Urban Girl Corporate World

Nicole interviews Amy Bernstein (Editor, Harvard Business Review & Host, Women at Work podcast) about her path to leadership, balancing boundaries and grace, the secret sauce behind creating stories that inspire and what to expect on this season of the Women at Work podcast . 

Nicole and Greg van der Gaast (CISO @ Scoutbee) discuss how his curiosity saved a company millions, structuring upstream security programs, getting speeding tickets in a Lamborghini, how Angelina Jolie inspired him to be a hacker, the downside of hiring unicorns, and the importance of rethinking information security. Purchase Greg's Book "Rethinking InfoSec" on Amazon. 

Nicole and Lauren Zabierek (Director, Cybersecurity Project @ Harvard & Co-Founder of #ShareTheMicInCyber) discuss the viral impact of #ShareTheMicInCyber, her non-traditional path into the industry, her most recent white paper on threat intelligence and how her campaign motivated (and helped) Nicole to study cybersecurity at Harvard University. Sign up to support or participate at https://www...

In the season 4 opener, Nicole celebrates one year at her new company and shares exciting news about her upcoming LinkedIn Learning course, her studies at Harvard, being nominated for the EWF 2021 Woman of Influence Award, upcoming conferences, this season's guests and much more. To register for events, visit https://www.letsworkletswin.com/events

Nicole interviews Tareia Williams (Sr. Director of Communications @ Turner Sports) about winning an Emmy, starting her PR career in tech, taking up space in a male dominated industry, escaping stereotypes, what she's learned working with NBA legends and her work on the 2021 NBA All-Star Game.

Nicole interviews Kevin Simmonds (Cybersecurity & Privacy Partner @ PwC) about his journey into partnership at Big 4, an offer from the NFL, building an empowering leadership legacy and what being a partner really means.

Nicole & Howard ( @IamHBrown ) talk meeting on Wall Street, creating a high school curriculum based on his trading career, misconceptions about entrepreneurship and his work with Meek Mill. 

Nicole and Nelson "Cheetah" Vails (@RideWithNelly) discuss becoming a history making Olympic medalist, growing up in Harlem, discipline versus dedication and why working is the key to winning. 

Nicole and Grammy Award Winning Engineer Blue (@mixedbyblue) discuss the art and science of music, how cybersecurity and audio engineering are more alike than different, the one interview question he asks interns and working with legends like Nas, Black Thought and Solange. 

Nicole & Alexis Robinson (Head of Government Assessments Program @ AWS) talk building a network for the future, how to vet prospects for your circle, creating connections virtually and leveraging the pandemic to your advantage. Join, be an ally to or support the Haven by registering at www. EmpowHerCyber.org 

Nicole interviews Chenxi Wang (@chenxiwang) about her exciting career, the inspiration to found Rain Capital - a women cyber venture capital fund - and the challenges and triumphs along her path to creating a phenomenal legacy. 

Nicole and Monica (@MonicaMotivates) break down components a perfect pitch, disparities in venture capital funding, why you should treat your life like a fortune 100 company & how to remain prepared in an ever-changing environment.

Nicole interviews Vida about her path from high school dropout to Columbia graduate, what inspired her to rewrite her story, the skills she's picked up as a management consultant and her podcast, "Crown Jewels"

Nicole (@urbangirlcorporateworld) celebrates one year of podcasting, talks her university lecture series, an unlikely internship, giving a keynote at Facebook and the season 3 lineup. 

Nicole & Natasha reflect on servant leadership, how it's changed their careers, advice for new leaders and what you should ask during an interview to determine the type of leader you'd be working for.  

Sasha & Nicole reflect on the journey of Stacey Abrams' and are inspired by her path from loss to legend. 

Nicole and Sasha reflect on their biggest 2020 moments, collaborating on a global PSA, HBCU homecoming withdrawals, having dinner with CT Vivian and learning to trust the process.

Nicole and Dianne (VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy & Ops) talk the right and wrong ways to address micro-aggressions, managing imposter syndrome, why a personal board of directors is important and how to leverage authenticity as a connector.

Nicole interviews Romy Newman (President & Co-Founder, FairyGodBoss) about her path to executive leadership, the craziness of leading a tech startup and the importance of community, especially among professional women. 

Nicole talks with Caron (SVP, Human Resources) about her career transition from engineering into HR, her lens into executive talent strategy and why performance, planning, people and the power of storytelling are critical components to securing executive roles.

Nicole and her former manager, Kim Albarella (VP of Security Advocacy & Risk) talk their paths from Wall Street to tech, knowing when to leave a role, finding your people, what they've learned working with men and the power of asking dumb questions.

Nicole & Olivia Rose (Chief Information Security Officer) map out milestones to the C-Suite, discuss unicorn job descriptions, why failure is OK, asking for what you want and how to hack common strategies men use to rise up the ranks.

Nicole & Dr. Dennis Kimbro (professor, speaker and #1 Best-Selling author) break down key milestones to achieving net worth over $1M from his latest best-seller, “The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires,” the criticality of entrepreneurship, level 5 leadership, the marketing strategies of Steve Jobs & MLK, 2 Short lyrics and the power of pivoting.

Nicole interviews her 94-year old grandfather, AJ Rivers, about being the first black elected official in 1972, partnering with a klansman on his campaign, appointing the first Black Chief of Police and being recognized for his accomplishments by  US Congress.

Nicole & Jermaine Burrell (Former Mobile City Councilman, Operations Executive, D&I Champion) explore his earliest inspirations and how servant leadership has been the key to million dollar results in both his corporate and political careers.