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Episode #28 Identity and Equity w/ Mac Alonge
Episode #28 Identity and Equity w/ Mac Alonge

Mac Alonge is the CEO of The Equal Group, a company in the UK that offers data-driven diversity and inclusion consultancy services and tech platforms.

In this week's episode, Mac shares his experience growing up as a British Nigerian, Working While Black, and how his company helps to identify and eliminate bias in the workplace.

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Episode #27 Representation Matters w/ Ashley Limehouse
Episode #27 Representation Matters w/ Ashley Limehouse

Ashley is a yoga, meditation, and wellness director who creates spaces to explore the act of mindfulness through meditation, celebration, and therapeutic conversation. She is the co-founder of Brown Girl Talk, she is a Yin yoga instructor, and Charleston's first Black ambassador for Lululemon.

In this week's episode, Ashley discusses her wellness career, experiences with mental health, and how teaching yoga led her to influence a company to intentionally invest in Black instructors.

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Episode #26 Eternal Hope with Rhyval
Episode #26 Eternal Hope with Rhyval

In today’s episode, Angie comes through to break down hustling vs running a business, the three layers of hair, and her journey from leaving the corporate world to owning her own hair salon.

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Episode #25 Locs and Skyscrapers w/ Angie SKYHH
Episode #25 Locs and Skyscrapers w/ Angie SKYHH

In today’s episode, Angie comes through to break down hustling vs running a business, the three layers of hair, and her journey from leaving the corporate world to owning her own hair salon.

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Episode #24 Part 2: Strive 4 More w/ Ronica Jacobs
Episode #24 Part 2: Strive 4 More w/ Ronica Jacobs

In Part Two of our interview, we do a deep dive into Black Privilege, Ronica's experience with natural hair and why we need to stop judging women with weave, and how she uses her podcast to help people Strive 4 more.

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Episode #24 Part 1: Strive 4 More w/ Ronica Jacobs
Episode #24 Part 1: Strive 4 More w/ Ronica Jacobs

In today's podcast episode, Ronica shares her love for HBCUs, tells us the truth about funding for public schools, and how her passion for education led her towards becoming an educator instead of an engineer.

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Episode #21 Leaving A Legacy with Alawna Jamison
Episode #21 Leaving A Legacy with Alawna Jamison

In today's episode, we learn how Alawna's love for science led to creating customer service solutions for Black-Owned Businesses. And how the idea of leaving a legacy started her natural hair journey.

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Episode #19 A Bridge To U with Monique Russell
Episode #19 A Bridge To U with Monique Russell

In today’s episode, Monique shares how her journey of unlearning led her towards creating a platform for Black voices and unity across the African diaspora.

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Episode #18 Sacrifices with Kleo
Episode #18 Sacrifices with Kleo

In today’s episode, Kleo MCM shares how he went from college athlete to opening up for Rod Wave, choosing entrepreneurship, and why he turned down a job offer after they asked him to cut his locs.

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Episode #17 A Universal Cure with Elle Cole
Episode #17 A Universal Cure with Elle Cole

In Today’s Episode, Elle shares her journey from joining AmeriCorps and homeschooling her daughters to becoming an advocate for Sickle Cell Awareness.

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Episode #16 Behind The Camera with (MK) Michole Kemp
Episode #16 Behind The Camera with (MK) Michole Kemp

MK is a content creator, video editor, photographer, and Boss with Locs. In today's episode, we learned about MK’s journey from making Nicki Minaj cover videos to working on the set of Gucci music videos, to creating her own content production company, Shot By MK.

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Episode #12 Master of Self with Kenny Henry
Episode #12 Master of Self with Kenny Henry

I join my good friend Aruna Krishnan on her podcast Lead That Thing. Every week Aruna shares a new episode where she and her guests share stories to help aspiring and current leaders grow.

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Episode #11 Lead That Thing Meets BossLocks with Aruna Krishnan
Episode #11 Lead That Thing Meets BossLocks with Aruna Krishnan

I join my good friend Aruna Krishnan on her podcast Lead That Thing. Every week Aruna shares a new episode where she and her guests share stories to help aspiring and current leaders grow.

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