resilience. We’ll unpack 10 practical rules for thriving through uncertainty and leading with authenticity.
This extended edition streams liv
Ep. 195 Rules of Resilience with Valorie Burton
In this episode, I welcome back my dear friend of more than 25 years, Valorie Burton — bestselling author of 14 books, CEO of the Coaching and Positive Psychology (CaPP) Institute, and my mentor coach.
Valorie joins me to talk about her newest release, Rules of Resilience: 10 Ways Successful People Get Better, Wiser, and Stronger, dropping September 16, 2025. Together we explore why resilience is
Ep 195 Rules of Resilience w/Valorie Burton Teaser 2
What does resilience really look like?
In this episode of **The Culture Soup Podcast**, I sit down with my mentor coach and dear friend of 25+ years, **Valorie Burton**—bestselling author of 14 books and CEO of the Coaching and Positive Psychology (CaPP) Institute.
Her newest book, *Rules of Resilience: 10 Ways Successful People Get Better, Wiser, and Stronger*, releases September 16, 2025. Toge
Ep 195 Rules of Resilience w/Valorie Burton Teaser
This Thursday, I’m sitting down with my mentor coach and friend of 25+ years, Valorie Burton, CEO of the CaPP Institute and author of the brand-new Rules of Resilience (Tyndale Refresh, out Sept 16). We’re getting specific: how leaders build a personal resilience system—not just “bounce back,” but bounce better.
We’ll talk science without the jargon, choices under pressure, and the micro-habits t
Ep 194 Black journalists at risk w/Errin Haines
She was there. Not watching the footage—in it.
Errin Haines (@emarvelous) recounts what it felt like on the ground in Ferguson as a Black journalist.
Press badge on. Still targeted. No distinction made.
In an era where covering the story can make you the story, we need to talk about what’s really happening to Black journalists on the frontlines.
No press freedom, no democracy.
Watch. Listen. S
TCSP Ep 194 I love NABJ w/Errin Haines
Guest:
Errin Haines, Editor-at-Large at The 19th News, award-winning journalist, political analyst, and candidate for President of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ)
Episode Summary:
What happens when the organization that once spoke truth to power… goes quiet?
In this candid and courageous conversation, host L. Michelle Smith sits down with her friend and media powerhouse Er
Ep 194. I Love NABJ w/ Errin Haines
What happens when the organization that once spoke truth to power… goes quiet?In this candid and courageous conversation, host L. Michelle Smith sits down with her friend and media powerhouse Errin Haines to talk about the urgent state of Black journalism, the legacy (and future) of NABJ, and what leadership must look like when both journalism and democracy are under attack.Errin shares deeply per
Will AI take over journalists' jobs eventually?
Black journalists are under fire. Press freedom is being tested. And NABJ? It’s time to reboot.
In this raw and real convo, I sat down with journalist and editor Errin Haines (@emarvelous) to talk about:
Why Black stories still aren't safe
How legacy orgs are going quiet at the worst possible moment
And how AI could help us fight back if we know how to wield it
This isn’t just a convo—it’s a
SNEAK PREVIEW: Ep 194 w/ Errin Haines Monologue
Well, here's a first.
I have never in the seven year history of The Culture Soup Podcast released the full opening monologue before the show streams; yet, uncommon times demand uncommon action.
This is the opening to Thursday's show with my friend Errin Haines, editor-at-large from THE19th, MSNBC Political Commentator, and candidate for president for The National Association of Black Journalist
TCSP Ep 193: Talkin' Trust w/Minda Harts
Talk to Me Nice: The Seven Trust Languages for a Better Workplace
We’re cracking the code on workplace trust.
Join me for a memorable moment as I welcome my friend and colleague Minda Harts, bestselling author of The Memo.
She’s back with a bold new book that reframes trust not as a vibe… but as a language. In fact, seven of them.
We’ll talk:
How to rebuild trust when it’s broken
Why we’ve b
TCSP Ep 193: Talkin' Trust with Minda Harts
Talk to Me Nice: The Seven Trust Languages for a Better Workplace
We’re cracking the code on workplace trust.
Join me for a milestone moment as I welcome my friend and colleague Minda Harts, bestselling author of The Memo, for Episode 200 of the podcast.
She’s back with a bold new book that reframes trust not as a vibe… but as a language. In fact, seven of them.
We’ll talk:
How to rebuild tru
Episode 193: Talkin' Trust with Minda Harts
Talk to Me Nice with Minda Harts—Cracking the Code on Trust at Work
The Memo author and workplace whisperer Minda Harts joins us on this episode!
In this heart-forward, thought-deep convo, L. Michelle and Minda explore what it really takes to build trust at work—beyond buzzwords, beyond DEI jargon, and definitely beyond performative leadership.
Minda drops gems from her new book Talk to Me Nice:
Ep 193: Talkin' Trust w/Minda Harts -- New Show Open Teaser
After 7 years, it was time for a little show-open refresh.
Join us today for this all-new, all-video episode with author, workplace consultant and film maker, Minda Harts. The Culture Soup Podcast streams everywhere today, including Linkedin Live this afternoon.
Stay tuned!
#podcasts #authors #talktomenice #newbooks
Talkin' Trust with Author Minda Harts #podcast
Skip the Theory. Speak Trust.
We’re not here to add to the stack of unread leadership books on your desk, because we actually write the leadership books that you can actually relate to.
Who's we?
We’re decoding what really builds trust at work—with my friend who's only a text message away, Minda Harts, the author behind The Memo and her latest, Talk to Me Nice: The 7 Trust Languages for a Bett
Episode 192: Soul Meets Science | Leadership Revival Series
What happens when leadership rooted in the Black Church meets the rigors of neuroscience and positive psychology?
In this episode of Leadership Revival, we explore the science pillar of my upcoming book, Call & Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church. I take you behind the scenes of my coach training journey at The CaPP Institute—founded by my mentor coach, Valorie Burton—and explai
Episode 192: Soul Meets Science – Leadership Revival Series
This week, we step into the second pillar of Call & Response—science.
In this episode:
Flashback Friday with The Culture Soup Podcast
Before the credentials. Before the awards and the accolades, there was a corporate executive with a podcast--and that was not cool, I was told. My, how far we've all come!
#FlashbackFriday to the year 2020 when The Culture Soup Podcast had only been streaming for two years. I was invited to be on WFAA's Good Morning Texas for a segment called "Another Popin' Podcast" to discuss the show. This
It's a leadership revival!
The Culture Soup Podcast goes all the way in.
https://lmichellesmith.substack.com/p/its-a-leadership-revival
Ep 191: It’s a Leadership Revival Series Kickoff--The Front Matter
Welcome to the kickoff of the Leadership Revival—a new series on The Culture Soup Podcast that takes you behind the scenes of Call & Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church.In this premiere episode, host L. Michelle Smith sets the stage with the “Front Matter”—a soulful introduction to the journey ahead. She reflects on how the book came together not just through writing, but thr
TCSP EP 191: It's a Leadership Revival (TEASER)
The revival has begun.
The first episode of Leadership Revival, my new series on The Culture Soup Podcast, is now live.
We’re going behind the scenes of Call & Response: 10 Leadership Lessons from the Black Church—starting with legacy, memory, and the historical pillar that holds this movement up.
You’ll hear a powerful clip from my interview with Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr., and a short “Footnot
Most meaningful podcast episode
Recently, I spent time with Seniors in TCU Bob Schieffer College of Communication, my alma mater, and while we had a wonderful discourse around leadership ethics, before I left they wanted to ask which episode of The Culture Soup Podcast was most meaningful to me.
I had to really think, because all the episodes are with my friends, so we have context and meaning already, but there was one episod
TCSP Ep 190. Joy Goddess
This Women’s History Month, we celebrate her legacy with someone who knows it intimately—her great-granddaughter, award-winning journalist and author A’Lelia Bundles. In her newest book, Joy Goddess, Bundles unearths the layers of A’Lelia Walker’s life—the glamour, the grit, the business, and the burden of being her mother’s daughter.
This is one you don’t want to miss. Streams Thursday, whereve
Ep 190: Joy Goddess with A'Lelia Bundles
The Culture Soup Podcast – Women’s History Month Episode
Guest: A’Lelia Bundles, Award-Winning Author & Journalist
Joy Goddess: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance
What if you were so extraordinary—so magnetic, so dazzling—that Langston Hughes himself called you “Joy Goddess”?
A’Lelia Walker wasn’t just the daughter of Madam C.J. Walker. She was the heartbeat of the Harlem Renaissance
Ep. 190 Joy Goddess w/A'Lelia Bundles
The Culture Soup Podcast® – Women’s History Month Episode
Guest: A’Lelia Bundles, Award-Winning Author & Journalist
TCSP Ep 190 Joy Goddess
Joy Goddess.That’s what Langston Hughes called her. Because A’Lelia Walker didn’t just exist—she illuminated. She knew how to create an experience that put people in their feelings. Sound familiar?She made spaces sacred, turned gatherings into history, and brought the Harlem Renaissance to life.She mastered personal branding before it was ever even a phrase!
And now, her great-granddaughter, the i
How A'Lelia Walker Got Her Nickname Joy Goddess
oy Goddess.
That’s what Langston Hughes called her. Because A’Lelia Walker didn’t just exist—she illuminated. She made spaces sacred, turned gatherings into history, and brought the Harlem Renaissance to life.
And now, her great-granddaughter, the incredible A’Lelia Bundles, is telling her story in Joy Goddess—a book that’s as rich and radiant as the woman herself.
This Women’s History Month, I
TCSP Ep 190 Joy Goddess
What if you were so extraordinary—so magnetic, so dazzling—that Langston Hughes himself called you “Joy Goddess”?
That’s the kind of legacy A’Lelia Walker left behind. A woman who owned the room, turned salons into sanctuaries for Black brilliance, and set the Harlem Renaissance ablaze with her presence. She was the daughter of the legendary Madam C.J. Walker—but she was a force all her own.
And
TCSP Ep 190" Joy Goddess with A'Lelia Bundles
Streams everywhere Thursday!
All things transformational: AI & The Power of the Pivot
Show Notes - The Culture Soup Podcast
In this episode, host L. Michelle Smith takes us on a reflective journey back to 2018, when she first launched The Culture Soup Podcast. She shares how an unexpected speaking career and a chance encounter led her to create both a podcast and a book, despite corporate challenges.
She then shifts focus to the present, discussing the impact of recent executive o
Ep 189: All things transformational: AI & The Power of the Pivot
Show Notes - The Culture Soup Podcast
In this episode, host L. Michelle Smith takes us on a reflective journey back to 2018, when she first launched The Culture Soup Podcast. She shares how an unexpected speaking career and a chance encounter led her to create both a podcast and a book, despite corporate challenges.
She then shifts focus to the present, discussing the impact of recent executive o
Eo 188: Five big lessons I learned in 5 years:
In the latest episode of The Culture Soup Podcast , I take time to reflect on 5 lessons I've learned over the past five years of running my professional private executive & personal coaching practice in a very special Coaching Corner episode.
We are celebrating NSC Coaching's 5th anniversary all this month, and we are also observing International Coaching Week. Listen for what I learned along
Ep 187: Five big lessons I learned in 5 years: The Coaching Corner w/ L. Michelle Smith (made with
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In this episode, I take time to reflect on 5 lessons I've learned over the past five years of running my professional private coaching practice. We are celebrating NSC Coaching's 5th anniversary all this month, and we are also observing International Coaching Week
Ep 188: Five big lessons I learned in 5 years: The Coaching Corner w/ L. Michelle Smith
In this episode, I take time to reflect on 5 lessons I've learned over the past five years of running my professional private coaching practice. We are celebrating NSC Coaching's 5th anniversary all this month, and we are also observing International Coaching Week. Listen for what I learned along this journey so far about perseverance, determination, focus, relationships and other important lesson
The Rung isn’t broken. YOU are, Sis.
In essence, here's the motivation behind my mission: bridging the gap between science and culture.
Let me illustrate how the workings of our minds play a pivotal role. It all begins in our minds. Understanding the intricacies of our brain function and its profound influence on our actions in various settings can empower us to excel, even when faced with formidable odds.
The reality is that women
TSCP: Conversation with a Coach w/Valorie Burton
In 2019, I did what many corporate types would call "the unthinkable."
I walked away from opportunities at a Fortune 10 after being "surplussed" without a job lined up. Sure, I had opportunities externally. Yes, I had a seedling of a business that I had started, but I wanted to take the time to think through my next step methodically.
I had a mission that only a few were aware of, and that drove
Ep 187: Conversation with a Coach w/ Valorie Burton
In 2019, I did what many corporate types would call "the unthinkable."
I walked away from opportunities at a Fortune 10 after being "surplussed" without a job lined up. Sure, I had opportunities externally. Yes, I had a seedling of a business that I had started, but I wanted to take the time to think through my next step methodically.
I had a mission that only a few were aware of, and that drove
Want to hear more about Coach L.’s fourth book project?
How about more about her time in Atlanta with the Executive Leadership Council’s C-Suite Academy, their conversation about how crucial P&L ownership is to their leadership ascension to the C-Suite?
Or her book signing in Atlanta? It’s all here in this bonus edition of TCSP.
Saying the quiet part out loud about ERGs
SHE’S BAAAAA-AAACK
Coach L says the quiet part out loud about…. employee resource groups or ERGs. It’s what Black people say to each other, but never say in mixed company.
The Culture Soup Podcast is streaming again, this time with a fresh new Coaching Corner episode.
In this episode called The Catch Up, we will discuss the historic roots of attitudes surrounding Black people “gathering,”
Ep 186. The Coaching Corner: The Catch Up w/ L. Michelle Smith
Where have I been? What have I been up to, you ask? This episode will catch you up, and drop some Nuggets that you probably weren't expecting.
Happy Anyway w/ Coach L. & Dr. Jeff
This event was previously recorded live. If you are interested in having Dr. Jeff and Coach L. visit your organization to speak or host workshops related to the power of positive emotion to help you lead through challenging times, or perhaps you'd like to look into Coaching + Counseling one on one or group sessions, follow this link: https://nsccoaching.info/CoachLandDrJeff
#ExecutiveCoaching
What to do now as 2023 comes to a close
How can you finish the year strong with less than 3 weeks to go? Coach L. has some suggestions based in neuroscience, and it will help you to begin the new year with intentionality.
Take a watch!
If you want support with finishing strong this year and starting 2024 with intention, sign up for the SOAR 1:1 Coaching Intensive.
Here's a glimpse of what you'll experience:
Discover Your True Se
the culture of work life balance
the culture of work life balance
Yes Please! ATL Book Tour: Treat Sponsors & Mentors Like Suitors
Yes Please! ATL Book Tour: Treat Sponsors & Mentors Like Suitors
Ep 185: Yes Please! A C-Suite Chat w/Dr. Kecia M. Kelly
The Culture Soup Podcast LIVE: Yes Please! A C-Suite Chat
We're kicking off a series that will take us into fall...
The Culture Soup Podcast®️ presents A C-Suite Chat, where we highlight voices from my new book, Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite.
This episode, we are featuring Kecia Kelly DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE, SVP and Chief Nursing Officer at one of the largest healthcare
Join us for A C-Suite Chat on The Culture Soup Podcast
We're kicking off a series that will take us into fall...
The Culture Soup Podcast presents A C-Suite Chat, where we highlight voices from my new book, Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite.
This episode, we are featuring Dr. Kecia M. Kelly, SVP and Chief Nursing Officer at one of the largest healthcare networks in the nation.
Dr. Kelly and I discuss intentional happiness as a
Ep 184: Yes Please! DFW Book Signing at BLACKLIT w/Leah Frazier (Guest Host)
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This special episode is dual streamed and sponsored by The Culture Soup Podcast(r) and PR Yourself Podcast with Leah Frazier who is my guest host for today's show. It is a replay of the DFW Book Signing for Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite. It was recorded before a live audience. Listen
Ep 184: Yes Please! DFW Book Signing at BLACKLIT w/Leah Frazier (Guest Host)
This special episode is dual streamed and sponsored by The Culture Soup Podcast(r) and PR Yourself Podcast with Leah Frazier who is my guest host for today's show. It is a replay of the DFW Book Signing for Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite. It was recorded before a live audience. Listen to part one of the Fireside chat between myself and Leah and then tune in to Part 2 on TC
Ep:183: Yes Please! Launch Event
Yes Please! Release Day Launch Event
Be a part of the crucial conversation as award-winning, best selling 3X author L. Michelle Smith is joined by guest host Condace Pressley, host of Perspectives/WSB-Atlanta for an in depth fireside chat about the new book Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite: Secrets Women of Color Need to Know Now to Find their Happy and Win in an Exclusive Co
"America's Psychologist" Dr. Jeff Gardere, Special Guest on The Culture Soup Podcast
Just 2 more days until the worldwide release of my next book, Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite.
I'm in such deep gratitude to "America's Psychologist" Dr. Jeff Gardere, the licensed, clinical psychologist for endorsing my book by penning the foreword. Some of you know the powerful impact that having a therapist and a coach in your corner makes on your leadership ascent. We
Award-winning, Atlanta Journalist Guest Hosts The Culture Soup Podcast to Launch Yes Please!
Join the Live Multistream on Jun 15!
It's hard to believe that there are only 3 more days until the worldwide release of my next book, Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite!
And you want to know how real it's getting? I spent the morning with two of my favorite people, preparing for the multi-streaming event on Thursday, launch day, Jun 15.
Isn't it awesome when your friends sh
TCSP Ep 182: Yes Please! We Need Allyship to Get Us to the C-Suite Pt 2
Ever finally get that sponsor and your high hopes are dashed because they just didn't deliver?
My conversation with Dr. Christopher Butts, Learning & Development and DEI expert and a voice in my upcoming book Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite...we delve into the idea of sponsors who just aren't cutting the mustard and more reasons why Black women are stalled on their way to th
Ep 182: Yes Please! We Need Allyship to Get Us to the C-Suite Pt 2 w/Dr. Christopher Butts
Ever finally get that sponsor and your high hopes are dashed because they just didn't deliver?
My conversation with Dr. Christopher Butts, Learning & Development and DEI expert and a voice in my upcoming book Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite...we delve into the idea of sponsors who just aren't cutting the mustard and more reasons why Black women are stalled on their way to th
Yes Please! We Need AllyShip to Get Us to the C-Suite. Pt 1
I grabbed some much needed catch-time with my friend Dr. Christopher Butts, Learning & Development and DEI Expert to talk about themes from my upcoming book, Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite. He is one of the expert voices in the book, and we discuss the pitfalls of sponsorship, especially for Black women and other women of color and what allies can do to step up fill these c
TCSP Ep 181: Yes Please! We Need Allyship to Get to the C-Suite
I grabbed some much needed catch-time with my friend Dr. Christopher Butts, Learning & Development and DEI Expert to talk about themes from my upcoming book, Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite. He is one of the expert voices in the book, and we discuss the pitfalls of sponsorship, especially for Black women and other women of color and what allies can do to step up fill these c
Ep 181: Yes Please! We Need AllyShip to Get Us to the C-Suite. Pt 1 w/Dr. Christopher Butts
I grabbed some much needed catch-time with my friend Dr. Christopher Butts, Learning & Development and DEI Expert to talk about themes from my upcoming book, Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I'm Entitled to the C-Suite. He is one of the expert voices in the book, and we discuss the pitfalls of sponsorship, especially for Black women and other women of color and what allies can do to step up fill these c
Clearing your mind and giving yourself grace
Clearing your mind and giving yourself grace
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Clearing your mind and giving yourself grace
High-performing leaders, are you doing too much? At some point, calming your mind and giving yourself grace is paramount to moving forward.
It may seem counter intuitive to stop...take a pause...in order to move forward. But neuroscience shows us that this is exactly what we need to do.
Here's a little about my story of when life was lifeing hard. Can you relate?
The Culture Soup Podcast: Ep 180 Got a sponsor, now what?
Everyone is so concerned about getting that elusive sponsor, but what happens after you get one?
I talk about it with Dr. Diana B. Allen, women-in-tech empowerment advocate and senior cyber security expert in part 2 of our conversation which began in Ep 177.
We get down to business with this conversation, and you won’t want to miss it. It will stream live on LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, Faceboo
Ep 180: What really happens when women leaders get sponsorship? PT 2 w/Dr. Diana B. Allen
Everyone is so concerned about getting that elusive sponsor, but what happens after you get one?
I talk about it with Dr. Diana B. Allen, women-in-tech empowerment advocate and senior cyber security expert in part 2 of our conversation which began in Ep 177.
We get down to business with this conversation, and you won’t want to miss it. It will stream live on LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, Faceboo
ARCHIVED EP: The Human Genome Makes Us All The Same w/ Dr. Henry L. Gates, Jr.
Let's take a look back at my conversation with one f the world's most loved historians, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. This takes us back to Episode 51 where we discuss his hit show Finding Your Roots and his journey to the show.
I've got a sponsor now what?
What happens after you make it into the room?
Everyone is so concerned about getting that elusive sponsor, but what happens after you get one?
I talk about it with Dr. Diana B. Allen, women-in-tech empowerment advocate and senior cyber security expert in part 2 of our conversation which began in Ep 177.
We get down to business with this conversation, and you won't want to miss it. It will
How a compliment can kill your confidence P
When you're outnumbered and singled out daily, it can kill your confidence...
Even when being singled out comes in the form of a compliment.
WATCH as I reassure women and women of color that even something as seemly benign as a compliment can work on your mindset in a negative way.
We have to recognize the issue in order to deal with it, and many times this confidence killer that is all about p
#TBT: The Culture Soup Podcast Ep 152 w/ Denyce Graves
Let's talk CULTURE...and when I say culture--I mean the ARTS!
I'm throwing it back to one of my favorite episodes as I wrap up a year-long engagement with one of my favorite clients, Lyric Opera Chicago and round the corner on my last term on the board of Opera America. One of the most acclaimed mezzo sopranos of our time is joining me on The Culture Soup Podcast, and I’m so proud to call her fri
Ep 179: #TBT What's Black about Opera with Denyce Graves
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Let's talk CULTURE...and when I say culture--I mean the ARTS! I'm throwing it back to one of my favorite episodes as I wrap up a year-long engagement with one of my favorite clients, Lyric Opera Chicago and round the corner on my last term on the board of Opera America. One of the most acclaimed mezzo soprano
Ep 179: #TBT What's Black about Opera with Denyce Graves
Let's talk CULTURE...and when I say culture--I mean the ARTS!
I'm throwing it back to one of my favorite episodes as I wrap up a year-long engagement with one of my favorite clients, Lyric Opera Chicago and round the corner on my last term on the board of Opera America. One of the most acclaimed mezzo sopranos of our time is joining me on The Culture Soup Podcast®, and I’m so proud to call her fr
The Culture Soup Podcast Ep 178 Storytelling, Causes & Coaching
You probably saw the huge dustup over the two phenomenal women's NCAA basketball players who engaged in the same kind of trash talking that men do in sports and somehow wound up trending for days.
...and how one player was held to a different standard?
Some would argue that even the First Lady stepped it in.
Why was all of this even a topic of conversation?
I discuss this issue along with othe
Ep 178: The Magic of Blending Storytelling, Cause, Advocacy and Coaching w/Lola Vinson
You probably saw the huge dustup over the two phenomenal women's NCAA basketball players who engaged in the same kind of trash talking that men do in sports and somehow wound up trending for days.
...and how one player was held to a different standard?
Some would argue that even the First Lady stepped it in.
Why was all of this even a topic of conversation?
I discuss this issue along with othe
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