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On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Jacquette Timmons.  We discuss how to improve our relationship with money.  Jacquette is the author of "Financial Intimacy: How to Create a Healthy Relationship with Your Money and Your Mate" and the creator of The Comfort CircleTM dinner series, where she talks about money, business and life over food and wine - and “In the Zone: How to Price Your Genius” - a one-day retreat for entrepreneurs and business owners who find pricing hard and want a better way...along with better results. She has been featured on "Good Morning America," Oprah.com, CNN, HLN, FOX, Black Enterprise, NPR, Reuters.com, Wall Street Journal and Family Circle.  Connect with Jacquette at www.jacquettetimmons.com

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Mike Coles.  We discuss why employment contracts should matter to women of color. Mike Coles is an attorney with The Coles Firm, based in Dallas, Texas.  He has over 20 years of experience representing employees and employers in a wide variety of employment law and business matters.  He received his Bachelor’s and law degrees from Duke University before moving to Dallas to begin his legal career.  In addition to representing employers and employees he also is a certified mediator and is regularly appointed by the judges of Dallas County to mediate cases. Go to www.colesfirm.com and if you want more information on employment contracts go to contractswithcoles.com

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Mike Coles.  We discuss why employment contracts should matter to women of color. Mike Coles is an attorney with The Coles Firm, based in Dallas, Texas.  He has over 20 years of experience representing employees and employers in a wide variety of employment law and business matters.  He received his Bachelor’s and law degrees from Duke University before moving to Dallas to begin his legal career.  In addition to representing employers and employees he also is a certified mediator and is regularly appointed by the judges of Dallas County to mediate cases. Go to www.colesfirm.com 

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Kristin Jones.  We discuss learning how to own your growth as you build your career. Kristin spent seven and a half years working alongside former First Lady Michelle Obama as special assistant and director of special projects. Over the course of her tenure at the White House, her projects and responsibilities ranged from planning international travel and domestic events in service of the First Lady's priorities and cultural vision, to developing creative content and campaigns for Michelle Obama's signature initiatives: Let's Move!; Joining Forces; Reach Higher, and Let Girls Learn. In this capacity, she has developed an expertise in identifying how the intersections of branding, policy, and creative strategy can be used as a means to create cultural shifts in society. In 2018, she co-founded the strategic brand firm, Inside Projects with a client roster that includes Mrs. Obama and The Wing amongst many others.  Connect with Kristin at www.insideprojects.co

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Veronica Armstrong.  We discuss learning how to quantify your worth. Veronica is a marketing executive with deep expertise in customer acquisition and product growth. She most recently led Lovepop’s Wedding business line as General Manager. Together with a team of twenty-five that spanned software development, UI/UX, design, product management, and international operations, the Lovepop Wedding team delivered the most exciting entrant into the wedding stationery space to date.   Connect with Veronica on Twitter @Veronicatheblog

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Sherrell Dorsey. She is Data Journalist. Entrepreneur. Inclusive Ecosystem and Smart Cities Strategist.  Sherrell runs BLKTECH Interactive—North Carolina’s first hub supporting over 2,000 entrepreneurs and technologists of color across three cities.  She is also the founder of daily tech newsletter, ThePLUG, covering founders and innovators of color.  Her work has been featured in Inc., Bloomberg, VICE, The Root, and other notable publications.   Connect with Sherrell at www.sherrelldorsey.com.

On this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I interview Kelechi Okafor  aka Kelechnekoff. She is an actor, director and dance innovator who facilitates self-actualization through dance. Kelechi created the character #SallyInHR as a way to address the micro and macro aggressions faced by marginalized communities in the workplace. We even chat with Sally in this episode.  Connect with Kelechi at www.kelechiokafor.com

In this week’s episode of Secure The Seat, I chat with my special guest, Dorinda Walker about the importance of generational diversity.  Dorinda is an award winning multicultural marketer, having earned numerous honors and recognition for leadership, impact, community advocacy and empowering women and diverse communities. To find out more go to www.dorindawalker.com

What are the things we are leaving behind so we can be great this year in the workplace? Learn from my guests Ashley and Marcy from the Schoolin Life Podcast.  Schoolin Life is a weekly podcast about life, love & (occasionally) libations hosted by Ashley & Marcy and extends the standard "girlfriend" conversations through impactful and affirming conversations with women all over the world. Connect with them on all platforms @schoolinlifepod

In the season 3  opener of Secure The Seat, I chat with my special guest, Jodie Patterson about her new book The Bold World. Jodie Patterson is a mother of five and an active LGBTQI ally who has been recognized for her activism by Hillary Clinton, The Advocate, GLAAD, Family Circle magazine, Cosmopolitan magazine among others.  You can purchase her new book The Bold World at www.georgiany.com.