ManageMint Made Easy

In This Episode . . .  Kishshana zeros in on faux vulnerability versus real vulnerability and how that works for you as a leader. How do vulnerabilities from your life or previous work experiences carry over into your current work and your leadership? They show up in you being closed off, not allowing people and coworkers to get to know you, striving to achieve, and being extra hard on yourse...

In this Episode . . . Kishshana points out that you all carry a leadership role in some aspect of your life whether in your career, in your faith-based organization, social organizations, or as a leader at home. She suggests contemplating what you need in a leadership roadmap for yourself, to set your leadership foundation, in order to figure out how to be a good leader.  Your Leadership Road...

Welcome Fab Friends! Kishshana continues with the Summer Well Series and in this episode, she checks in on your wellness and well-being and what that really means for you as a leader right now in your work and in your life. Her mission is to make sure that you are leading a life you love, that you have a career you love and that you are healthy AF!  Are You Well? You must ask yourself and ans...

In This Episode . . .  Kishshana talks about all things planning and pausing. She shares her experience with planning in her career and professional life as well as in her personal life. Are you getting caught up in the cycle of planning or are you putting off taking a pause? Since Season 2, Kishshana has dug in to really learn about herself and understand what it is that she’s looking for, w...

Welcome Back Fab Friends! For this summer mini series Grow Where You are Watered, Kishshana talks about what she’s been doing, seeing, and experiencing since ending Season 2 of Let’s Take This Offline.  The Rooted Collaborative For those of you listening in for the first time, Kishshana founded The Rooted Collaborative, a community and organization focused on black and brown women who are doi...

In this wrap-up of Season 2, Kishshana breaks down some of the lessons she learned within this past season about herself and about what it means to be a strong leader. We have to swallow our pride and ask for help when needed. Stay tuned for Season 3! Support the show ( buymeacoffee.com/managemintmadeeasy )

Hey Fab Crew!!! We are back and almost wrapping up the season with another great episode!  In this episode, Kishshana sits with organizational leader and community developer Taneshia Nash Laird to discuss something that is almost human nature but can be so destructive to our growth & mental stability and that is comparing ourselves to others and their journeys. You won't want to miss this...

Hey Fab Crew!!! IT'S KISHSHANA'S BIRTHDAY!!!!! Another trip around the sun marks not only a new year but a new outlook on how to approach the year ahead. It's different from the New Year's saying - "New Year, New Me!" Let's look at it through the lenses of "New Year, BETTER ME"... It's a great time to sit back and really reflect on what worked and what didn't work. In this episode, Kishshana sits...

Hey Fab Crew! So glad to have you back for another episode of Let's Take This Offline! In this episode, Kishshana sits down with a long-time friend and customer service expert, Briana McKenzie. This conversation is eye-opening and can help you get your service mind right if you want your business to thrive. Having a Customer Service Orientation mindset is more than just "the customer is always rig...

Hey Fab Crew! In this episode, Kishshana sits down with her cousin and parenting coach Jelaine to discuss how our parenting styles show up in our work life and how to separate the two to live a well-balanced life. Known as The Liberation Educator Born in Miami but a true child of the islands, Jelaine is a first-generation immigrant woman who has centered her life on the liberation of black communi...

In this episode, Kishshana sits down with executive coach and published author Marc A. Pitman for a great conversation about what it means to understand the stories we tell ourselves that do not reflect our management styles. They also talk about taking control of how we understand our mission within organizational leadership. Marc's Bio: Concord Leadership Group founder Marc A. Pitman , CSP® (fun...

You guys are going to love this episode! Kishshana sits down with one of her amazing friends and experienced executive coach, Larnell Vickers. They get down to the nitty gritty on what it means to look further than what's in front of you or even what's on your resume. Learning the possibilities starts with a pause, take a moment, pivot, and move into the career of your choosing based on the skills...

On this episode, Kishshana sits down with certified Gallup CliftonStrengths Coach., Damali Smith Tolson. We get to the nitty gritty on how can we make our strengths work for us in the corporate sector. Learn more about the CliftonStrengths at Gallup.com . Damali’s Bio: Damali Smith Tolson is the Director of Student Life at Baruch College, where she is responsible for developing and enhancing a sup...

Hey Fab Crew, In this episode, Kishshana sits down with a longtime friend and amazing spirit, Maria Smith Dautruche to discuss the idea of just "being basic" as a Black woman. Listen, friends, this episode will have you laughing so hard your sides will hurt. Be sure to stick around until the end for this week's Kish Tip (Vitamin K)!!! Maria's Bio: Married to Minister Lopez-Joel Dautruche, and momm...

This conversation takes place on a Zoom call for the Rooted Collaborative Retreat for successful women in leadership and business. In this conversation, Kishshana is joined by a long-time friend and inspiration, Ify Walker. Get your pen and notepad and take some notes! There are some gems shared by Ify that take authenticity to a whole new level. Ify Walker is the Founder & CEO of Offor* - the...

Hey Fab Crew!!! With only a week away, season 2 is fast approaching. In this upcoming season 2, Kishshana will focus on Professional Development. Kishshana is going to talk with armchair experts on authenticity, seeking out possibilities, and thriving. Subscribe, Comment, Share & Rate us 5 Stars!!! If you haven't already, catch up on season 1, and let's continue on this journey together. For m...

In this special bonus episode, we are gifted with the words of wisdom of none other than Kishshana's Jamaican Daddy, Bernard Palmer. He breaks down his thoughts on the season and shares great gems.  For more Management Mastery head over to ManageMint ( https://managemint.co ) Get our free eBook " Super Leaders Need Love, Too: 3 Hacks for Not-So-Great Days " ( https://www.managemint.co/freeres...

In this season closer, Kishshana recaps the lessons of the season from her guests and sends us into the spring with one charge own your Leadesh*t.  We are responsible for our lives. Our life is our choice and what we’ve done with these choices up until this point is done. So what’s next? Let’s talk about it. Resources: For more Management Mastery head over to ManageMint ( https://managemint.c...

For many leaders, finding time to be creative can be tough. But making time to play feels impossible. Kishshana gets one of her best friends and long time Creative Director for the Kishshana & Co. family of brands, Rochelle Sodipo to talk about the magic (and necessity) of making time to play as an HOV lane to joy, rest, innovation, and fuel as a leader. Where you'll find Rochelle: Roseredd Et...

After being booed up with her business for the last 5.5 years, Kishshana has decided she’s ready for love and calls up Dr. Cassandra Henriquez b.k.a. Coach Cass to talk about Love on the Leaderboard. Leaders need love too! Why does it feel so challenging to meet amazing humans the more successful we become? Coach Cass breaks down her Real Love success formula. Find Coach Cass at: Inspire Many (ins...

This conversation with Kishshana and her guest Ajuah Helton (who happens to be one of her best friends) needed cocktails because THIS conversation explores women of color in the workplace and the winding road we take from honeymoon Helen to “have a nice life” Harriot. Get ready to unpack the “problem” women of color in the workplace and how companies and organizational leaders at every level have...

Kishshana gets on the phone with HR expert, Joy Pittman to talk about authenticity, exceptionalism, being an influencer from any seat, and why you never know what kind of effect you will have on people when you’re out in the world. How does your generation affect how your identity at work? Is Diversity Equity and Inclusion just lip service? Find Joy at: HR For the Culture (hrfortheculture.com) and...

Kishshana picks up the phone to call her resident money expert, Tani Chambers to chat about legacy and significance, leveraging your legacy now and later. And what’s up with these MLM schemes claiming to build wealth? How do we use tools to build a financial legacy? Is that the only type of legacy we can build? Find Tani at SaviMoni (savimoni.com) Episode Resources: For more Management Mastery hea...

Kishshana is back to talk about money and our relationship with money. From Solo mama adventures to not picking up the phone when the bill collectors called, we get into how our money stuff and how it’s tied to so many things that seemingly have nothing to do with money. Do all roads lead to the coin? I Got My Mind On My Money and My Money On My Mind.  Episode Sponsor: Bloomerang (bloomerang....

Kishshana is back in the studio with revinvention coach, Sharmayne Jenkins. And after the year we’ve had in 2020, pushing the push through button on your pivot is the theme for a whole lot of us. But what happens when you need to work yourself to the bones tips to being a Martyr? Listen on as we discuss Martyritis: the disease plaguing overworked, TYAD, and stressed-out leaders. Find Sharmayne at...