Black Woman Bliss

Sis, are you really ready to launch a business? So many Black women are asking the same question right now: Should I start a business? Maybe you're tired of toxic workplaces. Maybe you're dreaming about more freedom, flexibility, and financial abundance. Or maybe you're wondering if entrepreneurship is the answer to the burnout, layoffs, pay inequity, and frustration you've experie...

What happens when a layoff becomes the push to finally build the business that has been calling your name? In this episode of the Black Woman Bliss Podcast , Mercedes sits down with LaKesha “Rolling with Keke” Moore, Senior Event Strategist, accessibility advocate, and founder of Rolling With Keke™. Keke brings over 20 years of experience helping organizations build spaces that are truly inclusive...

For years, I struggled to balance my career and my business. I’m talking no sales, no sleep, toxic jobs, overworking, and no balance, okay? But in this episode of The Black Woman Bliss Podcast, I’m sharing what finally clicked and how I built a business that served me, created consistent revenue, and ultimately helped me leave my 9-5.This is a deep dive episode for the Black women building busines...

Can one pivot change the way you see work, equity, and your worth? In this powerful episode, Mercedes sits down with Tishayla Williams to talk about the equity pivot and what it means for Black women navigating today’s workplace. As an I/O psychologist and founder of The TW Collective, Tishayla brings a real, unfiltered perspective on performative equity, workplace harm, pay inequity, and the cour...

Girl, Q1 of 2026 took me out! This is not how I envisioned my year! Everything from business launches, heartbreak, food poisoning, a doggy cancer diagnosis, and a depressive episode... tapped ya girl out! I decided to take a breather and create this pretty raw yap session! I know sharing the reality of sharing what it looks like and feels like to build a life you love, even when nothing is going r...

Can one moment change your entire life? In this inspiring episode, Mercedes sits down with Karria Lawrence, who received a divine ultimatum and calling on her life to heal, grow, and lead. Together, we explore how Black women can heal from trauma, connect with purpose, impact their community, and grow authentically as leaders. Karria shares her story, lessons, and how Black women can grow as leade...

As a Business Coach for Black Women, I will let you know right now... you're probably overcomplicating and overthinking your business! If you want to leave your toxic job and create financial security with an online business, you can get started in 90 minutes. In this podcast episode, I am sharing what I've learned about starting and scaling my online business including: How to pick a busi...

When we see another Black woman in leadership in the workplace, many of us expect to be protected, supported, and seen. Unfortunately, many of us experience the exact opposite. Join Mercedes Swan, your host, and Dr. Ashley Gaddy Robbins as we discuss how Black women navigate workplace challenges and opportunities when we're working with leaders who look like us. In this raw, reflective, and tr...

For the past year, Black women have been facing job loss and the most challenging job market we've seen in a long time. For some of us, navigating this space has presented exhaustion, hopelessness, and fear about our career trajectories and financial stability. In this podcast episode, Mercedes Swan, the Career Love Coach sets out to inspire some hope by sharing what's going on in the job...

What does it really take to plan 2026 as a Black woman who wants more in her career and business? In this solo episode, Mercedes gets real about what it means to plan a new year after a hard one, especially when you know you’re meant for more but you’re tired, over it, and done with grind culture. She walks you through how she’s planning her own 2026 using reflection, the 12 Week Year, and soft, s...

What does it really take to build a 45-year legacy in a space not made for you? In this powerful episode, Mercedes sits down with Ann McNeill, “The Master Builder”, the first Black woman general contractor in Florida and founder of the National Association of Black Women in Construction. Together, they explore how Black women can find purpose in unexpected places, build confidence that reflects tr...

In this solo episode, I’m unpacking the hot take that “career coaches are unethical” and talking honestly about what’s really happening in this wild 2025 job market. We dig into the difference between systemic injustice and individual coaches, how manipulative marketing preys on vulnerable job seekers, and what ethical career support can and should look like for Black women. I also share more abou...

Energy Leadership for Black Women Sis, it’s time to talk about the power of energy leadership. As Black women, our journey to success and liberation isn’t about pushing through with another cup of coffee. It’s about intentionally building a career by centering our relationship with energy. In this episode of  The Career Love Podcast , I’m joined by Dr. Lynise Green, founder of  Well with L , welln...

If you’ve been pushing through workplace burnout, ignoring your body’s signals, or believing that rest is something you have to “earn,” this episode is going to heal your soul! As Black women, we carry generational stories of overwork, perfectionism, and being “the strong one.” But what if the most revolutionary thing we could do for ourselves is to sit our ass down? In this powerful conversation...

If you’ve been wondering how to stop playing small in your career or business, this episode of The Career Love Podcast is your personal invitation to take up space. I’m pulling up with real talk on the shifts I’ve been making in my own business — and the truth about how unworthiness can keep us chasing smaller dreams than the ones we’re actually called to. This IS a pep talk, sis but I’m also givi...

We’re on some HR level #@%$! In this unfiltered episode, I’m joined by HR’s Agent of Chaos, Francis “Tank” Rhodes and the hot mess that is Human Resources is catching some strays. From SHRM scandals and toxic leadership to performative DEI and overworked HR teams, we’re naming names (disrespectfully), spilling tea, and calling out the systems that keep workplaces unsafe and inequitable for Black f...

This episode of the Career Love Podcast is a love letter to the creative, so done with corporate, legacy-building Black woman in this community. Today, I’m joined by the incredible Nicole Palmer—bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and co-founder of Delnic Media. We talk about what it means to navigate corporate America as a Black woman, how we’re building our digital empires to experience true fr...

Join me as I hang out with the fabulous Amanda Henry of Living In The Abundance, who is a Tech Queen, senior learning & development pro by day, and financial freedom advocate by night! We’re spilling the tea on all things career growth, financial independence, and owning your worth as a Black woman in tech. We dive into Amanda’s inspiring journey from Verizon to tech sales enablement, how she’...

Sis, you ever feel like your 9 to 5 just ain’t it ? Well, you’re not alone. In this episode of The Career Love Podcast , I’m sharing my personal story of leaving my full-time job in Diversity Equity and Inclusion to become a solo entrepreneur. From HR for Millennials to building my Career Love brand and entering my Black Woman Bliss Era , I'm walking you through the mindset shifts, planning, a...

Welcome to The Career Love Podcast , Sis! In this powerful first episode, I’m sitting down with my ride-or-die since kindergarten and structural engineer, Destinee Wheeler , to talk about what it really means to be a Black woman in STEM. With Black women representing only 2% of STEM professionals, the journey into and to success in this field is challenging but deeply rewarding. Join me in this he...

Welcome to the Career Love Podcast, Sis! This is a space where Black women just like you are inspired to step boldly into their Black Woman Bliss Era —building careers, businesses, and lifestyles we absolutely love. I’m your host, Mercedes Swan, also known as The Career Love Coach . As a diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioner, certified HR professional, and unapologetic Career Coach for Bla...