Stories by Career Sistas

Stories by Career Sistas

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Stories by Career Sistas episodes

  • Owning Your Career Path: Redefining Economic Power in the Digital Age
    n this episode of Stories by Career Sistas, discover how to build financial freedom, create opportunities beyond your salary, and design a career that works on your terms.

     

    Beverly sits down with our first guest based in South Africa, Zinhle Ngiba, a corporate strategist, entrepreneur, and advocate for women's financial empowerment. Drawing on her own journey from accounting and corporate finance into technology and entrepreneurship, Zinhle shares how she built financial independence and created a career aligned with her ambitions.

     

    Together, they discuss wealth creation, navigating motherhood, and the practical steps women can take to achieve financial independence.

     

    If you're ready to take control of your career and build a future beyond the next pay cheque, this episode is for you.
    49 min
  • Redundancy, Reinvention & Rising Into Leadership
    In this episode of Stories by Career Sistas, Beverly is joined by Sharon Weise-Nesbeth, a leadership advisor, co-founder, and advocate for women’s progression in the workplace. Sharon shares the realities of navigating corporate spaces as a Black woman and what it takes to rise through them.
     
    Together, they discuss career pivots, redundancy as a turning point, building authentic leadership, and why relationships, trust, and personal branding matter in professional growth. Sharon also opens up about her mission to help women navigate careers, leadership, and workplace systems that were never designed with them in mind.
     
    This inspiring conversation explores entrepreneurship, ambition, women’s health in the workplace, and the power of knowing your value. A must-listen for professional women looking to grow their careers and lead with confidence.
    55 min
  • Taking Up Space: Career Confidence, Personal Branding & Professional Presence
    In this episode of Stories by Career Sistas, Beverly sits down with Urmi Hossain, a finance professional, podcast host, and self-published author to discuss mentorship, personal brand, and professional presence. 

     

    Urmi shares her journey through rejection, resilience, and visibility, offering honest insights into navigating corporate spaces as a woman of colour while embracing her multicultural identity. From personal branding to networking, and career growth, this conversation is packed with practical advice for ambitious women ready to elevate their professional presence.

     

    Whether you're climbing the corporate ladder, building your own brand, or exploring entrepreneurship, this episode will inspire you to take up space, stay curious, and make your presence loud.
    33 min
  • Knowing Your Worth: Rising Through Bias and Reaching Success
    In the episode of Stories by Career Sistas, Beverly speaks with Christabel, a forensic accountant whose journey is defined by resilience and purpose.
     
    From discovering forensic accounting as a teenager to pursuing it relentlessly over nine years, she shares the reality of rejection, persistence, and delayed success.
    Christabel opens up about navigating identity, bias, and lack of representation as a Black woman in the corporate world.
     
    Now in her dream role, she’s passionate about increasing awareness and diversity in the corporate world.  A powerful story of knowing your worth, staying the course, and breaking barriers for those who follow.
    40 min
  • Breaking Barriers and Lifting Others: A Story of Power and Purpose
    In this episode of Stories by Career Sistas, Avanti Pursell shares her journey from inspired student to resilient professional, navigating identity, bias, and belonging.

    She opens up about the hidden challenges of adapting her voice, name, and self to succeed.  From motherhood struggles to career pivots, she reveals the raw reality behind professional success.

    Now a leader, she’s passionate about mentoring others and creating inclusive pathways.  A powerful story of courage, growth, and lifting others as you rise.
    1 hr 11 min
  • Stop Waiting For Permission: How To Take a Calculated Risk on Your Own Career
    In this episode of Stories by Career Sistas, Beverly speaks with Dr. Veline L'esperance, a UK Based GP, clinician-scientist, and health economist.

     

    For every woman questioning whether she’s “ready yet,” this conversation is your reminder to take the chance anyway. We talk about owning your value, building meaningful connections, and navigating professional spaces with confidence and purpose.
    41 min
  • Crossing Cultures, Creating Success
    In this episode of Stories by Career Sisters, Beverly speaks with Heather Krog, a goal attainment coach, educator, and basketball coach with a global career.
     
    Heather shares her journey from New York to Copenhagen, shaped by curiosity, growth, and life across cultures. She reflects on studying abroad as a turning point that transformed her sense of identity, belonging, and freedom.
     
    The conversation explores building a career and businesses abroad, and redefining success through change and experimentation. A powerful discussion on agency, resilience, and using imagination to move from feeling stuck to seeing new possibilities.
    45 min
  • Choosing Work with Intention: What are your three I’s?
    From her immigrant roots to executive leadership, Abeth reflects on how identity shapes resilience, grit, and a sense of purpose. She introduces her “Three I’s” framework: interest, inspiration, and impact, as a guide to choosing meaningful work, while exploring the vital role of sponsorship, mentorship, and the people who open doors along the way.
     
    In this conversation, we unpack why feedback, failure, and psychological safety are essential to strong leadership, and share practical advice on career growth, self-awareness, and leading with trust in a fast-changing world.
    58 min
  • Power & Purpose - The Story behind Build Your Power

    In this special solo episode, Beverly steps behind the microphone to share the story, purpose and vision behind Build Your Power—the free digital careers magazine created to expand the impact of Career Sistas. Reflecting on one year of community building through the book Build Your Table and the Stories by Career Sisters podcast, she explains why the magazine is the natural next step in widening access to career tools, inspiration and representation.

    Drawing on insights from nearly 50 podcast conversations, Beverly explores the recurring themes that have shaped the magazine’s direction—community, intentionality and purpose. As she notes, the magazine is designed to “reach women, reach people of colour… anybody who’s going to find that career advice, tools, resources, useful.”

    Listeners will hear how Build Your Power brings together career development, entrepreneurship, directories, resources and celebration of everyday role models to create a platform where underrepresented professionals can see themselves reflected. Beverly also shares what she’s most proud of so far “just getting issue one done” and why experimentation, feedback and evolution are central to the journey.

    This episode offers a thoughtful, personal look at the mission behind the magazine and the broader ecosystem Career Sistas is building: a space for learning, amplification, connection and collective empowerment.

    19 min
  • The Defining Moments: Lessons in Leading from a Veteran HR Manager
    In this inspiring episode of Stories by Career Sisters, Beverly sits down with Gwendolyn, a former human resources manager with decades of experience across nonprofit and federal government organisations. From starting at the bottom to leading teams and advocating for equity, Gwendolyn shares the defining moments that shaped her leadership style.

    Listeners will gain insight into:
    • How challenges, setbacks, and inequities can shape authentic leadership
    • The difference between mentorship and sponsorship, and why advocacy matters
    • Leading with values, fairness, and compassion, even in difficult environments
    • Practical wisdom for navigating careers, protecting your peace, and building a supportive network
      • Gwendolyn also opens up about the upcoming release of her book The Heart of Leadership and Managing Leadership in a Changing World. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to lead with integrity, resilience, and purpose.
      36 min

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