THE IDEALISTS.

In this episode of The Idealists. (formerly Grit & Grace), entrepreneur and host Melissa Kiguwa interviews Jane Murray, a former lawyer who spent decades running a venture capital fund overseeing investments in start-up/early stage companies in a broad cross sector of industries. With first-hand experience of the world of cut-throat competition, individualism and isolationism, now Jane is reimagining the role of the entrepreneur and recently authored The Path of the Entrepreneur, Understanding Your Shadow with the London School of Economics accelerator LSE Generate. She talks to us about understanding one’s shadow and understanding power. 

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In the fourteenth episode of The Idealists. (formerly Grit & Grace), entrepreneur and host Melissa Kiguwa interviews Ankita Bansal star of the hit Netflix reality series, “Indian Matchmaking.” Ankita runs a successful denim brand called THERE! with her sister Gayatri. THERE!, an antithesis of fast fashion,​ has been featured in Vogue, Forbes and other media outlets. Ankita talks to us about taking risks, dating as an entrepreneur, and being on Indian Matchmaking. 

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In the thirteenth episode of The Idealists. (formerly Grit & Grace), entrepreneur and host Melissa Kiguwa interviews the founders of Bold, an award-winning, Ugandan-based, retail outlet that houses over 30 emerging designers from countries across the African continent. The founders, Nunu, Janet, and Angel create opportunities for designers to retail their collections. Recently featured on Beyonce’s Black Parade, in this episode they dish on African excellence. 

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In the twelfth episode, host Melissa Kiguwa interviews Katie Kalvoda, hedge fund dynamo turned political activist. Early in her career, Katie founded Newport Wealth Management, investing in hedge funds, and after retiring founded Asian Americans Rising, a political action committee specializing in innovative philanthropy and community advocacy. In this episode, she tells us the difference between a scarcity and abundance mindset and what it means to think beyond limitations.

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In the eleventh episode of The Idealists. (formerly Grit & Grace), host Melissa Kiguwa flips the script by having a man on the show. Marcellas Reynolds is a celebrity stylist, entertainment journalist, and the author of Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion. He is joined by Veronica Webb, supermodel, actress, writer, and the first African-American to land a major cosmetics contract. Veronica appeared on covers of Vogue, Essence and Elle magazine and on the runway for Victoria's Secret and Chanel. In this episode, Marcellas and Veronica explore self-love as a means of survival, the rarity of excellence, and how to use fashion as armor. 

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In this episode of The Idealists. (formerly Grit & Grace), host Melissa Kiguwa interviews Glenda Wina who at 22 moved from Los Angeles to Northern Rhodesia, now called Zambia. She married one of Zambia's founding fathers and received a front row seat to the building of the nation. Glenda later returned to Los Angeles and became the first African-American news anchorwoman with a network owned and-operated television station in Los Angeles. She tells us about witnessing the birth of a nation, recognizing greatness, and saying yes to adventure when it comes calling.

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In this week’s episode Melissa interviews Christina Mace-Turner, founder of Mab & Stoke, the wellness company that created the world’s first herbal super tab. Before Mab & Stoke, Christina co-founded True Botanicals, a heritage personal care brand. Before True Botanicals, she founded, developed and managed Apple’s global Business Affairs team from the launch of the iPhone 3G through the second generation iPad. Christina’s perspective is timely and so necessary. 

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This week Melissa Kiguwa interviews Scharrell Jackson, Principal and Chief Operating Officer of BPM, one of the largest public accounting and advisory firms in the United States. The conversation is so good, in the middle of the interview Scharrell coaches Melissa through something Melissa’s currently struggling with. The conversation gets nitty and gritty in all the best ways. You don’t want to miss this episode.  

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In this week’s episode, Melissa interviews Gigi Pritzker, award winning producer and CEO and co-founder of MWM (Madison Wells Media). Under Gigi’s leadership, MWM produced Academy Award-nominated feature film “Hell or High Water” and the National Geographic’s Emmy Award-nominated anthology series “ Genius,” among others. She talks to us about supporting young creatives and owning our creation stories.

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This week’s episode of is all about alchemy. Bet you never thought you’d hear that on a business podcast. Our guest, Pauleanna Reid, is a celebrity ghostwriter, a senior contributor at ForbesWomen, and a millennial mentor. Her personal life assignment? To help people see beyond the limitations of their circumstances. 

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