It has already started: the first wave of layoffs, furloughs and surplusses have happened and there is more to come. How do you look for a job in this environment? What industries are hiring? How can you prepare for inevitable change brought on by the pandemic. Ready to FINALLY get your LinkedIn presence tight? It’s time. Tune in to hear my friend Tristan Layfield as he returns to talk about careers in crisis. It’s Thursday on The Culture Soup Podcast®️. Stay well and stay smart, my friends. OUR SERIES ON Covid-19 will continue as long as it is needed.

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When I asked Zara Green to come on the show, I had no clue that she had been exposed to COVID-19.  She is self quarantining with her husband, SVP of Digital at Black Enterprise, Alfred Edmond Jr.  She has a lot to say about how this crisis is impacting our relationships, every one of them.  Unless we understand our priorities and our temperament, our relationships are in trouble.  So what's your priority?

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I’m talking pandemics and mental health with America’s Psychologist, Dr. Jeff Gardere. We'll explore how to find peace in a time of uncertainty. We’ll talk telemedicine and how this new age of social distancing is forcing mental health professionals online and more. How about a little therapy on The Culture Soup Podcast®️.

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There are people in your life that have such an amazing impact on you, that when it is happening you are aware, but as time passes and you look back, your mind is blown.

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What happens when #EmployerBranding is crossed with #DEI? I'm not making a funny. It's the cocktail every company needs in order to get serious about their internal culture and brand. Straight. No chaser. Tomorrow, #TSCPCoachingCorner is back at a NEW TIME: catch me chatting it up with special guest John Graham Jr. who is an expert in the area of employer branding, culture and diversity, equity & inclusion. He is also my brother in all ways other than biological... Like, literally--we are members of the first and finest (A Phi A and AKA) and we share the same birthdate. If you remember him from Episode 18 of The Culture Soup Podcast(r), you'll remember the lively conversation we had about h#employeeadvocacy. You won't want to miss this.

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What happens when #EmployerBranding is crossed with #DEI? I'm not making a funny. It's the cocktail every company needs in order to get serious about their internal culture and brand. Straight. No chaser. Tomorrow, #TSCPCoachingCorner is back at a NEW TIME: catch me chatting it up with special guest John Graham Jr. who is an expert in the area of employer branding, culture and diversity, equity & inclusion. He is also my brother in all ways other than biological... Like, literally--we are members of the first and finest (A Phi A and AKA) and we share the same birthdate. If you remember him from Episode 18 of The Culture Soup Podcast(r), you'll remember the lively conversation we had about h#employeeadvocacy. You won't want to miss this.

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With midterms, media appearances, spring break and speaking opps upon me, we throw it back to episode 13 with Jason Caston, founder of Composio.co...a platform to make self publishing a cinch.  Many many gems dropped on this episode.  Take a listen.  See you LIVE on Linkedin next Tuesday!

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She is the quiet storm behind some of the biggest multicultural integrated marketing and communications programs on the planet and what’s more she is my sisterfriend! She is an adjunct Professor at DePaul University and the creator and host of the @firstsoverforty (https://www.instagram.com/firstsoverforty/) podcast and she is a storyteller #fortheculture (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/fortheculture/). We talk about the importance of multicultural marketing, developing your cultural intelligence, appropriation, @tiktok (https://www.instagram.com/tiktok/) and so much more.

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We are throwing it back to Episode 30.  Seems like lightyears ago, but there’s still money on Facebook.  Have you found it yet?  Folks swear by the FB groups.  Learn how to build your own FB Group funnel with small business expert Bella Vasta.  She's been known to make a smooth 10K in less than two weeks with different techniques.  Also find out how the word NO is fuel for the real go-getters out there.  Are you one?  This #ThrowbackThursday is brought to you by NSC Coaching because I just turned in my coaching graduation packet and I’m celebrating this milestone!

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Some guests don’t need an introduction, but they definitely deserve your attention. My conversationwith Rock N Roll Hall of Famer, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner , hip hop legend, adoring husband Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons and his lovely wife Justine Simmons is so awesome! We will talk about their new book #OldSchoolLove. It’s exactly what this world needs today. I know I am looking forward to it. These are my friends—-heck, I consider them extended family—but I’m so blessed that they are taking time out of their busy, busy schedule and book tour to come on my show. Tune in for this wonderful chat with one of the entertainment world’s most incredible couples.

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