Her Next Power Move

The Culture Soup Podcast LIVE: Ep 164: What Women of Color Should Do NowIn celebration of hashtag#WomensHistoryMonth, The Culture Soup Podcast® streamed LIVE on LinkedIn and my other social channels with a panel with some amazing, high-performing women of color discussing this critical juncture in which we find ourselves in the current cultural context. From the pandemic to race and equality, the...

Riddle me this:If you wouldn't ask an abused spouse to fix their abusive partner, why would we ask BIPOC and other underrepresented groups to help the companies that do not center them to become an anti-racist workplace or even build diversity, equity and inclusion programs? Someone else built the system, so why can't they dismantle it? And if what author John Graham Jr. ( https://www.linkedin.com...

Is it possible to have the freedom and security you need and desire as a Black leader in Corporate America if the very structure was built on ideologies that other you? It's a very special Black History Month two-part episode of The Culture Soup Podcast® today as I welcome my friend John Graham Jr. ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#) back to the show to talk about his new book Plantation Theory: Th...

Shhh... hear that? It's the sound of progress. When Abby West (she/her) worked for the likes of People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly and Essence, you couldn't have told her that one day she would be leading the charge for digital audio content for creators of color at one of the most cutting-edge content and tech companies on the planet. In fact, like most of us, back then, she didn't even know w...

It's been a while, but the show streamedLIVE this afternoon, We talked about what it takes to set a goal and then systematically smash it. Bring your leadership dreams and aspirations with you and let's hack them. I speak on the topic, have a series of journal prompts This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lmichellesmit...

Does your workplace culture smell? It just might, and it didn't just happen. There's been a lot of conversation about why people are quitting their jobs. In fact, you know that I choose to refer to it as The Great Opt Out because what The Great Resignation ignores is the insight that people have more options than ever, thanks to the democratization of the Internet. I took some time to speak to "Th...

Do you have a "side resume"? Mohammed Farshori says that everyone should have on in order to bolster their #personalbrand. In today's episode of The Culture Soup Podcast(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII=), I speak with the global culture expert about why it matters that you aren't just living out your purpose at work....

My guest, Leslie Short, believes the answer lies in the concept of culture and not necessarily segmentation. Ring a bell? In my last days in integrated marketing, I was applying the same principal (inclusion marketing). Leslie is now applying it to people resources in organizations. My conversation with Leslie Short ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/# ) Founder of The Cavu Group couldn't have been m...

Are you controlling? Is someone trying to control you?   If you are a woman, chances are that the answer could be "both-and." In today's episode of The Culture Soup Podcast®, we explore this idea, and it's interactive with journaling prompts throughout.   Ready to get coached?   I take you through 5 journaling prompts throughout today's discussion on this episode, and you will be able to explore w...

When I met Nicole Britenriker, it was for one of the many speaking opportunities at a business networking event. Sure, it was all about sports, and her posture did hint toward an athletic pedigree, but little did I know that she spent most of her sports career as a university standout and elite international volleyball champion. Now, she sits in the front office of one of the most impactful organi...

When I met Nicole Britenriker, it was for one of the many speaking opportunities at a business networking event. Sure, it was all about sports, and her posture did hint toward an athletic pedigree, but little did I know that she spent most of her sports career as a university standout and elite international volleyball champion. Now, she sits in the front office of one of the most impactful organi...

Ready to set some goals and celebrate wins? I brought The Coaching Corner episode back in June as an all-video episode that would air on Thursday when the marquis episodes air...only once monthly. This month, because my plate is extremely full, I posted an audio episode. In fact, you'll get to hear everything that my little company is into currently as well as set some goals with me. You see, I've...

We are at a very interesting inflection point in our society.  The Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus is here and wreaking havoc on the unvaccinated, and we have a large number of people who are unvaccinated.  With school starting this fall, this has many of us questioning--have we learned from the past?  We may need some of the lessons that we learned in 2020, so I'm turning back the clock to a...

One of the most acclaimed mezzo sopranos of our time is joining me on The Culture Soup Podcast®, and I’m so proud to call her friend! She debuted at the Metropolitan Opera, She’s sung for multiple Presidents. She is on the faculty at Juilliard. She even sang at the home going of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and she is on a mission to tell the story of Black people in opera. Meet the prolific and lovely Den...

While I put some final touches on my daughter's debut children's book, No Thanks for Girls: 7 Ways to Say I'm Beautiful, Strong and Enough, we're embracing a #ThrowbackThursday ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=throwbackthursday&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6813908405841907712 ) on The Culture Soup Podcast®.This one has layers of significance to the #NoThanks ( https...

When was the last time you allowed yourself to dream—intentionally?   Tonight, I'm hosting a very special The Culture Soup Podcast®. It's a video edition, and it will resemble The Coaching Corner episode, which I've decided to make a once monthly recurring episode during the Thursday timeslot.   We are living through a time of unprecedented change. What would happen if you took the change by the h...

In the bonus edition of No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I'll Just Include Myself, The Remix, we go back to the plantation, and you may wonder why a business book does that.   It was necessary.  If you want to understand the mindset of the primary microaggressive bully for Black women as identified by a large percentage of them responding to a survey I issued, you need to know where she comes from and why...

This goes out to all the boss ladies out there! And it's about the boss lady who was the first millionaire in U.S. history. Did you know that Madam CJ Walker hosted one of her first Mary Kay-like conventions in 1917? Do you know what date that was in history? Just on the heels of the so-called “Spanish Flu” the only other pandemic in American history, and much like the #bossbabes ( https://www.you...

I've been grinding away during launch week, but we still have a fresh new bowl of soup for you!  This time, I'm in conversation with my brother from another mother in HOTlanta, The @brandprenuer himself, Nick F. Nelson (brand / pre / nuer).   We talk about what it was like going through the thick of the pandemic with our corporate executive and small business personal brands as they considered how...

While I continue to prepare for the launch of No Thanks, The Remix and the online course and discussion guide, I thought this conversation was still particularly timely. Woke-washing.  Pink Washing. Pride-Painting. You ’ve seen it in marketing and advertising, or maybe you don’t know what any of it is.  Either way, you need to tune in for this #TBT ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords...

While I'm in the lab, preparing for the release of the new No Thanks, The Remix Online Course and Discussion Guide, I thought it'd be a great time to throw things back to Episode 58.This is one half of the powerhouse podcasting duo that is Reid This Reid That. If you are curious about the vegan lifestyle, this episode is for you. I talk to one of the gurus out there, TV and Radio journalist Jacque...

We're happy to bring you this new episode that was held hostage to technical difficulties for a bit! We unleash it later today! It was great reconnecting with my friend Gina McCray who happens to be the sitting CEO of one of the oldest employee resource groups in corporate America--The NETwork National Integrated Communications Professionals of AT&T.We sat for a bit to discuss the importance of th...

Making up for lost time, we're flashing back on a Friday because the Thursday spirits worked against us.  Technical difficulties did us in, so we're aiming for next Thursday to bring you Gina McCray from The Network National of AT&T.  Until then, enjoy the incredible Cheryl Grace talking about my new book, No Thanks: 7 Ways to Say I'll Just Include Myself.  The Remix drops in May. This is a public...

I had the pleasure to chopping it up with my friend, the President of D Partners, Gillea Allison ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAEystgBqm3lyB_eT1AheulkAes1xYrsysE) this afternoon. She is a media executive, a master marketer and a changemaker. I grew up in Dallas and recall seeing her flagship magazine on the racks in line at the grocery store. Was this really my Dallas? Well, within the last t...

I had the pleasure to chopping it up with my friend, the President of D Partners, Gillea Allison ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAEystgBqm3lyB_eT1AheulkAes1xYrsysE) this afternoon. She is a media executive, a master marketer and a changemaker. I grew up in Dallas and recall seeing her flagship magazine on the racks in line at the grocery store. Was this really my Dallas? Well, within the last t...