Three Black Women and Their White Coach

Some of the biggest lessons we carry into adulthood weren't learned in classrooms or from books. They came from the people who raised us. A grandmother telling you, "Everything that glitters ain't gold." A parent reminding you to "fix your face." An auntie asking you to "make it make sense." They're phrases many of us heard growing up, but they were never...

Language has always been about more than words. For Black people, the way we speak is often used as a shortcut for judging our intelligence, professionalism, credibility, and even our worth before we've had the chance to say anything meaningful at all. In this episode of Three Black Women and Their White Coach, we're unpacking Ebonics, also known as African American Vernacular English (AAV...

Black women are carrying weight in coaching spaces that was never theirs to lift, and today, we’re finally naming it. Black women aren’t just showing up to coaching spaces to learn. Too often, we’re asked (directly or indirectly) to educate, soothe, translate, and “keep the peace.” In this episode of Three Black Women and Their White Coach, hosts Catryce Sutson and Breanna LaShell unpack the invis...

What changes when we stop treating Black women’s hair like a trend and start honoring it as identity? In this deeply personal, often politicized conversation, we unpack Black hair in life and in the coaching industry—from the “petting-zoo effect” and microaggressions to workplace “professionalism,” branding shoots, and who gets to call what “distracting.” We name the history (from enslavement to t...

Today we unpack “the tokenized Black girl” in the coaching industry, the hyper-visible, under-supported Black woman who’s praised in public but dismissed in private. We define tokenism (symbolic inclusion for optics), trace its roots and modern tropes, and get honest about how it shows up in branding, hiring, speaker lineups, and client features. We talk about the emotional toll, self-monitoring,...

Mentorship isn’t about advice, it’s about being seen. In a coaching industry that often celebrates representation without real inclusion, we’re asking the deeper question: What does true mentorship for Black women look like? In this episode, we shift from calling out harm to calling in vision. We unpack the real meaning of mentorship for Black women in coaching: what’s missing, what’s working, and...

Two words get tossed around a lot: allyship and accountability, but what happens when they’re more caption than practice? Today we unpack the gap between intention and impact in the coaching industry—and what real repair looks like. Catryce Sutson and Breanna LaShell dig into how allyship shows up, or doesn’t, across coaching, events, and online spaces. We talk history, lived experiences, and why...

White saviorism shows up in coaching more than many realize, often with good intentions that still do harm. In this conversation, we define the pattern, explore how it strips power from Black women and other people of color, and offer concrete shifts for coaches who want to lead with accountability, boundaries, and actual allyship. This isn’t about shame, it’s about awareness, consent, and support...

Have you ever paid thousands of dollars for coaching… only to be met with microaggressions that leave you questioning yourself? In this episode we are pull back the curtain on the retreat that brought us together and sparked this entire podcast. From a late-night “we’re not crazy” conversation, to a car-ride comment about “dancing like a white person,” to the painful realization that silence doesn...

If you’re a Black woman in the coaching world, you’ve probably done i, maybe without even realizing it at first. You changing your tone so you don’t get labeled “aggressive.” You are choosing words that feel “more professional.” Tucking away parts of yourself to make others comfortable. That’s code switching... and in white-dominated coaching spaces, it often happens so automatically, it feels lik...

In this premiere episode, hosts Breanna Lashell and Catryce Sutson dive headfirst into one of the most harmful and misunderstood stereotypes Black women face—the Angry Black Woman. Where does this narrative come from? Why does it persist? And how does it show up in the online coaching industry, especially in spaces where Black women are meant to feel safe and supported? With vulnerability, humor,...

Welcome to  Three Black Women and Their White Coach.  We’re your hosts, Catryce Sutson and Breanna Lashell—and we’re so glad you’re here. Before diving into the heavy topics this season, we wanted to record this prologue episode to share our hearts, our “why,” and what you can expect from the podcast. Because contrary to what our playful branding might suggest, these conversations aren’t always ea...

What happens when Black women speak the truth about race, power, and the online coaching world? You get this podcast. Meet your hosts, Breanna Lashell and, a biracial nonprofit coach with over a decade of experience helping impact-driven leaders create change in their communities, and Catryce Sutson, a mixed-race serial entrepreneur who's built multiple businesses with one mission: helping women c...