The Intentional Intern

This week on The Intentional Intern Podcast, we're joined by Alethea Freidberg — a recent graduate of the University of Southern California with a degree in Music Industry from USC’s Thornton School of Music and a minor in Culture, Media, and Entertainment from USC Annenberg.

Throughout the ep, Amaya and Alethea dive into a reflective and energizing conversation about Gen-Z's adaptability, creativity in the music industry, freelancing, job market resilience, and the power of intentional storytelling.

Connect & Collab w/Alethea

• LinkedIn

• The Industry Plant

How do we create real, lasting change in the spaces we work and lead in?

This week on The Intentional Intern Podcast, we’re exploring this question with Crystle Johnson—a global DEI leader, liberation coach, speaker, and the founder of We Ain’t Dying For This: A Black Woman’s Guide to Liberation.

In this episode, Crystle shares her personal journey into DEI, the realities of navigating corporate spaces as a Black woman, and how she’s working to redefine liberation in the workplace. We also unpack her liberation framework—a powerful approach to creating sustainable change.

Connect & Collab w/Crystle

• ⁠Crystle's LinkedIn⁠
• ⁠Her Podcast: We Ain't Dying For This

An Intentional Intern Podcast Video Special Is Here!

This month, the Intentional Intern Podcast turned 2 years old! To celebrate, this week we have a video episode featuring Zuri Godfrey, a creator, marketer, and mentor.

Throughout the episode, Zuri and I discuss his journey to his current role, Zuri's mentorship program called The Village, marketing (in every way), and great gems around building relationships & your LinkedIn presence for early career.

This is truly a celebratory episode (and milestone) that you don't want to miss!

Connect & Collab with Zuri

• Instagram

In this special Valentine’s Week episode, we embrace love, connection, and emotional intelligence in the workplace with our incredible guest, Khadyajah Jenkins!

In this episode, Khadyajah and I dive into her unique journey, the power of emotional expression at work, and how authenticity and vulnerability lead to stronger connections with both others and ourselves. We unpack themes of leadership, community, and how we show up in all areas of our lives.

Connect & Collab w/Khadyajah

• LinkedIn
• TikTok

This week, meet Leslie Campbell, a senior at Virginia Tech majoring in Advertising! We're not talking about her major though. We're talking about her passion--music!

In this episode, Leslie shares her journey to discovering her passion for music, how she’s mastered authenticity and networking in the music industry, and the importance of mentorship in the music space.

Enjoy this ep!

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It's 2025, and at this podcast, we don't have a resolution--we have the power of affirmations.

If 2024 taught me anything, it taught me that starting out adulthood can be quite difficult, but having an amazing mindset to help you through the process as you grow will make magic happen. Throughout the episode, you guys will walk with me through a lot of affirmations that can guide you through 2025.

This is a rest and relax episode--grab a warm drink, a blanket, light a candle, and just soak in the affirmations with a side of personal storytelling that will gently guide us into the new year with no rush.

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We're ending the year with an inspiring conversation! This week on The Intentional Intern, I’m joined by Alyssa Evans—founder of multiple businesses, including the Atlanta Book Club, Grounded Marketing, Elocin Boutique, and Hauswarm.

We talk about the highs, the lows, and everything in between, making this the perfect episode to get ready for 2025.

Connect & Collab with Alyssa (or her companies!)

Meet Jesutomiwo Akinyele, also known as Tomi--a sophomore at Georgia State University's Honors College and a future entertainment lawyer in the making! She also supports her fellow peers in career development through Insider Opportunities, a platform she created where students can book time with her to gain advice on how they can level up to reach their career goals.

In this episode, we dive into Tomi's journey into how she discovered her passion for law, chose her major in interdisciplinary studies, lessons she's learned in her internships, and more!

In this episode of The Intentional Intern, meet our guest Maya Alford-Hill! Maya is a film student at Berkeley City College.

Throughout the episode, Maya shares how her love for film and writing began, her unique storytelling, and more! This episode was super fun to record–there was never a dull moment! If you enjoy film, anime, fantasy, or gaming–this episode has you covered.

Don’t miss the chance to check out the Hybrina series on Spotify or tune in to KGPC 96.9 FM at 10 PM PST!

Connect With Maya

Together, we chat about her journey into marketing, her research on New Orleans tourism, and her passion for leadership, and more :) !

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