Black Social Capital Podcast

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui sit down with 'The People's Executive, Stonish Pierce’s, FACHE, and learn about his path to becoming the Chief Operating Officer of a hospital. 

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui talk with Kaine Nicholas, Executive Director of the Black Cooperative Investment Fund (BCIF) which provides microloans to the Black community. Kaine is passionate about building financial literacy within the household and within small businesses. He shares how people can support BCIF, how to get funding from BCIF, and its impact on the community. 

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui link up and talk about the growth of their money mindset and how they co-founded the an investment club-- giving a platform to people of color to educate themselves and participate in the traditional stock market. 

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui sit down with Timothy Johnson, President and CEO of United Way of the Bluegrass in rural Kentucky. Timothy sheds light on how United Way organizations help their local communities and gives advice on how introverted leaders can develop an executive presence.

Dr. Eve Hudson, host of The First Gen Lounge Podcast has cemented herself as a go-to thought leader and motivational speaker focused on empowering first generation college students and graduates. Together, with Dr. Jaqui and Dr. Theo, Dr. Eve talks candidly about the courage it takes to be the 'first to go' and the mindset it takes to navigate those next steps. 

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui explore some the ways schools have historically harmed Black and Latinx students and how those practices carried over when school went online. Ideas for addressing these harmful practices are offered.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui speak with Dr. Ashley about her work teaching Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers to truly serve Black and Brown babies, developing ECE policy, and how her work connects to her childhood in South Central Los Angeles.

Dr. Theo & Dr. Jaqui talk about what academic tenure is and how decisions are made around it-- especially for Black faculty like Nikole Hannah Jones.

Dr. Jaqui and Dr. Theo wrap the their first season of podcasting! They talk about balancing survive mode versus thrive mode during the year that was 2020 and how they are launching a brand new workshop series to help you shift from surviving to thriving.

Dr. Jaqui and Dr. Theo sit down with Juan Young, the Founder and CEO of Melanence, an online social networking platform for entrepreneurs of color. A graduate of Founder Gym, he shares his experience in raising capital, launching, and pivoting in the tech space-- focusing on identifying the problem space and the solution space.