Episodes

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 of the shadow” of their parent(s)…. Check out this week’s episode for more. This week’s guest is… Nike Anani is an international award-winning entrepreneur, succession specialist and a legacy planning expert for future-focused business families. She ...

Patricia Arboleda built upon 20+ years of leadership development in Corporate America, and started her coaching business, Arboleda Coaching, to impact Latinas and other women. During our #intimateconversation, she shared 3 actionable steps to owning our voices and power. Check out the episode for more and, Be Courageous! This one is dedicated to our sons who mentor us, inspire us and motivate us to be courageous! Patricia is a successful Executive and Leadership Coach, a seasoned Career Strate...

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 she lived it. Thanks to a colleague confronting the patient, Dr. B. and this doctor “bonded in allyship”. Check out this week’s episode for more. Ways to Connect Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christen-flack-behzadi-md/ Website: http://www.iic...

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 lifestyle. Check out our conversation for more. Connect with Ashley Facebook Instagram Hire Deneen To Speak Deneen L. Garrett is a Women of Color empowerment speaker and podcaster and the Host of the Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation podcast. Hire D...

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 “Jae”Spikes, a Career & Business Coach, as she breaks down the three things we can do to “change our HAT”. Connect with Jae: w: www.wisehatconsulting.com e: info@wisehatconsulting.com l: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jocquicespikes/ i: https://www.instagram.com/jocquices...

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 week’s Guest is Alecia Grant. ALECIA GRANT LIVES, BREATHES AND SHARES HER EXPERIENCES AS A STYLE/BEAUTY INFLUENCER WHO LOVES BEING STYLISH WHILE INSPIRING OTHERS TO BOLDLY LIVE IN THE MOMENT AND LOVE LIFE. IT’S MORE THAN JUST A FASHION BLOG; IT’S A BLOG INSPIRED BY FASHION BUT BRANDED B...

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. You’re not alone 2. You CAN and 3. Keep it simple! You re not alone - Up for the Challenge. Check out this week’s episode to tap into the conversation. This week’s Guest is Al Jones. Al Jones had to hit rock bottom before he recognized the financial hol...

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 Texas at Arlington who id passionate about storytelling, raising awareness of natural hair discrimination, helping students discover their personal narratives, and writing theory to develop DE&I thought leadership, and I delve into these and other q...

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 others wanted her to be. Fast forward to surviving trauma and now a college student, Sandy started to discover “who she was” through meditation. Check out this week’s episode to learn more about how meditation allows one to understand self and the beauty and prosperity it brings...

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 style, I tossed out topics and Monique weighed in. We talked Dating to the Pride Umbrella to Privilege and brought it back to ICW fashion with the importance of using our voices, specifically Trans WOC + Wealth. Could not leave this out especially with Monique being in Ban...

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, and the action plan to boldly pursue and get the things they want in their career”, as we discuss this and so much more. A little bit about Tasha… Hey! I’m Tasha Randle, a down-to-earth girl who can’t be put into a box. I love God and also love a good trap so...

“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 make it happen for ourselves. Check out this week’s episode for more. If in Houston, check out Linda’s pieces at Max’s Wine Driveon Washington. About Artist Linda Simien Kelly The Louisiana native is a proud Bachelor Science in Accounting graduate of S...

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 this week’s episode to learn about how to do this and more from Ashley AsShire, founder of the podcast and lifestyle brand, Schoolin Life. This week’s Guest is Ashley AsShire. I’m a director of student affairs at an R1 institution in the Northeast and an adj...

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 investment” and must diversify how we expend our energy. When in mom mode, she’s 100% a mom. When working on a project, she’s all in. Work Life Harmony. Check out this week’s episode to learn more and about Professional DNA. Meet Tareka Wheeler, PMP I am ...

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 driven organizations, corporations, and executives, and I discuss how recognizing the rhythm of both ultimately threads us to others. The Glory of That! - The Invisible Threads of Life. Check out this week’s episode for more. This week’s Guest is Dr. J. Marti...

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 non-profit, to invest in a community she knows intimately. When it’s Time to Go! Check out this week’s episode to learn more. Want to support Sam’s mission, see below for ways to connect. This week’s Guest is Samieh Franklin. Results oriented proj...

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 community leader, small business owner and coach who is passionate about working with families and youth, and I discuss how everything you need is inside of you. This week’s Guest is Dom (Dominique) Jones. Dom is a Huntington Beach community leader who h...

Ever have a conversation that could’ve lasted for hours? That’s how it was for me and this week’s guest, Amaly C. Homer, Afro-Latina, mama, wifey, friend, hija/daughter, artist, teacher, lover, friend, student of life on a curly hair journey and podcast host. Amaly and I had the typical #intimateconversaton and more. We talked “hair”, Black hair, Afro-Latina hair. Check out the episode to hear how important hair is to Women of Color and our identities. This week’s guest is Amaly C. Homer. Buenas...

Dr. Melissa Salinas, Psy.D. is ever evolving. We talked about how her 3rd grade self declared she’d be a psychologist and she is. However, God had other plans and she is so much more. She creates tables, teaches Latinas how to be their authentic selves through her practice as well as how to literally move through trauma with yoga. Check out this week’s episode as we discuss this and more. This week’s Guest Melissa Salinas, Psy.D. is a Latina clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma and a...

Just checking-in to say Thank you and encourage you to take care of YOU. Also, if you’re wanting to become more mindful, check out The Art of Power by Thich Nhat Hanh. WATCH + LISTEN + SUBSCRIBE + SHARE Let’s #Soar and #ElevateWOCVoices #IntimateConversationWOC --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deneen-l-garrett/message

Stephen A. Hart is a marketer, podcaster, brand strategist, speaker, and entrepreneur. He helps leaders and entrepreneurs blaze their trails with confidence by designing a brand they live and leave. Stephen is also a husband to Kristin, and self-labeled #BestDadEver to Layla and Nigel. This week’s conversation is dedicated to his daughter Layla who because of the legacy he wants to leave created TrailBlazers.FM. Stephen wanted to expose his daughter to #BlackExcellence. He wanted to have her poi...

Ericka Spradley, Career Management Strategist, and “Confident Career Woman” was stuck. She’d gotten too comfortable in her comfort zone and needed a better quality of life which included going to church on Sundays. Considering she was a manager in retail often having to work on weekends, she had a decision to make. This decision led to where she is today, educating, encouraging, and providing navigational tools to help women “live by design, not default”. Check out this week’s episode for more. ...

“I am Evidence” means so much more than a (rape) kit on a shelf” declared Ericka Murria, creator of , Social Justice Advocate against DV/SA, National Inspirational speaker, aspiring Author and Candidate for Detroit City Council District 7, when...

Karen Horne, Senior Vice President Equity, and Inclusion at WarnerMedia, believes there is an abundance of talent, but not always an abundance of access. Karen helps talented creators navigate the puzzle pieces like structure, politics to be positioned for success. Feed Your Passion. Check out this week’s episode as we discuss what it takes, what talent is, and what YOU need to do to “get access”. This week’s Guest is… Karen Horne is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience within t...