L Michelle Smith

The Culture Soup Podcast®

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The Culture Soup Podcast is where tech, culture and business collide. Each episode, L. Michelle Smith interviews foremost and emerging thought leaders in the space, with topics driven by hot conversations on social media.

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L Michelle Smith

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theculturesoup.com

Latest episode

Jun 11, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 141: Lessons from Big D with Gillea Allison 08.04.2021

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...

Ep141: Lessons from Big D with Gillea Allison 08.04.2021

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...

Ep141: Lessons from Big D with Gillea Allison 08.04.2021

I had the pleasure to chopping it up with my friend, the President of D Partners, Gillea Allison 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 three years, Gillea and her team have transformed D Magazine and all of...

Ep141: Lessons from Big D with Gillea Allison 08.04.2021

I had the pleasure to chopping it up with my friend, the President of D Partners, Gillea Allison 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 three years, Gillea and her team have transformed D Magazine and all of...

Ep 140: The Coaching Corner (Bonus edition): 2021 Spring Cleaning 06.04.2021

Did you miss the NSC Spring Cleaning Audiocast? Great news! We are airing the audio on a special bonus edition of The Coaching Corner for The Culture Soup Podcast. Sis, we've been through and are going through a lot. It's been hard to see clearly or stay on the path to any goal because I know there has been anxiety and stress simply because of the times we are living in. You've been stretched to t...

Ep 140: The Coaching Corner (Bonus edition): 2021 Spring Cleaning 06.04.2021

Did you miss the NSC Spring Cleaning Audiocast? Great news! We are airing the audio on a special bonus edition of The Coaching Corner for The Culture Soup Podcast. Sis, we've been through and are going through a lot. It's been hard to see clearly or stay on the path to any goal because I know there has been anxiety and stress simply because of the times we are living in. You've been stretched to t...

Ep 140: The Coaching Corner (Bonus edition): 2021 Spring Cleaning 06.04.2021

Did you miss the NSC Spring Cleaning Audiocast? Great news! We are airing the audio on a special bonus edition of The Coaching Corner for The Culture Soup Podcast. Sis, we've been through and are going through a lot. It's been hard to see clearly or stay on the path to any goal because I know there has been anxiety and stress simply because of the times we are living in. You've been stretched to t...

Ep 139 How far we've come, but a long way to go with Matt Stevens 01.04.2021

How far we've come, but we still have a long way to go. I reminisce over the past year with one of my good friends, political pundit Matt E. Stevens who is the founder of The Matt Minute in Politics. We talk about what is going on in this incredibly intense season we find ourselves in as Americans-- the state of the pandemic, vaccines, federal and state-level politics, voter suppression, the civil...

Ep 139 How far we've come, but a long way to go with Matt Stevens 01.04.2021

How far we've come, but we still have a long way to go. I reminisce over the past year with one of my good friends, political pundit Matt E. Stevens who is the founder of The Matt Minute in Politics. We talk about what is going on in this incredibly intense season we find ourselves in as Americans-- the state of the pandemic, vaccines, federal and state-level politics, voter suppression, the civil...

Ep 139 How far we've come, but a long way to go with Matt Stevens 01.04.2021

How far we've come, but we still have a long way to go. I reminisce over the past year with one of my good friends, political pundit Matt E. Stevens who is the founder of The Matt Minute in Politics. We talk about what is going on in this incredibly intense season we find ourselves in as Americans-- the state of the pandemic, vaccines, federal and state-level politics, voter suppression, the civil...

How far we've come, but a long way to go with Matt Stevens 01.04.2021

I bring back one of my friends, political pundit Matt Stevens who is the founder of the Matt Minute in Politics. We talk about what is going on in this incredibly intense season we find ourselves in as Americans-- the state of the pandemic, vaccines, federal and state-level politics, voter suppression, the civil rights crisis and the Minnesota police on trial for the killing of George Floyd and mo...

Ep 138: #TBT Get the Bag, Sis! with Jacqueline Twillie 25.03.2021
Ep 138: #TBT Get the Bag, Sis! with Jacqueline Twillie 25.03.2021

This week, in observance of  #EqualPayDay , I'm throwing it back to one of my favorite episodes with The Negotiator herself, Jacqueline V. Twillie. She is a pay equity warrior, and it is her sole mission in life to close the gender pay gap. Take a listen to hear how she is doing that, one client at a time and with her amazing books. Her latest is called Don't Leave Money on the Table. How we becam...

Ep 138: #TBT Get the Bag, Sis! with Jacqueline Twillie 25.03.2021

This week, in observance of  #EqualPayDay , I'm throwing it back to one of my favorite episodes with The Negotiator herself, Jacqueline V. Twillie. She is a pay equity warrior, and it is her sole mission in life to close the gender pay gap. Take a listen to hear how she is doing that, one client at a time and with her amazing books. Her latest is called Don't Leave Money on the Table. How we becam...

Ep 137: Where B.E.A.S.T. mode will get you, with James Cuthbert 18.03.2021

This marketing and media executive got his start in non-profits, but when I met him, he was reviving the Sprite brand for The Coca-Cola Company with the power of hip-hop culture to reach different generations. If anyone has put the scaling power of culture to the test, it's James Cuthbert, and it has not only found him working for some of the most iconic brands, it is has landed him at the helm of...

Ep 137: Where B.E.A.S.T. mode will get you with James Cuthbert 18.03.2021

This marketing and media executive got his start in non-profits, but when I met him, he was reviving the Sprite brand for The Coca-Cola Company ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-coca-cola-company/) with the power of hip-hop culture to reach different generations. If anyone has put the scaling power of culture to the test, it's James Cuthbert ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAFFdN4BHT2McIs1R...

Ep 137: Where B.E.A.S.T. mode will get you, with James Cuthbert Teaser 17.03.2021

This marketing and media executive got his start in non-profits, but when I met him, he was reviving the Sprite brand for The Coca-Cola Company with the power of hip-hop culture to reach different generations. If anyone has put the scaling power of culture to the test, it's James Cuthbert, and it has not only found him working for some of the most iconic brands, it is has landed him at the helm of...

Where B.E.A.S.T. mode will get you with James Cuthbert 17.03.2021

This marketing and media executive got his start in non-profits, but when I met him, he was reviving the Sprite brand for Coca Cola with the power of hip-hop culture to reach different generations. If anyone has put the scaling power of culture to the test, it's James Cuthberth, and it has not only found him working for some of the most iconic brands, it is has landed him at the helm of hip hop le...

James Cuthbert, CEO of Rock The Bells on the Next The Culture Soup Podcast 17.03.2021

James Cuthbert, CEO of Rock The Bells on the Next The Culture Soup Podcast

Ep 136: #TBT: Coronavirus, Globalism and a Brand New World with Dr. Anantha Babbili 11.03.2021

We're taking it back to this very episode last year with Dr. Anantha Babbili, professor of Media, Communication and Global Leadership from Texas A&M Corpus Christi when the lockdown had just hit.  Where were you and what were you thinking?  Let's reminisce.

TCSP Ep 135: Accessibility Change Agent with Heather Dowdy (captions) 06.03.2021

I'm guilty of it. You probably are too. When #Linkedin or any of these social media platforms prompts you for a description of the photo you're posting or prompts you for a caption file, I've breezed right past it. Sure, you may have your pronouns on your profile. You may have even posted something in solidarity with the #BLM movement last year... but how are you addressing accessibility in your p...

TCSP: Ep 135: Accessibility Change Agent with Heather Dowdy 05.03.2021

TCSP: Ep 135: Accessibility Change Agent with Heather Dowdy

Ep 135: Accessibility Change Agent with Heather Dowdy 04.03.2021

I'm guilty of it. You probably are too. When #Linkedin ( https://www.linkedin.com/feed/hashtag/?keywords=linkedin&highlightedUpdateUrns=urn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6773292951524184064 ) or any of these social media platforms prompts you for a description of the photo you're posting or prompts you for a caption file, I've breezed right past it. Sure, you may have your pronouns on your profile. You may ha...

Ep 134: Who's in it with you? with John Tomlinson 25.02.2021

Who's in it with you? John Tomlinson knows all to well as a football coach for some of the top high schools, colleges and even the NFL what it takes to perserveer. So when his wife Kathy came to him with an tech idea, he put her in the game. Learn more about what it takes to be a tech founder and do life and business with the right partners. It's streaming now on The Culture Soup Podcast. Speaking...

Ep 134: Partnership matters, with John Tomlinson 25.02.2021

Want to be a leader? How about a founder? Who you partner with matters, and I'm not just talking about a co-founder. John Tomlinson ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAYIjrABOGnvQ2_7eVqu_qlpzkKQ8l14vVo) , Co-Founder of Equalizer Games ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAC6jJPUBZQrloiX4APkwLHJMnhk0rHOHj5E) knows this all too well. His Co-Founder is his wife, Kathy Tomlinson. Your spouse or significa...

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