Real Talk with Henry Sanders

This week Henry talks to One City Schools Founder and CEO Kaleem Caire about failure, resistance, persistence, and the importance of innovation in education. Real Talk with Henry Sanders is presented by Park Bank.

Recorded live at the 2022 Men's Leadership Summit presented by Park Bank. Marquis Sanders, Nick Ivory, Adam Jackson, Kalvin Barrett and Ernie Stevens discuss how sports can be used for social good.

Recorded live at the 2022 Men's Leadership Summit presented by Park Bank. Dr. Tremayne Clardy, David Hart, Kyree Brooks, Mike Hernandez and Marcio Sierra discuss how Wisconsin can attract and retain the best educators.

Recorded live at the 2022 Men's Leadership Summit presented by Park Bank. Gabe Doyle, Joe Maldonado, Marcus Sedberry, Oscar Mireles and David Muhammad dig into a reimagined brotherhood between Black and brown men.  

Recorded live at the 2022 Men's Leadership Summit presented by Park Bank. Tarik Moody, Jason Fields, Jeff Mack  and Tony Shields talk about what it'd take to rebuild Black Wall Street.

Recorded live at the 2022 Men's Leadership Summit presented by Park Bank. Juan Gomez, Aaron Bird Bear, Walter Williams and Lawrence Williams discuss the future of health and wellness for men of color.

Recorded live at the 2022 Men's Leadership Summit presented by Park Bank. Rashad Cobb, Shaun Barnes, Savion Castro and David Aguayo discuss how we can turn the energy from social justice protests into meaningful policy reform.

Recorded live at the 2022 Men's Leadership Summit presented by Park Bank. Alan Branch, Ramon Ortiz, Johnathan Delgado and Chris Kilgour discuss economic development through an inclusive lens.

Recorded live at the 2022 Men's Leadership Summit presented by Park Bank. Learn the tools of the leadership trade from four CEOs of color: Michael Johnson, Chris Hess, Ryan Zerwer  and Peng Her.

Recorded live at the 2022 Men's Leadership Summit presented by Park Bank. Ryan Crain, Pastor Marcus Allen, DJ Hines and Pastor Pedro Ruiz discuss the ongoing crisis in childcare and what it means to families of color.

Recorded live at the 2022 Men's Leadership Summit presented by Park Bank. Ariel Perez Diaz, Dwayne Maddox, Geraud Blanks, Marlon WhiteEagle and Jermaine Moulton discuss what diversity, equity and inclusion really mean when it comes to recruiting, retaining and developing talent.

Host Henry Sanders talks with Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley, Hmong Wisconsin Chamber of Commerce CEO Maysee Herr, and The Business Council, Inc. CEO Marjorie Rucker to discuss the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color in the Milwaukee area.

On the podcast today, Boys and Girls Club of Dane County joins to talk about learning from failures and successful fundraising strategy for good causes. Real Talk with Henry Sanders is presented by Park Bank.

Northeast Wisconsin cities, schools and workplaces are increasingly turning to specialists to make sure their organizations take proper steps to encourage diversity, equity and inclusiveness. They've recognized that such "DEI" steps can help students, employees and communities be more welcoming and provide equal access to opportunities. But what exactly does DEI mean, and how is it working in real...

Host Henry Sanders talks with Madison Metropolitan School District Superintendent Dr. Carlton Jenkins; Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison Executive Director Dan Brown and Dr. Patricia Tellez Girón discuss the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on communities of color in the Madison area. The presenting sponsor of Real Talk with Henry Sanders is Park Bank.    

In this special episode, Henry joins Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes, Verona Schools Security Director Corey Saffold, Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee executive director Pardeep Kaleka, and Madison School Board member Ali Muldrow for a deep, authentic and insightful conversation about one of the most pressing issues of our time. The presenting sponsor of Real Talk with Henry Sanders is...

It's a Throwback Thursday as we revisit the Real Talk panel from Wisconsin Leadership Summit 2020. Laura Laitenen Warren of the Oneida Nation, State Rep. Francesca Hong, YWCA Madison CEO Vanessa McDowell and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Dane County CEO Sandy Morales join Henry to dig into issues and challenges and opportunities and joys facing the various communities of color in Wisconsin.

Alliant Energy Director of Stakeholder Engagement Griselda Aldrete was born in Milwaukee and grew up in Mexico. She joins the show today with the story of her journey from there to the nonprofit world, to policing and politics, along with the importance of personal authenticity.

Former Wisconsin Badger linebacker and current Park Bank vice president Jeff Mack joins the show today to talk about the importance of Black teachers, pivoting his personal brand, leveraging failures as learning experiences and much more (including some investment advice!).

From Iran to Spain to Belgium to California to Wisconsin, Shiva Bidar-Sielaff has been on quite a journey. In today's Real Talk, she recounts fleeing from war-torn Tehran to Spain, raising her younger brother as a college student in in Belgium, attending graduate school in California and ultimately landing in Madison, where she ran for Common Council and worked her way up at UW Health from transla...

Everett Mitchell is a "Renaissance Black Man" -- a pastor, attorney, judge and community activist. Today's Real Talk about his background is as real as it gets -- and might be triggering for some listeners, so discretion is advised. After a childhood laced with trauma, he made it to college despite being functionally illiterate. A few years later, with the help of some people who saw his potential...

Milwaukee Municipal Judge Derek Mosley's first glimpse of a Black lawyer was the one played by Blair Underwood on LA Law. He joins the show today to talk about that inspiration and the rest of his origin story: growing up as a latchkey kid in Chicago, stints with the FBI and JAG, working as a Black prosecutor and the role of respect in the justice system. 

Last week we hosted our first ever Men's Leadership Summit. More than 40 men of color from across Wisconsin, and across the United States, shared their wisdom, experience and expertise in 11 panel discussions on everything from building wealth to fatherhood to nonprofit leadership. Instead of a regular episode of Real Talk this week, here's a taste of that summit, a raw and authentic conversation...

Dr. Shelton Goode has written three books and consulted on diversity, equity and inclusion for some of the country's biggest brands. On the show today, he talks about the four skills he learned in the Air Force that allowed him to make the jump into corporate America, working with Shaq to repair Papa John's image, the value of simplicity and much more. 

"Fail fast and fall forward," says Milwaukee entrepreneur Genyne Edwards. She joins the show today to talk about how faith has shaped her journey, marriage and changing gender roles, the top five MCs of all time and much more. Today's episode is sponsored by Park Bank.