The Unapologetic Executive

This week I am a with my very special guest Kelynne Edmond who is the president of the Haitian American Nurses Association of Greater NY. Listen in as we talk about her organization, the Coronavirus, nurse education and more.  Social Media Mentions: Haitian American Nurses Assoc. of Greater NY- @hanagreaterny Kelynne Edmond- Kedmond1_profeske  

What a week! Coronapocalypse has taken over and many of us are wondering whether we are living in a movie. I personally feel like I am living in a real life episode of the hunger games.  So this week I was placed on an unpaid leave for the next two to three months due to the coronavirus or what I like to call the 'Rona. This hit me hard as I have a growing child. I would have never in a million ye...

Welcome back everyone! I hope you all are doing well in the midst of this global pandemic! Even though the "Rona" is out to get us, the show must go on!  On this episode I share a little about the event that FREEda's World will be hosting on Tuesday March 24th, 2020 in NYC. As of now we are still on! If you not yet gotten your tickets, please head over to www.freedasworldpodpanel2020.eventbrite.co...

Happy first Wednesday of Women's History Month! We are kicking off Women's history month with our very special guest Clarissa Moore aka The Budget Queen!  Clarissa is the owner of the Budget Queen Brand. She teaches working women how to manage their money so they can live their best lives without going broke to do it.  The Budget Queen has helped her clients increase their credit score over 100 po...

Happy Last Wednesday of Black History Month!  On this episode I talk about unrealistic life expectations and how laziness is oftentimes rooted in fear.  This year I am embarking on a journey of deeper self discovery. Many of us are bursting with potential. But something is holding us back. That something is likely yourself. I told myself that from this point forward, I am going to claim it all! (i...

Happy Wednesday Everyone! It's Valentines day week and I know how that can be for us singles out there. It's suppose to be a day of love but society has us thinking that if we are significant-otherless, we have to be down in the dumps. NEGATIVE. V-day is a day of love that can be shared with anyone we love, including pets! (Shoutout to my cat Chester!) So as we report to work on Friday, do not get...

This week my highlight of the week ended up turning into this week's discussion topic. After weeks of trying to navigate this murky terrain called my job and wondering "what I do this for", it dawned on me that I am without a mentor.  I have always had a mentor, but over the last few years, I have just been going with the flow, learning a new industry and literally just making it. In all my effort...

Happy Wednesday FREEda Fam! On this week's episode, I vent about a recent workplace incident that left me thinking about my professional journey as a woman of color and how at some point in our careers we have to make a choice between the job and our personhood. Tune in as I talk about the struggle of standing up for yourself when you are part of a work culture that minimizes your black experience...

The great Aaliyah once said "dust yourself off and try again". Now I am pretty sure when Aaliyah said this phrase in her song Try Again, she was likely talking about love and relationships. But even so, I think that she was spot on. This week I am talking about the art of trying. I reacquainted myself with the phrase "if at first you don't succeed try try again". I think as professional women of c...

Happy New Year FREEda Fam! Happy new decade and I wish you love, health, prosperity and a large money bag in this new season! As you can see FREEda's World made it to the new decade and we could not have done this without your help! On today's show, I will be talking about the concept of taking marginal steps in order to achieve your ambitious goals. If you are anything like me, you are a dreamer....

It's holiday office party season! I absolutely love this time of year where I get to eat fancy gourmet food and drink top shelf liquor all on the "man's" dime! For those of you who do hot receive end of year bonuses, this is the closest you will get to a "reward". Office holiday parties are fun, but they can also become very messy if you do not watch your back. Because rest assured, even though it...

December 4th a Queen was born. It's me, I am the Queen lol. I thank God for allowing me to see another year. There are so many  people who do not have this opportunity and for this I am grateful.  I am a BIG birthday person. My love for birthdays is a result of spending many birthdays alone. Often times my birthday was forgotten and I would bake my own cake and sing happy birthday to myself.   As...

Happy day before Thanksgiving everyone! Every year family and friends gather together under one roof to eat, fellowship, give thanks, spill tea and to destroy self esteems. Yes, Thanksgiving, that time of year where you are confronted with all of your faults, failures and disappointments.  For women, this is a time of great anxiety as their love lives, uterus, natural hair journeys and other seemi...

Happy day before Thanksgiving everyone! Every year family and friends gather together under one roof to eat, fellowship, give thanks, spill tea and to destroy self esteems. Yes, Thanksgiving, that time of year where you are confronted with all of your faults, failures and disappointments.  For women, this is a time of great anxiety as their love lives, uterus, natural hair journeys and other seemi...

It is that time of year again. Daylight savings and the arctic chill of winter has us feeling like we are in an episode of the walking dead. Many of us are having a hard time understanding where this sudden bout of fatigue, lethargy and unwillingness to be social is coming from.  Well my friends you may be experiencing seasonal depression. For those of you sideyeing this post, seasonal depression...

This week, I am joined by my girl Ruth Jean Marie, who is the founder of The August Project and the creator of a new Nike sneaker called Uprising, which tells the powerful and inspiring story of the Haitian Revolution.   Today's episode is here to not only highlight Ruth's amazing work, but to inspire all us working women out there wanting to make change and create impact in our communities. Often...

Cancer. It sucks, and more and more young professional women of color are being diagnosed at rapid rates. Unfortunately due to the high cost of medications, the overall cost of living, those afflicted are still forced to hustle and bustle in the workplace.  This week I have the pleasure of bringing on my dear friend and past FREEda Woman of the month, Jaymie Bowles. Jaymie is a cancer warrior curr...

Motherhood. It is something that most women want to experience at some point in their life.  The older we get, the more that desire deepens. Unfortunately for most women, the prospect of finding a decent man to procreate with is very slim. Dating in 2019 is a national crisis, leaving many smart, educated women of color wondering if they will enjoy the journey of motherhood. This week, I have the p...

In the words of Destiny's Child "It's just emotion taken me over..." (I would continue on with the lyrics but they don't apply here). But I digress. Emotion is a powerful thing. Emotions can take you from zero to 100 real quick. Emotions are a necessary part of life because they help us communicate with one another. But when emotions go unchecked, when we let them get out of control, they can be t...

Each and every week, as part of my intro I tell you all that "we'll help you navigate your personal and professional life the FREEda way. If you haven't followed this platform from the beginning, you have probably been wondering what exactly is the FREEda way? Well, today I explain the concept from its inception as well as why these principles are so necessary for our survival as professional work...

#Blackgirlmagic is in full effect! When you think about the workplace, most of us imagine an office setting with a desk, computer, chairs, cubicles, water cooler, conference rooms, printing machines, loads of paper work etc. We usually think corporate, or government. We tend to think, lawyer, social worker, teacher.  Well today, we are putting the focus on our sisters in science. This week I have...

This week I have the pleasure of interviewing a dynamic young woman by the name of Theodora Ulysse who is the founder of Women and Company, a platform that sets out to redefine society one conversation at a time. Theodora, who also goes by the name Theddy, will talk about her very unique journey and further discuss what led her to creating Women and Company. You certainly do not want to miss this...

Happy Wednesday Tribe! This week I am talking with my dear friend and staunch supporter Julia Cenatus! Julia and I grew up together in the church and after all these years, I recently found out that she is a blogger! In March of 2019, I was honored to be featured on Julias blog "Check It Out By Jules". On this episode Julia shares with us her journey to blogging while being a 9-5er and how it all...

I think I'm certainly showing my age by the title of this week's episode but En Vogue certainly was on to something. On today's episode I talk about non-conformity and how it is ok to go against the grain. For those of us in our thirties and beyond, it is so easy to find ourselves doing things that we honestly don't want to do, or engaging in things we can careless about.  This can be anything fro...

On this episode of FREEda's World, I am speaking with the amazing Marjorie Vail! Aside from being my spirit animal, she is also a Haitian sista! Marjorie forayed into the pageant world in her mid-thirties but has been enjoying it ever since. Her belief is that pageantry can be a great way to promote and bring awareness to a cause and not just about what is on the contestant's surface.    Marjorie...