Episodes

Nov. 23, 2019

Stop Saying,” I Want A Promotion!” Do This Instead.

S3:Ep 47 - In this episode, I explain why verbally asking for a promotion is the fastest way of not getting promoted. Instead, I talk about how you set yourself up to earn your next promotion, all without announcing, "I Want A Promotion."
Nov. 17, 2019

STOP Being Mad, START Taking Up For Yourself, CONTINUE the Black Girl Magic

S3:Ep 46 - In this episode, I discuss two points of frustration at work: 1. BS that we find ourselves unnecessarily involved in, and 2. Being treated with disrespect. I give you some things to think about and language to help you focus on your priori...
Nov. 9, 2019

My First 30 Days, A F.A.R.E. Update

S3:Ep 45 - In this episode, I give an update on my first month at my new gig. I talk about my thoughts and observations, my biggest fear about going back to work and the new goal I have for my career.
Nov. 2, 2019

Season 1 Remix: What IS The Consortium with Danni Young

S3: Ep 44 - Aired February 13, 2017 on DFWiRadio.com - Yep....I'm still trying to get settled in a new city and a new job....and for those who listened to lasts weeks episode and was even more pumped about getting an MBA....
Oct. 27, 2019

Season 2 Remix: MBA or Nah?

S3: Ep 43 - I'm still trying to get settled in a new city and a new job....So.... - This episode is a remix of season 2, episode 8 where I discuss the real reason why I got my MBA, I share the Good, Bad, and Ugly of this MBA game,
Oct. 19, 2019

Season 2 Remix: Likeability, The Bane Of Black Women At Work

S3:Ep 42 - In this episode, Tiffany and I discuss the hard reality that likeability/relatability at work is what gets you promoted and how being black and woman makes gaining likeability that much harder in white male-dominated corporate America.
Oct. 13, 2019

Suffering From Burnout? Take off for Hooky Day! w/ Erayna Sargent & Kortney Carr

S3:Ep 41 - In this episode, Felicia's good friend and B-School classmate Erayna Sargent Takes Over the Podcast with a passionate message about why you need to take care of yourself and start with taking off for Hooky Day, October 22, 2019!
Oct. 6, 2019

Setting Yourself Up For Success: Take 2

S3:Ep 40 - In this episode, I catch up with one of my favorite mentees. You may remember her from S2 Episode 9. A little over a year ago, she has started a new job, relocated across a number of states only to be set up for failure. Now,
Sept. 28, 2019

How This MBA Rock Star Connects the Dots of Success

S3:Ep 39 - In this episode, I chat with one of my favorite Mentees turned Mentor. In four short years, she has built an amazingly supported career at her current company. Today, she shares how she has connected the dots of corporate success,
Sept. 22, 2019

Interning While Black with My Little Cousin

S3:Ep 38 - In this episode, I have the opportunity to sit down with my little cousin (he's 20 now but he will always be my favorite 9-year-old with a bow tie) and talk with him about his summer internship experience with a global investment firm.
Sept. 14, 2019

Freedom by FIRE with Ericka Grant

S3:Ep 37 - In this episode, Ericka Grant shares how she amassed a net worth of $1.4 Million using what she has learned from the FIRE Movement. We want all us to be financially free from the corporate plantation.
Sept. 7, 2019

Are You Ready For The Next Recession?

S3:Ep 36 - In this episode, I discuss what we can do now to prepare ourselves for the next recession that President Agent Orange Twitter Fingers is speeding up 280 Characters at a time. - I share: What steps you need to take to keep your current job...
Aug. 31, 2019

Never Go To HR, Do This Instead!

S3:Ep 34 - In this episode, I lay out the pattern of what happens to us when we go to HR and talk about the steps you should take instead of going to HR when you are in a work situation.
Aug. 24, 2019

For Colored Girls Who Have Questionable Tone When the Email Is Too Much

S3:Ep 34 - In this episode, I talk about one of the greatest challenges and banes of our existence as black women in corporate America…. Tone In Email.
Aug. 17, 2019

National Black MBA Conference Prep with Cherice Williams

S3:Ep 33 - It’s that time of year again…. Diversity Recruiting Season and we are in the thick of it. In a little over a month, National Black MBA Association will host its annual Conference and Exposition in Houston, TX. - Last season,
Aug. 11, 2019

Discrimination At Ford Motor Company Continues, Another Example w/ Walter Bernard

S3:Ep 32 - In the past 2 years, Ford Motor Company has settled with an EEOC Harassment Investigation for $10.125 Million and in March was ordered to pay $16.8 Million to an ex-employee for discrimination and retaliation. Unfortunately,
Aug. 3, 2019

Back To Work After A Career Break: An Update w/ Tiffany Samuels

S3:Ep 31 - In this episode, my B-School Bestie and I drop nuggets during this update convo. Last year we sat down to talk about how the huge losses of our mothers have shaped our thoughts on career and taking career breaks. -
July 27, 2019

Sis, You Frustrated! And That’s OK.

S3:Ep 30 - In a world of Trump Twitter chaos, who isn't frustrated? In this episode, I share how the BS is currently frustrating me, the steps I take to manage my frustration, and what you need to do if you find yourself frustrated at work.
July 20, 2019

Is Corporate America Using US? My #EssenceFest Recap

S3:Ep 29 - Two weeks ago, I was in New Orleans, Louisiana, living my best life with my cousins and friends, enjoying my friends work perks, and soaking in all the melanated joy of the 25th Annual Essence Festival. - In this episode,
July 13, 2019

You Have To Manage Your Manager!

S3:Ep 28 - In this episode, I explain why you must manage your manager. Unfortunately, this task falls on you. So today I lay out why managing your manager is very important, how to determine the type of manager you have,
July 6, 2019

Mid-Year Check-In: How Are You Tracking On Your Objectives?

S3:Ep 27 In this episode, we talk about what you need to do to set yourself up for success for the rest of the year. We are past the halfway point for the year. How are you tracking? Are you going to hit your deliverables by the end of the year?
June 29, 2019

Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number with Mrs. Adrienne

S3:Ep 26 - We have successfully dealt with Sexism, Racism, Classism.... So what's a little Ageism to US? - In this episode, one of my favorite coaching clients, Mrs. Adrienne, joins me for a conversation on Ageism. In 2018, Mrs.
June 22, 2019

Sis, It Might Be Time To Contact The EEOC with Anitra K. Brown, Esq.

S3:Ep 25 - As Black Women, we find ourselves in some pretty rough and interesting situations at work. Most times we can use our resourcefulness to turn the situation around. But what are we supposed to do when we can’t fix it and we find ourselves in...
June 15, 2019

Coaching Call Chronicles: How This Fortune 500 Treated A New MBA Grad Like Trash And Then Pushed Her Out

S3:Ep 24 In this episode, we hear a cautionary tale from an anonymous Corporate Warrior. After graduating with her MBA from a top B-School, she joined a well known Fortune 500. In one year, she found herself pushed right on out of the organizatio...