The Reset Podcast

I am very excited to welcome Lisa J Smith, CEO of Smith Co. on the podcast today! We talk about Lisa's first official job at TJ Cinnamons, but at just 10 she was babysitting. We talk all about her amazing career in so many fields and how she got an MBA in her 30s. We talk about how she is all about helping women and BIPOC run companies focus and figure out sales. She shares her top three tips on s...

Today is the last day of #29daysofmagic and I am so excited to have Sherilyn Smith, the Senior Executive Producer VMLY&R Commerce on the podcast today! We talk about her first jobs, and her working with an amazing leader James Washington, who would allow people to fly. We talk about how she was the photographer for the Dallas Maverick's as a 19 year old black woman before moving into experiential....

I am super excited to have had this fantastic conversation with Julee Wilson, Executive Director, BeautyUnited and Beauty Editor-at-large, Cosmopolitan. We talk about how she got her career journey started in fashion, and shares the cliff notes of how she has gotten to where she is today. We discuss how ridiculous it is to not connect with the black community in a real and authentic way. Jules sha...

I am thrilled to have God-is Rivera on the podcast today! She is an Inclusive Marketing executive. We talk about her career journey, how where she helped create Twitter Voices, and so many other incredible things. We chat about how important it is to recognize that everyone is an individual, and how important it is to talk with people market with not talk to or market to. We discuss how important...

I am super delighted to have Cindy Sneyah Baah on the podcast today for #29DaysofMagic! She is the CEO and Founder of Determined To Educate! We talk about how she was everyone's favorite cashier and her career up to where she is now. Cindy has so many amazing people that have helped her to learn and continue on her journey. Cindy talks about how her love of community and the village has led her to...

I am so delighted to chat with Tola Lawal Founder & CEO of Gyrl Wonder Inc. We talk about her amazing career doing things from MTV and entertainment to working with a charter school, and all the way to where she is now at Gyrl Wonder. Tola talks about how creative opportunities are viable and good options for people to pursue, not just the engineering and doctors. Tola talks about how girls can si...

I am super excited to hear Pauline Malcolm-Thornton's amazing story for #29DaysofMagic! She is the CRO of Essence. We talk about how she had an internship with Kraft Foods from age 16 all the way through college. We discuss about how as Pauline got managerial and leadership roles she inherited teams that didn't look like her, and the nuances associated with working with teams like that. We talk ab...

I am super delighted to talk with Deborah Riley Draper, a Filmmaker, Writer and Director today! We talk about her first job at Chuck E Cheese, and how she got to where she is today! We realize we have a common connection through the Versailles documentary and my mentor Chris Royer! We talk about the ultimate fashion show, a showdown between America and France, and how in 1973 there was a transform...

I am delighted to chat with Lauren Kimball VP, Design Director at Momentum Worldwide, on the podcast for #29DaysofMagic. We chat about her first job at coldstone and how she had to sing to be able to get hired. She shares about her incredible full ride scholarship  and how ultimately led to her job at architecture firm. We talk about how few black women architects there are in the U.S and how that...

Today for #29DaysofMagic! I am super excited to be interviewing Rachel (Rae) Young LDJ Productions | Senior Director, Executive Producer. We talk about how at 17 years old she pursued her love of music and Hip Hop by signing with an independent record label. She shares about how she's done practically everything! We talk about the craziness of fixing things real time. Rae shares some of the amazin...

I am super excited to talk with Aisha D Davis, CEO of BAC Media LLC, about her phenomenal story. We talk about her first job, her time at university where she wanted to do art, and then started her post graduate life by landing in Tokyo without knowing anyone there. Aisha talks about how she was able to figure out who she was away from where she grew up, and realized she needed to do something cre...

I am wonderfully delighted to talk with Queen Sheba the Founder of Poetry vs. Hip-Hop. We talk about how she got her pen name of Queen Sheba, how she has been fired from every job ever, and so has decided being an entrepreneur was her style. Sheba shares that it is so important that you keep going and share what you are. We talk about how important it is to be shameless in your self promotion, and...

I am beyond delighted to chat with Makeda Mays Green, SVP, Digital and Cultural Insights at Nickelodeon for today's episode of #29DaysofMagic! We talk about her first job at Sesame Street, where she knew what she wanted and went after it. We talk about her first 12 years working for Sesame, and how she has gotten to working at Nickelodeon. Makeda talks about her lofty goals, some of the struggles...

For #29DaysofMagic today I have an amazing conversation with Nikeisha Beckford, office lead for VMLY&R in detroit. We talk about her life and times being from Jamaica moving to America for what was initially going to be 3 years, and how she's still living here 30 years later. Nikeisha shares about how being intentionally relational, being a servant leader helps make people feel like they belong. N...

Today I am so excited to have Akilah Scharff-Teoh, Founder of the Life Force Unit, on the podcast for #29DaysofMagic! We chat about her working as a telemarketer, selling home improvements and re-financing as a 14 year old! Akilah shares about how much more difficult it is to make something happen in a highly bureaucratic environment and once you can run a $2 million project you can run your own b...

I am so excited to have Christina Bryan, the Chief of Staff at a Nonprofit, on the podcast for today's episode of #29DaysofMagic! We talk about what her first job at McDonald's was, and how it was that she worked at all of the roles at McDonald's, where she absolutely had the best time! We discuss how making mistakes and failing is not the end, and how things won't always be easy there will be som...

I am so excited to have Genetta Robinson a Sr. Manager Inclusive Brand Marketing at Hulu. We talk about how she became an advice columnist while still at age 16! After taking a break for 5 years to have her daughters, Genetta shares how she came back to and started as a college professor. We have a great conversation about her amazing entrepreneur daughters (who are 8 & 12), and their business tha...

Today I am so excited to have Susan Akinyi Tindi for #29DaysofMagic today! Account Supervisor, Client Engagement at VMLY&R. We talk about how her first job was an on campus and how the fear associated with being an immigrant led her to only take what she was given- which was an obscenely low paycheck. Now she has fearlessness to ask for what she wants and speak up for her for herself. Susan would...

I am super delighted to have Kelli Anderson, Director, Brand Experience Strategy at VMLY&R on the podcast today! Kelli had an amazing first job as an attraction specialist working with the Muppets, and she shares how that sense of wonder has helped her in all her jobs and experiences now. We talk about how black and brown audiences are not a monolith. We talk about some of the faux pas that Kelli...

You are going to absolutely love this episode of #29DaysofMagic! with Tamara N. Houston, Founder & CEO Iconmann. We talk about how Tamara saw the connections between the design fashion industry to the media world, all the way to where she is now. We discuss her working her way up from the mail room to becoming a successful agent and repping a breakout star. There  is always always going to be time...

I am super delighted to have Imani Ellis Founder and CEO of The Creative Collective NYC & CultureCon. We talk about her amazing career journey from Abercrombie, to NBC, to where she is now. We talk about how important Imani's work has been, and how she got to start CultureCon.. We discuss about how important it is to curate the things that matter to your heart, and how great Imani has been doing i...

Today I am super excited to have Andrea Bibbs, Founder & CEO, The ACB Group, on the podcast for this episode of #29DaysofMagic! We talk about how Andrea got the opportunity to do an internship during high school, and how she was able to learn that she loved being able to get press information first. We talk about how Andrea got an internship with CNN, and how she was able to get a job there later...

I am absolutely delighted to have Sharese Bullock-Bailey, Urbanworld Foundation Inc., Chief Innovation Officer & Founder of Overstand. We talk about how Sharese got her first job for a woman entrepreneur at age 14, and at the same time got to start her first internship at 14. We talk about how important finance can be, and how Sharese has been working to help young and emerging artists and story t...

I am so delighted that on this episode of #29DaysofMagic I get to have a chat with Bria Washington, Manager, Sports Marketing at The Coca-Cola Company. We talk about her story going from almost pro soccer player, to sales, all the way to where she is now. We talk about how Bria's first female boss helped her so much navigate what she was doing. Bria shares about how she got to be involved in helpi...

Welcome to today's amazing episode with Shara McHayle, Co-founder and President at Hoop88Dreams. Shara shares stories of how she started from a young age being an entrepreneur, first by ironing jeans for other people, and then went to make lollipops that she sold at school. We talk about how she helped pioneer the first global statement driven, and street wear clothing. We talk about how when Shar...