The BadAss Women's Network: Recent Episodes
EllenMarie McPhillip
We tell the stories of smart women who are purpose-driven professionals from all walks of life. By helping such women share their personal and professional achievements and challenges, we celebrate them as role models, as drivers and catalysts for positive change in our communities. We hope you will be inspired by these voices and will share their messages with the special women in your lives.
Meet Nephresha Singletary. In launching the Ambitious Women of Color Association, she created an opportunity for BIPOC professionals in Los Angeles to create meaningful business and personal connections. It's been quite the journey!
Meet Dr. Saliha Nelson--the driving force behind the non-profit Urgent Inc. This is an episode that you will play over and over, I know I did. Saliha's real talk and positive energy remind us that there are no magic bullets--just the work we do every day!
Learn more about this wonderful enterprise: https://www.urgentinc.org/
Singer, song writer Ashalei Nicole is the creative artist whose music we enjoy at the beginning and ending of every episode. Her song, "Growing Pains" helps us to understand that there is no joy without struggle, achievement without failure.
Join us as for this candid, open-hearted conversation with a Badass whose relentless and powerful spirit reveals to us all that "even in our lowest moments, we have what it takes do something great." Ashalei Nicole
Jackie Garner- is an educator and activist for the Headstart Movement. Today she shares a little about her roots, the voices that guided her and why "when you anchor your being in Love, everything else follows."
Nanette Vega makes no apologies - she is here to make a difference. She shares her wonderful story. From a "proud Puerto Rican daughter to Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement at University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Nanette's no nonsense approach for going after what you want is refreshing and a lot of fun. Join US!
Meet Tonie Leatherberry, former partner at Deloitte, principal architect of The Board Leadership Forum and the NextGen CEO Academy. Tonie has been been published in whitepapers for Deloitte, NACD Directorship, Directors and Boards, and many other publications. In 2019, she co-authored Technology and the Boardroom: The CIO’s Guide to Engaging the Board which was published by Harvard Law School’s Forum on Corporate Governance.
She was also honored by Consulting Magazine’s list of the top 25 consultants globally, the NACD Directorship 100, and Black Enterprise’s Most Powerful Women in Business.
In this episode, she share her ideas about what it takes to succeed in today's work environment
It's 2021. We emerge refreshed, refocused and ready to share our voices and our energy in service of BadAss women in every phase of their journeys.
Dr. Malika Grayson's conversation takes us on a very personal journey-- from struggling undergrad to Phd status, and now author of a new book, Hooded. Her candor reminds us that --It's not where we start, but where we are going that matters--Who lifts us up along the way, and how we pass on our good fortune.
"When you were coming, I was coming back."
These were the words of wisdom that Kira Cordoba Brown's grandmother often said to her when she was growing up. As head of ICG Talent & Diversity/Inclusion at CITI, Kira's candor and wisdom helps us to appreciate her journey and now her leadership at one of the most influential financial institutions in the world.
Meet Omi Diaz Cooper, CEO of the award winning media company, Diaz & Cooper Advertising. One of the earliest strategists in the digital marketing space, the firm has been name one the Top 25 South Florida Marketing Agencies a whopping seven times. Mother, Mentor, Marketing Guru--Omi wears many hats which makes her journey is one every BadAss woman can embrace.
"Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living." - Albert Einstein
Although the desire for social acceptance is a basic human need, some people prefer to find community with those who look like them or think like them. However, some intrepid souls are so comfortable in their own skin, they build community where ever they are. They find their joy in the faces of everyone they meet --- especially among the quirky, the misfits, and society's most vulnerable. For them, the drive for social acceptance is an opportunity to connect to the wellspring of humanity from all walks of life. Meet Sonia Jacobson: entrepreneur, community activist, and storyteller.
What if you woke up one day, and they told you were going to lose your leg? What if you were 15? What if you were a rising track and field star? What if you were Alyssa Exposito? Resilience is more than just our ability to bounce back in the face of life's challenges. It is about the ability to endure and carry on in the face of adversity.
These days it seems everywhere you look, people are talking about happiness--what it is or isn’t. Meet Rochelle Gapere, "the happiness coach". She has a lot to say about how we make ourselves happy, and why it matters. I hope you feel just a little of her joy and discover how to activate your happiness.
This podcast is about strong women whose daily efforts to make themselves seen and heard often find themselves outside of the norms of their communities. I’m not sure that in their own minds they considered the notion of being bad ass. A close look at these women reveals a couple of things that they all hold in common: they are courageous and driven in a pursuit for excellence. That energy is not simply for their own personal gain. It is also about standing up for what they believe to be right and true and good to live a life a purpose and meaning. They live according to their own core values, rather than those imposed by others. And so when we hear the names of the famous whether it be historically noted like a Toni Morrison or from our own familial stories, we revere these women--for their choices. And, we are grateful because we stand on their shoulders, their aspirations, their journeys to achieve success-- often in the face of deeply rooted biases and barriers which makes their determination to want more, to be more for themselves and for others not just impressive -- it is frankly BadAss.