Full-Time Black Woman

Send us Fan Mail Black women are entrepreneurs. If that was ever a question, the double digit growth rate of entrepreneurs in our demographic over the last few years should be proof enough. But unless you are a natural or come from a long line of business starters, you may be in need of some direction. So today we are bringing our fairy boss mother and our entrepreneurial guide Tonnia Matthews to...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode we are here to bring you something light and feel good.  This is the continuation of our series, Seasons! We will discuss how we love the Spring and check in with each other.  MERCH IS HERE!! MERCH IS HERE!!  Shop at www.fulltimeblackwoman.com for our latest available merch! Check out our YouTube channel and remember to subscribe!! Catch up on some of our many arti...

Send us Fan Mail A sub-par supervisor is a danger to the career advancement of anyone, but especially to the FTBW. We have struggles already as a double demographic, but as we mentioned when combined with other identifiers we slide further and further down the ladder of promotion potential in the eyes of the less progressive. Today we’re going to talk about how your supervisor may be intentionally...

Send us Fan Mail We’ve decided to make Sippin’ & Tippin’ it’s own show. This way you don’t miss the tips and we get to give you more in depth responses. Today’s question comes from Patrice! She asks a very important question about how to move forward when your supervisor suggests working from home will hurt your advancement potential. Be sure to tune in! MERCH IS HERE!! MERCH IS HERE!!  Shop a...

Send us Fan Mail What is radical self-care?  Radical self-care is the active decision to put your wellness before anyone or anything else.  As we have discussed in past episodes, many of us Full-Time Black Women have difficulty practicing radical self-care in this manner. The demands of work-home balance, the constant pressure of the pandemic, our families, our loved ones, our employees are stress...

Send us Fan Mail Self-Care has been moving up in priority since the beginning of 2020. Sometimes you will see it depicted as luxurious spa visits, shopping sprees, or lavish vacations. Practices that appeared slightly materialistic to get you to buy the latest expensive thing And to some, it was a practice reserved only for the white and wealthy. To reach a wider audience, media began to focus on...

Send us Fan Mail One thing all Full-Time Black Women have in common is our struggle to set healthy boundaries both personally and professionally. We are some of the most supportive, nurturing, and giving individuals.  With our caring and ongoing invested nature, we experience being taken advantage of by all those who surround us daily.  We have to teach ourselves how to set healthy boundaries in o...

Send us Fan Mail We’ve decided to make Sippin’ & Tippin’ it’s own show. This way you don’t miss the tips and we get to give you more in depth responses. Today’s question comes from Wendy! She asks a very important question regarding salary ranges when applying for jobs. If you’ve ever wondered how or where to start in your salary negotiation, be sure to tune in! If you would like to submit a q...

Send us Fan Mail The pandemic has ignited change in a lot of us. As we transition to work from home or begin living a healthier lifestyle, many of us have decided to go natural! More and more women are getting big chops, starter locs etc and really getting to know their crowns. However, there’s a lot of misinformation out there on how to care for your hair. Today we’re joined by Dr. Isfahan Chambe...

Send us Fan Mail Last week we discussed 2020 McKinsey & Company’s The State Of The Black Women In Corporate America report.  The first part of this series was focused on the factors that Full-Time Black Women are up against in Corporate America.  Today we are going to discuss what companies need to do to alleviate the unnecessary stress of the FTBW and tap into the talent right in front of the...

Send us Fan Mail We recently came across the 2020 McKinsey & Company’s The State Of The Black Women In Corporate America report.  The State of Black Women in Corporate America draws heavily on Lean In and McKinsey & Company’s annual Women in the Workplace study. Since 2015, more than 590 companies employing more than 22 million people, along with a quarter of a million individual employees...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever gone through life on autopilot for a period of time? Day in and day out the same thing...responsibility and duty only. You get sucked into fulfilling your roles and lose sight of what lights you up inside. When we first watched the I Am Hippolyta episode of Lovecraft country both of us were like, “we need to talk about this”. If you have ever felt like you shrunk you...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! Throughout 2021 we’ve provided you all with our Stats For Dat Ass enlightenment segment to provide the facts to every topic we’ve covered. Full-Time Black Woman podcast was designed to create an environment where black professional women can discuss the ups and downs we experience in corporate america and entrepreneurship, while balancing our many roles and respons...

Send us Fan Mail If you find your soul remixing Keyshia Cole Let It Go and it sounds like this…”If the job doesn’t pay you the way it should, then let it go…If they ain’t gonna treat you the way they should then let it go…” And Missy comes up remixing her rap like, “When this dream pops up in ya mind, you gone be like Damn that’s hot!” Then this episode is for you!! We’re talking dream chasing and...

Send us Fan Mail It’s so hard to say goodbye to 2021….psych! But in true FTBW fashion, we are reflecting on 2021. The good, the bad, and the funny. As always, thanks for rockin’ with us for another year. We appreciate all of our listeners. We hope you join us in 2022 for more good times and much-needed content. MERCH IS HERE!! MERCH IS HERE!!  Shop at www.fulltimeblackwoman.com for our latest avai...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode we are here to bring you something light and feel good.  This is the beginning of a new series, Seasons! We will discuss how we love the season of Winter and check in with each other.  MERCH IS HERE!! MERCH IS HERE!!  Shop at www.fulltimeblackwoman.com for our latest available merch! Check out our YouTube channel and remember to subscribe!! Catch up on some of our...

Send us Fan Mail Today’s episode is sort of a call back to our very first episode Toxic Aunties. There comes a time in some black women’s career history where their skepticism of corporate america outweighs their optimism. The veil of “I can outwork the system” is removed and reality sets in that the C-Suite often remains an undercooked mayo sausage party. For those that aren’t familiar we define...

Send us Fan Mail Ever since Devyn created his first website during the dial-up days, he has always been obsessed with marketing. Reverse engineering the marketing strategies of multi-billion dollar companies has been his hobby for a number of years. Devyn’s favorite thing to do is watch the rise and fall of trends. For example, remember when every company would send you a CD in the mail, with AOL...

Send us Fan Mail We received a tweet from a great friend of the show, Jasmine Paul! And she mentioned she needed reintegration training for being back in the office. So Jasmine and all the FTBW who could use some help, this episode is for you. While we’ve talked about work from home being the black woman’s safe space and for good reason, we know that some of us have been transitioning back. So tod...

Send us Fan Mail PART TWO: I t is that time of the year when you are accosted to choose your annual health benefits at work. We use the word accosted because if you have been where we have been as in not understanding a bit about health insurance, you feel attacked when the deadline to choose your benefits edges nearer each day. Open enrollment is the time of year when everyone is able to enroll i...

Send us Fan Mail It is that time of the year when you are accosted to choose your annual health benefits at work. We use the word accosted because if you have been where we have been as in not understanding a bit about health insurance, you feel attacked when the deadline to choose your benefits edges nearer each day. Open enrollment is the time of year when everyone is able to enroll in a qualifi...

Send us Fan Mail Issa Bonus Episode! We’re just jumping on the mic to celebrate our 100th episode. It has been a long time coming and we're not stopping now. Thanks to all of our OG, newbie and some-timey listeners! We appreciate yall. Have a great weekend! And look out for our regularly scheduled pod dropping on Sunday! Check out our YouTube channel and remember to subscribe!! Catch up on so...

Send us Fan Mail Your mental health matters. Your mental health matters more than anything else. Your mental health is not a burden. Your mental health does not belong on the backburner. Attending to your mental health does not take away from others. These are some of the narratives around our emotional well-being we as Full-Time Black Women have to stop telling ourselves. We are no good to anyone...

Send us Fan Mail If you are considering joining the millions of individuals a part of the Great Resignation or the many mothers who are considering leaving the workforce to take care of their kids, or if you’re just TIRED of your employer...this episode is for you. There is a right and wrong way to quit a job. And today we’re giving you the tea on how to quit properly with these 5 Tips.  Shop merc...

Send us Fan Mail Full-Time Black Women deal with the most.  Between misogynoir, racism, sexism and all the things, we are tired. And often, we hold in all of those emotions because we’re told feelings make us weak. But then the shoe drops and we finally experience that light bulb moment where we decide it’s time to see a therapist. First, cheers to you for fighting the stigma and choosing yourself...