Beyond The Business Suit with Kailei Carr

The Beyond The Business Suit podcast is BACK with season 7! After our short hiatus, we are kicking things off with an insightful conversation with the legendary, Carla Harris, a talented singer, mother, author, motivational speaker and powerful board member. This multi hyphenate powerhouse is giving us her playbook on finding and envisioning our power within our leadership. With so much experience...

We are finally on our way to the Beyonding Retreat! After a 2-year hiatus, the Beyonding Retreat, formally known as the Beyond the Business Suit retreat, is back and better than ever. Covid-19 and the global pandemic caused us to put our transformations on hold back in 2020, therefore, we've had the opportunity to evolve our retreat experience and can't wait to share what this experience is all ab...

This live recording of Beyond the Business Suit features President and Founder of Coleman Management Associates, Harvey Coleman, legendary author of  Empowering Yourself  and creator of the PIE method. Harvey takes us through his PIE method, while empowering leaders to understand what it truly takes to become a senior leader and maintain the position. He not only takes us through his own personal...

Vulnerability is on the menu for this episode of the Beyond the Business Suit podcast. We are joined by Former Olympian and International Speaker, Leslie Maxie, who is sharing her story of resilience, healing and personal progress. Originally recorded as a Soul to Soul Session within the Beyonding Community, Leslie pushes straight past fear to share her story of overcoming trauma and stepping into...

This episode of the Beyond The Business Suit, listeners get a two-for-one special! Originally recorded on Easter Sunday as a Beyonding Community session, the first portion of the episode explores an in-depth look at our relationship with rest and how we can give ourselves permission to rest with Beyonding Community coaches, Anika Apple and Denitra "Dee" Ross. We go deep into the emotional, physica...

Calling all Black leaders in tech! The Information technology Senior Management Forum joins the Beyond The Business Suit podcast in diving deep into the development of Black leaders in technology with a powerful panel that includes Robert D. Scott, Dean of ITSMF's Global Institute for Professional Development, Dr. James Rodgers, Director of ITSMF's Executive Academy and Dr. Reginald Turner, Direct...

We're going "Right Within" with our next special guest, Author and Workplace and Equity Consultant, Minda Harts. On this episode of the Beyond the Business Suit podcast, we're diving deep into how women of color can embrace their healing journeys due to workplace trauma using tools from her new book, "Right Within". By allowing us to tap into her own personal journey that inspired her to write thi...

For the past few episodes, we've jumped back in time to our Beyond the Business Suit Conversations series, previously recorded live on Zoom March 16-20, 2020, a time when the majority of the Unites States were working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We close out the series with an informative discussion with Dr. Reisha Moxley, Behavioral Psychologist and Asst. Professor of Clinical Medicin...

As we continue to take a step back to 2020 during our Beyond the Business Suit Conversations series, we're featuring a powerful discussion with Well Being Activist and Visionary, Radiah Rhodes and Holistic Executive Coach, Marla Teyolia. In this conversation, we dove into how to build resiliency using meditation and breathing exercises while managing our intentions using the intention scale. This...

In this episode, we're continuing to take a step back to March 16-20, 2020 when the pandemic first started and the majority of us were on lockdown at home trying to figure out how to cope. I got inspired to invite a few special guests to lend us their support, insight and perspective during that unprecedented time and among them were Energetic Healer, Rod White and Executive Life Coach, Patrice Fo...

As we continue to take a look back at the Beyond the Business Suit Conversations that took place March of 2020, we dive into a conversation featuring Certified Integrative Nutritionist and Founder of Yummy Spoonfuls ,  Agatha Achindu and Chiropractor and Owner of Elevate Family Chiropractic, Dr. Naeema Olatunji. This important conversation highlights how we can take care of our bodies, along with...

How would things be different if Black women were better represented in leadership in technology? For International Women's Day this year, we celebrated by bringing together a small group of powerhouse women in tech that help us to #ImagineAWorld where Black women in tech leadership were more widely represented. Among our discussion, Errika Moore Executive Director for the national STEM Funders Ne...

We are officially marking 2 years since the pandemic began this month, therefore we're taking a look back by re-releasing a few of our Beyond the Business Suit conversations that feature a few special guests dedicated to to give us support, insight and perspective the help us get through that challenging and unprecedented time. This series of conversations were originally recorded live via ZOOM Ma...

Originally recorded as a Soul to Soul session within the Beyonding Community, this episode goes DEEP into the trenches of the childhood and background of Dr. Naeema Olatunji as she discussed her new book, Raised As A Lie . Dr. Naeema tells her harrowing story of how she only learned she was a Black woman at 18-years old. Being raised in an all-white family while suffering to fit in every step of t...

Make way for the Brandprenuer! The digital and creative strategist, Nick F. Nelson, is taking us through his original tips for creating, maintaining and enhancing your digital presence online. Originally recorded in the summer of 2021, Nick takes us through his methods for authentic storytelling, while also encouraging us to use our voice and analyze what our internal powers are in order to truly...

This episode of the Beyond the Business Suit is a bonus episode featuring an Info Session about the Beyonding Community that was recorded on January 10, 2022. In the episode, we provide an overview of the Beyonding Community, formerly called the Beyond Community, which is an amazing space I have the honor of curating where high achieving, purpose-driven and soulful women come to connect, elevate,...

Who runs the world...GIRLS! Writer and Director, Leigh Davenport, takes us through her journey of "beyonding" in creating her scripted series for Starz titled Run The World in the next episode of the Beyond the Business Suit Podcast. Not only does Leigh take a deep dive into her creation process, but she further tells her story involving impactful decision-making, her self work and how her transit...

We're kicking off Season 6 of Beyond the Business Suit podcast with a bang! Host, Kailei Carr is joined by New York Times bestselling Author and Speaker, Luvvie Ajayi Jones for a groundbreaking discussion surrounding breaking through fear upon the release of her new book, Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual . You're sure to leave this conversation feeling motivated and inspired (and...

In the latest episode of the Beyond the Business Suit podcast, we are featuring another Soul to Soul session from the Beyond Community, but this time the tables are turned! In this episode, Kailei Carr isn't interviewing a guest but instead is being interviewed by Anika Apple! Anika Apple is one of our Beyond Community coaches, as well as a corporate executive, soon to be minister, master storytel...

Did you know that you have the ability to create a life that you love without having to sacrifice? Life Coach, Dr. Krystal Conner, teaches us a few things about how we can live a life that is a 10 out of 10 in all areas! Together we discuss the parallels between the limits we place on ourselves in relation to the things we do in our lives that we tolerate. From eliminating distractions to overcomi...

It's time for you to crush your career! That's exactly what we're discussing in the next episode of there Beyond The Business Suit podcast featuring special guest, Author, Speaker and Podcaster, Dee Ann Turner. As a former executive of talent acquisition, Dee Ann Turner enlightens us with all the career gems to find our calling and beyond. Together, we dive deep into her new book, Crush Your Caree...

This episode of the Beyond the Business Suit podcast features a discussion with Author and Speaker, Elayne Fluker, previously recorded as a Soul to Soul Session for the Beyond Community. Elayne takes us through her new book Get Over 'I Got It' while highlighting ways in which Women of Color may hold themselves back from being their best selves by not accepting support, help and guidance from other...

Beyond The Business Suit is joined by sought-after speaker, trainer and author, Angel Henry. Together we dive deep into a conversation centered around allyship for minorities in the workplace: what we need, where the opportunities are, and how people of color can change their mindset towards breaking glass ceilings. She not only gives us her tips for how to keep moving forward but also reveals how...

This episode of the Beyond the Business Suit podcast is a special replay of a Beyond Community Conversation with one of our Founding Beyond Community Members, Amber Smith. Amber is a STEM teacher turned Project Manager turned Farmer who has had such an amazing path to purpose. In this session, you will absolutely be inspired by Amber's journey to becoming a farmer (and how the Beyond the Business...

In this episode of Beyond the Business Suit we're sharing a conversation with Melissa Ingram, Esq., Senior Vice President of Multicultural Networks & Strategy for UP Entertainment. This conversation is an excerpt of a Soul to Soul session that was recorded live with the Beyond Community back in May. Soul to Soul sessions are special, soulful sessions we have monthly in the Beyond Community where w...