The BadAss Women's Network

Meet Nephresha Singletary.  In launching the Ambitious Women of Color Association, she created an opportunity  for BIPOC professionals in Los Angeles to create meaningful business and personal connections. It's been quite the journey! 

Meet Dr. Saliha Nelson--the driving force behind the non-profit Urgent Inc. This is an episode that you will play over and over, I know I did. Saliha's real talk and positive energy remind us that there are no magic bullets--just the work we do every day!

Learn more about this wonderful enterprise: https://www.urgentinc.org/

Singer, song writer Ashalei Nicole is the creative artist whose music we enjoy at the beginning and ending of every episode. Her song, "Growing Pains" helps us to understand that there is no joy without struggle, achievement without failure.

Join us as  for this candid, open-hearted conversation with a Badass whose relentless and powerful spirit reveals to us all that "even in our lowest moments, we have what it takes do something great." Ashalei Nicole

Jackie Garner- is an educator and activist for the Headstart Movement. Today she shares a little about her roots, the voices that guided her and why "when you anchor your being in Love, everything else follows."

Nanette Vega makes no apologies - she is here to make a difference. She shares her wonderful story. From a "proud Puerto Rican daughter to  Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement at University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Nanette's no nonsense approach for going after what you want is refreshing and a lot of fun. Join US!

Meet Tonie Leatherberry, former partner at Deloitte,  principal architect of The Board Leadership Forum and the NextGen CEO Academy.  Tonie has been  been published in whitepapers for Deloitte, NACD Directorship, Directors and Boards, and many other publications. In 2019,  she co-authored Technology and the Boardroom: The CIO’s Guide to Engaging the Board  which was published by Harvard Law School’s Forum on Corporate Governance.

She was also honored by Consulting Magazine’s list of the top 25 consultants globally, the NACD Directorship 100, and Black Enterprise’s Most Powerful Women in Business. 

In this episode,  she share her ideas about what it takes to succeed in today's work environment
 

It's  2021. We emerge refreshed, refocused and ready to share  our voices  and our energy in service of BadAss women in every phase of their journeys.

Dr. Malika Grayson's conversation takes us on a very personal journey-- from struggling undergrad to Phd status, and now author of a new book, Hooded. Her candor reminds us that --It's not where we start, but where we are going that matters--Who lifts us up along the way, and how we  pass on our good fortune.

"When you were coming, I was coming back."
These were the words of wisdom that Kira Cordoba Brown's grandmother often said to her when she was growing up. As head of ICG Talent & Diversity/Inclusion at CITI, Kira's candor and wisdom helps us to appreciate her journey and now her  leadership at one of the most influential financial institutions in the world. 

Meet Omi Diaz Cooper, CEO of the award winning media company, Diaz & Cooper Advertising. One of the earliest strategists in the digital marketing space, the firm has been name one the Top 25 South Florida Marketing Agencies a whopping seven times.  Mother, Mentor, Marketing Guru--Omi wears many hats which makes her journey is one every BadAss woman can embrace.