The Reset Podcast

Day 17 of #29DaysofMagic! with Natasha McCrea, Jackson McCrea Whiskey, co-founder ; Love CEO Institute, Founder. We talk about her first job, that she absolutely loved which was at the Merry Go Round Clothing store in the local mall. She talks about being an assistant to c-suite level executives, and how that led to her starting a business which was like a consulting for temporary personal assista...

Today's Amazing Black woman is Sheila Jackson for Day 16 of #29DaysofMagic! She is the Founder & Co-CEO of Jackson McCrea Whiskey. We talk about her first job at Planned Parenthood while she was in high school. We talk about how she had begun as a psychotherapist, and did a lot of writing for magazines like Essence. She shares that she has written two books about history, and has done so many amaz...

Day 15 of #29DaysofMagic! I am super excited to have Erika Williams, Manager, Partnership Activations, Tradeshows & Events, she has such an amazing story I am super excited to share it with you all! She started her career out at a record label! She talks about her time on tour with a certain rapper where she had great learning opportunities. Erika shares the importance of listening because you can...

I am super excited to have Jené Mitchell on for #29DaysofMagic! She is a Front End Web Developer - Technology Specialist at VML. We talk about her unique experience working at White Castle and getting to shadow different jobs. Jene talks about how she manifested her job, a little bit, when she decided in 2015 that she wanted to work in an agency, and after 5 years got approached by a recruiter abo...

Day 13 of #29DaysofMagic! with Ezinne Okoro, Global Chief Client & Culture Strategy Officer, VML. She talks about her first job at McDonalds which she absolutely loved! She talks about when she went to Nigeria at 18 it was a life changing experience and then had a second life changing experience very quickly after when her mother passed away right after she got to college. She talks about how much...

I could not be more thrilled to have Sabrina Browne on the podcast for Day 12 of #29DaysofMagic! She is a PR professional and an amazing influencer. Sabrina shares about her journey to getting to where she is now, and how life is full of rollercoaster highs and lows. She shares about how Public Relations Student Society of America and Public Relations Society of America has helped her with network...

Welcome to Day 11 of #29DaysofMagic! I am super excited to have Shanice Gipson, VML Technical Specialist. We talk about her first job as a painter for her school district. She talks about why she likes painting rooms so much. She shares how because someone asked her to update a website she realized she loved writing code, and went to do a full stack boot-camp and right after she shares her incredi...

Day 10 of #29DaysofMagic! Today's amazing black woman that I get to interview is Lana Walker, an amazing marketing & communications executive. Lana shares about how everyone has something to give. Lana shares the sage advice of not being afraid to be broke, and jump to everything that you find interesting. She shares how it’s important to be flexible in negotiations. She talks about how immersing...

I am so glad for Day 9 of #29DaysofMagic with Cherie Beach, SVP of client strategy at Pep Promotions. We talk about her first job in the medical records department, and her long history of working in retail. Cherie shares about inroads, and how that helped her get an internship and the job at Kraft. She shares about how she was on the brand side of marketing for a long time and having that experie...

As the 8th day of my delightful #29DaysofMagic! I am so delighted to have my cousin, Andrene Bonner, Literacy Gateway Institute, Workshop Facilitator & Coach.! We talk about how incredible journey, starting with her getting an acting scholarship to the United States, and in Europe. and After hitting the ceiling in Hollywood, she became a theater teacher. She has taught and led many amazing actors...

On Day 7 of #29DaysofMagic! and I am so excited to share with you all Monique Bonds' amazing story! Community Manger at VML. We hear about her first job at IHOP. We talk about how when she graduated from college it was 2020 and she was robbed of getting to walk for graduation, and had to pivot from her journalism major to becoming a social media manager. Monique shares what it's like to manage soc...

I am beyond delighted to have Nicole Simpson, RAPP - Director, DE&I, on the podcast for day 6 of #29DaysofMagic! We talk about a traumatic experience she had at her first job as a preschool assistant, and the connection to what she does now. We discuss what DE&I really is, and Nicole brings out how important it is to help everyone really understand themselves and their own humanity. We discuss how...

For Day 5 of #29DaysofMagic! I can't wait for you all to hear all about Angela Mitchell's story! VML, Technology Associate. We talk about her one week at Walmart, and how she got to where she is today! We talk about her interest in art and how she has been able to apply it to front end development. Angela shares about helping lead the neurodiverse resource group at work. She talks about how neurod...

On Day 4 of #29DaysofMagic! I am so delighted to share Shawna Guevara's incredible story with you all! Shawna is the Managing Director, Landmark Strucutral Builders. Shawna learned about supply and demand in her first job at Kmart, and that they had the best cookies. She shares about what she does as the black woman owner of a construction company, and how much she loves the meticulous steps and p...

On Day 3 of #29DaysofMagic! I am super excited to share Dr. Dara's phenomenal story with you all! Dean of William E. Macaulay Honors College. Dara shares about how her first job was after her school career was a Post-Doctoral Fellowship after she finished her PhD. She shares about living in Ottawa, and the incredibly diverse environments she got to be a part of while there. She tells about the inc...

On Day 2 of #29DaysofMagic! I am super excited to have Ashley Grant, Experience Curator. We talk about her first job, get deep into the details of her magic in curating experiences. She shares some advice on being people first, business second. She shares some advice about setting the specific environment for the events she hosts, a recent event in Milwaukee that she hosted and how she got people...

We are back with the fourth year of #29daysofMagic. I’m so delighted to have Diana Haussling to kick this year off! She is the SVP and GM of Colgate-Palmolive. We talk about her first job and how it taught that one of her love languages is money! She shares the art of asking excellent questions. Diana shares how  she bet on herself as the biggest risk she had taken professionally. We talk about re...

I am so excited to share with you all this conversation with Matt McCain and Michael Boychuk, the Co-Founders of Little Hands of Stone. Both of their first jobs end in truly wild fashion that you'll not want to miss. They share a bit of their journey to getting to where they are today with their own creative agency. They share about not "buying the truck," which is a great metaphor about not overr...

I am so delighted to have Katrina Foe, Designed for Health, CEO - Functional Nutritionist. Katrina Foe became a practitioner after getting her own breast cancer into remission 100% naturally.  She is board certified in holistic nutrition and has been in the health field since she opened her Pilates studio at the age of 24.  She also homeschooled her 7 children while writing her international best...

I am super delighted to have Julie Steelman, CEO & founder of The Prosperous Feminine. We talk about her first job working with pie, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, and how those things led to her founding The Prosperous Feminine. We talk about how she got to know she needed to make her own money, and discovered that she needed to be in sales so she could be out of the office. She figured out how...

Hello and welcome to today's amazing podcast with Adam Woullard (VMLY&R, Managing Director and Head of US PR). I am so excited for you to listen along as he talks about his career journey starting as a sports PR person, and his time working for Green Bay and working through the Aaron Rodgers/Brett Favre crisis. Adam shares his experience as a one of the only black men in PR for sports, and now in...

Today's awesome game changing business leader is Kimeko McCoy! Senior Marketing Reporter at Digiday. We talk about how she got her second job right away into journalism for her local news, where she got to interview the author of "Elf on a Shelf." We talk about what is actually going with AI inside marketing, being careful to not trust AI fully, how AI doesn't understand culture, and so many more...

I am so glad to welcome Julie Thompson the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) - Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer to the podcast today! We talk about her career, starting at 10 years old, then going to do possibly ever kind of job ever. We talk about how her having lots of confidence has helped her get to where she is, and how she wants especially women to price...

I am so excited to welcome Melissa Bouma onto the Reset Podcast today! She is the CEO of Manifest. We talk about her first job where she got to read books all the time! We talk about how she got her start in SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and worked up to being the CEO at Manifest. She shares about how it used to be possible to manipulate SEO but now with better and more relevant search engines...

Welcome to this amazing episode with Erika Dalya Massaquoi, founder and CEO of THE OULA COMPANY. We talk about how she sold more than anyone else at the age of 15 at The Limited. Erika shares how she always knew she wanted to be a woman of arts and design. We talk about how she got a PHD in cinema, and how she was a projectionist for films at college. We talk about how she has done so many things...