Checkbox Other with Nikki Innocent

Jadah Sellner is the host of the Lead with Love™ podcast, a TEDx speaker, creator of Love Over Metrics™, Business Growth Incubator and the best-selling author and co-founder of Simple Green Smoothies. As a serial entrepreneur, online community growth strategist and business mentor Jadah consults companies and personal brands to build communities with love, service, and impact. In this episode, you get more than just a podcast episode, it'll feel like we snuck in a coaching call! Join Jadah & Nikki as they discuss the power of being able and willing to pivot your business and plans, creating business community focused on building humanity over conversion, sustainable leadership, "no comment left behind" strategy, boundaries, releasing people pleasing tendencies through self-compassion, embracing your own unique creative process, the idea of creative "simmering," the three phases of learning best modeled through laser tag and so much more! Show notes: https://www.nikkiinnocent.com/podcast/podcast-episodes/jadahsellner

To kick off 2020, Checkbox Other host Nikki Innocent shares her 2019 TEDx talk "Embrace Your Other, Activate Your Superpower" that centers on activating your unique gift in this world by embracing what makes you different. If you are starting the new year and new decade looking to take charge of your life, this talk will help you take the first step and support you in overcoming the fears that are holding you back! Show notes: https://www.nikkiinnocent.com/podcast/podcast-episodes/tedxbentley

Architect, designer, creative director and owner of MESS in a Bottle, Kalilah Wright is here to share her story! The Mess in a Bottle is a T-shirt company that is emotional, thought provoking and an expression of the current climate of the world. The MESS brand was established to evoke change, question Kalilah's audience and allow individuals wearing their messages to be vocal without saying anything at all. Each item is designed and printed at her Baltimore in-house studio space. In this episode, Kalilah & Nikki discuss Kalilah's entrepreneurial journey, the importance of making room for healthy conversation about complicated situations, and the pivotal decision to approach people with compassion and care each day. Kalilah talks about creating a business rooted in honesty and raw creativity with a focus on messages that she needs herself as a "regular degular" woman. She also discusses managing her life as a mompreneur, teaching her son the business and leaving MESS as a legacy business for him as it continues to grow. Kalilah generously shares about a traumatic incident in her shop a couple years ago and how it impacted her path and view moving forward. Her strength and willingness to share her knowledge and story with those around her is a gift for each and every one of us. Show notes: https://www.nikkiinnocent.com/podcast/podcast-episodes/kalilahwright

Kristen is an Award-Winning Journalist, TV Host, sought-after Speaker, and CEO of Pope Productions. She & Nikki discuss her transition from broadcast news to creating her own storytelling platform, The Positive Controversy. They discuss her work in activating the next generation of on-air talent & providing a platform for unheard stories to be featured and how comedy, specifically stand up has been a pivotal influence. Kristen discusses her spirituality and its impact and importance on both her professional and personal journey in life. She shares her experience with postpartum depression and her path to recovery. Show notes: https://www.nikkiinnocent.com/podcast/podcast-episodes/kristenpope

Meet TeLisa Daughtry, an award-winning diversity & technology advocate, serial social entrepreneur, multi-disciplined creative & tech futurist, and impact investor. She is the Founder & CTO of FlyTechnista, Founder of STEEAMnista--both initiatives have previously been in partnership with The White House in 2016. She is the founder & angel investor at FemX Ventures. Nikki & TeLisa discuss the venture capital space, pitching startups to investors and the real life "other" experiences for women in tech and especially women of color. TeLisa talks about her journey to becoming an investor, her own way, starting with her impactful Female Founder Fridays. Nikki & TeLisa talk about managing your energy like you manage your finances, processing the "wow, you've changed" comment you receive when you start to transform your life, navigating founder burnout and the importance of setting and honoring your boundaries. Show notes: https://www.nikkiinnocent.com/podcast/podcast-episodes/telisadaughtry

Quiana Agbai is an influencer, blogger, public speaker, activist, community organizer, mother of two and leader who focuses on connecting people and meeting them where they are. Quiana has been blogging since 2009 as Harlem Lovebirds and is the Community Outreach Lead for the Boston chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. She & Nikki discuss the evolution of digital content over the last decade, the process of stepping into your activism your way, the vital importance of showing up to make offline connections, the pivotal role mental health and boundaries have when pursuing a non-traditional career path and so much more. Show notes: https://www.nikkiinnocent.com/podcast/podcast-episodes/quianaagbai

Felice Duffy is a natural born change-maker whose activism sparked in her fight for gender equity as a college freshman on UCONN's campus as the leading voice for Title IX reform in 1977 — all because she wasn't allowed to play the game of soccer. This activist fire continued to burn as this Hall of Fame player & coach fought for the rights and representation of women athletes and coaches. Felice then took the fighting spirit to the justice system as a lawyer both in corporate law and at the US Attorney's Office. She was on the front lines to bridge the divide between law enforcement and African American communities in CT in the time following the protests in Ferguson. And, Felice was part of the US Attorney's office during the tragedy in Newtown. And in recent years, Felice has started her own law firm working on Title IX cases, sexual assault cases on college campuses and as legal representation for a key defendant in the college admissions scandal. This episode has something for everyone! Show notes: https://www.nikkiinnocent.com/podcast/podcast-episodes/feliceduffy

Lillian Ellmore is a motivational speaker, artist, and newly crowned beauty queen. She is all about spreading the message that disabled people can do just about anything that able-bodied people can do. Lillian has a muscular disability that causes quadriplegia and lives that powerful message daily. Her positivity and wisdom at the age of 17, will leave you with sore smile muscles and a notebook full of life-changing quotes. Don't be surprised if after this episode you feel compelled to burst into song! Show notes: https://www.nikkiinnocent.com/podcast/podcast-episodes/lillianellmore

Author, speaker and workplace trainer on sexual harassment, assault and violence prevention and response, Sarah Beaulieu joins Nikki to talk about the "uncomfortable" conversation around sexual assault, violence and the #MeToo workplace. Sarah shares experiences throughout her life that have shaped her path in doing this work and the obstacles and resistance she has faced. Sarah and Nikki discuss consent, bystander intervention, the importance of dialogue and conversation throughout the process of sexual awakening at all ages and the impact of the "silence habit" our culture has around the topic of sexual assault. Show notes: https://www.nikkiinnocent.com/podcast/podcast-episodes/sarahbeaulieu

Dr. Tee Williams is a social justice expert, educator and all-around game changer. He joins Nikki for this episode of Checkbox Other and offers a transformative educational experience covering topics from toxic masculinity & male violence, to social justice work & burnout, to the oppression experienced by both dominant & targeted identity groups, to challenging your internalized oppression, to the magical invitation of being "called in," to critical liberation theory, to a deep dive on tone policing. And as you can imagine, there is so much more! This is an episode where you're going to want a pen and paper nearby to take notes and soak in all that Dr. Tee's teachings have to offer you. My friends, class is now in session! Show notes: https://www.nikkiinnocent.com/podcast/podcast-episodes/drteewilliams