Cathleen Dean, born in Westchester County, NY, is an Emmy award-winning American film director, producer, and photographer.  With a BA in History from Columbia University, she approaches her work from an anthropological point of view.  Coupled with her MFA from University of Miami in Major Motion Films,  Cathleen brings out  historical truths that have been lost, forgotten, or hidden with time.

Runway Afrique, Wade in the Water: Drowning in Racism, and Being are some of her famous films to date.  She has received the Roxbury Film Festival Best Documentary Short and an EMMY from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to name a few.

Cathleen has a passion for storytelling that brings about positive change in our communities.  She is the founder of BlackCat Media, LLC.

Connect with Cathleen:
www.cathleendean.com
@cathleendeanbcm

It's that time again! We are taking a break for the summer and will return mid-September with new episodes!  We are excited to share new episodes from more amazing women of color.
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 Dr. Nicole Perrotte is Board Certified in Internal Medicine with 15 plus years of practicing  in the hospital setting.  She had additional responsibilities of administrative work including being a medical director and working on quality improvements. With the arrival of her twins, Nicole found herself unable to do it all. That was when she found that she was burnt out.  

She was able to find coaching and get to the other side and is now thriving.  She helps professional women who are stressed and burned out from dealing with the quakes  of life, work-life balance, stress, time management and young children.  "I help them find their voice and reclaim their life. "   

 Dr. Perrotte is a Certified Wellness Coach who is passionate about helping other women to find time for themselves to practice self-care and reclaim 

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Kelley Allen is an actress, speaker, entrepreneur and an award wining Supervising Casting Director.
 Los Angeles native has been involved in the entertainment industry from as early as the age of 9 when she began working as a child background actor in movies like “Friday,” “Devil In a Blue Dress,” “Toys” and TV shows like “The Steve Harvey Show,” “Moesha” and “The Jamie Foxx Show” just to name a few. She ultimately landed behind the camera where casting talent came naturally to her. Casting projects like E! Network’s hit show “Botched,” Gordon Ramsay’s: “24 Hours to Hell & Back,” MTV’s “Are You The One,” OWN’s “Ready to Love,” Bravo’s “Married to Medicine,” HBO Max’s “The Sweet Life,” and TLC’s “Extreme Sisters,” just to give you a slight range of Kelley’s casting experience.

Coming from a troubled neighborhood in East LA, where street gangs were prevalent, she wanted to put a positive twist on the term “gang.” While in the hood, she gained the ability to become a chameleon, have thick skin, and handle many personalities

Her life experiences serve her well as she advocates for clients of the Girl Gang Casting Collective and for those whose voices are not heard.

Connect with Kelley:
http://www,girlgangcastingcollective.com
IG@girlgangcasting

Anngelica-Marie is a successful entrepreneur in the entertainment industry and before the age of 22, she had created her own production company, won an international film award, and was a successful contributor for award winning shows Trinkets and Family Reunion on Netflix.  

And then...burnout coupled with facing a life altering health scare, caused Anngelica-Marie to make a change.  She was called to help women live a healthier life through holistic self-care.  Anngelica-Marie believes self-care should be a joyous and balanced lifestyle, not a one-time fix.  She shares her teachings in a fun, accessible way through her podcast, The Tea Corner. Her thought leadership and  insights have been featured in multiple national publications, including Emotional Intelligence Magazine and Shondaland. 

As a Self Care Success Specialist, Anngelica-Marie can help any burnt out woman create a joyous lifestyle through her transformative Self Care Success framework, and through her wellness brand, Omekwa.

To connect with Anngelica-Marie:

https://www.omekwa.com

https://bit.ly/3stZU8r

Genesis Amaris Kemp is a Creative Content Writer, Author, Self-Development Advocate, Visionary, Inclusion and Diversity enthusiast, Firecracker, and a force to be reckoned with.
She is a woman of color who said, “Enough is enough,” and is now bolder than ever. She tried to remain silent, but that didn’t work because no change occurred.

Today, Genesis is readapting to the current times and making some life-changing decisions. She is stepping outside of her comfort zone by speaking up, challenging the status quo, and refusing to let limitations on her keep her down.

Genesis is a woman who will do great things that empower others to speak up for themselves. Yes, it may be challenging; yes, it may hurt. But in the long run, she desires to encourage others to help those who may not have a voice.

She is a trailblazer who wants others to live out their dreams, goals, and visions. If it takes her writing this book (Chocolate Drop in Corporate America: From The Pit To The Palace) to accomplish those tasks, then so be it. We all have been given an excellent purpose in life. It is up to us to walk it out and live victoriously!

Connect with Genesis:

IG & FB @GenesisAmarisKemp
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa6LolDbQt37eSsotGUtSyA

Check out the 2nd Edition of my book Chocolate Drop in Corporate America: From The Pit to The Palace:  

www.amazon.com/dp/1948853205

Veronica Ebanks is an Afro-Caribbean woman from Jamaica, who was adopted and raised in London.  She endured a traumatic childhood, yet overcame adversities, stress and abandonment to find joy and acceptance of self.  Veronica is a wife, mom and grandmother.

The redundancy of years in the science education profession, resulted in Veronica creating a career as an Independent Safeguarding Consultant/Trainer and Restorative Justice Practitioner.  As owner of Verelba Mind & Body, Veronica provides artisanal skincare, wellbeing items and holistic therapy (Federation of Holistic Therapists registered).  She advocates natural wellbeing and holistic therapy support.  She is now building a coaching/mentoring business for older females.
 
As a spoken Word artist, she shares her poetry, writing and performance poetry on stage since February 2016 with radio and online appearances.  She is Co-author of book 'Life Inna Lockdown 2020 - Behind Closed Doors'.  Her acting roles includes plays ‘Joseph versus Barrett’ October 2020 and 'Cries From Their Cells', 2021.

To connect with Veronica:
https://linktr.ee/Verelba_World2021

Constance Howard is an Executive Coach specializing in empowering professional woman to build confidence and make significant changes in their personal and/or professional lives.

After 35+ years in broadcast news, Constance realized it was time to make a change, even though she had accomplished great things in her career.  It was exciting and provided a sense of fulfillment and Constance was among the first African Americans to become a News Director in the country.  

Sitting in a meeting one day, she realized her voice was getting smaller.  She no longer felt valued but felt irrelevant in the profession that once fueled her passion.  Was she going to ride out her career feeling "less than" and stuck?  Not knowing where to go for advice, she vowed to rebuild her life.

It was time to use her God-given gifts and talents to empower  professional women to make difficult life and career transitions with clarity, confidence, and courage.  No woman should feel stuck, alone or unfulfilled.  It's never too late to change.

To connect with Constance:
[email protected]

Janice Hatcher Liggins is a Speaker, TV Host, Founder of A Non-Profit, and author of Journey To Your Calling and business owner.

Through her writing and talks, she helps people uncover their purpose. She chronicles her journey to finding her calling in life and how the Lord helped her overcome obstacles along the way.  In 2010, Janice started The Clarion Call; a non-profit organization  that  works to stem the flow of youth toward the prison system primarily by closing the literacy and achievement gap in underserved youth and children of the incarcerated.

"I am able to help people uncover a more purpose driven life through God. I believe that everyone has a purpose and I am passionate about inspiring others to achieve spiritual maturity on their life journey."

Janice has indeed found her purpose.

Connect with Janice:
https://www.journeytoyourcalling.com
www.theclarioncall.info

Maribel Ortega, born and raised in the Dominical Republic, speaks five languages, has lived in six different cities and has traveled and worked extensively throughout Europe, Latin America and the US.  

 Maribel has more than ten years of experience in corporate training.  She has a master's degree in philology from the University of Erlangen, is a certified neuroleadership coach, a business cultural trainer and is currently pursuing the EMBA program at Quantic School of Business and Technology.  Maribel has lived in Germany for 19 years, is based in Munich and works with her clients in English, German and Spanish.

Maribel is a professional coach, podcaster, keynote speaker and mentor. Her personal mission is to inspire, empower and motivate professional women to uncover their worth and be confident, so that they can use their voice, speak up, take new opportunities and ultimately lead fulfilled lives.  Maribel has a special interest in emotional and cultural intelligence. She is committed to help create a new type of leadership based on collaboration. 

She knows what it's like to follow the path other's feel is best for you...and knows how rewarding it is when you speak up and follow your own path in life.

To connect with Maribel:
www.maribelortega.com/complimentarysession