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Season 2

S2E15: Season Two Recap

April 21, 2022

We are celebrating the completion of our second season!   Our season theme was “Looking Back to Look Forward.” Additionally, we uncovered a number of organic themes that consistently resurfaced across multiple episodes– radi…

S2E14: One Year Anniversary

April 8, 2022

We're celebrating the one year anniversary of the Black Woman Leading® podcast today!  If you have listened to one episode and supported this endeavor, we thank you!  It has truly been a labor of love!   In this episode, Lau…

S2E13: Setting and Protecting Your Boundaries with Stephanie Ghoston Paul

March 24, 2022

In this powerful and enlightening episode, Laura talks all things BOUNDARIES with special guest, Stephanie Ghoston Paul.  Stephanie highlights that many challenges in the workplace and in our personal relationships can be tr…

S2E12: Lessons from the C-Suite with Janara Jones

March 10, 2022

In this episode, we hear lessons from the C-Suite with Janara Jones, Vice President – Global Taxes and Chief Tax Officer at Albemarle Corporation   Janara shares her career journey and strategies she used to spur her career …

S2E11: Cultivating Executive Presence and Confidence thru Style with Morgan Wider

Feb. 24, 2022

In this fun episode, we discuss image, style, and personal branding with stylist and image consultant, Morgan Wider.    Morgan shares her personal style story and how it led to her work today with helping professional women …

S2E10 - Building Community and Connection with Dr. Melissa Robinson-Brown

Feb. 10, 2022

In this episode, we talk about building community and connection as a Black Woman Leading.  Many of our community members experience a unique isolation as  they are often the “only” Black woman on their level of leadership. …

S2E9: Lessons from the C-Suite with Dorri McWhorter

Jan. 27, 2022

In this episode, we hear lessons from the C-Suite with Dorri McWhorter, President and CEO of YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago.  Dorri shares how both heart work and head work have been integrated in her leadership approach acros…

S2E8: Developing New Habits and Practices for the New Year

Jan. 13, 2022

Happy New Year!  The top of the year is a time when many people have an appetite for establishing their vision, goals, and intentions for the new year.  Additionally, we launch a new Black Woman Leading cohort this month and…

S2E7: Navigating Your Career Path with Black Woman Leading Program Alumni

Dec. 30, 2021

Introduction   In this intimate discussion, three alumni participants of the Black Woman Leading Radiance cohort (Tracie Haygood, Jennifer McClain, and Roxann Stafford) share their stories of overcoming challenges, lessons l…

S2E6: Black Women Leading in Nonprofit Spaces with Monique Childress

Dec. 16, 2021

In this episode, our special guest, Monique Childress, non-profit strategy consultant and Principal of Horizon Advisory Group, shares about her community building work in support of  Black women nonprofit leaders.   We discu…

S2E5: Demystifying Sponsorship with Faith Eatman

Dec. 2, 2021

Having a sponsor at work has been a key tool for many leaders to skyrocket in their careers. However, sponsor relationships remain elusive for many Black women leaders due to a lack of access to senior leaders and low visibi…

S2E4: Beating Burnout & Activating Self- Compassion

Nov. 19, 2021

Season 2, Episode 004 - Beating Burnout and Activating Self-Compassion with Karma Hil With the global events of the last two years and the collective trauma of a global pandemic,  the conversation around burnout in the workp…

S2E3: Pivoting in Your Career Planning

Nov. 19, 2021

Have you been feeling like it’s time to do something different in your career? Perhaps you have your eyes on a new role within your organization, moving to a new organization, or changing careers altogether… whatever the cas…

S2E2: Black Women’s Work Past, Present, and Future with Dr. Crystal Moten

Nov. 18, 2021

This episode officially kicks off our season two theme -- Looking Back to Look Forward. In this episode, we are joined by researcher and historian Dr. Crystal M. Moten. Dr. Moten is the curator of African American History in…

S2E1: Welcome to Season 2!

Nov. 18, 2021

Welcome to Season 2 of Black Woman Leading, the podcast!  We are so excited to be back!  This podcast is an extension of the Black Woman Leading learning experience.   The theme for season two is “Looking Back to Look...