Got InSpiration Podcast

This is part 2 of my great conversations with ladies that are members of Women of Color in Pharma (WOCIP). In this episode, I spoke with the amazing Dr. Imara Charles who is the Head of Strategy Sourcing & Procurement for Product Development at Bristol Myers Squibb, Ms. Annie Harris, who is the Director in Technology Enablement department at Covance, and Ms. Rachel Grace, Sr. Director at Quest for Health Equity. You will get to hear about work-life balance and their why for choosing their careers. These ladies are beyond an inspiration!

I had the pleasure of speaking with 9 Dynamic Ladies at the Women of Color in Pharma Conference in the Fall of 2021. Today in the first of three series you will hear from Dr. Ozama Henry, M.D., Ms. Patricia Cornét(Co-Founder of WOCIP), and Dr. Stephanie Taylor Ph.D. I have to give a BIG Thank you to Dr. Charlotte Jones-Burton for giving me an inside into her brainchild organization! Get ready to be INSPIRED!

Ms. Dawn Fitch is the Founder of Pooka Pure and Simple. She and I met when we were both being honored as Entrepreneurs for an event that young people who started a non-profit had back in 2006. She and I have been connected ever since. in this episode, she touches on her career in Corporate America, her health and living with MS, and how her health influenced her business Pooka. She shares some serious business and life gems in our conversation, Get ready to be inspired.

Mr. Everett Oliver and I have known each other for 30+ plus years. He and I were both Mass Media Arts Majors at Clark Atlanta University. In this episode, he speaks about his journey and move to LA and being in the business of animation, casting, and eventually opening his own business as the International Voice Acting Director of voiceactingdirector.com Get your pen and paper ready to take some notes because you are definitely going to be inspired by this!

Ms. Mari Bell wears a lot of hats. In our conversation, she discusses her day job as a Senior Care Consultant for Hospice, being a former caregiver of her late Mom, being an author, and her big venture of being the Founder of "No Ma'am Nation" an International community of women over 40. Mari and I both attended Clark Atlanta University and she is my Sorority Sister in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Ms. Jacqueline Edmond is one of my dearest sister-friends in the world. She was my Freshman Guide at CAU, and she is my Sorority Sister in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She shares her passion about education and being an entrepreneur as President of Edmond Educational Enterprises. Get ready to be inspired!!

This 27th episode with my sister-friend Mrs. Valerie Mason Robinson is unique. She discusses working in Corporate America, being an entrepreneur, and going back to Corporate America again. Aside from business, she speaks about being an adoptive parent. You are in for a treat and will definitely be inspired by her story.

My sister-friend Natasha Wright Eldridge is a serial entrepreneur. She and I were in the same cohort for Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses. She is the Founder and CEO of Kidcare Concierge and is also invests in real estate. In our conversation, she speaks about education, mentorship, entrepreneurship, and having power in our purpose. Get ready to be inspired!

Ms. Yolanda McKinney and I have over 30 years of friendship and sisterhood. She and I are both graduates of the Illustrious Clark Atlanta University and she is one of my Sorority Sisters in Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. In this episode she touches on balances her 9-5 corporate job and being an entrepreneur. For years she was a caterer and then during 2020 she made the big leap and officially started 2 Spicy Kids, a wonderful seasoning company. Be sure to visit her website at 2spicykids.com to purchase. On Instagram & FB @2spicykids If you are trying to balance working and having your entrepreneurial dream, this episode is for you.

Hey Got InSpiration Fam, Today I had to share some inspirational quotes with you that may inspire you to do something to take yourself, your business that a position that you want, a new hobby that you want to start or help get you through a particular situation. I hope that they stir something inside of you to help you continue to be your best self.