Joy Economics Podcast

Joy Economics is a weekly podcast that challenges the way we do business in the corporate world and provides listeners with the tools and know-how they need to find more joy at work and in life.

S4: EP11 The Gift of Presence 11/25/2020

S4: EP11 The Gift of Presence Melissa Mueller-Douglas is all about living in the moment. As the founder and CEO of MYRetreat, she’s passionate about helping professionals slow down, schedule self-care and achieve wellness. Tune in to the latest episode of Joy Economics where we bring value to life’s everyday moments and embark on an amazing mindful journey. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/16957046

S4: EP10 Off Script 10/10/2020

S4: EP10 Off Script "How can we find the things we're looking if we can't even admit them to ourselves?" CEO and Host of the JOY Economics, Shani Godwin, is no stranger to pain. In this episode, she shares how she found her voice and the courage to stand in her power by confronting shame, fear and self-limiting doubt hiding in the shadows of her life and was able to rise above her own self-imposed narratives to write a new story. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/16349951

S4: EP9 More Meddling 10/01/2020

S4: EP9 More Meddling Toyin Adon-Abel, Jr. is no stranger when it comes to sticking his nose into the business of big brands. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/16239275

S4E8 Meddling Minds 08/21/2020

S4E8 Meddling Minds Toyin Adon-Abel Jr. is a bona fide meddler. He is not afraid or worried about sticking his nose into the business of big brands and challenging them to use their influence for the greater good. As an experienced marketer, Toyin is now on a mission to combine his marketing and his meddling skills which is why he started Meddling Minds Agency, a network of socially conscious professionals and creatives leveraging the power of marketing to help aspirational brands find purpose and empower communities. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/15705161

S4:E7 Prepare to Launch 08/14/2020

S4:E7 Prepare to Launch We're all launchers. Whether you realize it or not, you have the ability and the opportunity each day to launch something new. But what does it really mean to launch something? In this episode of Joy Economics, we'll lean on some evergreen advice about how to take the fear out of launching something new from business leaders Shane Benson and David Farmer, Chick-fil-A Executives and Co-Founders of Launch Youniversity and Becky Davis, Chief Bosspreneur and Business Growth Architect. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/15616850

S4:E6 Emerge 07/31/2020

S4:E6 Emerge Trying to advance your career as a women of color isn't always easy. That's where Fern Johnson comes in. She created Career Sisters as a safe haven for women of color to learn, grow, share and emerge as powerful business leaders, ready to take on the world. Listen to her powerful story on this episode of Joy Economics. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/15430754

S4:E5 Off Script: Finding Your True Self In the Midst of Extreme Loss and Suffering 07/17/2020

S4:E5 Off Script: Finding Your True Self In the Midst of Extreme Loss and Suffering You are not your job. This is a powerful lesson that Communiqué CEO, Shani Godwin, learned from her dad after a season of devastating loss. Listen in as she candidly shares what depression, divorce and the death of her father taught her about her life and identity and how she’s used those lessons to redefine herself and how you can too—no matter what’s happening in your life or business right now. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/15251249

S4:E4 Creating Space 07/10/2020

S4:E4 Creating Space With so many businesses facing the possibility of permanently shutting their doors, we wanted to revisit our timely conversation with Dr. Kelly Burton, CEO of Founders of Color, a digital platform to help minority-owned businesses scale and grow. Listen in as she shares her story, unpacks the challenges faced by businesses of color, and provides actionable steps for moving forward. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/15159938

S4:E3 Perfect Your Pivot 07/02/2020

S4:E3 Perfect Your Pivot On Joy Economics, we believe in working and living with a fighting spirit, and apparently, so does Matt Hinton, creator and owner of Bell St. Burritos. He is taking the time to reinvent himself and his business. Learn how he is doing just that in this episode of Joy Economics. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/15066761

S4:E2 Taking a Stand (Part 2) 06/19/2020

S4:E2 Taking a Stand (Part 2) If you tuned into Part 1 of our candid conversation with Elizabeth Giorgi then you learned that for her doing good business doesn’t just mean producing highly-converting content. It also means having the courage to take a stand. She’s done just that while fighting for gender and now racial equality. Tune into the second half of our conversation as we celebrate the resilience of small businesses and learn how Liz finds joy and the energy to keep pursuing what’s next. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/14892416

S4:E1 Taking a Stand 06/12/2020

S4:E1 Taking a Stand Starting a business is hard work. Staying in business is an even tougher proposition. Elizabeth (Liz) Giorgi has successfully managed to do both as the founder of two innovative production companies, soona and Mighteor. She is compassionate. She is brave. And she is an inspiring lesson on how to make moves in your business while having the courage to take a stand. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/14801681

S3:E6 The "M" Word 03/26/2020

S3:E6 The "M" Word In light of the global impact of COVID-19, we wanted to replay this timely episode featuring the powerful story of Amanda Hammett, also affectionately known as the “Millennial Translator.” /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/13711487

S3:E5 Blessings on Blessings - Part 2 12/22/2019

S3:E5 Blessings on Blessings - Part 2 What's your biggest lesson learned from 2019? On this episode of Joy Economics, Shani Godwin, CEO of Communiqué USA, Inc. along with fellow team members Kim Brown and Kellie Ladipo continue a discussion on the ups and downs of 2019. Listen in for another round of reflecting on a year of living, working and playing. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/12495401

S3:E4 Blessings on Blessings 12/08/2019

S3:E4 Blessings on Blessings The year 2019 has had its ups and its down, but through it all we blessed to survive the year, have a great year, and come out on top. Join us as we reflect on a year of living, working and playing, and learning lessons along the way that will set us up for success for years to come. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/12317537

S3:E3 Running Your Own Race 11/11/2019

S3:E3 Running Your Own Race For many of us, when we're young in our career we think we have things all figured out. We think we know who we want to, what we want to do, and where we want to go. But what happens when things don't go exactly as planned? /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/11990420

S3:E2 Lessons From the Joy Jar 10/13/2019

S3:E2 Lessons From the Joy Jar For this episode we're heading to the Joy Jar. This is a tradition on Joy Economics where we ask guests to pull a random question from our Joy Jar to provide additional insight on topics like their childhood, career adventures and favorite things. The answers to these questions help us learn the unexpected about our leader and find relatable experiences that connect us and inspire us to explore the deepest parts of ourselves. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/11620397

S3:E1 The Art of Pivoting 09/16/2019

S3:E1 The Art of Pivoting We've all been there. Life hands you a bag full of lemons and somehow you're suppose to turn it into lemonade. This episode is all about pivoting, featuring some of our best advice from past guests on how to pivot and make the most out of life's pitfalls. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/11269010

S2:E16 Line Drive 05/06/2019

S2:E16 Line Drive “Where you start does not have to dictate where you finish.” This powerful theme is at the heart of the life story of CJ Stewart, CEO of Diamond Directors and Executive Director of L.E.A.D. In this candid conversation with Joy Economics host, Shani Godwin, learn more about Stewart’s rise and find out how he is building a legacy by not only training future baseball stars, but impacting at risk, inner-city, minority youth facing insurmountable odds just like he did so many years ago. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/9669557

S2:E15 5 by 20 04/07/2019

S2:E15 5 by 20 Terrez Thompson is passionate about empowering women in business. As the Vice President of Supplier Diversity at The Coca Cola Company and as a champion of the company's 5by20 economic empowerment initiative, she's laser focused on breaking down the barriers and building bridges of progress for women entrepreneurs across the globe. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/9288476

S2:E14 Solving for Y 03/10/2019

S2:E14 Solving for Y Humility is a hard pill to swallow when you are running a business, but it’s in those tough moments where you find opportunities for growth. In this episode of Joy Economics, we chat with Meghan Lynch, President and CEO of Six-Point Creative, to learn just what it takes to find confidence in your business again, and how you can apply that same principle to your own professional journey. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/8944421

S2:E13 Gen X-Ceptional 02/24/2019

S2:E13 Gen X-Ceptional In this episode, we chat with Generation Xer, Adrion Porter, who is host of the podcast Gen X Amplified and a marketing veteran with over twenty years of experience working with some big brands that include HBO, Cartoon Network, and Citi. Listen in as Adrion talks about his experience, how to pivot and turn a career low into a career and personal high, and how to use his 5-step B.R.A.N.D. framework to create a winning personal brand. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/8751158

S2:E12: Creating Space 01/31/2019

S2:E12: Creating Space Kelly Burton, CEO, Founders of ColorIn this episode of Joy Economics, we chat with Dr. Kelly Burton, the brainchild behind Founders of Color, a digital platform helping minority-owned businesses scale and grow. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/8475362

S2: E11: The "M" Word 01/25/2019

S2: E11: The "M" Word Amanda Hammett is a successful entrepreneur who knows a thing or two about what it takes to excite a team of Millennials and Gen Xers. So much so, she calls herself the “Millennial Translator”. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/8400695

S2:E10: Walking Into My Destiny 01/18/2019

S2:E10: Walking Into My Destiny You hear her bright voice every time you tune in to a Joy Economics podcast, but who is Shani Godwin? Guest host, David Harris, provides the questions that introduce us to the voice behind the mic. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/8310833

S2E8: All I Want for Christmas 12/21/2018

S2E8: All I Want for Christmas We're getting into the holiday spirit with a throwback to one of our favorite episodes from Season 1, featuring Stephanie Walters, lifestyle specialist in Hampton Roads, VA and Kyla Young and Chase Miller, two special young fans of the show. We'll be talking about holiday traditions and sharing lifestyle tips on how to manage and enjoy the holiday season. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/8005166

Joy Economics S2E7: After The Show: Bonus Episode 12/14/2018

Joy Economics S2E7: After The Show: Bonus Episode This bonus episode of Joy Economics features a quick course on how to make your elevator pitch great with David Farmer and Shane Benson of Launch YOUniversity. We’ll also revisit our friends at Moving in the Spirit, an Atlanta, Georgia-based non-profit that uses dance to help youth thrive. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/7919018

Joy Economics S2E6: Reimagining Africa 12/07/2018

Joy Economics S2E6: Reimagining Africa Jean Adero believes her “soul” purpose in life is to reimagine her home country of Africa. At face value this sounds like a monumental proposition. Not for Jean Adero, the founder and brainchild behind the youth literacy non-profit, Read Across Africa. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/7838018

Joy Economics S2E5: The Real MVP 11/16/2018

Joy Economics S2E5: The Real MVP In this Joy Economics episode, host Shani Godwin, uncovers how Becky A. Davis, Chief BOSSpreneur®, was able to overcome her own fears to go on to lead a successful business and thriving executive coaching consultancy that positioned her for the role of a lifetime as spokesperson for the Coca Cola Company’s 5by20 entrepreneurship initiative focused on supporting 5-million women owned businesses worldwide by the year 2020! /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/7591013

Joy Economics S2E4: Lift Off 10/25/2018

Joy Economics S2E4: Lift Off If you’re not actively launching something new in your life, you may be missing out on the very thing that keeps you challenged, fresh and relevant in today’s constantly evolving world. In this episode, you will meet David Farmer and Shane Benson, top executives at Chick-fil-A Inc., who along with their partners, Kevin Jennings and Jeff Henderson, have created a digital platform called Launch Youniveristy. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/7287641

Joy Economics S2E3: Omari & Onaje Henderson: Custodians of Culture 09/28/2018

Joy Economics S2E3: Omari & Onaje Henderson: Custodians of Culture Omari and Onaje Henderson are on a mission to open up the art experience, in its many facets, to communities of color. In a stroke of genius, these engineers-by-trade decided to take their passion for art and turn it into a business that’s paying off in ways they never imagined. In this episode of Joy Economics, host Shani Godwin dives into their story and how you, too, can harness that passion into purpose. /episode/index/show/joyeconomics/id/7104744

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