The Dolewite Podcast

Maya Smart is a mother, award winning journalist, literacy advocate, and author of READING FOR OUR LIVES. Her website, MayaSmart.com, provides tips and tools for parents to nurture, teach, and advocate for kids on the road to reading.

W. Kamau Bell is a comedian who was the executive producer of Showtime's WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT COSBY and the Emmy Award Winning CNN docu-series UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA. His new book, DO THE WORK, is an anti-racist activity book which he co-authored with Kate Schatz.

Shayna Hammond is a leadership and life coach who has developed thousands of leaders within the education and nonprofit sectors. She is the founder and CEO of Lead For Liberation and Shayna Renee, a coaching practice dedicated to creating spaces, methods, and conditions for Black women in leadership to thrive. Shayna's book BECOMING AN INDIGO WOMAN is available now.

Camille Baker is an author of two books, HAVE WE MET? and her latest book, THE MOMENT WE MET. In this episode, Camille shares her creative process and describes her journey in becoming a published author.

Mignon Francois is the founder of The Cupcake Collection, a growing cupcake business that started in Nashville, TN and now has a location in Mignon's hometown of New Orleans. Mignon's story and upbeat personality are both inspiring and infectious. She drops gems throughout this episode and I promise by the end, you'll not only want a cupcake (or 3,) you'll hope to one day bump into Mignon personal...

Clint Gray, Emanuel Reed, and Derrick Moore started a pizza restaurant with no experience in a neighborhood where no one thought it would work and have since opened Slim + Husky's locations in 6 other markets and become living legends in their community. This is the story of Slim + Husky's.

Media Take Out currently reaches 92% of the African American population with internet access and it's founder, Fred Mwangaguhunga, is quite impressive. A Columbia University educated lawyer turned high end laundry entrepreneur turned media mogul, Fred has quite a story and outlook on life and business.

Jeremy Schifeling is a former career coach at Linkedin and author of LINKED: CONQUER LINKEDIN, GET THE JOB, OWN YOUR FUTURE

Dr. Sheryll Cashin is a former White House staffer and author of WHITE SPACE, BLACK HOOD, which explores the history, consequences, and actions we can take when it comes to racial inequities in housing.

Alyssa Davies is a content creator and author of FINANCIAL FIRST AID. She has been featured in many notable publications including The Globe and Mail, CNBC, and CBC. Alyssa is a freelance write and enjoys writing about personal finance, home ownership, and more.

Grace Farris is a mother and author of MOM MILESTONES: THE TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST SEVEN YEARS. Follow Grace on her popular Instagram account, @CoupDeGraceFarris

Arthur Blackburn is an extremely knowable senior loan advisor and real estate investor who has personally done multiple mortgages for Dolewite.

James Crews is an author and poet who leads mindfulness and writing retreats online and throughout the country. His latest work, THE PATH TO KINDNESS, features several poets of diverse backgrounds and is available now.

Matthew Fray is a relationship coach and author of THIS IS HOW YOUR MARRIAGE ENDS. Matthew leans on the lessons he learned in his failed marriage to help others avoid making the same mistakes.

Ranar Moody is a hunter and the founder of 24.7 Hunt, a brand that incorporates hunting into music, videos, social media content, and merch.

Christiane Buggs is the chair of the MNPS Board of Education. former NASA physicist, and mother. In this episode she speaks to the many issues facing education today.

Tia Patterson is a writer whose book, A YEAR OF MINIMALISM: DAILY PRACTICES TO EMBRACE MINDFUL LIVING, is the subject of this episode.

Rebecca Rolland is an oral and written language specialist in the Neurology Department of Children's Hospital Boston and a lecturer at Harvard University. Her new book, THE ART OF TALKING WITH CHILDREN: THE SIMPLE KEYS TO NURTURING KINDNESS, CREATIVITY, AND CONFIDENCE IN KIDS, is the topic of discussion in this episode.

John Siebling is the founder and senior pastor of The Life Church in Memphis, TN. He recently co-wrote the book GOD AND RACE with his friend and fellow pastor Wayne Francis, which explores diversity in churches.

Majora Carter is a revitalization expert, real estate developer, and author of RECLAIMING YOUR COMMUNITY: YOU DON'T HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF YOUR NEIGHBOOD TO LIVE IN A BETTER ON. She is a native of the South Bronx, where she still lives today.

Sarah Scoles is a scientific journalist and co-author of ASTRONOMICAL MINDFULNESS: YOUR COSMIC GUIDE TO RECONNECTING WITH THE SUN, MOON, STARS, & PLANETS.

James Kilgore is an activist, researcher, and is the author of 5 books, including his latest, UNDERSTANDING E-CARCERATION.

Gary John Bishop is one of the leading personal development experts in the business and a New York Times bestselling author whose latest book, LOVE UNFUCKED, is available now.

Maya Washington is the author of THROUGH THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR, a book about her father's journey playing both college and pro football during the Civil Rights Movement. THROUGH THE BANKS OF THE RED CEDAR is also a documentary coming to PBS in February 2022

Roanne Van Voorst is a Dr. in Futures-Anthropology and author of ONCE UPON A TIME WE ATE ANIMALS: THE FUTURE OF FOOD.