Today's episode is a celebration of my dear friend Lolita Walker's podcast's first anniversary. I enjoyed joining the other three gentlemen, Mervin Bourne, Lamar Robinson, and Allan Boomer. We had a vulnerable, open, and sincere conversation about parenting, connections, and friendship. 

Lolita E. Walker is a Keynote Speaker, Certified Life, Leadership & Executive Coach. She helps women & teams to shift to action. Lolita is also the Host of "Coaching, Cocktails, & Conversations Podcast." She graciously conducted this conversation and dove deep into sensitive topics like the need for Black people to reconstruct their own narrative in opposition to the negative image portrayed in the media, movies, and even what comes out the mouths of other Black people. 

Throughout the interview, we also talked about transitioning from one career to another, how important it is to be supported by people around us, the digital version of "the village talk" we live in, raising a Black son as a single mother, and more. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• How hard it is for generation X to transition from traditional careers to entrepreneurship when most of our parents programmed us to the college-job-retirement path (9:56)
• The Board of Directors. How crucial it is to have people we can trust to run for help and reassurance when we need it (17:03)
• The importance for Black people creating our own narrative (35:18)
• The spreadsheet story. How powerful it can be to realize we can make our own reality (43:43)
• Raising a Black son as a single mother. Tips and advice for single moms (48:33)

Resources:

• Coaching, Cocktails & Conversations Podcast with Lolita Walker
• Lolita E, Walker website
• Momentum Advisors website - Allan Boomer
• Book: Mervin Bourne - A Single Mother's Guide to Raising a Son

Connect with Lolita:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram

Connect with Mervin:

• LinkedIn

Connect with Lamar:

• Instagram

Connect with Allan:

• LinkedIn

Let's connect!

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