Trill MBA Show - The Career Management Podcast for Black Women

S4:Ep 9 In this episode, I catch up with my b-school bestie, Tiffany Samuels, while we bask in all the glory of working at home during a Global Pandemic.   This was supposed to be uplifting but... CoronaVirus! I was clearly on 10 in this episode.

Remix of S3:Ep 37 (First Aired Sept 19, 2019) In S3:Ep 36, I talked about preparing for the next recession. This week, I chat with a sista who is financially free and only goes to work because she wants to, not because she has to work to provide for her needs. If you are like me, you want to do better.  In order to do better, we have to learn better. Ericka Grant is here to do just that, share kno...

S4:Ep 8 In this episode, I chat with one of my MBA besties about how we are thinking through our careers during #ThatRona. 

S4 Update 2 Yep, I'm NOT back! BUT, I didn't want to not talk with y'all at all.   In this non-episode, I talk about three KEY things: 1. Give Yourself Grace 2. Intentions and Impact ARE NOT EQUAL - How not to take it personally. 3. Quit Telling People to Go To HR!!!!  DO NOT GO TO HR.... unless you have a plan!!!

S4 Update I'm seven episodes into 2020 and I'm struggling.  This isn't a normal episode.  In this episode, I get honest about what is going on with me and what I'm learning-- in my new gig, in producing this podcast, and in life in general.  

S4:Ep 7 In this episode, we continue the sponsorship prep work you started in Episode 5.  Now that you know what you are bringing to the table it's time to put that knowledge into the action steps in the episode.

S4:Ep 6 In this episode, I talk with the good folks at LeanIn. Org.  Raena Saddler, VP of People & Managing Director and Pamela Nonga Ngue, Senior Communications Specialist at LeanIn. Org share with me all the resources they have for Corporate Warriors like you!

S4:Ep 5 In this episode, building from last week's episode, we focus on getting ready for sponsorship.  Before we start targeting potential leaders in the organization, we some work to do on ourselves first.  Once we have prepped, we give ourselves a better chance to ask for sponsorship.  We talk about building your narrative, understanding your organization, and how NOT to ask for sponsorship.

S4:Ep 4 In this remix episode, Michelle Silverthorn, Founder and CEO of Inclusion Nation, a diversity consulting firm based in Chicago, joins me for a TRILL convo about Sponsors. Michelle keeps it all the way TRILL, dropping all the nuggets you need to gain sponsors at work.

S4:Ep 3 In this episode, we explore why we should raise our hands and tell our organizations that we want to be developed and groomed to become Executive Talent.   Many of us are talking ourselves out of being C-Suite executives.  Today, we explore why we shouldn't do this and the things we can control on our C-Suite journey.

S4:Ep 2 In this episode, we focus on the tactics of Networking through a cautionary tale of what NOT to do when reaching out to people.

S4:Ep 1 Happy New Year!!!   In this episode, Felicia breaks down what to expect this season.  We have a new FOCUS and framework to create content to help you obtain your best possible outcome, Inside and Outside the Workplace.

S3: Ep 52 In this episode,  this is the second part of the conversation I had with one of my very accomplished mentors, Joanna Reddick.  Joanna and I were having an impromptu mentoring chat.  I had the great idea of pulling out the microphones to catch all the nuggets that Joanna was dropping.  This conversation was so good, we had to put it in two parts.  This is part 2.

S3: Ep 51 In this episode, I have the opportunity to sit down with one of my very accomplished mentors, Joanna Reddick.  Joanna and I were having an impromptu mentoring chat.  I had the great idea of pulling out the microphones to catch all the nuggets that Joanna was dropping.  This conversation was so good...we had to put it in two parts.  This is part 1.  

Holiday Rewind S3:Ep 50 Regardless if you have listened to S3: Episode 39 or not, you gotta check out all the nuggets my mentee dropped in this episode.  As 2019 is coming to an end, take time out to listen and take notes as you prep for an awesome 2020!  

S3:Ep 49 In this episode, I explain why Part-Time MBA Programs are NOT setting US up for success and the extra leg work you have to do in order to gain an MBA SALARY after you finish your part-time MBA program.

S3: Ep 48 In this episode, I talk about the three things you should do as we wind down the end of 2019 and prepare for the beginning of a new decade.

S3:Ep 47 In this episode, I explain why verbally asking for a promotion is the fastest way of not getting promoted.  Instead, I talk about how you set yourself up to earn your next promotion, all without announcing, "I Want A Promotion."

S3:Ep 46 In this episode, I discuss two points of frustration at work: 1. BS that we find ourselves unnecessarily involved in, and 2. Being treated with disrespect.  I give you some things to think about and language to help you focus on your priorities and professionally defend yourself without being labeled defensive or angry black woman.

S3:Ep 45 In this episode, I give an update on my first month at my new gig.  I talk about my thoughts and observations,  my biggest fear about going back to work and the new goal I have for my career. 

S3: Ep 44 Aired February 13, 2017 on DFWiRadio.com Yep....I'm still trying to get settled in a new city and a new job....and for those who listened to lasts weeks episode and was even more pumped about getting an MBA.... This Remix from Season 1 is for you!!! In this episode, I talk with Danni Young, Director of Recruiting for The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management.  We talk about the ben...

S3: Ep 43 I'm still trying to get settled in a new city and a new job....So.... This episode is a remix of season 2, episode 8 where I discuss the real reason why I got my MBA, I share the Good, Bad, and Ugly of this MBA game, and give you things to think about for your own MBA journey.

S3:Ep 42 In this episode, Tiffany and I discuss the hard reality that likeability/relatability at work is what gets you promoted and how being black and woman makes gaining likeability that much harder in white male-dominated corporate America.

S3:Ep 41 In this episode, Felicia's good friend and B-School classmate Erayna Sargent Takes Over the Podcast with a passionate message about why you need to take care of yourself and start with taking off for Hooky Day, October 22, 2019!

S3:Ep 40 In this episode, I catch up with one of my favorite mentees.  You may remember her from S2 Episode 9.  A little over a year ago, she has started a new job, relocated across a number of states only to be set up for failure.  Now, she tells us what has happened since then and what she is up to now.   It's amazing what a difference a year can make.