Women of Color An Intimate Conversation
Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation The podcast where Women of Color stories take center stage. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women’s Empowerment Podcast centering Black women and Women of Color—our stories, our leadership, our lives—and amplifying voices that reflect our full humanity, including LGBTQ+ women who are ready to choose themselves boldly and unapologetically. This show is for the woman who’s done waiting. Done shrinking. Done putting her dreams on hold. Each episode delivers intimate, honest conversations rooted in empowerment, resilience, and transformation—stories of women who’ve navigated real life, redefined success on their own terms, and are living their Dream Lifestyle™️ NOW. From professional growth for Women of Color to Black women’s leadership, reinvention, wellness, and legacy — every conversation goes deeper than the highlight reel. New episodes every Friday. Watch live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube. Hosted by Deneen L. Garrett — Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, International Speaker, Writer, and Global Advocate for Black Art. 🎙️ Press play. Choose yourself. deneenlgarrett.com
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Executive French Fluency: How Rachel Pierre Turned Language Into Leverage
08/20/2026
Executive French Fluency: How Rachel Pierre Turned Language Into Leverage
Rachel Pierre, Founder and CEO of Parlez!, joins Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation to unpack executive French fluency, accent bias, and code-switching — and how she left a 15-year FinTech career to build a business the market didn't know it needed. Rachel shares how leaving computer engineering and FinTech became the doorway to purpose, why cultural fluency — not just grammar — is what unlocks trust and insider access in French-speaking boardrooms across France, Monaco, and Francophone markets, and how she trains executives to think and operate in French without the exhaustion of translating in their heads. In This Episode Leaving a 15-year computer engineering and FinTech career to build Parlez! Accent bias and pronunciation gatekeeping in hiring and corporate settings Code-switching exhaustion — and how true bilingualism removes it Training your brain to operate fully in a second language What insider access and cultural fluency unlock in high-stakes negotiations Trusting your gut and knowing when it's time to leave the corporate table Connect with Rachel Pierre Website: Instagram: @rachelsfrenchmethod YouTube: @Parlez90Days Guest Profile: Join the Movement The Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective is our weekly newsletter for Black women 50+ who are ready to dream boldly, decide intentionally, and drive their vision → Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast, ranked in the Top 5% of 4M+ podcasts worldwide, with 200+ episodes and counting. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist and Media Architect helping Black women 50+ dream boldly, decide intentionally, and drive their vision. Catch WOC Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube . Learn more at . WOC Live | August 2026 — The Legacy Series: Lead. Transform. Leave a Mark. 📅 August 6 — Isimemen Aladejobi 📅 August 13 — TBT/Replay: Dontae T. Muse (Ep. 189) 📅 August 20 — Rachel Pierre 📅 August 27 — Season Finale
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From Fired to Founder: Dontae T. Muse on Legacy, Art & Reinvention
08/13/2026
From Fired to Founder: Dontae T. Muse on Legacy, Art & Reinvention
In this powerful conversation, Cultural Producer and Artrepreneur Dontae T. Muse joins Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation to explore his journey through creativity, community, and legacy-building in Black art. Dontae shares how getting fired became his catalyst for stepping into purpose, how he built Above Art Studios into a cultural home for creatives, why documenting knowledge became part of his mission, and how he is shaping the future through his roles at the Harlem Fine Arts Show and Newark Symphony Hall. This episode dives deep into self-trust, creative reinvention, community leadership, impact, and legacy — all themes resonating with the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective, your sanctuary for Black women 50+ designing bold next chapters. 🔥 Key Topics We Cover Dontae's origin story: choosing himself, trusting his gifts, and walking away from "stable" careers The early days of Above Art Studios and how he built legitimacy and community from scratch What he learned about legacy, consistency, and creating opportunities for others Why he writes, how he educates emerging artrepreneurs, and the myths that still hold artists back Inside the Harlem Fine Arts Show — the largest and longest-running diaspora-focused art show in North America The Centennial Program at Newark Symphony Hall and preserving 100 years of Black cultural history The future of Black art entrepreneurship — and how creatives can adapt Wisdom for Black women 50+ reclaiming their creativity, power, and purpose What legacy means to him and what he hopes listeners take away 🎧 Listen If You're Interested In… Black art ecosystems Building legacy through creativity Leaving traditional careers for purpose-driven work Artrepreneurship, cultural leadership, and community impact Reinvention after 50 Stories of resilience, self-belief, and intentional design 💬 Memorable Quotes "I wanted to create opportunities for other people — that's legacy." "Whatever I've been able to do, a Black woman can do three times over." "Say yes — and figure the rest out later." "There's always a way to use your strengths and your perceived weaknesses." "Legacy is how people remember the way you touched their lives." 🌟 About Dontae T. Muse Dontae is a Cultural Producer, Artrepreneur, and best-selling author whose work sits at the intersection of art, culture, and community. Former Owner, Above Art Studios Co-Founder, HEArt Festival Director of Artist Relations, Harlem Fine Arts Show Centennial Program Manager, Newark Symphony Hall Author of best-selling guides supporting emerging artrepreneurs He is a creative force shaping the future of Black cultural expression and creative entrepreneurship. 📍 Connect with Dontae Instagram: @iamdmuse YouTube: youtube.com/@iamdmuse LinkedIn: 💫 Connect with Deneen If you're a Black woman 50+ ready to reclaim your creativity, joy, and reinvention, explore the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — a sanctuary to Dream, Design & Drive™ your next bold chapter. 👉 Join the Movement The Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective is our weekly newsletter for Black women 50+ who are ready to dream boldly, decide intentionally, and drive their vision → Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast, ranked in the Top 5% of 4M+ podcasts worldwide, with 200+ episodes and counting. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist and Media Architect helping Black women 50+ dream boldly, decide intentionally, and drive their vision. Catch WOC Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube @DeneenLGarrett. Learn more at deneenlgarrett.com. WOC Live | August 2026 — The Legacy Series: Lead. Transform. Leave a Mark. 📅 August 6 — Isimemen Aladejobi 📅 August 13 — TBT/Replay: Dontae T. Muse (Ep. 189) 📅 August 20 — Rachel Pierre 📅 August 27 — Season Finale
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Build the Table: A Legacy Series Conversation with Isimemen Aladejobi
08/06/2026
Build the Table: A Legacy Series Conversation with Isimemen Aladejobi
What if the roadmap you needed never existed—because you were meant to build it yourself? In this episode, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Isimemen "Isi" Aladejobi—CEO & Founder of Fulfilled, a transformational coaching program that has helped clients land six-figure offers, double promotions, and $100K salary increases, generating over $7 million in new salaries collectively. This conversation opens the Legacy Series with Isi's story of walking away from a life planned for her, building the table no one else was setting, and helping hundreds of Black women and women of color do the same. This episode is for the woman who feels stuck, undervalued, and like the roadmap doesn't exist for her—and is finally ready to build it. Connect with Isimemen Aladejobi CEO & Founder, Fulfilled | Career & Business Growth Strategist Instagram: @isimemen YouTube: @IsimemenA LinkedIn: Isimemen Aladejobi Join the Movement The is our weekly newsletter for Black women 50+ who are ready to dream boldly, decide intentionally, and drive their vision. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast, ranked in the Top 5% of 4M+ podcasts worldwide, with 200+ episodes and counting. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist and Media Architect helping Black women 50+ dream boldly, decide intentionally, and drive their vision. Catch WOC Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube . Learn more at . WOC Live | August 2026 — The Legacy Series: Lead. Transform. Leave a Mark. 📅 August 6 — Isimemen Aladejobi 📅 August 13 — Trudi Morrison 📅 August 20 — Rachel Pierre 📅 August 27 — Season Finale
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Dr. Dominica McBride on Collective Transformation, Community Healing & Becoming the Change Maker Your Community Needs
07/30/2026
Dr. Dominica McBride on Collective Transformation, Community Healing & Becoming the Change Maker Your Community Needs
Presence isn't just what you carry into a room — it's what you build in a community, and what you leave behind. That's legacy. In this episode, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Dr. Dominica McBride—community psychologist, founder of Become, champion of culturally responsive evaluation, and author of Becoming Changemakers, who has spent over a decade building the capacity of communities across Arizona, Chicago, and Tanzania to create the reality they desire and deserve. This conversation is for the woman ready to move from commanding her own room to building the kind of community power that outlasts her — and who needs the reminder that rest isn't a luxury, it's resistance. Connect with Dr. Dominica McBride Instagram: Email: Episode mentioned: Join the Movement This episode is brought to you by the — a newsletter and community for Black women 50+ ready to dream boldly, decide intentionally, and drive their vision. Subscribe to stay connected between episodes. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast, ranked in the Top 5% of over 4 million podcasts worldwide. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist and Media Architect building rooms for women of color — and specifically Black women 50+ — to dream boldly, decide intentionally, and drive their vision. Visit . Watch WOC Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube . WOC Live | July 2026 — The Presence Series: Command the Room, Own the Narrative 📅 July 2 — Demarra West 📅 July 9 — Danielle Desir Corbett 📅 July 16 — Nicole Seabrooks 📅 July 30 — Dr. Dominica McBride (series finale)
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Command the Room, Own the Narrative — with Nicole Seabrooks
07/23/2026
Command the Room, Own the Narrative — with Nicole Seabrooks
Presence isn't permission—it's practice. In this episode, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Nicole Seabrooks—Manager, Repair Services at Tiffany & Co., overseeing the brand's global repair hub, and mom to teenage twin girls. After 16+ years leading teams in retail management, Nicole returned to school in 2020 following the loss of her mother, earning her MFA in Luxury Brand Management from SCAD University and turning grief into reinvention. This is the episode for the woman managing everything who's ready to stop asking for permission and start setting the boundaries that let her lead at work and show up fully at home. Connect with Nicole Seabrooks Guest Name: Nicole Seabrooks Title / Role: Manager, Repair Services | Tiffany & Co. Guest Profile: Episode mentioned: Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — the newsletter built for strategy, sisterhood, and your next bold move. Visit: Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube → WOC Live | July 2026 — The Presence Series: Command the Room, Own the Narrative 📅 7/2 — Demarra West | From Trauma to Authority: Building a Business on Your Own Terms 📅 7/9 — Danielle Desir Corbett 📅 7/16 — Princess Cullum, PhD 📅 7/23 — Nicole Seabrooks 📅 7/30 — Dominica McBride
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Podcast Marketing Coach Danielle Desir Corbett on PSO, Discovery-Based Marketing & Amplifying Your Voice as a Creator
07/09/2026
Podcast Marketing Coach Danielle Desir Corbett on PSO, Discovery-Based Marketing & Amplifying Your Voice as a Creator
Presence without discoverability is a best-kept secret. In this episode, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Danielle Desir Corbett—Founder & CEO, 6x grant-funded and award-winning travel creator, host of The Thought Card, and podcast marketing coach. Danielle helps independent creators grow their audiences through discovery-based marketing strategies like SEO and PSO (Podcast Search Optimization), and curates funding opportunities through Grants For Creators—one of the fastest-growing grant discovery platforms in the U.S. and Canada. This is the episode for the creator who is ready to stop waiting to be found—and start being undeniable. Connect with Danielle Desir Corbett Guest Name: Danielle Desir Corbett Title / Role: Founder & CEO | Podcast Marketing Coach Platforms: The Thought Card | Grants For Creators Guest Profile: Website: Podcast: Instagram: LinkedIn: Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — the newsletter built for strategy, sisterhood, and your next bold move. Visit: dream-lifestyle-collective.beehiiv.com Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → deneenlgarrett.com Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube → @DeneenLGarrett WOC Live | July 2026 — The Presence Series: Command the Room, Own the Narrative 📅 7/2 — Demarra West | From Trauma to Authority: Building a Business on Your Own Terms 📅 7/9 — Danielle Desir Corbett 📅 7/16 — Princess Cullum, PhD 📅 7/23 — Nicole Seabrooks 📅 7/30 — Dominica McBride
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Demarra West: From Trauma to Authority — Building a Business on Your Own Terms
07/02/2026
Demarra West: From Trauma to Authority — Building a Business on Your Own Terms
Presence begins from the inside out. In this episode, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Detroit-based Trauma Responsive Therapist, Author, and Founder Demarra West for a conversation about what it truly means to build a business—and a life—on your own terms. Demarra is the author of Me Too: A Therapist's Journey to Heal, Find Liberation & Joy, host of The Be Well Beautiful Podcast, and a yoga, meditation, breathwork teacher, and Reiki master. This is a conversation about wholeness, authority, and the courage it takes to command your room when you've spent years holding space for everyone else. Guest: Demarra West, Founder, Be Well Beautiful 🔗 Guest Profile: womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/demarra-west-1 🌐 Website: demarrawest.com 📸 Instagram: @bewellbeautifulpeople 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/demarragardner 📚 Amazon Author Page: amazon.com/stores/Demarra-West/author/B0CQTPJZLW Previous Episode: Harnessing Power, Finding Purpose → womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/Harnessing-Power-Finding-Purpose Connect with Demarra West: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/demarragardner Instagram: @bewellbeautifulpeople Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — the newsletter built for strategy, sisterhood, and your next bold move. Visit: dream-lifestyle-collective.beehiiv.com Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → deneenlgarrett.com Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube → @DeneenLGarrett WOC Live | July 2026 — The Presence Series: Command the Room, Own the Narrative 📅 7/2 — Demarra West | From Trauma to Authority: Building a Business on Your Own Terms 📅 7/9 — Danielle Desir Corbett 📅 7/16 — Princess Cullum, PhD 📅 7/23 — Nicole Seabrooks 📅 7/30 — Dominica McBride
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When Life Lifes: A Real-Time Pivot with Oryn Stewart
06/25/2026
When Life Lifes: A Real-Time Pivot with Oryn Stewart
When Life Lifes: A Real-Time Pivot with Oryn Stewart What if the most powerful thing you can bring to your next chapter is exactly what they told you to leave at the door? We're closing out The Execution Series: Power, Pivot & Purpose — and we did it the way real leaders do. Life lifed. My scheduled guest couldn't make it, and instead of canceling, we pivoted in real time. My producer, Oryn Stewart, stepped from behind the scenes to in front of the camera — and what happened was one of the most honest conversations of the series. We talked about what it really means to let go — not just say it, but do it. Write it down. Burn it. Singe the thing that keeps coming back. We talked about the scab you keep picking and why the wound won't heal. We talked about showing up vulnerable, releasing your expectations of how people respond, and why presence — not ambition — might be your real purpose right now. And we talked about faith without works, and why praying for change while avoiding the work is how we stay stuck. This episode is about leading with your whole self, building a legacy that bridges your deepest wisdom with your professional presence, and what it actually looks like to execute when the plan changes. Because that's the thing about power — it's not what you do when everything goes right. It's what you do when it doesn't. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. 🎙️ Subscribe wherever you listen. 📺 Watch on YouTube. 🔗 Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective newsletter for Black Women 50+ → deneenlgarrett.com
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The Purpose Catalyst: Leadership, Risk & Resilience with Dr. Connie Y. Bell
06/18/2026
The Purpose Catalyst: Leadership, Risk & Resilience with Dr. Connie Y. Bell
What if the most powerful thing you can bring to the boardroom is exactly what they told you to leave at the door? In this installment of The Execution Series: Power, Pivot & Purpose, host Deneen L. Garrett is chatting with Dr. Connie Y. Bell — transformational executive leader, doctoral mentor, and author operating at the high-stakes intersection of leadership, risk governance, and human resilience. As a Senior VP of Security Risk and founder of the Beyond the Bell Collective™, Dr. Bell delivers a masterclass on moving from professional stagnation to strategic clarity. In this episode, we explore: The Power of Purpose: How to align high-level execution with your personal "why" Risk vs. Resilience: Navigating global threats while protecting your own intentional wellbeing The Permission Factor: Shifting from performing for corporate standards to leading with true impact and integrity Full episode notes: Connect with Dr. Connie Y. Bell: LinkedIn: connie-bell Instagram: @divamom2u Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — the newsletter built for strategy, sisterhood, and your next bold move. Visit: dream-lifestyle-collective.beehiiv.com Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → deneenlgarrett.com Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube → @DeneenLGarrett WOC Live | June 2026 — The Execution Series: Power, Pivot & Purpose 📅 6/4 — Tanya Spencer | Power & "Bad-Asshery" 📅 6/11 — Nicole Welch | The Control Room Catalyst | Mastering the Pivot 📅 6/18 — Dr. Connie Y. Bell | The Purpose Catalyst | Purpose-Driven Leadership & Strategic Authority 📅 6/25 — Ebony Goodrich | Leadership is More Than Being "Qualified" | The Spiritual Pivot
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Go Beyond & Make Miracles Possible: Healing Lineage, Breaking Beliefs & Choosing Freedom | Rima Desai, Part 2
06/15/2026
Go Beyond & Make Miracles Possible: Healing Lineage, Breaking Beliefs & Choosing Freedom | Rima Desai, Part 2
Part 1 was the story. This is the work. In Part 2 of this two-part conversation, Rima Desai — transformational life coach, spiritual healer, and Masters-trained counseling psychologist — goes into the interior work that changed everything. Where do limited beliefs actually come from? How does inherited trauma live in the body across generations? And what did energy healing shift for Rima when years of traditional approaches alone couldn't get her all the way there? This is the conversation for the woman who knows something needs to change — and is ready to understand why, and how. In this episode, we explore: · The Roots of Limited Beliefs — how they form early, travel through generations, and quietly shape a woman's entire reality · What Rima Had to Unlearn — and the two and a half years of intentional therapy she invested in herself before she could do this work with others · Advanced Family Tree & Lineage Work — what it is, how ancestral grief lives in the body, and what it takes to release it · When Energy Work Does What Therapy Couldn't — Rima's own journey through chronic depression and anxiety, and the shift that changed everything · Going Beyond in Practice — what it actually looks like in a woman's real, everyday decisions · Results That Left Doctors Asking How — including clients brought back from ICU, suicidal ideation, and outcomes the medical industry called impossible Rapid Intimate Round: "Healing is not... optional." "The version of me at 6 needed... a mother." "The version of me today knows... there is so much more truth than what I can logically make sense of — and I don't need to figure it out today." Missed Part 1? Start there first — She Lost Her Mom at 6: Healing Grief & Spiritual Awakening | Rima Desai, Part 1. —— Guest: Rima Desai Transformational Life Coach | Spiritual Healer | Counseling Psychologist Connect with Rima → https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/rima-desai/ Host: Deneen L. Garrett Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation ➡️ Podcast → Subscribe ➡️ YouTube → Watch + Subscribe ➡️ Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective → Join the newsletter built for Black women 50+ 𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁⚫️𝗰𝗼𝗺 — Deneen 🖤 Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today.
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Opening Doors: How to Navigate High-Stakes Career Pivots in Media & Production | Nicole Welch
06/11/2026
Opening Doors: How to Navigate High-Stakes Career Pivots in Media & Production | Nicole Welch
What if the most powerful story you ever tell isn't the one on the screen — but the one you coordinate behind the scenes? In this installment of The Execution Series: Power, Pivot & Purpose, host Deneen L. Garrett is chatting with Nicole Welch — seasoned Production Manager, Television Academy member, and 2026 Produced By magazine spotlight honoree. From Detroit's control rooms to managing global broadcasts and live sports, Nicole defines what it means to execute at the highest level. In this episode, we explore: The Origin of Authority: How early exposure to production shaped Nicole's "Executive Sight" The Power of the Pivot: Moving from a BET intern to managing massive unscripted sets and live sports productions Legacy in Real Time: Why mentorship and opening doors for the next generation is non-negotiable for a true leader Full episode notes: Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — the newsletter built for strategy, sisterhood, and your next bold move. Visit: dream-lifestyle-collective.beehiiv.com Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → deneenlgarrett.com Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube → @DeneenLGarrett WOC Live | June 2026 — The Execution Series: Power, Pivot & Purpose 📅 6/4 — Tanya Spencer | Power & "Bad-Asshery" 📅 6/11 — Nicole Welch | The Control Room Catalyst | Mastering the Pivot 📅 6/18 — Dr. Connie Y. Bell | The Purpose Catalyst | Purpose-Driven Leadership & Strategic Authority 📅 6/25 — Ebony Goodrich | Leadership is More Than Being "Qualified" | The Spiritual Pivot
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How to Own Your Voice & Navigate Power Dynamics in Male-Dominated Spaces | Tanya Spencer
06/05/2026
How to Own Your Voice & Navigate Power Dynamics in Male-Dominated Spaces | Tanya Spencer
What if the way you communicate your leadership is the very thing holding your career back? In this kickoff to The Execution Series: Power, Pivot & Purpose, host Deneen L. Garrett is chatting with Tanya Spencer — speaker, founder of FCK Being Stuck Coaching, and the self-proclaimed Master of "Bad-Asshery." From conflict zones to corporate boardrooms, Tanya has spent decades turning complex power dynamics into practical, actionable visibility. In this episode, we explore: Why credentials alone aren't enough — and how to make your value felt by decision-makers The Likability vs. Competence matrix and how to find your power center How to stop doing 200 hours of non-promotable work per year Full episode notes: Connect with Tanya Spencer: Official Website: LinkedIn: YouTube: Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — the newsletter built for strategy, sisterhood, and your next bold move. Visit: Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. New episodes every Friday. (Live episodes every Thursday on YT.) Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → deneenlgarrett.com Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube → @DeneenLGarrett WOC Live | June 2026 — The Execution Series: Power, Pivot & Purpose 📅 6/4 — Tanya Spencer | Power & "Bad-Asshery" 📅 6/11 — Nicole Welch | The Control Room Catalyst | Mastering the Pivot 📅 6/18 — Dr. Connie Y. Bell | The Purpose Catalyst | Purpose-Driven Leadership & Strategic Authority 📅 6/25 — Ebony Goodrich | Leadership is More Than Being "Qualified" | The Spiritual Pivot
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Owning Your Story: RIMIDI on Independent Artistry & Sacred Impact
05/29/2026
Owning Your Story: RIMIDI on Independent Artistry & Sacred Impact
What happens when the traditional path doesn't fit the legacy you are building? In the powerful conclusion of our "She Who Mothers: Redefining Legacy, Love & Lineage" series, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with RIMIDI (pronounced RE-ME-DY or RIM-IDI) — a Miami-born visionary creating sacred impact through sound, soul, and story. As an independent artist and mother, RIMIDI recently bypassed industry norms to release her latest work, JUNO: THE LATE BLOOMER, directly to her fans. In this conversation, we explore how mothering your legacy means revealing yourself fully and unapologetically — through ownership, intentional alignment, and the courage to bloom on your own timeline. Full episode notes: Connect with RIMIDI, M.Ed.: Guest Profile: Organization: NOOM Recordings / GEM CULTURE™ Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective for the strategy, sisterhood, and structure you need to live boldly. Visit: Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. New episodes every Friday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → Live every Thursday at 1p ET on YT Subscribe → @DeneenLGarrett WOC Live | May 2026 — She Who Mothers: Redefining Legacy, Love & Lineage 📅 5/7 — Lynelle Baker-Hall | Plan B: Your Guide to Becoming an Expat 📅 5/14 — Muji Bekomson | Empathy & Solidarity in Tech 📅 5/21 — Violette Omotosho | Building Influence Without Shrinking 📅 5/28 — RIMIDI, M.Ed. | Artistic Ownership & The "Late Bloomer"
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Corporate Leadership & Faith: Violette Omotosho on Building Influence Without Shrinking
05/22/2026
Corporate Leadership & Faith: Violette Omotosho on Building Influence Without Shrinking
"She didn't shrink to fit the room. She expanded what the room could hold." In the third installment of our May series, She Who Mothers: Redefining Legacy, Love & Lineage, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Violette Omotosho — Senior Relationship Manager, Pastoral Leader, Speaker, and Writer — to explore what it means to lead with your full self intact. For over 15 years, Violette has navigated the intersection of faith, corporate leadership, and cultural identity — without leaving any part of herself behind. In a world that asks Women of Color to shrink, code-switch, and compartmentalize, she is proof that excellence and wholeness are not in conflict. They are the foundation. Inside the Episode: Leading with faith and cultural identity in corporate spaces Why compartmentalizing yourself creates its own kind of exhaustion How to build influence without compromising who you are What it means to mother a legacy that extends beyond your career Full episode notes: Connect with Violette Omotosho: Guest Profile: Organization: Financial Services / Pastoral Leadership Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective for the strategy, sisterhood, and structure you need to live boldly. Visit: Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Produced by: The Leon Thomas Group Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → Subscribe → @DeneenLGarrett WOC Live | May 2026 — She Who Mothers: Redefining Legacy, Love & Lineage 📅 5/7 — Lynelle Baker-Hall | Plan B: Your Guide to Becoming an Expat 📅 5/14 — Muji Bekomson | Empathy & Solidarity in Tech 📅 5/21 — Violette Omotosho | Building Influence Without Shrinking 📅 5/28 — RIMIDI, M.Ed. | Artistic Ownership & The "Late Bloomer"
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Women's Health Revolution: How Muji Bekomson Is Mothering a New System Into Existence
05/18/2026
Women's Health Revolution: How Muji Bekomson Is Mothering a New System Into Existence
"She didn't wait for the system to catch up. She built a new one." In this episode of our May series, She Who Mothers: Redefining Legacy, Love & Lineage, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Muji Bekomson — Medical Laboratory Scientist, Founder of FEMME Health Companion, and Top 50 Voice in African Tech — to explore what happens when a woman stops waiting to be heard and starts building what should have existed all along. When a doctor dismissed Muji's severe symptoms with "just get pregnant," she didn't rage at the system. She mothered a new one into existence. FEMME Health Companion was born from lived experience — and it is changing what women's health support looks like when it centers a woman's reality, not clinical convenience. Inside the Episode: How medical dismissal became the turning point that sparked a movement What Invisible Tech really means — and why it meets women where they are Why most health apps fail women and what empathy-driven design looks like instead The power of small steps over perfection in reclaiming your health Full episode notes: Connect with Muji Bekomson: Guest Profile: Organization: FEMME Health Companion Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective for the strategy, sisterhood, and structure you need to live boldly. Visit: Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Produced by: The Leon Thomas Group Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect WOC Live | May 2026 — She Who Mothers: Redefining Legacy, Love & Lineage 📅 5/7 — Lynelle Baker-Hall | Plan B: Your Guide to Becoming an Expat 📅 5/14 — Muji Bekomson | Empathy & Solidarity in Tech 📅 5/21 — Violette Omotosho | Building Influence Without Shrinking 📅 5/28 — RIMIDI, M.Ed. | Artistic Ownership & The "Late Bloomer"
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She Lost Her Mom at 6: Healing Grief & Spiritual Awakening | Rima Desai, Part 1
05/15/2026
She Lost Her Mom at 6: Healing Grief & Spiritual Awakening | Rima Desai, Part 1
What happens when a child grows up carrying grief she has no language for — and discovers at age 12 that she can read minds? In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Rima Desai — transformational life coach, spiritual healer, and Masters-trained counseling psychologist — takes us all the way back. Born in Mumbai, India, Rima lost her mother at age 6 in a moment that shattered her entire world. She grew up in a home heavy with silence, in a culture where grief was never spoken aloud — and where emotions had no name. She spent years functioning alongside that pain, not through it. And yet, something else was stirring. By age 12, Rima was reading minds and predicting events. By her early twenties, she was navigating a Master's program in Psychology and still couldn't complete the sentence "I feel." And then — through a series of divine redirects she didn't plan — she ended up in a small countryside city in Tanzania, East Africa. A place she had dreamed about since childhood. A place she fell deeply in love with. A place her daughter's soul eventually called her away from. In this episode, we explore: · The Weight of Silent Grief — losing a parent in a culture that has no framework for emotional processing · The Gift of Intuition — how Rima's spiritual gifts emerged as companionship in her loneliest years · Destiny in Tanzania — the unexpected journey that took her to the land she'd watched on cassette tapes as a child · The Power of Surrender — learning to trust a divine plan when your own plans disappear without a trace Part 1 is the story. Part 2 is the work. You'll want both. Come back June 15th for part 2. Full episode notes: —— Guest: Rima Desai Transformational Life Coach | Spiritual Healer | Counseling Psychologist Connect with Rima → https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/rima-desai/ Host: Deneen L. Garrett Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective → Official Website → Subscribe → Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective for the strategy, sisterhood, and structure you need to live boldly. Visit: Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today.
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How to Become an Expat: The "Plan B" Every Woman of Color Needs | Lynelle Baker-Hall
05/08/2026
How to Become an Expat: The "Plan B" Every Woman of Color Needs | Lynelle Baker-Hall
"She who mothers, prepares. She who mothers, builds a world without borders for her lineage." In the kickoff to our May series, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Lynelle Baker-Hall — Senior Government Advisor, entrepreneur, and author — to explore what it truly means to mother a legacy without borders. After experiencing the loss of her mother, Lynelle transformed grief into a global mission: the Plan B philosophy. Today, she shares how she is passing this legacy of freedom down to her adult bonus sons — and how you can start building yours. Inside the Episode: Redefining legacy through global living and the Plan B philosophy Mothering bonus adult children and community advocacy Pivoting your legacy when Plan A changes unexpectedly Giving yourself permission to pursue a life without borders Full episode notes: Connect with Lynelle Baker-Hall: Guest Profile: Organization: Plan B Life Abroad Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective for the strategy, sisterhood, and structure you need to live boldly. Visit: Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Produced by: The Leon Thomas Group Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect WOC Live | May 2026 — She Who Mothers: Redefining Legacy, Love & Lineage 📅 5/7 — Lynelle Baker-Hall | Plan B: Your Guide to Becoming an Expat 📅 5/14 — Muji Bekomson | Empathy & Solidarity in Tech 📅 5/21 — Violette Omotosho | Building Influence Without Shrinking 📅 5/28 — RIMIDI, M.Ed. | Artistic Ownership & The "Late Bloomer"
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Show Up | Story, Platform & Turning Expertise into Influence | Trish Lindo
05/01/2026
Show Up | Story, Platform & Turning Expertise into Influence | Trish Lindo
"You don't wait for permission. You become it. And when you become it — everything rises to meet you." In the final installment of our Women Who Build: Legacy in Real Time series, we're diving deep into the architecture of influence. How do you take years of high-level expertise and turn it into a global platform? Host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Trish Lindo — a FAMU graduate and storytelling strategist who spent over a decade at media giants like CNN, Yahoo!, and Oprah.com. As the Founder of Too AMBITIOUS Consulting, Trish helps founders own their narratives and build audiences that convert. Inside the Episode: The Media Insider Shift: Moving from the newsroom to the boardroom. The Unlearning: Releasing mainstream media "rules" to find your authentic voice. The Strategy: Why storytelling isn't just content — it's the foundation of your legacy. The April Class of Builders: Reflecting on a month of legacy-building with Dr. Brandy Peer, Santana Inniss, Bryana Williams, and Kaila James. Full episode notes: Connect & Expand: Guest Profile: Too AMBITIOUS Consulting: tooambitious.co Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective: Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Produced by: The Leon Thomas Group Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect WOC Live | April 2026 — Women Who Build: Legacy in Real Time 📅 4/2 — Dr. Brandy Peer | Identity Architect & CEO 📅 4/9 — Santana Inniss | Founder & Executive Director, The Glow Initiative 📅 4/23 — Kaila James | Senior Strategic Global Leader & Multi-Hyphenate Creative 📅 4/30 — Trish Lindo | Global Small Business Consultant & Storytelling Strategist
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Episode 200: You Don't Wait for Permission — You Become It | Kaila James
04/24/2026
Episode 200: You Don't Wait for Permission — You Become It | Kaila James
Two hundred episodes. And we're just getting started. Episode 200 of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is here — and it arrives exactly the way it should: with a conversation that goes straight to the heart of what this podcast has always been about. Identity. Legacy. Leading as your full self. Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Kaila James — senior strategic global leader, cultural architect, and recording artist — for a milestone episode that doesn't celebrate by slowing down. It celebrates by going deeper. Kaila opens up about the dream role that nearly cost her everything, what she had to unlearn to step into her power, and why being multi-hyphenate isn't a distraction — it's a superpower. From AI strategy to music to the art world, she shows how culture and creativity don't compete with ambition; they complete it. Guest Profile: In this episode: The moment Kaila lost herself in her dream job — and how recalibration changed everything Why unlearning "pick one lane" was the weight she needed to drop How being a multi-hyphenate leader creates freedom, not chaos What AI really means for women of color who are building something Why you are already qualified — and what it costs you not to begin The takeaway: You don't wait for permission. You become it. 200 episodes of real conversations, real women, real impact. Thank you for being here since the beginning — and for every share, every listen, every moment you passed this show to a woman who needed it. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast produced by The Leon Thomas Group. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — the community built for Black women 50+ who are building in real time: skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective
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Opening Doors | Access, Coaching & Building Legacy for Women in Need | Santana Inniss
04/10/2026
Opening Doors | Access, Coaching & Building Legacy for Women in Need | Santana Inniss
Santana Inniss walked away from corporate, looked around at the women being left behind, and decided to do something about it. In this episode, the Founder of The Glow Initiative (Glowi) joins Deneen L. Garrett to share how she is ending barriers to professional coaching and what it really means to build a legacy that opens doors for others. In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, we explore: The Corporate Pivot: The specific decision that shifted Santana from the corporate ladder to social impact leadership. Unlearning Excellence: What it takes to dismantle traditional ideas of who "deserves" high-level support and coaching. Legacy in Real Time: Why closing the access gap is a justice issue and how Santana is building for women she may never meet. The Power of Access: How The Glow Initiative (Glowi) is matching women in hard-to-reach communities with professional resources. This conversation is for the woman of color who has ever felt like the door was closed—and for the woman ready to be the one who opens it. Connect with Santana Inniss: Website: Guest Profile: Connect with Deneen L. Garrett: Join the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective: Website: Produced by:
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Break Free | Silencing Self-Sabotage & Leading Authentically | Dr. Brandy Peer
04/03/2026
Break Free | Silencing Self-Sabotage & Leading Authentically | Dr. Brandy Peer
What if the thing holding you back isn’t your circumstances — it’s the story you keep telling yourself about your circumstances? Dr. Brandy Peer has spent her career inside that question — and built an entire practice around helping women answer it, dismantle it, and move. In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Dr. Brandy Peer — CEO of BMPowered Consulting, LLC, Identity Architect, speaker, and consultant who has dedicated her career to dismantling the systemic and inner obstacles that keep high-achieving women playing small — for a conversation that will make you rethink everything you’ve been told about ambition, success, and what you’re actually capable of. Together, Deneen and Dr. Brandy explore three powerful questions: Who were you before the title, before the credential, before the build — and what was the decision that shifted how you saw yourself as someone built to lead? The decision that cost her something to trust is the one that changes everything. She tells it here. What did you have to unlearn to fully step into what you’re building — and how has that changed how you define legacy now? What she had to suppress, unlearn, and release to stop building someone else’s version of success — and start building her own. What do you want the woman watching to walk away and build — or stop waiting to start? Because self-sabotage isn’t just in your head. It’s in the structure. Dr. Brandy names exactly where to find it — and what to do. Then she tells you what to build next. This episode is for the woman of color who knows she’s built for more but keeps getting in her own way. Dr. Brandy gives you the language, the lens, and the permission to finally lead as yourself — and everything rises to meet you when you do. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20, 100 Best Women’s Empowerment Podcast. WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET on YouTube. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeneenLGarrett Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: https://www.theleonthomasgroup.com 📺 WATCH THE FULL REPLAY WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET. Watch the full replay and join the live chat on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeneenLGarrett ✨ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: DR. BRANDY PEER Guest Profile: womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/dr-brandy-peer/ Connect: Instagram [add once confirmed] | linkedin.com/in/drbrandypeer 👑 ABOUT YOUR HOST: DENEEN L. GARRETT Deneen is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, and the visionary behind the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective, the sanctuary for Black women 50+. Join the Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective-1653 Website: https://deneenlgarrett.com | Inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: https://www.theleonthomasgroup.com GUEST LINKS LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drbrandypeer Website: womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/dr-brandy-peer/ BMPowered Consulting: bmpoweredconsulting.com ABOUT THE HOST — DENEEN L. GARRETT Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, Dream Lifestyle™ Coach, Writer, and host of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast amplifying the voices and journeys of Women of Color. She is also the Founder of the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective, a sanctuary for Black women 50+. Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective-1653 Website: https://deneenlgarrett.com Business inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com
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Leaking Is Common But NOT Normal | Pelvic Floor Health, Immigrant Grit & Women’s Health Advocacy | Dr. Charu Chopra
03/27/2026
Leaking Is Common But NOT Normal | Pelvic Floor Health, Immigrant Grit & Women’s Health Advocacy | Dr. Charu Chopra
She arrived in the U.S. at 27. Never been on a plane. Left her entire family in India. Faked her accent so no one would notice where she came from. Worked harder than anyone in the room — and learned the hard way that hard work without a voice is invisible. Dr. Charu Chopra is a physical therapist of 17 years. For the past 7+, 100% of her patients have been women. She specializes in pelvic floor and breast rehab therapy — and she is one of the most honest, direct voices in women’s health working today. In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Dr. Chopra for a conversation that covers far more ground than expected: from the intersection of identity, immigration, and entrepreneurship, to the pelvic floor truths most women have never heard from a healthcare provider. What Dr. Chopra covers in this episode: Urinary leakage, pelvic pain, pain with intercourse, and bladder urgency — common, but NEVER normal. Every woman deserves to know this. The Kegels myth — why doing Kegels with tight pelvic floor muscles makes things worse, not better. Black women’s postpartum mortality rate is 3 times higher than the rest of the population — and pelvic floor physical therapy is recommended for every woman after birth, regardless of delivery type. Sexual trauma as an unaddressed cause of pelvic floor dysfunction — and why Dr. Chopra is often the first healthcare provider who ever asked. Direct access states — in Arizona and many others, you don’t need a doctor’s referral to see a pelvic floor PT. Dr. Chopra also shares the unlearning that shaped her leadership: how she moved from assimilation to ownership, from code-switching to speaking her full truth, and how she discovered that the same courage it takes to cross the world is the same courage it takes to advocate for yourself in any room. This episode is for the woman who has been dismissed. Who has normalized pain. Who has been waiting for a green light that was never coming. Own yourself. Set your boundaries. Never doubt yourself. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20, 100 Best Women’s Empowerment Podcast. WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET on YouTube. 📺 Watch on YouTube: Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: ✨ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: DR. CHARU CHOPRA Website: 👑 ABOUT YOUR HOST: DENEEN L. GARRETT Deneen is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, and the visionary behind the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective, the premier sanctuary for Black women 50+. Join the Collective: Website: Inquiries:
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Unlearn. Reclaim. Lead. | Stop Waiting for Permission to Be Seen ft. Gia Warren
03/20/2026
Unlearn. Reclaim. Lead. | Stop Waiting for Permission to Be Seen ft. Gia Warren
You were built to lead. So why does the path keep feeling out of reach? In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Gia Warren — strategic operations and program management leader, MBA, and global executive with leadership experience at Lumen, Intel, Amazon, and AT&T — for a conversation about what it truly means to be built to lead. Gia shares the decision that shifted how she sees herself, what she had to unlearn on the road to operational excellence, and what she wishes more women understood before they start looking for the path forward. If you're a Black woman 50+ who knows you're meant for more — but keeps waiting for the right moment, the right room, or the right permission — this conversation is going to meet you exactly where you are. In this episode: → The decision that shifts how you see yourself as someone built to lead → What high-achieving women have to unlearn to claim their own success → What separates women who find their pathway from women who don't → Why operational excellence is as much a personal standard as a professional one → The permission no one gives you — and why you have to become it ───────────────────────────────────── CONNECT WITH GIA WARREN LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giawarren/ ───────────────────────────────────── ABOUT YOUR HOST — Deneen L. Garrett Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, Dream Lifestyle™ Coach, Writer, and host of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast amplifying the voices and journeys of Women of Color. She is also the Founder of the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective, a sanctuary for Black women 50+. Dream Lifestyle™ Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective-1653 Website: https://deneenlgarrett.com Business inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com ─────────────────────────────────────
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Money as Safety: Rebuilding Self-Trust & Financial Power
03/14/2026
Money as Safety: Rebuilding Self-Trust & Financial Power
Deneen L. Garrett is joined by internationally recognized advocate and empowerment coach Kalyn Fahie for a powerful conversation on money, safety, and rebuilding self-trust. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation — a 100 Best Women’s Empowerment Podcast — continues its LIVE era by exploring what financial power truly means for women who are rebuilding their lives, identities, and futures. In this episode, Kalyn shares the deeper framework behind “Money as Safety” — and how women, particularly Black women over 50, can reclaim financial confidence without rushing their healing. Together, they explore: • Why money can represent safety — not just status • Rebuilding self-trust after survival • Economic empowerment as a pathway to agency • Expanding financially without abandoning emotional healing For women navigating transition, reinvention, or recovery, this conversation affirms a powerful truth: safety and freedom are not opposites — they are intertwined. WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET. Watch on YouTube: Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: Guest — Kalyn Fahie Kalyn Fahie is an internationally recognized advocate, author, and empowerment coach with nearly two decades of experience ending domestic and sexual violence. As founder of Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE), she has served over 6,400 survivors and pioneered innovative economic empowerment programs. Her work has been featured by the White House in Essence Magazine, and she is a recipient of the Spirit of Advocacy Award from the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Website: Instagram: LinkedIn: About the Host — Deneen L. Garrett Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, Dream Lifestyle™ Coach, Writer, and host of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, a 100 Best Women’s Empowerment Podcast amplifying the voices and journeys of Women of Color. She is also the Founder of the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective, a sanctuary for Black women 50+. Dream Lifestyle™ Collective: Website: Business inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com
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Stop Shrinking: Luxury Branding for Women 50+
03/06/2026
Stop Shrinking: Luxury Branding for Women 50+
Stop shrinking. Raise your standards. Your experience doesn’t expire — it compounds. In Episode 194 of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with luxury personal brand strategist Cheryl Pullins for a masterclass in visibility and positioning. This is a mandate for the woman 50+ who is ready to be seen, positioned, and paid at the level she has earned. Building a luxury brand isn't about "fluff"—it’s about the architecture of your authority. In this episode, we unpack: The Standard of Luxury: How your internal standards dictate your income and influence. Positioning as the Bridge: Moving from "experienced" to "Iconic" in the eyes of your market. The Cost of Shrinking: Why accomplished women over 50 must stop apologizing for their brilliance. Legacy Architecture: Building a personal brand strategy that honors your journey and your future. For the Black woman 50+ who is still building, expanding, and leading: this is your room. 📺 WATCH THE FULL REPLAY WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET. Watch the visual experience and join the live chat on YouTube: ✨ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: CHERYL PULLINS Website: Connect: | 👑 ABOUT YOUR HOST: DENEEN L. GARRETT Deneen is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, and the visionary behind the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective, the premier sanctuary for Black women 50+. Join the Collective: Website: Inquiries: Produced by The Leon Thomas Group
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From Podcast to LIVE: The Next Era of Women of Color
03/03/2026
From Podcast to LIVE: The Next Era of Women of Color
Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation — a Top 20 podcast on the 100 Best Women’s Empowerment Podcast list — is entering a new era. In this episode, Deneen L. Garrett is joined by Leon Thomas (The Leon Thomas Group) to share the shift from a traditional podcast format to a LIVE weekly experience. Why go live? What changes? And what does this mean for Women of Color — especially Black women 50+ — seeking conversations centered in leadership, visibility, wealth, and legacy? This conversation breaks down: • The vision behind WOC Live • What to expect each Thursday • Why this shift matters now WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET. Subscribe on your preferred platform and join us for what’s next. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: About the Podcast Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a 100 Best Women’s Empowerment Podcast hosted by Deneen L. Garrett, featuring honest, soul-centered conversations that empower women to choose themselves, heal deeply, and live boldly. All episodes: Dream Lifestyle™ Collective: Connect: Business inquiries:
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Alcohol as a Coping Mechanism: Grief, High-Functioning Binge Drinking & Life Beyond the Binge
02/24/2026
Alcohol as a Coping Mechanism: Grief, High-Functioning Binge Drinking & Life Beyond the Binge
EPISODE 192 — Alcohol as a Coping Mechanism: Grief, High-Functioning Binge Drinking & Life Beyond the Binge Full episode notes: High-functioning doesn’t always mean okay. Sometimes it’s a mask for grief, binge drinking, and survival. In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (a 100 Best Women’s Empowerment podcast), host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Colleen Clifford — author, speaker, coach, and commercial fisherwoman — for a deeply grounded conversation on alcohol as a coping mechanism, emotional resilience, and the hidden patterns many of us use to get through high-stress seasons. As a former binge drinker and suicide survivor, Colleen shares what it took to name her own patterns — and how losing her husband to alcohol-related suicide became a turning point that changed the questions she began asking about healing, truth, and finding steadier ground. In this conversation, we explore: • How “high-functioning” can hide real pain in plain sight • When alcohol becomes a coping strategy for grief and stress • What suicide survival teaches us about support, shame, and staying • The quiet ways women deny themselves while still showing up for everyone else • How to find your north star — and return to steadiness after loss Colleen also introduces the heart of her forthcoming book, Life Beyond the Binge, and invites listeners to consider one honest first step: naming what’s real. If you’ve ever looked fine on the outside but felt unsteady within, this conversation is for you. Crisis support (U.S.): Call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), available 24/7. GUEST: COLLEEN CLIFFORD Colleen Clifford is an author, speaker, coach, and commercial fisherwoman. As a former binge drinker and suicide survivor, she explores the intersection of grief, resilience, and the hidden patterns we often use to cope. After losing her husband to alcohol-related suicide and acknowledging her own binge drinking habit, she began asking deeper questions about healing and finding solutions. She is the author of the forthcoming book, Life Beyond the Binge. Connect with Colleen: Website: Instagram: Facebook: LinkedIn: About the Podcast Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a 100 Best Women’s Empowerment Podcast hosted by Deneen L. Garrett, featuring honest, soul-centered conversations that empower women to choose themselves, heal deeply, and live boldly. All episodes: Dream Lifestyle™ Collective: Connect with Deneen L. Garrett LLC: Business inquiries: LIKE COMMENT SHARE SUBSCRIBE FOLLOW
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The Heart Healer Returns: Healing, Community & Your 2026 Word
12/30/2025
The Heart Healer Returns: Healing, Community & Your 2026 Word
In this powerful return conversation, Victoria Finch — known as The Heart Healer — joins host Deneen L. Garrett for an intimate, deeply reflective dialogue on inner child healing, emotional freedom, leadership, and the power of community. Victoria shares the origin of her healing work, the childhood moment that shaped her life’s mission, and how decades of trauma recovery, hypnotherapy, and personal healing now inform the way she supports women at pivotal turning points. Together, Deneen and Victoria explore: Why so many high-achieving women struggle with feeling unseen How unresolved childhood experiences quietly shape adult relationships and leadership What happens in a woman’s nervous system when she enters a truly safe community Why the next chapter of a woman’s life deserves to be named, honored, and lived fully This episode also introduces a reflective ritual: choosing your Word of the Year for 2026 — not as a goal, but as an intention and compass for how you want to live and feel. Victoria reveals her 2026 word — Freedom — and invites listeners to begin listening for the word that’s calling them forward. This conversation is especially resonant for women who have spent years caregiving, leading, surviving, and giving — and are now ready to choose themselves, their joy, and their next chapter with intention. ⏱️ EPISODE TIMESTAMPS 00:00–04:00 | Returning with intention & entering community 04:00–09:00 | Victoria’s origin story & becoming The Heart Healer 09:00–14:00 | Defining moments that shaped her healing work 14:00–19:00 | Healing, leadership & choosing yourself 19:00–24:00 | What women carry at life’s turning points 24:00–28:00 | The work Victoria is doing now & transformation in this season 28:00–31:00 | Community, nervous system safety & the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective 31:00–33:00 | Naming the next chapter of a woman’s life 33:00–35:00 | 2026 Word of the Year: Freedom, intention & closing reflections 🌿 ABOUT THIS EPISODE Episode 191 This is the final episode of the year and a powerful closing reflection on: Healing forward, not backward Community as medicine Freedom, joy, and reinvention after 50 Listening to the quiet pull toward what’s next 👩🏽🦱 GUEST BIO — VICTORIA FINCH Victoria Finch, known as The Heart Healer, is a transformational speaker, two-time bestselling author, songwriter, and master hypnotherapist with over 30 years of experience in inner child healing, childhood trauma recovery, mindset coaching, and personal development. She is the founder of Avalon Executive Assistants, a PR and marketing agency helping coaches, entrepreneurs, and mission-driven leaders expand their visibility and reach. Victoria’s mission is simple and profound: to heal the world, one heart at a time. 🔗 CONNECT WITH VICTORIA FINCH 📧 Email: 🌐 Website: 🐦 Twitter/X: 📸 Instagram: _ 📘 Facebook: ▶️ YouTube: 💼 LinkedIn: 🎵 TikTok: 📚 Amazon Author Page: ✨ ABOUT THE DREAM LIFESTYLE™ COLLECTIVE The Dream Lifestyle™ Collective is a private community created by Deneen L. Garrett for Black women 50+ who have lived, led, caregiven, and carried responsibility — and are now choosing joy, softness, visibility, and reinvention in their next chapter. 🎙️ ABOUT THE PODCAST Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a 100 Best Women’s Empowerment Podcast hosted by Deneen L. Garrett, featuring honest, soul-centered conversations that empower women to choose themselves, heal deeply, and live boldly. 🎧 Original episode with Victoria Finch:
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What Are You Mixed With? Navigating Anti-Blackness, White Supremacy & Light-Skinned Privilege with Dr. Wendy Ashley
12/16/2025
What Are You Mixed With? Navigating Anti-Blackness, White Supremacy & Light-Skinned Privilege with Dr. Wendy Ashley
Episode 190 In this intimate and deeply necessary conversation, we’re joined by Dr. Wendy Ashley — a nationally recognized Black and biracial clinician, professor, author, change agent, and Department Chair of the MSW program at Cal State Northridge. Her current book is a bold act of reclamation: a vulnerable exploration of biracial identity, anti-Blackness, white supremacy, and light-skinned privilege — and the healing that becomes possible when we stop suppressing our truths. Together, we unpack identity, belonging, silences within families, colorism, community tension, and the emotional labor of navigating a world that demands monoracial clarity. Dreamers… this one will sit with you. ✨ In This Episode We Explore What it really feels like to grow up biracial in a world demanding monoracial clarity — the isolation, identity confusion, and early pressure to “read” how others see you. The hidden silences inside biracial families — especially being raised by a white mother who never discussed race, and the emotional cost of navigating whiteness without language or protection. Anti-Blackness, white supremacy, and light-skinned privilege — how these forces shape belonging, community dynamics, and why many Black women test or police biracial identity. Global Blackness and identity abroad — how traveling to Toronto, Lisbon, and South Africa reveals cultural differences in how “Blackness” is defined, understood, and embodied. Reclaiming identity after decades of shrinking — Dr. Ashley’s journey to stop apologizing, stop performing, take up space, and live fully as a Black biracial woman in all her complexity. 💬 Powerful Moments “I don’t have to justify my belonging. I don’t have to translate my existence for people who don’t understand it.” “I spent 50 years thinking these stories were just mine… then I learned how many people were lonely inside their identity.” “Living fully means I’m no longer disappearing. I take up space — with all my complexity.” 🌟 About Today’s Guest — Dr. Wendy Ashley Dr. Wendy Ashley, Psy.D., LCSW is a Black and biracial clinician, professor, author, and Department Chair of the Master of Social Work program at California State University, Northridge. Renowned for her work in antiracist clinical practice, intersectionality, and trauma-informed care, she bridges scholarship, service, and healing. Her new book is an act of reclamation — breaking silence, building community, and inviting deeper understanding of biracial identity. Website: Instagram: LinkedIn: Purchase: What Are You Mixed With? Navigating Anti-Blackness, White Supremacy and Light-Skinned Privilege — 💫 About the Host – Deneen L. Garrett Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, Dream Lifestyle™ Coach, Writer, and host of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation — a 100 Best Women’s Empowerment podcast amplifying the voices, stories, and journeys of Women of Color. A Who’s Who in Black Detroit Notable Professional, Deneen is recognized for her cultural leadership, storytelling, and her unwavering commitment to empowering Black Women to design and live their Dream Lives™ — boldly, joyfully, and without apology. A former Diversity & Inclusion leader at AT&T, she now leads Deneen L. Garrett LLC, where she merges art, culture, narrative, and empowerment to guide Black Women 50+ into their next bold chapter. She also serves on multiple boards at the Detroit Institute of Arts, supporting African and African American art initiatives and advancing representation within cultural spaces. Website: Instagram: @deneensdreamlife 📩 Contact / Speaking: 🖤 Call to Action If you’re ready to reclaim your creativity, joy, and reinvention, explore the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective — a sanctuary for Black Women 50+ ready to design and live their Dream Life™ NOW and step into their next bold chapter. 🔗 Join the quiet launch today: 💖 Before You Go If this episode resonated with you: ⭐ Leave a rating + review 🔁 Share it with a sister or friend 📲 Follow the show for more intimate, liberating conversations Dreamers — keep dreaming, designing, and driving the life you deserve.
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Dontae T. Muse: Building a Legacy in Black Art, Culture & Artrepreneurship
12/09/2025
Dontae T. Muse: Building a Legacy in Black Art, Culture & Artrepreneurship
Episode 189 In this powerful conversation, Cultural Producer and Artrepreneur Dontae T. Muse joins Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation to explore his journey through creativity, community, and legacy-building in Black art. Dontae shares how getting fired became his catalyst for stepping into purpose, how he built Above Art Studios into a cultural home for creatives, why documenting knowledge became part of his mission, and how he is shaping the future through his roles at the Harlem Fine Arts Show and Newark Symphony Hall. This episode dives deep into self-trust, creative reinvention, community leadership, impact, and legacy — all themes resonating with The Dream Lifestyle™ Collective, your sanctuary for Black women 50+ designing bold next chapters. 🔥 Key Topics We Cover Dontae’s origin story: choosing himself, trusting his gifts, and walking away from “stable” careers The early days of Above Art Studios and how he built legitimacy and community from scratch What he learned about legacy, consistency, and creating opportunities for others Why he writes, how he educates emerging artrepreneurs, and the myths that still hold artists back Inside the Harlem Fine Arts Show — the largest diaspora-focused art show in North America The Centennial Program at Newark Symphony Hall and preserving 100 years of Black cultural history The future of Black art entrepreneurship — and how creatives can adapt Wisdom for Black women 50+ reclaiming their creativity, power, and purpose What legacy means to him and what he hopes listeners take away 🎧 Listen If You’re Interested In… Black art ecosystems Building legacy through creativity Leaving traditional careers for purpose-driven work Artrepreneurship, cultural leadership, and community impact Reinvention after 50 Stories of resilience, self-belief, and intentional design 💬 Memorable Quotes “I wanted to create opportunities for other people — that’s legacy.” “Whatever I’ve been able to do, a Black woman can do three times over.” “Say yes — and figure the rest out later.” “There’s always a way to use your strengths and your perceived weaknesses.” “Legacy is how people remember the way you touched their lives.” 🌟 About Don’tae T. Muse Dontae is a Cultural Producer, Artrepreneur, and best-selling author whose work sits at the intersection of art, culture, and community. Former Owner, Above Art Studios Co-Founder, HEArt Festival Director of Artist Relations, Harlem Fine Arts Show Centennial Program Manager, Newark Symphony Hall Author of best-selling guides supporting emerging artrepreneurs He is a creative force shaping the future of Black cultural expression and creative entrepreneurship. 📍 Connect with Dontae Instagram: @iamdmuse YouTube: youtube.com/@iamdmuse LinkedIn: Dontae T. Muse, MPA 💫 Connect with Deneen If you’re a Black woman 50+ ready to reclaim your creativity, joy, and reinvention, explore the Dream Lifestyle™ Collective — a sanctuary to Dream, Design & Drive™ your next bold chapter. 👉 deneenlgarrett.com
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