2 L.I.T. Chicks (Leaders In Tech)

We did it, y'all!

Season 3 is officially in the books! In this special season finale of the 2 LIT Chicks Podcast, your girls Alicia and Fern slide back into the studio (live and in person!) to reflect on twelve unforgettable episodes of giving it back and paying it forward. From veterans turned tech leaders to PhDs, pageant queens, project management powerhouses, and cybersecurity SHEroes, this season was a full-on masterclass in leadership, legacy, and showing up authentically.

We're recapping every guest who blessed us this season: Eddie Bright reminding us "AI won't replace you, but someone using AI will," Kenny Claytor's starting five and legacy lessons, Renard and Amir from Black Belts in Boardrooms on discipline and judgment as your real edge, Megan Lee on science, pageantry and honoring Henrietta Lacks, Veena Somareddy turning AR/VR into healing, the now-official Dr. Saki Milton with Dr. Jennifer Simpson on excellence without burnout, Samuel Davis and Chris Berry on IQ + EQ, Dr. Laura Jones putting cybersecurity in kids' hands, Dee Maddox calling us to walk in our purpose, Tina Helton on why cybersecurity is everybody's job, Tiffany Martin proving inclusive design is a strategic advantage, and Chakita Holmes (our #1 video of the season) on project management as the most transferable skill out there.

Whether you're a screen-ager, mid-career pivoter, or seasoned executive, this finale is a love letter to leaders at every level. Big thanks to our amazing guests, our Hello Studios team, and YOU for rocking with us all season long. Season 4 is loading…

Listen, like, and subscribe at 2 LIT Chicks Podcast — and remember: stay curious, stay bold, and always stay lit.

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome Back — Wrapping Up Season 3

00:55 Eddie Bright: AI Won't Replace You, But Someone Using It Will

07:00 Kenny Claytor: Your Starting Five & Building Legacy Now

12:00 Renard & Amir: Discipline, Judgment & Black Belts in the Boardroom

14:15 Megan Lee: Science, Pageantry & Honoring Henrietta Lacks

21:00 Veena Somareddy: When AR/VR Innovation Meets Purpose

22:45 Dr. Saki Milton & Dr. Jennifer Simpson: Do The Work

27:30 Samuel Davis & Chris Berry: IQ Meets EQ

29:15 Dr. Laura Jones: Cyber Kai, Techy Guy & Knowing Your Craft

35:30 Dee Maddox: Stop Waiting — Walk In Your Purpose

39:15 Tina Helton: Cybersecurity Is No Longer Optional

43:30 Tiffany Martin: Inclusive Design Is The Strategic Advantage

48:00 Shakita Holmes: The Project Management Powerhouse

50:30 Season 3 Lessons: AI, Discipline, Leadership & Legacy

54:00 Stay Curious, Stay Bold, Stay Lit

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What happens when a corporate tech executive trades a Microsoft career for a role leading one of the largest Boys & Girls Clubs in the country? In Episode 13 of the 2 L.I.T. Chicks Podcast, Fern and Alicia McKay sit down with Libby Sailor Wright, President & CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, for a powerful conversation about purpose-driven leadership, running a nonprofit like a business, and preparing today's youth for tomorrow's workforce.

Libby pulls back the curtain on how nonprofits are hiring business leaders, how AI is shifting productivity behind the scenes, and why grit is a stronger predictor of success than IQ.

The conversation also tackles the growing shift from college readiness to workforce development, and why Atlanta ranks 50 out of 50 for economic mobility — and what her team is doing to change that.

If you care about leadership, legacy, youth development, tech careers in the nonprofit sector, or simply what it takes to build something meaningful, this episode is a must-listen.

💡 We talk about:

Chapters:

00:00 Cold Open: The Intern Who Flubbed the Offer

01:40 Atlanta, Dallas, and the Full-Circle Move Back Home

04:05 Running a Nonprofit Like a Business With a Heart

06:15 The Second Graders Who Cleared Libby's Calendar

09:40 My Club Hub: Building the Tech Backbone

13:00 BGCMA By the Numbers: 8,000 Members, 408 Employees

15:55 Is Gen Z Ready for the Real World?

19:45 Inside Out University: Teaching Kids to Regulate Emotions

23:35 Latchkey Kids, Teen Crime & the Year of the Youth

28:15 AI in the Nonprofit World: Productivity Over Programming (For Now)

32:00 The NASCAR Driver Who Learned to Race on a Video Game

35:00 The Shift from College Prep to Workforce Readiness

39:15 Libby's Legacy Moment: Her Father's Inner-City Vision

44:30 Five Firehouse Questions With Libby

46:15 Stay Curious, Stay Bold, Stay LIT

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#BoysAndGirlsClubsOfMetroAtlanta

#NonprofitCEOLife

#WorkforceReadinessAtlanta

#CorporateToNonprofitPivot

#YouthDevelopmentLeadership

#2LITChicks

#BlackWomenInLeadership

#PodcastForWomen

#MentorshipMatters

#LegacyBuilders

This episode of 2 LIT Chicks features a powerhouse collaboration with Renard and Amir, the hosts of the Black Belts and Boardrooms podcast.

Combining the discipline of martial arts with the high-stakes world of corporate leadership and technology, this conversation explores how to remain calm under pressure, the ethical landscape of AI, and why "soft skills" are the ultimate career accelerator.

💡 We talk about:

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction to 2 LIT Chicks & Guests

01:50 - The Origin of Black Belts and Boardrooms

03:32 - Stress Inoculation: How Martial Arts Builds Better Leaders

05:50 - Leadership vs. Management: Transitioning from IC to Leader

07:45 - Networking Advice for the 20-30 Generation

10:05 - The Skill of Salesmanship in Tech

12:15 - Financial Literacy: The Missing Piece for Young Professionals

13:30 - The AI Revolution: Helper or Replacement?

15:45 - Ethics, Autonomy, and the Future of Society

18:45 - Why Government Regulation Always Lags Behind

22:15 - Historical Patterns: Technology and Social Impact

26:25 - The Future of Human Interaction in a Digital World

27:38 - The Dunning-Kruger Effect & Critical Thinking

29:40 - The Worst Career Advice Renard Ever Received

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#BlackBeltsAndBoardrooms #TechLeadership #MartialArtsMindset #SoftSkillsInTech #CorporateDiscipline #Podcast #LeadershipDevelopment #FutureOfWork #AI #ProfessionalGrowth

In Episode 11, we sit down with Army veteran, tech sales executive, husband, father, servant leader, and storyteller Kenny Claytor — and baby, the gems were GEM-ING.

From sharpshooter precision to corporate leadership discipline, from building transferable skills to branding yourself beyond your job title, Kenny breaks down what it really takes to transition, pivot, and build legacy.

We touched on the military mindset, entrepreneurship fads versus grit, AI in staffing, resume strategy, relationship capital, and why your “starting five” matters more than your LinkedIn title.

This episode is about authenticity, discipline, faith, hustle, and making sure what you build lasts longer than your paycheck. Stay lit, y’all.

💡 We talk about:

Chapters:

00:00 Welcome to Two Lit Chicks 

01:00 Meet Kenny Claytor 

02:00 23 Years in the Army 

03:30 Sharpshooter & Military Discipline 

06:00 Staying Motivated in Tough Seasons 

08:00 Your “Starting Five” Support System 

10:00 From Military to Tech Sales 

12:00 Transferable Skills That Matter 

15:00 Building Relationships vs Transactions 

16:00 Kenny’s Corner & Personal Branding 

18:00 Finding Light in Dark Seasons 

23:00 Advice for Young Tech Professionals 

24:00 Resume Tips That Get Attention 

26:00 Using AI to Tailor Your Resume 

28:00 Is AI Replacing Recruiters? 

30:00 Entrepreneurship: The Truth Behind the Hype 

33:00 Social Media, Monetization & Business Skills 

36:00 IT Skills & Entrepreneurship 

41:00 Lightning Round 🔥 

44:00 Stay Lit Closing 

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#TwoLitChicks #StayLit #KennyClaytor #VeteranLeadership #TechCareers #EntrepreneurMindset #AIinBusiness #CareerAdvice #TransferableSkills #FaithAndHustle #PersonalBranding #CorporateLeadership #MilitaryToCorporate #LegacyBuilding

What happens when rhinestones meet research?

Megan brings the full duality: STEM brilliance, pageant confidence, and a deep commitment to advocacy for women’s health — especially Black women. From breaking down what clinical research really is (and what it isn’t 👀), to normalizing conversations about our bodies, medical care, and community, this episode is layered, honest, and powerful.

💡 We talk about:

This episode is about showing up fully, asking better questions, advocating for your health, and becoming the hero you needed to see.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction: Meet Megan Lee Boyd

01:55 Beauty & Brains: Pageantry Meets Science

05:00 Family Legacy, Education & Confidence

08:30 What Is Clinical Research Really?

11:30 Women’s Health, Urology & Breaking Taboos

14:00 Why Black Women Must Be in Research

18:45 Normalizing Medical Conversations

22:00 Pageantry as Discipline & Self-Growth

26:30 Grief, Growth & Knowing When to Pause

31:45 Advice to Her Younger Self

35:40 Lightning Round

41:00 Where to Find Megan & Final Reflections

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#WomenInSTEM

#BlackWomenInMedicine

#ClinicalResearchMatters

#BeautyAndBrains

#WomenHealthAdvocacy

#PodcastLife

#WomenEmpowerment

#PurposeDriven

#StayLit

#BlackExcellence

In this powerful returning episode of 2 LIT Chicks Podcast, we sit down with Tiffany Martin, Founder & CEO of Visio Tech, tech strategist, accessibility advocate, and living proof that resilience plus purpose equals impact.

Tiffany takes us on an unforgettable journey — from launching a tech company inside a hospital room to redefining accessibility, AI ethics, and what leadership looks like in tech spaces that weren’t built with everyone in mind. After losing her sight due to diabetic retinopathy and navigating kidney failure, Tiffany didn’t retreat — she rebuilt, reimagined, and rose.

This conversation is about innovation, faith, community, entrepreneurship, and why accessibility is not an afterthought — it’s good design and good business.

If you’re a student, builder, founder, or anyone trying to figure out how to turn adversity into alignment… this episode is for you.

💡 We talk about:

📚 Book Recommendations Mentioned

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction & Hospital Room Origin Story 

01:00 Welcome to 2 LIT Chicks + Guest Introduction 

03:00 Tiffany’s Current Work & Reading Retreat 

05:00 Book Recommendations on AI & Ethics 

06:40 AI, Students, and Responsible Use 

08:30 Accessibility in Tech & The Curb Cut Effect 

11:30 Losing Her Sight & Health Journey 

15:00 Learning Tech as a Blind Founder 

18:30 Sensory Overload & Finding Balance 

20:30 Disability, Design, and the Internet 

24:00 Entrepreneurship & Early Hustle 

27:00 Launching Visio Tech in the Hospital 

31:00 Community, Mentorship & Black Women in Tech 

34:00 Lightning Round Questions 

36:00 Where to Find Tiffany 

37:30 Final Reflections & Closing 

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#AccessibleTech

#WomenInTech

#EntrepreneurLife

#LeadershipPodcast

#BlackWomenLead

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In this episode of 2 L.I.T. Chicks, we’re live in the studio with technical program leader Chakita Holmes, a seasoned project and program manager with over 20 years of experience navigating tech, transformation, and leadership.

Chakita shares her non-traditional journey into tech, how transferable skills opened doors she never planned for, and why project management is one of the most powerful and future-proof skill sets in today’s workforce.

From AI and agile methodologies to leadership, community, and evolving with confidence, this conversation is packed with real talk, practical insight, and inspiration for the next generation of Leaders in Tech.

💡 We talk about:

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#WomenInTech

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#ProjectManagementCareers

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#TechCareerPaths

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This week on 2 LIT Chicks, Fern and Alicia sit down with two powerhouses from HEL Resources — Chris Berry and Samuel Davis — for a conversation that is equal parts brilliance, heart, and Black excellence.

From software-defined vehicles and AI disruption to military service, mentorship, community impact, and that crucial mindset shift from learning → earning → returning, this episode brings gems on gems. They break down how passion fuels purpose, why the STEM pipeline needs our kids, and how discipline, exposure, and emotional intelligence can change lives.

If you’re a young leader, a tech dreamer, or someone who loves hearing two worlds collide—this episode is your vibe. Stay curious, stay bold, and always stay lit.

💡 We talk about:

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#BlackExcellenceInTech

#WomenInTechPodcasts

#STEMLeadership

#AIEngineering

#VeteransInTech

#TechMentorship

#SoftwareDefinedVehicles

#IOTInnovation

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#Motivation

#STEMEducation

#AI

#TechCommunity

#Inspiration

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In this episode of the Two Lit Chicks podcast, Fern and Alicia sit down with Dr. Laura Jones, a distinguished cybersecurity and risk management executive whose career spans military service, global consulting, academia, and corporate leadership.

Dr. Jones shares her journey from Special Forces support to becoming an influential voice in enterprise risk, cyber leadership, and emerging technology strategy. We explore the future of AI in governance, risk and compliance (GRC), the importance of representation in tech, and how intentional risk-taking shapes stronger leaders.

Listeners will gain practical perspectives on navigating leadership as a woman of color in technology, the evolution of cybersecurity education, and the role of empathy and innovation in the next generation of AI.

💡 We talk about:

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#WomenInCybersecurity

#RiskManagementLeaders

#BlackWomenInTech

#AIandGRC

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Welcome back to another episode of Two Lit Chicks, and today we are technically Two Lit Chicks… with Two More Lit Chicks. Yes, it’s a FOUR-LIT-CHICKS kind of day.

In this powerhouse episode, Fern and Alicia sit down with two STEM queens who have been shaking tables, building pipelines, and breaking ceilings for girls of color long before STEM became a hashtag.

Meet Saki Melton, founder and executive director of The GEMS Camp, and Dr. Jennifer Simpson, scientist-turned-educator who went from analyzing “white powders” for the DEA to inspiring the next generation of science rockstars. These women are dropping wisdom, receipts, and holy-hallelujah insights on education, grit, STEM equity, and the truth behind pursuing advanced degrees as Black women in America.

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This episode is rich, real, funny, and full of truth bombs. If you’re on your own STEM journey, navigating grad school, or simply trying to find your spark — pull up a seat.

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