Revolutionary Leadership with Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown explores the end of compartmentalization and what it means for leaders to bring their full, integrated selves into institutional spaces. Joined by Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh—the first Black and Iranian woman to serve as president of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), a clinical professor at USC, and founder of COT...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown explores the invisible frameworks that shape how Black women lead, how they are seen, and how they reclaim themselves in systems never designed to hold their fullness. Joined by Dr. Suzanne Morrison-Williams—a Jamaican-born executive leader, certified success coach, and author—the conversation moves through into navigating tradi...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown addresses an unfolding employment crisis: the disproportionate impact of massive 2025 labor market shifts and budget cuts on Black women across the public and private sectors. Joined by Dr. Brooke Douglas—a millennial PhD and former federal health scientist who was caught in a major reduction in force—the conversation moves past...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown sits down with Chancellor Dr. Karrie G. Dixon, the first woman to lead two UNC system public universities in North Carolina. Together, they explore the strategic realities of institutional turnaround and the distinct architecture required to revive organizations facing severe crisis. Chancellor Dixon shares how her extensive bac...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown sits down with Mills, the founder and therapist at Motivating Minds Mental Health Counseling. Together, they explore the transition from individual self-care to building wellness infrastructure that allows entire communities to thrive. Mills shares how her years as a school therapist revealed a critical ripple effect: when adult...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown sits down with Cerece Rennie Murphy, a best-selling science fiction author and the visionary founder of platforms like Virtuous Con and Narazu. Together, they explore the concept of imagination as a strategic infrastructure, discussing how Cerece transitioned from a demanding career in nonprofit development to building alternati...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown is joined by Portia Allen-Kyle, a civil rights attorney, strategist, and organizational architect whose work sits at the intersection of law, policy, race, and power. Together, they explore how Black women can move beyond navigating broken systems to actively redesigning them by using their intersectional identity as a strategic...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown is joined by Dr. L. Zakiya Newland, a clinical social worker, educator, and mental health advocate with over 30 years of experience. Together, they explore the concept of radical self-prioritization—not as an indulgence, but as a clinically necessary strategy for sustainable leadership power. Dr. Newland is a Full Professor and...

In this midpoint episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown is joined by Dr. Kerriann Peart, an international leadership strategist and the founder of Peart Consulting LLC, for a profound exploration of burnout, cultural identity, and the radical reclamation of joy as a leadership necessity—not a luxury. With over 17 years of experience spanning nonprofit HIV/AIDS advocacy, heal...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown is joined by Stephanie Medina, Court Administrator for the Circuit Court for Baltimore County, for a powerful conversation about institutional leadership, equity in public systems, and what it means to steward justice with courage and clarity. With more than 14 years of service in the Maryland Judiciary—across both Baltimore Cit...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown is joined by Cheryl McDuffie James, CEO and founder of Business Imaging, author, and trusted advisor to executives, for a powerful conversation on navigating the pivotal shifts that define a leadership journey. With a career spanning 20 years in Fortune 200 companies—including a trailblazing tenure as the first African American...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown is joined by Monique Russell, global communications expert, keynote speaker, and founder of Clear Communication Solutions , for a strategic and refreshing conversation on how Black women leaders convert communication barriers into platforms for power, clarity, and influence. With more than two decades of experience coaching exec...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown is joined by Leslie Batson, Founder & Chief Wealth Strategist at Rebel Rock Wealth and CEO of You Bet Your Assets! for a candid and clarifying conversation about why financial protection is a leadership imperative. Leslie brings 20 years of IT and business consulting experience to the world of financial strategy, pairing systems...

In this episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown is joined by Leilani M. Brown (Founder and CEO of "Giant Steps", LLC) for a grounded, strategic conversation about how Black women leaders can advance without getting trapped in the "savior and scapegoat" dynamic and without compromising their full humanity. Building on Episode 1, Dr. Kerry connects the glass ceiling and glass c...

In this powerful episode of Revolutionary Leadership, Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown challenges one of the most persistent and damaging dynamics Black women face across work, family, community, and spiritual spaces: the expectation to be either the savior or the scapegoat . Drawing from over 20 years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofits, and grassroots organi...

Where Black Women's Stories Become Tomorrow's Blueprints. Most leadership podcasts hand you inspiration. This one hands you infrastructure. Welcome to the trailer for Revolutionary Leadership, a bi-weekly podcast hosted by Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown, CEO of kmb Consultancy and author of Revolutionary Leadership: A Power Playbook for Black Women (Entrepreneur Books, August 2026). In this trailer, Dr....