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This week on Secure The Seat, Minda has a Hart to Hart about rewriting your narrative. Connect at www.mindaharts.com 

This week on Secure The Seat, Minda has a Hart to Hart about not comparing your career path and wins to others. Comparison is the thief of joy. Connect at www.mindaharts.com 

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Ebony Joyce .  We discuss how to never settle during your next salary negotiation. Ebony Joyce is an entrepreneur, speaker, Certified Career and Interview Coach. Her professional development company, Next Level Career Services, LLC, provides in-person and virtual workshops, trainings, and coaching to professionals looking for tools and st...

A behind the scene sneak peek into one of my book's chapters: The Ugly Truth. Pre-order available at wherever you like to buy your books. 

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Dr. Diana Burley .  We discuss how being the boss—doesn’t make you a leader. Diana L. Burley, Ph. D., is executive director and chair of the Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P) and full professor of human & organizational learning at The George Washington University (GW). Named one of SC Magazine’s Eight Women in...

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Kandia Johnson .  We discuss how to get through your work fires and come out on the other side. Kandia Johnson transformed her life from working as a corporate communications consultant for a Fortune 500 company to founder of https://kandiajohnson.com/ a communications consulting and training company.  Beyond being featured in Forbes...

Minda serves us this week with a hart to hart and reflects on the power of vulnerability. Go to mindaharts.com for more. 

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Sharnikya Howard.  We discuss how to plan for your maternity leave and planning for your unexpected purpose. Sharnikya is a Purpose and Career Coach at Life Abundantly Coaching .  Sharnikya’s outstanding contributions have resulted in recognition from some of the most notable societies for women in the industry. She is a recipient of...

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Dr. Alicia Makaye.  We discuss how to get out of our comfort zone and own it. Dr. Makaye is the Co-Founder of GXA in Dallas, Texas.  In  2019, Dr. Makaye received the Minority Business Leader Award  by the Dallas Business Journal. She is also a philanthropist. You can find out more about her work at www. gxait.com and conne...

Minda has a hart to hart and reflects on the lessons learned as she celebrates another year of life and podcasting. 

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Jacquette Timmons .  We discuss how to improve our relationship with money.  Jacquette is the author of "Financial Intimacy: How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Your Money and Your Mate" and the creator of The Comfort CircleTM dinner serie s, where she talks about money, business and life over food and wine - and “In the Zone:...

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Mike Coles .  We discuss why employment contracts should matter to women of color. Mike Coles is an attorney with The Coles Firm, based in Dallas, Texas.  He has over 20 years of experience representing employees and employers in a wide variety of employment law and business matters.  He received his Bachelor’s and law degrees f...

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Kristin Jones.  We discuss learning how to own your growth as you build your career. Kristin spent seven and a half years working alongside former First Lady Michelle Obama as special assistant and director of special projects. Over the course of her tenure at the White House, her projects and responsibilities ranged from planning interna...

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Veronica Armstrong .  We discuss learning how to quantify your worth. Veronica is a marketing executive with deep expertise in customer acquisition and product growth. She most recently led Lovepop’s Wedding business line as General Manager. Together with a team of twenty-five that spanned software development, UI/UX, design, product mana...

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Sherrell Dorsey . She is Data Journalist. Entrepreneur. Inclusive Ecosystem and Smart Cities Strategist.  Sherrell runs BLKTECH Interactive —North Carolina’s first hub supporting over 2,000 entrepreneurs and technologists of color across three cities.  She is also the founder of daily tech newsletter, ThePLUG, covering founders and i...

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Kelechi Okafor  aka Kelechnekoff. She is an actor, director and dance innovator who facilitates self-actualization through dance. Kelechi created the character #SallyInHR as a way to address the micro and macro aggressions faced by marginalized communities in the workplace. We even chat with Sally in this episode.  Connect with Kelec...

In this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I chat with my special guest, Dorinda Walker about the importance of generational diversity.  Dorinda is an award winning multicultural marketer, having earned numerous honors and recognition for leadership, impact, community advocacy and empowering women and diverse communities. To find out more go to www.dorindawalker.com

What are the things we are leaving behind so we can be great this year in the workplace? Learn from my guests Ashley and Marcy from the  Schoolin Life Podcast.   Schoolin Life is a weekly podcast about life, love & (occasionally) libations hosted by Ashley & Marcy and extends the standard "girlfriend" conversations through impactful and affirming conversations with wome...

In the season 3  opener of Secure The Seat, I chat with my special guest, Jodie Patterson about her new book The Bold World. Jodie Patterson is a mother of five and an active LGBTQI ally who has been recognized for her activism by Hillary Clinton, The Advocate, GLAAD, Family Circle magazine, Cosmopolitan magazine among others.  You can purchase her new book The Bold World at www.georgian...

I curated a playlist based off conversation from Season 1 and 2 of Secure The Seat. Go to www.mindaharts.com to listen. 

In the season 2 finale of Secure The Seat, I chat with my special guest, Michelle Gadsen-Williams about her CLIMB as a Woman of Color in Corporate America. MICHELLE GADSDEN-WILLIAMS is an award-winning global diversity expert, activist, philanthropist, and the managing director and North American inclusion and diversity lead at Accenture. Purchase her book Climb where ever books are sold. 

In this week's episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Stephanie Ghoston . We discuss the facts and fiction of Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity. Stephanie is a recovering attorney turned life coach. To connect with her go to www.stephanieghoston.com

When was the last time you made a commitment to yourself? What people, places, or things are not serving you going into the new year? This week Minda has a hart to hart on committing to yourself. Securing your seat will require a strong commitment to self.

In this week's episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Simone Morris. We discuss how you can get in the driver’s seat and take control of your career. Simone spent two decades in Corporate America and in the last few years started her own company; where she is the CEO at Simone Morris LLC. Simone is an Educator, Author, and Diversity Expert. Purchase her new book The Power of Owning Your Career. C...

In this week's episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Valencia D. Clay. We discuss what it means to be culturally conscious in the classroom to the boardroom. Valencia is an Educator, Author, and Change Agent in Baltimore, Maryland. Find out more about Valencia at valenciadclay.com