She's So Lucky

#370: Dominique Morgan has a way of making you laugh, think, and see yourself differently all in the same breath, and she brought every bit of that to this week’s conversation. Dominique joins me to talk about what her version of creating luck looks like: knowing your magic, keeping the right people around you, and recognizing a moment as early as possible. We get into why reaching every dream on...

#369: In this week’s episode I’m joined by author, journalist, and birthFUND founder Elaine Welteroth for a special conversation. Recorded live at Create & Cultivate, this conversation turned into church about five minutes in. If you're at the edge of a pivot, or you've realized the hustle that got you here won't get you where you're going, this one's for you. Elaine and I get into how to know...

#368: Y'all called it before I could even say it. Yes, I invested in the beverage brand Sensori! Co-founders Darean and Shanna are back on the show, and since the last time we talked, they've raised almost a million dollars from more than 40 creators (me included) to scale their business instead of going the VC route. Today we’re pulling back the curtain on their fundraising strategy and why I dec...

#367: I’m starting the fourth quarter off with a solo episode! This week I'm unpacking the advice our grandmothers swore by: you don't have to touch a stove to know it's hot. I'm sharing the lessons I learned the hard way with money, friendships, career, and relationships to help you navigate these areas better. Plus, I'm finally giving you the full update on my first two angel investments, the th...

#366: If you've ever wondered why some people seem to have opportunities fall into their lap, this conversation is for you. Jessica Nabongo and I get into what luck really looks like when your life is in alignment, how to tell the difference between chasing something and letting it find you, and why getting clear on who you are might be the most powerful thing you can do for your career. She also...

#365: Three years ago when Blake Newby first joined me on the show, life looked a little different. She was in the thick of her Saturn return, still untangling herself from traditional media, betting everything on herself with zero proof it would work. She's back, and now she's watching those bets pay off in ways she couldn't have scripted. Blake joins me to talk about what it actually feels like...

#364: In this week's episode of She's So Lucky, I'm sitting down with returning guest, psychologist, and bestselling author Dr. Marisa G. Franco to talk about the science of self-worth and why so much of what we call "identity" is actually just an old memory in disguise. You might remember Marisa from our February 2023 conversation on platonic intimacy, which ended up being our top episode of the...

#363: In two years, Marina Middleton went from a first-time Create & Cultivate attendee to co-owner and CEO of the company. Now, three years into running it, she’s sharing the honest truth about what it looks like to be on the other side of a major quantum leap. Marina joins me to talk about the moment she realized she’d lost her spark, and what she did to get it back. If you’ve ever felt like...

#362: Stephany Faublas built her platform on radical honesty, and she’s bringing her signature candor to this week’s conversation. Stephany joins me to talk about what raising herself looks like right now, in the season after the court wins, after the healing, after she stopped performing being "okay" and started taking the steps to shift from surviving to thriving. We get into the mom sabbatical...

#361: Tareasa “ReesaTeesa” Johnson went viral in February 2024 with "Who the F Did I Marry?", the 50-part TikTok series that ended up in front of half a billion people. This week she's back with something different: her memoir, "What TF Do I Do Now?" just dropped, and she’s bringing us even deeper into her story. We also get into the parts nobody wants to admit out loud: what she calls the viral t...

#360: In honor of my 37th birthday, I’m sharing seven mindset shifts I’m bringing into my 37th year. From wellness, to having more audacity, to better time management, these seven shifts are moving the needle for me, and I think they can help you too. Episode Links: 35 Things I Learned by My 35th Birthday: https://youtu.be/XBYilEerUrg?si=5Lrev2xDXY5j98DN Sponsors: Nuuly: Visit use code LUCKY at ht...

#359: If you're learning how to embrace the fear of not knowing what's next, this conversation is for you. Today I'm sitting down with Hunter Harris and Peyton Dix, writers, creatives, tastemakers, and co-hosts of the pop culture podcast Lemme Say This. We dig into the media and pop culture moments that helped them create their own luck, and the creative pivots they’ve made along the way. We also...

#358: Today's solo episode started as a reflection on my own disillusionment and turned into a bigger theme: de-influencing. De-influencing myself from glow-up culture, from FOMO, and so much more. The more I let go of what I'm "supposed" to want, the luckier I actually feel — and I think most of us have at least one thing we're still letting an algorithm or a comment section talk us into. If you'...

#357: Recho Omondi launched The Cutting Room Floor as "Fashion's Only Fashion Show" back in 2018, when nobody understood why a fashion podcast should exist. Now she's just closed a multi-year partnership with Patreon, the platform she's been exclusively building her community with since 2021.  This week we trace it all: the art school pivot from pre-med, the accidental embroidery business tha...

#356: Wilglory Tanjong doesn't wait for luck to show up. She builds it, asks for it, and stays ready to receive it. The founder of handbag brand Anima Iris is sitting down for a conversation that moves from grief to grit to greatness, and somehow makes all three feel like the same story. Wilglory opens up about leaving a six-figure corporate job at the start of the pandemic, why she calls business...

#355: Luck isn’t something that happens to you. It’s something you build piece by piece, and today’s guests have done just that. I'm joined by Lex P and Drea Nicole, serial entrepreneurs, media personalities, and co-hosts of Pour Minds. We get into the $86 check that told them they were onto something, how they balance business and friendship, the beliefs at the root of the luck they’ve created, a...

#354: This month's solo episode is a little different — I walked into the studio with zero plan, and that felt pretty on brand for where I'm at right now. With the visibility series wrapped, solo episodes are back to being just me, unscripted, telling you the truth about what's going on. And the truth is: my life outside of work is genuinely thriving — three years in New York, a community I actual...

#353: We've spent this entire visibility series talking about what it means to be seen — in your career, in your work, in the world. But this final episode brings it all the way home, because the most personal version of that question lives inside your closest friendships. We all want to feel seen by the people who know us best. And this week's guest shows us exactly how complicated that gets when...

#352: If you've ever felt the pressure to say yes to everything — every opportunity, every invitation, every trending topic — just because it's available, this conversation is for you. Today I'm welcoming Eni Popoola back to the podcaster. Eni is a content creator, storyteller, and former lawyer, who left Big Law three years ago and has spent every day since building a path that's entirely her own...

#351: I'm sitting down with Lisa Price — founder of Carol's Daughter — to talk about growing, pivoting, and changing direction publicly. Lisa has been building Carol's Daughter for 33 years. She's navigated equity partners, a major acquisition, public scrutiny, and ultimately buying her company back on her own terms. And through all of it, she's operated from a practice she's had long before it ha...

#350: In this episode, I’m sitting down with journalist, podcast host, and founder Gia Peppers to explore what it really means to shine —not from a place of performance, but from alignment. Because many of us have confused visibility with validation. We thought shining meant being seen, being chosen, being applauded. But what happens when the applause fades… or never comes? Gia takes us through he...

#349: In this month's solo episode, I'm kicking off our visibility series with a reframe I've been sitting with for a while — and one that's genuinely changed how I think about what it means to be seen as an ambitious woman. We've been told that visibility is the goal. Get in the room. Be everywhere. Make sure the right people see you. And I used to believe that. But after watching what happens to...

#348: In this weeks episode, I’m sitting down with Toni Bravo — creator, storyteller, and someone I’ve genuinely loved watching evolve over the years to talk about what it really looks like to trust yourself in real time. We get into the mindset behind betting on yourself, and why Toni has such a strong reaction to the word “delusion.” Because for her, it’s never been about convincing yourself som...

#347: In this episode, I’m sitting down with Amy DuBois Barnett — media powerhouse, former Editor-in-Chief, and now author of If I Ruled the World — to talk about what it really looks like to bet on yourself throughout the many chapters of your life, and the importance of being willing to start over at any time. Amy has built a career most people only dream about — from running iconic magazines to...

In this week’s installment of the Betting on Yourself series, I’m sitting down with Kyyah Abdul to talk about what it actually means to create your own luck — not in theory, but in practice. We get into the mindset behind “lucky” people, and how to increase your odds of luck through how you think, how you decide, and how willing you are to move forward even when you don’t have all the answers. Kyy...