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July 8, 2022
In this #BlackHistoryMonth episode, Dr. Kimya Nuru Dennis , a community advocate, sociologist and criminologist, educator, and researcher , holds nothing back. She is firm in her Blackness and about what is and is not "diver…
Feb. 4, 2022
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 …
Jan. 28, 2022
Patricia Arboleda, Executive and Leadership Coach, Career Strategist; CEO & Founder; Senior Executive at Corporate America; Board Advisor, built upon 20+ years of leadership development in Corporate America, and started her …
Jan. 21, 2022
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 …
Jan. 14, 2022
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 journ…
Jan. 7, 2022
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 J …
Nov. 27, 2021
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,…
Nov. 19, 2021
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 St…
Nov. 5, 2021
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 oth…
Oct. 28, 2021
Check out Meka Urriola-Hunt, President of LEAGUE at AT&T Georgia, as she shares her passion for working with LGBTQ+ youth. Her message to youth, “You’re not alone.” To us, “Try something new.” Resource(s): Covenant House Geo…
Oct. 22, 2021
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…
Oct. 14, 2021
#TBT to Pride Month 2020 ~ “All Black Lives Matter which include Black Trans Lives Matter” with Michelle Brown , She/Her/Hers. Michelle is a Public Speaker, Author, Activist, Radio Host of Collections by Michelle Brown-Blog …
Oct. 8, 2021
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 clari…
Oct. 7, 2021
Being a Latina and specifically a Latina from Brazil is very important to Sheila, Public Policy Fellow, Office of Equity and Racial Justice at the Office of Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot. So much so, in 2018, she quit her job and …
Sept. 30, 2021
Being raised by parent born in Cuba, her mom is mulata and her father is Black, Josy Laza Gallagher, MA, (she,her,hers,ella), Global Inclusion Consultant & Executive Coach, Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement(HACE) Boar…
Sept. 23, 2021
Growing up, people tried to put Yvette in a box. She made the decision if she could not check Black and Latina (Hispanic/Latino), she wouldn’t check anything. Learn how Yvette does not let people box her in and how she celeb…
Sept. 16, 2021
As we kick off our Hispanic Heritage Month Special Edition of ICW, we learn how Texas born Anna pays homage to those who came before her which fuels her to pour into those who are here. Listen as Anna talks about how she cel…
Sept. 10, 2021
“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 ca…
Sept. 3, 2021
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 havin…
Sept. 1, 2021
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…
Aug. 20, 2021
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 capa…
Aug. 16, 2021
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…
Aug. 16, 2021
Check out Jannie's Spotlight here: https://reifymedia.com/spotlight-series/jannie-fernandez/ Let's #SOAR and #ElevateWOCVoices #IntimateConversationWOC
Aug. 6, 2021
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. AL…