Welcome to Season 4 of Black Woman Leading, the podcast!  We are so excited to be back!  This podcast is an extension of the Black Woman Leading learning experience.   The theme for season four is “Thrive, Sis, Thrive!” Through our episodes this season, we will be reflecting on questions like – “What does it look like for Black women to thrive in every of their

We are celebrating the completion of our third season! Our season theme was “Own Your Story, Amplify Your Voice.” Additionally, we uncovered a number of organic themes that consistently resurfaced across multiple episodes– leading from the inside-out, exploring new paradigms, self-advocacy, and taking care of our bodies. Tune in to this episode to get a high-level summary of all the wisdom shared, as Laura provides

In this first episode of the new year, Laura invites you to revisit your “rules.”  Your rules are your personal codes, spoken and unspoken,  that govern how you live your life. Rules help to give us order, provide safety, provide ways of knowing as we navigate the world, and help us to feel in control of our lives. Although many of our rules are helpful

In this intimate discussion, three alumni participants of the Black Woman Leading ELEVATE  cohort (Latoya Butler, Kendra Thomas, and Meghen Demons) share their stories of growth throughout their leadership journey. They share the “growing pains” they endured and resources that helped them to overcome as they navigate their careers as Black women leaders working in both corporate and non-profit spaces.  Additionally, our brilliant alums share

In this episode, we hear lessons from the C-Suite with Kimberly Moore-Wright, Chief Teammate Officer and Head of Enterprise Diversity Truist Financial Corporation Kimberly shares how both heart work and head work have been critical to her “off the beaten path” leadership ascent at Truist, and she gives a behind-the-scenes look of her day-to-day responsibilities in her role.  Additionally, as the person who oversees well-being

In this episode, Laura answers pressing questions from our community on topics related to delegation, leading your team through organizational change, dealing with “Mom guilt,” advocating for salary/promotion increases, and dealing with fear about leaving an organization. Tune in as Laura shares her wisdom and provides actionable insights to address these leadership challenges. Resources: S1E4: Navigating Salary Negotiations with Yakentha Britton (Black Woman Leading podcast)