(Sway Them in Color Podcast) How to become a chief evangelist officer for your ideas
Release Date: 05/17/2022
Self-love Comes From Unexpected Places
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Today’s episode is a replay from my storytelling event I produce and host titled Change My Mind: a live storytelling experience. We get everyday people to tell true non-fiction stories in front of a live audience in NYC about an event that changed their minds for the better. It's another form of ethical and cultural wisdom from their lived experiences that creates meaningful connection, conversation, and education around issues we typically don't talk about. Today’s storyteller is Esther Ofelia Acosta. She’s a Fun- loving cubanita who runs her family's cuban restaurant by day and does...
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We need Black humor
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Today’s episode is focused on the cultural principles of cultural intelligence, and is a reading from an essay I originally wrote for where I curate overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. This essay is a book review of , a hilarious book of essays and memoir like reflections from Black creators, makers, movers, shakers, authors, and entertainers on their use of humor as a tool of love, loss, honoring their ancestry, building resilience, and moving...
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It's not too late to achieve your dream
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Today’s episode is a replay from my storytelling event I produce and host titled Change My Mind: a live storytelling experience. We get everyday people to tell true non-fiction stories in front of a live audience in NYC about an event that changed their minds for the better. It's another form of ethical and cultural wisdom from their lived experiences that creates meaningful connection, conversation, and education around issues we typically don't talk about. This story shared today was created and performed by comedian, actor, and writer Jevon M. Johnson from Brooklyn, NY. You can catch him...
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why good people are happier people
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Today’s episode is focused on the cultural principles of hope, and is a reading from an essay I originally wrote for where I curate overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. This essay is titled “why good people are happier people” and dives into a recent study that found people rated by others as more moral tend to be happier and find more meaning in life. The study also describes how morality supports happiness through stronger relationships and a...
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Tell Strangers Knock Knock Jokes
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Today’s episode is a replay from Christina Blacken's storytelling event she produces and hosts titled Change My Mind: a live storytelling experience, where everyday people tell true non-fiction stories about an event that changed their minds for the better. It's another form of ethical and cultural wisdom from their lived experiences that creates meaningful connection, conversation, and education around issues we typically don't talk about. The story highlighted from that show for this episode today is from Christina Blacken about a real experience she had on the subway in New York City....
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Chosen Family and The Fallacy of Nuclear Love
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Today’s episode is focused on the cultural principles of influence, and is a reading from an essay Christina Blacken originally wrote for The New Quo Learning Community where she curates overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. This essay is titled ‘chosen family and the fallacy of nuclear love', and is poetic look into the history of the nuclear family and the ways people have built community and deep love outside of these norms, especially in the...
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Jumping Into Bed with Old People
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Today’s story is a replay from a storytelling event hosted and produced by Christina Blacken titled 'Change My Mind: a live storytelling experience' where everyday people tell true non-fiction stories about an event that changed their minds for the better. It's another form of ethical and cultural wisdom from their lived experiences that creates meaningful connection, conversation, and education around issues we typically don't talk about. The story highlighted from that show for this episode is from Christina's friend Joel Scott sharing his story about his family's immigration to the United...
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Courage is the Antidote to Oppression
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Today’s episode is focused on the ethical principle of power, and how power can show up in really unconventional ways, especially from people who seem like they may not have any power. This is a reading from an essay originally written for The New Quo Learning Community of curated overlooked ethical and cultural wisdom that goes straight to the inboxes of members who are passionate about finding new insight and inspiration to practice their social justice values. This essay is titled ‘courage is the antidote to oppression," and is historic recap into the life of Ida B. Wells, who was...
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(Sway Them in Color Podcast) Transitioning Gender and Radical Self-Acceptance
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In this episode me and my guest Aurora Higgs have such a rich conversation that beginning with Aurora’s experiences and insights as a transgender individual, activist, and performer. Aurora is an activist and advocate, appointed to Virginia's LGBTQIA+ Advisory Board and elected Vice Chair, and is a scholar studying for a PhD in Queer Black Media Representation, as well as a performer and content creator hoping to uplift Black trans voices and challenges. In this conversation we explore + How radical self-acceptance is the first step to real healing + Why we need to separate morality...
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(Sway Them in Color Podcast) Caring for Yourself When Caregiving for Those You Love
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his episode is all about loss. Trigger warning we talk about death, covid, and overcoming with my guest Ada Chen, who is the founder of Chuan’s Promise, a sustainable natural skincare line. Her mission is to make the world a better place through leadership, empathy, and driving cultural change. She was inspired to start Chuan’s Promise by her experience of caregiving for her late dad, and is committed to changing the beauty industry from the inside out by pioneering innovative sustainability practices and donating 5% of all sales to social justice nonprofits. In this...
info_outlineIn this episode we explore when my guest Nancy Soni sought out a hypnotherapist to help her reprogram deep-seated beliefs from childhood that created mental blocks to building her professional brand.
Nancy is the CEO/Co-Founder of PathMatch, the first decentralized career management network for Gen Z. They help today’s students navigate tomorrow’s workforce to build the skills and experience they need to be competitive while making it easier for companies to hire them for paid internships and great jobs.
Previously, Nancy started a tech-enabled recruiting platform, to helped companies such as Warby Parker, Amazon, Snap, and Bonobos hire thousands of people. which was acquired in 2017.
Nancy holds a BA in Psychology from Emory University.
In this conversation we explore:
+ reprogramming limiting thoughts that can follow us from childhood.
+ the things that need to change in the venture capital world especially when it comes to how we treat women owned businesses.
+ why you need to think about building your own brand even if you don’t own or run a business.