This week, we’re joined by FRITZ SAM, a Bronx-born Uber driver whose ordinary morning ride became an extraordinary act of courage. On his way to the airport with a passenger, Fritz pulled over, ran into a burning building, and helped rescue people trapped inside, then still got his rider to their flight on time.

What drives someone to turn a car full of strangers into a scene of real-life heroism? Fritz is here to tell us that story and why he’s always felt like pacifism wasn’t a choice for him.

As we head into the new year, this episode with Syama Bunten feels like the perfect reset, an invitation to think about what we gain when we choose expansion over staying stuck in old money stories and personal trauma. It’s a conversation about curiosity, agency, and what becomes possible when we stop letting the past define our future.FOLLOW HER on IG ‪@syama.coLearn more about WEALTH CATALYST at https://syamabunten.com

Meet Syama Bunten, CEO and Founder of Scaling Retail and host of the Getting Rich Together podcast. Through her work, Syama helps women unpack their relationship with money and build financial strategies that actually fit their values, goals, and lives. She’s an active investor with over 25 private investments, an LP, advisor, and board member, and her insights have been featured in The New York Times and Forbes. Syama has spoken at SXSW, TED Braindate, Chief, Luminary, American Express, SAP, and Condé Nast, and at the heart of it all is her belief that wealth-building starts with self-trust, not comparison.

In this episode, Kara shares her personal reading with expert Kate Mehta on her Human Design chart and how it can guide her future. Maybe these insights can help guide yours, too.

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Kate Mehta is a mind, body, and soul expert who helps people understand their unique wiring so they can work with their energy, not against it. Rooted in wellness, Human Design, and family systems, her work reveals how our patterns shape how we think, relate, and thrive.

Our next Say It Out Loud guest is a sex worker rights advocate, comedian, and writer. Kaytlin Bailey, is the Founder & Executive Director of Old Pros, a nonprofit using storytelling to fight for sex worker rights. She hosts The Oldest Profession Podcast and created The Oldest Profession, a bold, funny, and fierce journey through 10,000 years of history from a sex worker’s perspective. A globally recognized leader in the movement, she’s been featured across major media and on stages around the world. Her advocacy is backed by Amnesty International, World Health Organization, Human Rights Watch, and UNAIDS.

Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, and public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, gun violence free, fully welcoming, gender affirming society in which everyone has enough.Jacqui is the Senior Minister at Middle Collegiate Church. A womanist theologian, Jacqui has preached at the Festival of Homiletics, the Wild Goose Festival, The Children’s Defense Fund’s Haley Farm, and was a featured speaker on the Together national tour with best-selling author, Glennon Doyle.Dr. Lewis’ work has also been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, the front page of The New York Times website, New York Times Video, The New York Post, CNN i-report, Essence, Ebony.com, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, The Associated Press, The San Francisco Chronicle, U.S. News, The Public’s Radio, The Houston Chronicle, The Seattle Times, The San Diego Union Tribune, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and The Yakima Herald. She has blogged for The Huffington Post, GLAAD, Patheos, and Believe Out Loud. Her books include The Power of Stories; Ten Essential Strategies (with John Janka); Becoming Like Creoles (with Curtiss de Young, et al), and the children’s book, You Are So Wonderful! Harmony/Penguin Random House published her book, Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Heal the World in 2021. Her next book is the Just Love Story Bible for Children (Beaming Books, 2024).

Chad Sanders is a writer, podcast host, and creator. In his latest book, How to Sell Out: The (Hidden) Cost of Being a Black Writer, Chad brings deep vulnerability, honesty, and humor to a collection of essays that reflect on personal experiences from his career. He is also the author of Black Magic: What Black Leaders Learned From Trauma and Triumph and the children’s book The Quest Cousins Go Camping. In addition to hosting the Yearbook podcast on The Armchair Expert Network and the Audible Originals podcast, Direct Deposit, Chad is building Hacking Hollywood, an online community to help outsiders build creative careers through modern and unconventional means.

Kara talks with Coach Keren FOLLOW HER at @kereneldad2960 IG @coachkerenhttps://www.kereneldadspeaks.com/

Kara is joined by someone who made waves in her own pivot, Keren Eldad, aka Coach Keren. They talk about overcoming judgment and embracing sacrifice to level up. This is a no-nonsense talk where she breaks down real lessons and tools. New episode drops Thursday at 10 AM EST. Subscribe today! Keren Eldad is an Executive Coach, founder, and inspirational speaker on a mission to help people become incredible leaders and even better humans.

Kara talks with thought leader, Michael Ventura.

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In our first episode of Season 2, we chat with Michael Ventura about how empathy can change our workplace and our lives. We dive into what risks are worth taking to follow our “north star,” aka greater purpose, and live intentionally.

Michael Ventura has worked as a leader, facilitator, and educator. His work is focused on helping leaders and their teams to incite growth and catalyze change. His work has been featured in media outlets such as Business Insider, Fast Company, Forbes, The New York Times, PBS News Hour, and with conference attendees at Adobe’s 99U, SxSW, The TED Conference, and corporate events the world over.

Kara catches up with her dear friend, Rebecca Allen. From their origin story at university to their current playground hangouts, they've known each other for a minute. They discuss finding balance as parents and the spiritual practices they've decided to pass on (or not to), and what might be lost in the in-between. They also attempt to finish a round of Jenga. Spoiler: they don't. Working moms have a lot going on. Rebecca Allen is a Black mom of two with a background in finance. She started her fashion business, Rebecca Allen NY, to provide sophisticated styles that were practical yet wearable—and available in five shades in order to complement women of every complexion. She then went on to found Helix Hair Labs. She's an active member of her community and a fearless entrepreneur.

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Kara and Allie discuss our worst and best-case scenarios for AI through the lens of futurism and primalism. They also explore ways to preserve friendship, human connection, and our ancestral wisdom in the face of these possible futures. Allie Dietzek is equal parts futurist and primalist. Professionally, she has spent time in the worlds of business development, innovation, and digital product design, helping countless brands bring ideas and products to life. In 2018, she founded Reign_Wala, a small business that makes clothing and accessories in partnership with artisans in India. She is currently a growth consultant, business coach, startup advisor, and Substack author. Allie's superpower is helping people bet on themselves. Allie was born in Queens (she gets to say that!), lives in Brooklyn, and frequently flings herself to the farthest corners of the world. These days, Allie is fascinated by any topic that pokes at the relationship between science and spirituality.

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