This week we're joined by friend of the foundation, Dr. Monica Blied to discuss her career journey and how she developed The Faces of Health app, now available for Android and iOS. The Faces of Health app and online masterclass series were desi

Anatomy of an Apology

Jul 15th, 2022 37m 30s

This week we’re joined by Dr. Monica Blied, Porcha Chambers and dear friends of the foundation Keisean Raines and Melody Gutierrez to discuss the ins and outs of apologies on the giving and receiving side and we drew a distinction between forgi

Umba Daima ft Iris Nevins

Jul 6th, 2022 44m 38s

This week we’re joined by Iris Nevins, Co-Founder and CEO of Umba Daima. We discuss her career journey from education to tech transitioning from teaching to a coding bootcamp that led her to where she is today, building community in the web3 an

Forgiveness

Feb 28th, 2022 1h 16m

Season 4 Premiere of our Inspire. Uplift. Engage. Podcast is here! In this episode, we discuss not only forgiveness for others but for ourselves too. We examine what it looks like and how it makes us feel. Panelists include friends of the found

Buying Your Freedom featuring Diego Alamir

Nov 12th, 2021 59m 41s

This week we’re joined by Diego Alamir, Supervisor, Customer Support and Experience at Dapper Labs. He is a sociologist who entered tech. We discuss his seasoned career spending over 12 years in the tech space. We explore why it's important for

S3 Ep21: Fear & Doubt

Nov 9th, 2021 1h 40m

This week we’re discussing #fear and #doubt with James Robinson and friends of the foundation Lupe Tejada Diaz, Natasha Lynn Tucker, and Nefertiti Warren. We take a deep dive into how fears and doubts are related, how we can face fears and talk

Data Camp featuring Robert Cabral

Oct 30th, 2021 35m 29s

This week we're joined by Robert Cabral, who is the VP of Business Development and Support for Data Camp, an Ed-Tech company that is on a mission to help teams, businesses, and individuals unlock the power of data. After a little shout out to C

Hair

Oct 23rd, 2021 1h 33m

This week we're discussing hair in our communities of color and how it impacts everyone in terms of community, school, and the workplace. We're joined by a panel full of friends of the foundation including Cleo "CJ" Ware, Dr. Sarah L. Webb, D.

Represented Foundation featuring Noel McKenzie

Oct 15th, 2021 53m 56s

This week we're joined by Noel McKenzie, Board Director, Founder, and Executive Director of Represented Foundation. He has worked in leadership development and human resources for ten years, developing operating procedures and building communit

Belonging

Oct 8th, 2021 1h 22m

You've heard of Diversity, Inclusion, and maybe even Equity in corporate and academic spaces but have you heard of the concept of belonging? This week we’re joined by Jack Brickhouse and a dear friend of the foundation Dr. Heather Sanders to di

HBCU in LA featuring Stacy Milner

Oct 1st, 2021 43m 51s

This week we're joined by Stacy Milner. Stacy is an entertainment industry veteran who began her career working as the executive assistant to the chairmen of NBC and Paramount Pictures. We were introduced through She is the Founder and CEO of

School-to-Prison Pipeline

Sep 25th, 2021 1h 50m

This week we're joined by Taryell Simmons and Rondell Anderson to discuss the School-to-Prison pipeline. We examine the origins, how it impacts students in terms of different demographics. We reflect on what walking into school looked like for

How to Save a Life featuring Dr. Wande Pratt

Sep 17th, 2021 1h 11m

It's another Modern Vascular takeover for September's Peripheral Artery Disease or PAD awareness month! We're joined by friend of the foundation, Dr. Wande Pratt, Managing Physician of Modern Vascular of St. Louis is a fellowship-trained, and b

PWI Pt 2

Sep 11th, 2021 1h 56m

This week we're joined by D. E. Patterson, and friends of the foundation, John A. Cheatwood, Kalif Fuller, Gary McKethan, and KJ Jones to discuss their perspectives on their PWI experiences. We learn that for many of our guests, the environment

Representation & Actualization featuring Dr. Ryan Jean-Baptiste

Sep 3rd, 2021 57m 9s

This week we're joined by Dr. Ryan Jean-Baptiste to discuss his career, his mentors along the way, plus more details on Peripheral Artery Disease, (PAD). September is PAD Awareness Month, so we've joined forces with Modern Vascular doctors to h

PWI Pt 1

Aug 27th, 2021 1h 53m

This week we're joining by Azizull Kaur, Cindy Alamillo, Christine Mathewson Coronado, Kayla King Scott, Crystal Jones, and Natasha Ashe to discuss PWI's. We discuss the impact of a lack of representation in terms of the student body, administr

Meditating on Your Why & Purpose featuring Keisean Raines

Aug 20th, 2021 57m 13s

This week we're joined by dear friend of the foundation, Keisean Raines to discuss her career, calling, her why and purpose. Keisean works collaboratively with creative freelancers, consultants, and “soulpreneurs” to develop habits and rituals

HBCU Pt 2

Aug 13th, 2021 1h 39m

This week Monique Fennoy, Kerra Strum, Kellee Bassaragh, and friend of the foundation, Frenda Rodgers join us to discuss their unique perspectives on how they navigated undergrad at an HBCU. We've got #howarduniversity, #spelmancollege and #FAM

Self-Advocacy From the Arts to STEM featuring Alexis Shellow

Aug 6th, 2021 46m 51s

This week we're joined by friend of the foundation, Alexis Shellow an IT contract Specialist for the federal government, who has roughly a decade of experience in marketing and business development. We discuss her background, her passion for mu

HBCU Pt 1

Jul 30th, 2021 1h 56m

This week we're exploring the college experience at a Historically Black College and University (HBCU). HBCUs were established in the United States early in the 19th century, to provide undergrad and graduate-level educational opportunities to

Work-Life Balance & The Serial Entrepreneur featuring Joseph Fung

Jul 23rd, 2021 52m 10s

This week we're joined by Joseph Fung, serial entrepreneur and Founder/CEO of Uvaro. Not only does he share incredibly important information about building successful businesses, he shares insight on examples of successful exit strategies. We a

Intersectionality Pt 2

Jul 17th, 2021 1h 58m

This week we continue the conversation on Intersectionality taking things on from a different angle from what we covered on #policy and #highereducation. More stories about how we exist in this world and how our multiple identities coexist and

Colors of Nature featuring Keaver Brenai with special guest Kathy Schoeppner

Jul 9th, 2021 1h 3m

This week our dear friend of the foundation Keaver Brenai joins us to discuss her illustrious & multifaceted career. We discuss her background in singing, transition to voice-over, and the motivation behind her book “Grief Relief: Confession Le

Intersectionality Pt 1

Jul 2nd, 2021 1h 31m

This week we're joined by Natalie Gonzalez and founding board member, DeWayne Sheaffer to discuss Intersectionality and how it shows up in higher education and policy. Intersectionality is an analytical framework for understanding how aspects o

Spanish Town Kitchen featuring Pat Marrett

Jun 25th, 2021 37m 59s

This week's episode features friend of the foundation, Pat Marrett, founder and owner of, Spanish Town Kitchen, a catering business inspired by the town where she grew up in Jamaica, and her Grandmother's ability to feed the lane (block) turned