Black Womxn Create

Black Womxn Create spotlights womxn that shape culture. Despite the lack of visibility and recognition, Black womxn are successful entrepreneurs, producers, designers, and artists. We are reclaiming our power.

Tori Bell on Creating Community and Building Intersectional Spaces 12/14/2020

Tori Bell on Creating Community and Building Intersectional Spaces Meet Victoria “Tori” Bell. She manages Internal Community building efforts at Facebook and lives in Brooklyn, NY. Tori is most proud of founding and leading the employee resource group "Black Women at Facebook" in 2017. Black Women at Facebook aims to support the development of those who identify as Black Women at the company. To-date they have chapters across the globe and serve as the industry leader in the intersectional employee resource group space. Prior to Facebook, Tori was an early employee at Jopwell, a Diversity and Inclusion technology platform where she had the opportunity to participate in the Y-Combinator incubator program. During her time at Jopwell, Tori helped to build and scale the campus ambassador and undergraduate hiring programs. A graduate of Agnes Scott College and a native of Wichita, Kansas, Tori is passionate about fostering community and creating spaces for women and people of color to thrive. On this episode we discuss: Growing up in Kansas and passion for racial justice A shared love for Traceee Ellis Ross The conception of Black Women @ Facebook Building a relationship with Sophia Amuruso and creating a Diversity Equity and Inclusion course for Business Class Common misconceptions on diversity, equity and inclusion Active allyship You’ll want to listen through the episode for some great music, show, and business recommendations. This is Tori Bell on Creating Community and Building Intersectional Spaces. /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/17189480

Jovanna Youssef on Creating A Career in Product Management and Defining Your Personal Style 11/02/2020

Jovanna Youssef on Creating A Career in Product Management and Defining Your Personal Style Meet Jovanna Youssef, the daughter of immigrants, a retail tech enthusiast, and current product marketer + customer strategist at Rent the Runway. She’s inspired by technologies that make people’s lives easier, do things more efficiently or provide access and opportunities for women. Throughout her career she has consulted for Fortune 500 companies, worked with startups, and launched global features touching millions of people. From a young age, fashion has been at the center of her world thanks to her mom who she credits for her love of fashion. She’s excited about the future of fashion and retail and especially how technology will amplify and evolve the industry. She’s particularly passionate about helping women break into the technology space and increasing diversity in tech. You are in for a great conversation on: Taking opportunities where you can learn Working as a product manager Finding inspiration from leaders and peers Defining personal style Practicing self-care in challenging times This is Jovanna on Creating A Career in Product Management and Defining Your Personal Style. /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/16651877

Ariel Belgrave on Empowering Women and Growing a Fitness Business 07/20/2020

Ariel Belgrave on Empowering Women and Growing a Fitness Business Rosa talks with Ariel Belgrave, a health and fitness coach, sponsored Under Armour athlete, fitness instructor, and the CEO of Gym Hooky. They discuss building trust, staying consistent with your brand, determining your worth, and showing up in the ways the work best for you. /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/15284942

Aliza Pearl on Embracing Diversity in Science Fiction 06/29/2020

Aliza Pearl on Embracing Diversity in Science Fiction Our next guest is LA-based writer, actor, and producer . Aliza is a proud Afrolatinx that explores identity through scifi, comedy and genre storytelling. Of African-American, Puerto Rican, and Afro-Caribbean heritage, Aliza explores identity and split cultural ties through scifi, comedy and genre storytelling. Having grown up with little to no scifi protaganists that looked like her and her family, she has been repurposing her own writing and acting career to become laser focused on helping to bring underrepresented voices to the forefront of scifi and genre media. Her past experience includes writing for Nerdist News and comedy sketches at Nerdist. Aliza’s latest project Blood of the Void premiers July 6th on Twitch. The all-Klingon, Star Trek Adventures tabletop RPG show features a Black/Asian cast. On this episode we discuss becoming a proud Afolatinx, pivoting from music production to theatre and breaking stereotypes in sci-fi entertainment. Are you working on a project? Do you just have an exciting update? Let us know! Share the news at . /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/15003929

Joy on Making Juneteenth a National Holiday 06/16/2020

Joy on Making Juneteenth a National Holiday Meet Joy, member of Hella Creative. Hella Creative is the force behind #hellajuneteenth. They believe that, "now more than ever, we must recognize Juneteenth as a time to collectively reflect on our past, take action in our present, and build towards our future.”In just two weeks, they gained support from over 181 companies including Twitter, Square, Nike, Mastercard, Adobe and more. These companies publicly commit to honoring Juneteenth as a paid holiday. The initiative was profiled Fast Company, the Huffington Post and Atlanta Journal- Constitution. On this episode we discuss: 1) what Juneteenth is and why it matters, 2) how to empower people and organizations to recognize the holiday, and what happens when Juneteenth is over. /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/14840813

Rosa on How to Create a Podcast 06/08/2020

Rosa on How to Create a Podcast You asked and we answered. Here is everything you need to know about starting a podcast! Rosa talks about tools, interview formats, and thoughts on creating alone vs. with others. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe! /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/14737388

Arlan Hamilton on Turning Your Story into Your Greatest Advantage 05/04/2020

Arlan Hamilton on Turning Your Story into Your Greatest Advantage We’re back for Season 2! This week we are talking to Arlan Hamilton about her new book, It’s About Damn Time. Arlan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital. Backstage Capital is a fund that is dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech among founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. Backstage has now raised more than $10 million and invested in more than 130 startup companies led by underestimated founders. Arlan's book, It’s About Damn Time, drops in just hours! In this episode we talk about Arlan’s hidden talents, the real reason she flew to Silicon Valley and started a venture capital fund, and why it's about Damn Time. This is Arlan Hamilton on Turning Your Story into Your Greatest Advantage. Book: Backstage Capital: Your First Million: Twitter: @arlanwashere /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/14272277

Alexis on Producing Storytelling-Driven Content & Experiences 08/20/2019

Alexis on Producing Storytelling-Driven Content & Experiences Meet Alexis Claytor, founder of First Year Project LLC. FYP is a multimedia creative agency that produces storytelling driven content and experiences. /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/10928069

Kim on Building a Creative Career 04/29/2019

Kim on Building a Creative Career Digital Strategy, Creative, Career Change, Learning /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/9580478

Amanda on Celebrating Diversity Among Black Latinas 03/25/2019

Amanda on Celebrating Diversity Among Black Latinas Black & AfroLatinx narratives /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/9134270

Michelle Singleton on Creating Social Change Through Art 03/10/2019

Michelle Singleton on Creating Social Change Through Art Fashion, Creative Direction, Beauty & Women's Issues /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/8946779

Trailer 01/21/2019

Trailer When You’re Ready is a collection of stories on resilience, strength, love, and courage. WYR is a place for women to share their truth and shine bright. We are sharing to heal ourselves. We are emitting light to inspire others. /episode/index/show/whenyourready/id/8330861

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