Unspeakable Leadership

What happens when you stop surviving and start thriving? In this episode, Rohene Bouajram sits down with Emmerance Victoria for a raw, honest, and deeply moving conversation about intuition, self-love, healing, and the courage to put yourself first, even when the world tells you not to. Together, they explore what it means to reconnect with your spiritual essence, trust your intuition, and reclaim...

What happens when leadership is no longer defined by titles, achievement, or external validation? In this episode, Rohene Bouajram sits down with Donnette Burrows and June A. Muvunyi for an honest conversation about leadership, motherhood, identity, and the courage to define success on your own terms. Together, they explore the ways women are conditioned to perform, fit in, and seek approval, and...

What happens when you realize the space you worked so hard to enter was never built to see your worth? In this episode, Rohene Bouajram sits down with Arcadia Gijah Brown, an Independent Financial Planner, entrepreneur, and wellness advocate, to explore what it means to walk away from environments that diminish you and step boldly toward spaces that celebrate who you truly are. Together, they dive...

What if self-love is not something you “achieve” but something you unlearn your way back to? In this episode, Rohene Bouajram sits down with nonprofit leader, educator, and executive coach Minnie Karanja to explore why true self-love often begins in the places we avoid the most. This conversation is grounding, reflective, and filled with insight for anyone ready to lead, work, and live from a plac...

What if the shift you are waiting for is not external, but internal? In this episode, Rohene Bouajram sits down with Nicole Allyson , a certified life coach and solopreneur, to talk about what it really takes to dream bigger, choose yourself, and step into an arena you define for your own life. Together, they explore the mindset shifts that help women move beyond people pleasing, rewrite limiting...

In this season-opening reflection, Rohene Bouajram invites us into a personal exploration of what happens after we cross the line. Through stories of immigration, identity, and the emotional cost of shrinking, she reveals how survival can become a thermostat that limits what many women of colour believe they are allowed to have. Rohene reflects on inherited ceilings, inherited definitions of succe...

In this season-closing reflection, Rohene Bouajram invites us to release one of the most persistent lies many of us carry: that who we are is something to fix. Through stories, letters, and the wisdom gathered from this season’s guests, she explores the living practices of radical self-acceptance and radical self-trust as pathways back to ourselves. We hear what it truly means to stop rehearsing s...

The answers you’ve been searching for have been living in your body all along. In this conversation with Kay Thellot, an ethnotherapist and founder of Prensip Minokan, we explore what it means to decolonize mental health and its role in our leadership journey. Remembering that our healing isn’t something we have to earn, it’s something we return to. Kay shares with Rohene Bouajram how reconnecting...

Ambition, radical self-trust, and intentional joy. This conversation between Rohene Bouajram and Bianca B. King explores what it means for women of colour to redefine ambition on our own terms.  Leaving home at 13, later walking away from a successful corporate real estate career, and rebuilding from her “$38 moment” are all experiences that Bianca points back to as a series of catalysts to c...

Ancient wisdom, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, meditation, breathwork, and shamanic healing can help women lead with clarity and confidence in the age of AI. Guest Leslie Ann Keeler shares how her journey through loss, cultural identity, and motherhood has shaped her leadership philosophy, integrating spirituality, neuroscience, and presence. Rohene and Leslie discuss what it means to balanc...

In this episode, masking, ADHD, neurodivergent identity, and radical acceptance take center stage as Ammara Wood shares her story of unlearning and rediscovery. She opens up about the years spent hiding her true self to survive in systems that were never built for her, and the liberation that came from choosing authenticity over approval. Through her lens as a late-diagnosed Black woman with ADHD,...

Fear, comparison, and visualization take center stage in this conversation between host Rohene Bouajram and guest Urmi Hossain. Together, they explore how women of colour can break free from the silent race of measuring themselves against others and learn to cross the line into authentic leadership. Urmi shares how she transformed fear into an ally through daily acts of courage, intentional self-r...

What happens when being “nice” stops being a survival tool and starts holding you back? In this conversation, Rohene Bouajram sits down with Amira Barger, award-winning executive and author of The Price of Nice, to unpack the hidden costs of being “the nice girl” in leadership and life. We cover: Why “nice” often means silence, shrinking, or compliance Why the opposite of nice isn’t mean, it’s ner...

In this opening episode of Unspeakable Leadership Season 4, host Rohene Bouajram introduces the theme: She Crossed the Line. Rohene shares a personal story from her childhood in Zimbabwe—her first race, the struggle of undiagnosed asthma, and the defining moment when her mother’s voice urged her to keep going. From that experience comes a lesson that still echoes today: leadership isn’t about arri...

What does it mean to lead unspeakably—and then pause, reflect, and honour what came before? In this powerful season finale of the third season of Unspeakable Leadership , host Rohene Bouajram brings us full circle. With deep reverence and reflection, she revisits the theme Her Next Act —a season that invited women to rewrite their narratives, release what no longer serves them, and reclaim their v...

What does it take to reclaim your voice and rewrite your story when the world would rather you stay silent? In this unapologetically bold and soul-nourishing conversation, Jam Gamble—globally recognized vocal empowerment coach and founder of Slay The Mic™—reminds us that using our voice is not only a right but a responsibility. From international stages to deeply personal moments of grounding and...

What if the leap is not the part you are afraid of? Join us for a powerful and intimate conversation with a guest appearance from Irene Nviri, certified life coach, speaker, community advocate and founder of Emerge and Soar Consultancy Inc. Irene shares her definition of her next act and reflects on her own experience of transformation as well as how she coaches immigrant women to grow with clarit...

What does it take for women of colour to walk away from a secure corporate job and build a life rooted in freedom, wealth, and purpose? Join us for a powerful and heart-centered conversation with Valincia Bennett, founder of Savvy Method , a powerhouse coach helping others scale to 10K+ months through simple systems and diversified income streams. Valincia shares her remarkable journey from workin...

What if the leap you’re afraid to take is the very one that’s calling your name? In this thought leadership episode, host Rohene Bouajram shares the why behind Her Next Act—the theme for Season 3—through a raw, intimate solo reflection. No guests. No interviews. Just truth. In a world that praises titles, applause, and performance, this episode dares to explore the spaces in between: the silent, t...

How can women of colour embrace rapid life changes and trust themselves through uncertainty? Join us for a vibrant, laughter-filled, and deeply grounded conversation with Rasie Bamigbade, leadership and book coach, bestselling author, and founder of RB Jumpstart Coaching and RB Jumpstart Mentorship & Youth Leadership Training Society. Rasie shares how she navigated a season of immense transfor...

How can closed doors become a catalyst for redirection? Join us in this powerful conversation with Kahsennehawe Sky-Deer, Former Grand Chief of Kahnawà:ke, CEO and President at Sky-Deer Consulting and Vice President at Dable Consulting and Advisory Services. Together, we explore: ✨ The challenges of breaking barriers in politics as one of the first Indigenous woman and 2SLGBTQIA+ leaders ✨ The p...

How can women of colour reclaim their leadership narratives through storytelling? Join us in this transformative conversation with Dr. Gabriela Alcade , a creative, values-driven anti-supremacist leader, public health expert, and author of What Your Comfort Costs Us . Together, we explore: ✨ The barriers Latina women and women of colour face in leadership— and how to navigate them ✨ The tension...

In the premiere of season three of Unspeakable Leadership, host Rohene Bouajram delves into the importance of growth as women of colour leaders. As an immigrant and uninvited guest, she reflects on her childhood memory of having silkworms and witnessing their transformation into butterflies. This season focuses on the theme, "Her Next Act," as both a call to action and a journey to move towards dr...

In the closing episode of season two of Unspeakable Leadership, host Rohene Bouajram reflects on a season steeped in resilience, transformation, and the courage to break cycles as women of colour leaders. With gratitude and reverence, she revisits powerful dialogues and moments that reveal deep truths, spark healing, and open new pathways forward. Drawing upon memories of fireside gatherings and t...

How can women of colour break out of their comfort zones, embrace entrepreneurial journeys, and redefine success on their terms? Join us for this inspiring episode with Neha Kirpalani, an entrepreneur, marketing strategist, Harvard Business Review writer, author , and DEI champion. Neha shares her leadership journey, from investment banking to founding her marketing agency, driven by curiosity, pa...