A Dose of Black Joy and Caffeine

Forbes 30 Under 30 very own Jazmin Burrell refills Jimmy McDaniels (Season 3 Guest Co-Host) cup with a dose of confidence. In additional to her 9-5 Jazmin leads her own creative practice named after her great-grandmother, Lizzie Della Creative Strategies, that specifically works with small and upcoming minority and women-led businesses to help them find their voice in a crowded market that often o...

For our first double guests episode we chat with the co-founders of the Marcus Graham Project. This year is their 15 Year Anniversary! Tune in to learn more about how an idea inspired by a film emerged into a non-profit social enterprise seeking to change the face of the media, marketing and advertising industry. They walk us through the weekend of activities planned, including our annual gal...

Elisha Greenwell was born and raised in Northern California, earned her B.A. from UC Santa Barbara and her M.F.A. from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Throughout her 18 year marketing career she has developed award-winning community-centric brand strategy for Nike, Target, Starbucks and Verizon. In 2018 she was the recipient of the ADCOLOR Change Agent award after founding The Blac...

"I just need some space" and there's nothing wrong with that. Tune in as we chat with Kozza. Kozza Babumba is currently the Head of Social at Genius. He works primarily within the intersection of music, pop culture and social media, with an emphasis on community and connection. On this episode he talks about how more 9-5's and people should allow more space in their lives to process world events a...

It’s time to get grounded with “@justcallmesio”. Sioban (Shavon) Massiah is a Live Event Content and Programming Associate Producer at Twitter by day and Storytelling Strategist by night. She uses her passion for the art of storytelling to create powerful and impactful events and content for the last 15 years, as well as write powerful personal essays for websites such as Refinery29.com as well as...

Mark Clennon  is a Los Angeles-based photographer with a particular focus on editorial, commercial and documentary projects. Adeptly jumping between these forms of photography, which he’s been practicing since leaving his tech career in 2017, Mark’s goal is to capture the Black experience in its totality. His images are therefore nuanced and multifaceted, capturing joy, pain, triumph and ever...

Season 3 guest co-host Jimmy McDaniels (VP, Experience Architecture & Design at Integer) joins the podcast for a conversation with Dana Blair. As a veteran both in front of and behind the camera, Dana Blair knows a thing or two about creating captivating conversations. Her one-on-one interviews have carried her from the boxing ring with Venus Williams to sharing the red carpet with the likes o...

Jabari Hearn, SVP Marketing & Entertainment joins us for part 2 of our season 3 premiere episode. Over the course of his career, Jabari Hearn has earned a formidable reputation as a forward-thinking marketing executive who connects mission-driven brands with the heartbeat of popular, urban culture to reach the next generation of consumers. Jabari’s personal mission is to “be the change and ins...

Tech, content and culture marketing executive Erika Bennett helps us kick off season 3 of “A Dose of Black Joy & Caffeine” on part 1 of our season premiere episode Erika encourages our listeners to have more self-compassion for themselves. Erika has sparked conversation, shaped opinion and driven results for some of the world's most prestigious entertainment and consumer brands through insight...

We’re excited to end Season 2 with the human diamond Bozoma Saint John (badassboz) who dropped gems on gems on gems. Tune in to hear from the Hall of Fame Marketer 22’, AAF Advertising Hall of Achievement Inductee 14’, Former CMO Netflix, Endeavor, Uber, and Marketing Executive Apple & Pepsi for “A Dose of Boz” Super thankful to have the G.O.A.T join us! Share this episode with a friend on soc...

Lights! Camera! Entertainment. On this episode we chat with Jason White! Jason White is the Chief Marketing Officer for ViacomCBS’ MTV Entertainment Group. Previously, White served as CMO of Curaleaf, the nation’s largest cannabis provider. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President and Global Head of Marketing for Beats by Dr. Dre. While there, he oversaw the award-winning campaigns including...

On this episode Brittany Allen and I chat with Karla Davis. Karla Davis is a high performing leader whose innovative spirit, influence and partnership is helping to change the face of beauty. Karla leads the Integrated Marketing Communications and Media Team for Ulta Beauty, and in her 6 year tenure, she has built the Integrated Marketing Communications function for the company, overseeing Categor...

On this episode of a Dose of Black Joy & Caffeine we chat about how to show up unapologetically as your WHOLE-SELF! Brandon Rochon, Managing Chief Creative Officer has spent his whole career trying to find interesting ways to not make advertising, but build brands that are some of the most loved brands in culture. Brandon has won every single major award in the industry on both continents and...

On this episode of A Dose of Black Joy & Caffeine Brittany Allen and Adu chat with Lizette Williams, a leading marketing and advertising executive with expertise at driving the convergence of brands and culture. Tune in as she shares her on P.O.V on what it takes to bring new ideas to life and revisit old ideas to keep things fresh. Lizette’s love of all things “culture” comes from being a bor...

On this episode we chat with Dr. Marcus Collins who is an award-winning marketer and cultural translator with one foot in the world of practice—serving as the Chief Strategy Officer at Wieden+Kennedy New York—and one foot in the world of academia—as a marketing professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. His deep understanding of brand strategy and consumer behavior has helpe...

On this episode of “A Dose of Black Joy & Caffeine'' we chat with music executive Tiffany R. Warren about a dose of empathy. As the world continues to redefine hiring practices, work from home policies and company culture the topic of empathy continues to be a huge topic of discussion for many business executives. Once a taboo subject, companies are going above and beyond to make sure that it’...

On this episode we chat with Cavel Khan who is the CRO of Tumblr responsible for global revenue, revenue operations, business marketing, AdTech and programmatic partnerships, and revenue strategy company-wide. Prior to Tumblr he was the SVP of Client Partnerships, North America at VICE. In his role he oversaw sales and account management teams for the region. Cavel Khan was a Senior Manager on the...

Listen to a new episode of A Dose of Black Joy & Caffeine with Christena J. Pyle, Chief Equity Officer of dentsu Americas (2021 AAF Hall of Achievement Inductee) Christena is a driving force for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at dentsu, as well as a champion for meaningful progress across the broader creative industry. Tune in as she talks about finding a mentor/ally in the #Metave...

On this episode of A Dose of Black Joy and Caffeine I chat with Dhane Scotti. Dhane is the Director of Global brand strategy and development at Google but most importantly a person who dreams big, motivates others and is driven to excel in all aspects of life, this requires an intense amount of FOCUS! Tune in as Dhane shares a few gems he has applied to his personal and professional life to stay f...

The season finale of A Dose of Black Joy & Caffeine is with Gail Obaseki. Advertising and marketing trailblazer! Gail has had a huge impact on the careers of so many individuals in the marketing, advertising and PR industry. It was an honor to have her on the final episode of my podcast. I had to give you your flowers! Obaseki’s commitment to advocacy and social change runs deep, dating back t...

On this episode of A Dose of Black Joy and Caffeine I chat with my good friend and college buddy Christan Duncan about the HBCU experience. I always tell people that if I had to do college all over again I would not because I did it right the first time and could not imagine NOT attending Alabama A&M University. Chris Duncan is a native of St. Louis, Mo and graduate of Alabama A&M Universi...

On this episode of A Dose of Black Joy & Caffeine I chat with Bukola Lili Akins, Creator of Jandus, Afrocast and Khin app about two things we both love, the tech world and afro-beats :) She has spent most of my career as a mobile software engineer including running a Startup called Jandus Mobile Solutions for 4 years. Tune in to hear about her passion for working on various mobile projects ran...

On this episode of A Dose of Black Joy and Caffeine I had the opportunity to chat with what I like to say is the most fashionable guest we’ve ever had on the show and that would be SIR Michael Wayne Turner lll. Michael the Third is an award winning writer, poet, spoken word artist, actor, dancer, emcee, and choreographer. A Scholar and a Gentleman. An innovator and educator. Michael’s genius appro...

On this episode of A Dose of Black Joy and Caffeine I chatted with my good friend Marcus Fitts about how to make fitness a lifestyle. As a kid, when Marcus wanted to play football and baseball his mom would only allow it after he fulfilled one condition, learn to swim. Even after excelling at track and football, the foundation of swimming was what Marcus always came back to and also excelled in. H...

On this episode of A Dose of Black Joy and Caffeine I chatted with Michael Oloyede about what it takes to make it in Hollywood as an actor. British born, Southern raised, Michael Oloyede is the son of Nigerian parents. After graduating with a bachelor's degree in marketing and working in the corporate world for a couple of years, thoughts of his childhood dream began to bubble up. He enrolled in t...