The Reset Podcast

Welcome to day 23 of #29DaysofMagic! "Use your Job to fund your dream," - Arnicia  In Today's episode I get to have an amazing conversation with Arnicia Arrington, Chief People Officer of VYC. We talk about how Arnicia was a trailblazer at Revolt, and at so many places. We talk about how Diversity and Inclusion initiatives need to become just a part of the company and not an addition to HR, about...

Welcome to day 22 of #29DaysofMagic!   Today's episode features the amazing Candace Parker, a mom, currently playing for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks, and a broadcaster. We get to talk about how she got to start work as a baby sitter, even through college, We talk about the issues of being a working mom, and some of the issues with the presumed "mom's take care of kids." Candace talks about how i...

Welcome to day 21 of #29DaysofMagic! In today's episode I have an amazing conversation with Cheryl Overton, Founder and Chief Experience Officer of Cheryl Overton Communications. Today we talk about Marketing, PR, and growing your business. We talk about how important it is to tell a diffirent kind of story, how Black Women have always kind of had to create new things and how that has in the last...

Welcome to day 20 of #29DaysofMagic! In today's episode, I get to have a wonderful conversation with Stacey Ryan-Cornelius, Global CFO at Ogilvy. We talk about the movie-esque start of her strategic career at 12yrs old, navigating the advertising agency, understanding the "art, science, and soul" within her position, how she exhibits strong leadership as a black, female head of a company amidst co...

Welcome to day 19 of #29DaysofMagic! Today I get to have a fabulous chat with Arlene Pitterson, Marketing, Events, & Client Partnerships Executive of DFlash. We get to talk about her first job as a camp counselor, and then her path to where she is now, all because of her curious personality and her ability to get things done. We talk about how she is able to create experiences where ever she goes....

Welcome to day 18 of #29DaysofMagic! Renee King Founder and CEO of Fund Black Founders. We get to have an amazing conversation about all sorts of stuff, with her learning the importance of relational building as a Pharmaceutical Sales Rep. We get to bond over both being Jamaican. We get to talking about how friends and family is the biggest capital growth, except for Black Founders, which is why R...

Welcome to day 17 of #29DaysofMagic!  In today's episode I have a wonderful chat with Ara Tucker, SVP, Head of Talent and Culture at Audible. We get to talk about her start in the radio industry, and the lessons she's learned from the radio industry, look out for the two of them.  We get to talk about her time as a lawyer, and then thoughtfully explains the "A-h" and "h-Z' of getting to Audible. W...

Welcome to day 16 of #29DaysofMagic! Today I get to have an amazing conversation with the phenomenal Teneshia J. Warner! She is Founder & CEO of Egami Group, and the Founder Dream Project as well as being the author of "The Big Stretch." We get to talk about her incredible boldness from the age of nine, and her unconventional career path as well as her shift away from being focused on solely money...

Welcome to day 15 of #29DaysofMagic! Today I get to chat with Paula Assou Senior Associate Strategist at Heartbeat. We get to chat about the Made Program, where she got her start. We also get to talk about #ImpostorSyndrome and how Paula has done so so much that it can feel like it's not real, but it totally is. Prioritize your healing!  https://buff.ly/3deeNED Book recommendation: https://buff.ly...

Welcome to day 14 of #29DaysofMagic! In today's episode I have an amazing conversation with Lauren Washington, Cofounder of Black Women Talk Tech and Fundr. We get to talk about how she has been hustling ever since age 12. We get to talk about how she did a mobile app for a flip phone, one of the first mobile apps, which opened her eyes to the entire world of tech. We talk about how she met her co...

Welcome to Day 13 of #29DaysofMagic!   Today we get to have a fun conversation with Gigi Rodgers, Chop Shop Chief at Puck'n Khaos /Studio.  We talk about her wild start as a bartender in Australia, going into marketing full-time, her time in Shanghai, her goals as a creator and marketer, Michael B. Jordan and Will Smith, her perspective on quarantine, and so much more!   Check out Puck'n Khaos and...

Welcome to Day 12 of #29DaysOfMagic!! In today's episode, we have an excellent conversation with Adria Kitchens, Director of Equity & Activism, at Out of Hand Theater. Listen in to learn about the journey of self-discovery Adria took to get to where she is now, inspiring others to anti-rasicsm and to form real connections with each other. We hear a powerful story about her son, discuss the concept...

Welcome the 11th day of #29Days of Magic! Today I get to have an amazing chat with Nekpen Osuan Wilson, CEO and co-founder of Women Work. We get to talk about how in her first job she learned so much about organizing and relational networking being an RA for three years at Baylor. We talk about struggles with interviewing, the importance of finding common ground with other people. We get to talk a...

Welcome to Day 10 of #29DaysofMagic!! Today I get to have a great conversation with Reonna Johnson, VP of Growth Strategy at Deutsch LA. We get to talk about her incredible career journey from high school, to Capitol Records, to Deutsch LA and her co-Founded collective, Three's A Crowd. She shares about her 70/30 Rule and how it allowed her to continue to move to where she wanted in the company. W...

Welcome to day 9 of #29DaysOfMagic!! In today's episode I get to chat with Dominique Monet, Associate Creative Director at GSD&M. We get to talk about pizza, #NYPizza>ChicagoPizza. We get to talk about how she got to GSD&M and why she chose to go there for the safety and culture creation. We talk about how you just gotta do what you want to do, if you're a writer, write, if you're a filmmaker, sta...

Welcome to Day 8 of #29Days of Magic! Today we have a great conversation with Deborrah Ashley, The LinkedIn Blackbelt. We get to talk about how Deborrah and I are both from the Caribbean and more than that from the same city, same street! It's so wild, what a tiny world. We get to have an amazing conversation about she got to work in the world of fashion, a run in with her boss there, and how she...

Welcome to Day 7 of #29Days of Magic! My guest today and I find out off the bat my guest and I grew up practically right next to each other!! Her name is Judith Jacques, the Founder of Black Women In Media. We bond a bit over our shared experiences of growing up near Long Island. Then we get to talk about how she started working and after running into biases in her field of work she started and be...

Welcome to Day 6 of #29Days of Magic!   Today we get to talk with Alysha M. Campbell founder and principal of CultureShift HR.  We start off our conversation talking about her built up resilience, her setting aside much time to discover herself before her 28th birthday. We talk about being aware of how to build a culture, and issues of building up CultureShift but because of her foundation she had...

Welcome to day 5 of #29DaysofMagic!   In today's episode of sharing awesome stories of amazing black women as a part of black history month, we get to chat with Berry, the creator of Podcasts in Color. Podcasts in Color, the website, is a directory of podcasts of color all over the world, from various voices and creators who love the same things you do! We get to chat about common pitfalls for sta...

Welcome to day 4 of #29DaysofMagic!  Today we get to do a bit of demystifying some areas of voice acting with the amazingly talented and skilled Andia Winslow. We get to discuss how she started her first business at eight years old, and then how she became a voice actor. We also get to discuss the changes of voice acting because of COVID, the awe-inspiring amounts of fitness Andia does, the diffic...

Welcome to day 3 of #29DaysOfMagic!!  In this episode we get an amazing conversation with Monchiere' Holmes-Jones, CEO and founder of MOJO Marketing + PR. We get to talk about how Monchiere''s Mom's ambition was so impactful in helping her get into working in first a news station and then being the example of cold calling, which led Monchiere' down the path of many internships and her how her path...

Welcome to day 2 of #29DaysOfMagic! In today's episode, we get to have an awesome conversation with Anne T. Griffin, Product Manager and as the Chief Product & Curriculum Officer of Tech 2025 and founder of Pivot Grow Hustle. We talk about her amazing career journey, navigating STEM as a Black woman in business, being alert to playing 'the game' in your career, recognizing red flags in a workplace...

This is the 2nd year of my series #29daysofMagic, where I'm interviewing a Black woman in business a day during black history month. We have a great conversation with Chana Ginelle Ewing. We talk about her incredible journey from her first job to Geeniebox, and then to founding GEENIE. Chana is the CEO of GEENIE and best selling author of “An ABC of Equality.” We talk funding and it's difficulties...

Today's episode I have a wonderful chat with Anisha Raghavan, CMO, Global Brands America, Walgreen Boots Alliance. We talk about her rise to becoming a CMO and how that road was often full of twists and turns. She & her amazing team have just launched a new campaign, focused on helping women rise out of the #Shecession, thru #UnstoppableTogether. They have an upcoming summit, programs & more to he...

Today's episode is a great conversation with Jordyn Dahl, the Small Business Editor at Linkedin and Sery Kim, the Former Asst. Administrator at the SBA. We talk the future of small business, programs that are available and how the SBA can help. There is a mountain of things that the government can offer, and we get the tips and tricks how to do it. We also have some laughs on pop-culture, Bridgert...