Crystal Clear Moments

Who made the first move? Who gets the last word? And after more than three decades of marriage, how well do you really know each other? Crystal welcomes her husband, Ivan, for “His Take, Her Take”—a playful, heartfelt conversation filled with friendly disagreements, unexpected answers, and real relationship wisdom. From competing claims about who’s more romantic to spoiling their granddaughter, th...

Are employees unwilling to work - or tired of feeling unheard, unseen, and unsupported? In this edition of Crystal Clear Moments , Crystal challenges the familiar complaint that “people don’t want to work” and asks leaders to take an honest look at the environments they create. Drawing on her experience coaching organizations and turning around a struggling team, Crystal shares three practical way...

What happens when the life that looks perfect on the outside is quietly breaking you on the inside? Crystal welcomes Dr. Sharise L. Erby, CFRE, CWDP for a deeply personal conversation about finding her voice, leaving an abusive marriage, and turning her search for healing into a mission to empower other women. The founder of the Phenomenal Woman Empowerment Network shares how creating a safe space...

Are you building a relationship with who someone actually is—or who you hope they’ll become? On this episode of Crystal Clear Moments , Crystal welcomes author and technology executive Dr. Bridget Tarkington for a candid conversation about recognizing patterns, protecting your values, and knowing when to pivot. Drawing from her book, Agility Over 50 , Dr. Bridget connects lessons from organization...

What does it take to build trust in a community? Crystal sits down with Chandler City Council member and retired Air Force Colonel Matt Orlando to trace the experiences that shaped his approach to leadership, from growing up in Newark to serving in the military, business, and local government. Matt and Crystal discuss the skills that carry us through change, why education became a turning point in...

What happens when achievement becomes your identity - and the successful life you built no longer feels like your own? In this episode of Crystal Clear Moments , Crystal sits down with executive leader, speaker, and Unbound Collective Group founder Dr. Jackie Hunter for a deeply honest conversation about ambition, identity, grief, and intentional living. Jackie shares how a life-threatening medica...

Crystal shares a mini reflective CC moment on her life, business, family and personal Crystal Clear Lesson.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

On this episode of Crystal Clear Moments, Gen Z enters the chat! Joined by Crystal’s son’s real-life friends, Aiden, Zane, and Cyrus. Having founded a Phoenix-based production company Small Town Beef, the trio are making their mark in the creative space through After meeting at ASU, the three friends walk us through the inner workings of their relationship, creating their first full-length documen...

Kathi Coyle joins CCM as a wellness expert with years of experience under her belt within the health space. Meeting at a workout class, Crystal was impressed with how Kathi coached the class. Tough yet intentionally aware of her clients and mentees, Kathi provides a look into her story into the health and wellness space, her passion for making movement a part of your every day schedule, and how tr...

This week on CCM, Isabella Tierney joins us for an episode filled with purpose and intention! Tackling the hot topic of stress and anxiety, Isabella unpacks “the green zone,” a tool and process she adopted for herself in times of high-emotional and mental tension that has helped her combat the stressors life and career can bring and maintain her dignity and health within. A licensed therapist, int...

Host Crystal Blackwell shares a mini moment this week on the topic of psychological safety! With it becoming a hot topic among her clients lately, Crystal reminds us what it means and what it should look and feel like to be in spaces where you can show up as your full self. Using this definition, she then dives into how it shows up in the workplace and offers six tips for combating it in your pers...

Joined by her husband Ivan Blackwell, CCM host Crystal and her hubby come on this week to celebrate all things love. In light of Valentine's Day, this episode encompasses lessons, laughs and a lot of love. Having been married nearly 37 years, the two take the moment to reflect on how to make longevity work in real life by uncovering the decades they've spent together, the high's, low's, in-between...

On this week’s episode of Crystal Clear Moments, host Crystal Blackwell welcomes Eileen Cosby. An author, speaker and kindness advocate enthusiast, Eileen shares how her belief in kindness having the power to change everything has been the guiding force of every area of her life. Growing up in Utah as a young Black woman in the 60s, Eileen shares how this experience shaped her self-identity, how s...

What’s the truth about cannabis and the ever-evolving business behind it? This week on CCM, host Crystal Blackwell welcomes cannabis expert, businesswoman, chef and entrepreneur Konya Lindsey. From the science behind it, to the several benefits, Konya allows our viewers the rare chance to see the multi-faceted sides of the industry!  As Executive Marketing Director of the nation’s largest can...

This week on CCM, Tamala McBath - the CEO of Dress For Success Phoenix - joins us for an exciting and inspiring conversation. After having her own personal Crystal Clear Moment through her parents and grandparents raising her with high expectations of success, humility and God-fidence has sustained Tamala in career, heart and soul. Sharing her experience as a female CEO, community activist and ove...

This solo episode of CCM brings us to a conversation on the topic of the truth about management. Management is a hard job but there’s many dialogues happening involving critiques of the role. And in this episode, Crystal helps aid managers in getting better as leaders that are accountable and integral and how employees can navigate a difficult manager-employee situation with grace and grit through...

In this episode of CCM, host Crystal Blackwell ignites a discussion with a Mini Moment on the current state of the American workforce. Supplying us with real-life data on the state of the space and tips on how to navigate it, the topics range from development, AI, DEI, burnout, and even wellness; how American companies and organizations are doing with it all and how we as employers, managers, lead...

Inviting a founder, strategist, coach, speaker and author dedicating to helping people align their professional careers with their desired purpose and maximum potential, host Crystal Blackwell welcomes Isha Cogborn to the CCM stage.  After losing her job in the Great Recession of 2009, Isha birthed Epiphany Institute to help coach and build an authentic community for all. Through this and wit...

Meeting at a speaking engagement for Mountain Point High School as guest speakers for the event, host Crystal Blackwell and Alexandra Bradberry connected on their love for inspiring young girls and . Founder and CEO of The Sparkle Bar; a makeup and beauty studio in Scottsdale, AZ, Alex has grown the bar into a multi-faceted brand rooted in embracing the celebration of diversity and inclusion throu...

In this episode of Crystal Clear Moments, host Crystal Blackwell welcomes Rosanna Ramirez, a passionate community advocate who loves supporting small businesses and with over 28 years of experience in the financial industry, Rosanna comes into this CCM conversation with her personal story on how she has built a community in business, her testimony of overcoming a horrible accident, and her Crystal...

In this episode of Crystal Clear Moments, host Crystal Blackwell welcomes Rosanna Ramirez, a passionate community advocate who loves supporting small businesses and with over 28 years of experience in the financial industry, Rosanna comes into this CCM conversation with her personal story on how she has built a community in business, her testimony of overcoming a horrible accident, and her Crystal...

Back by popular demand, host Crystal Blackwell’s husband Ivan joins the CCM family once again to dive into a powerful conversation on the fear of economics and adulting - how to navigate as the adultee and as the parent of. After reading a study from AARP that speaks to the priority many seniors are finding in living with others to up their mental and emotional stability, the Blackwell’s discuss h...

Crystal goes at it solo today in this episode of CCM where she discusses how to handle change. Change is a transition we go through everyday in some way, shape or form but oftentimes, because of its grandiosely daunting nature, we can be scared to confront it and unsure of how to navigate amidst it. To help us journey the space well, Crystal gets into her life coach bag and gives us practical ways...

A clinical assistant professor at ASU where she teaches and mentors and founder of Thrive Well Counseling & Consulting LLC, Dr. Alexis Faison joins this episode of Crystal Clear Moments to discuss all things mentorship, BIPOC trauma and informed care, and financial wellness. After meeting at an equity form for women, Crystals and Dr. Alex instantly connected on their care for women and being s...

Crystal sits down with Ericka Lassiter, whose family’s journey through sickle cell disease—culminating in Kwincy’s cure after a bone marrow transplant—became a calling to serve. Ericka opens up about the hospital seasons, the Crystal Clear Moments that shifted her from caregiver to advocate, and how faith and the love of family carried her through grief and into legacy: honoring Kwamie Lassiter’s...