Episode 10 – The Table of Redemption Podcast Featuring Leah Perkins: “God Can Repurpose Your Purpose”

In this powerful episode, host Rasheen Jamison-Richardson welcomes Leah Perkins— her fellow Harvard Graduate School of Education Alumni ’25, teacher, educator, coach, and entrepreneur—as she shares her remarkable leadership story of redemption.

Leah’s journey is a testament to the transformative power of faith. Through unexpected detours, moments of surrender, and divine redirection, she discovered that broken plans can become sacred pathways. Her story reveals how spiritual trust and obedience can repurpose a life’s purpose into one marked by healing, impact, and renewed vision.

Tune in to hear how Leah’s calling was reshaped not by circumstance, but by grace—and how her leadership now reflects a deeper mission rooted in service, restoration, and hope.

🕊️ This episode is for anyone who’s ever questioned their path and wondered if God could still use them. Leah’s story says: Yes, He can. And He will.

Episode 9 – The Table of Redemption: “Making It to the Other Side of Your Journey” Part 1 Featuring Scott Bower – Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2025, Intellectual Contribution Award Winner, and Founder of Be A Global Citizen! Podcast

In this deeply moving episode, Rasheen Jamison-Richardson welcomes her Harvard colleague and visionary educator Scott Bower to The Table of Redemption. As the founder and host of Be A Global Citizen! and a 2025 Intellectual Contribution Award recipient at HGSE, Scott brings a unique blend of global perspective, spiritual insight, and educational leadership to the conversation.

Together, Rasheen & Scott explore the redemptive power of faith across traditions—how spiritual wisdom, shared struggle, and divine guidance can illuminate the path through adversity. This interfaith dialogue dives into the heart of transformation, revealing how healing and purpose emerge when we allow faith to become the bridge between pain and possibility.

Whether you're navigating your own journey or seeking inspiration from those who’ve made it to the other side, this episode offers a soulful reminder: redemption is real, and it’s closer than you think.

🕊️ Tune in for a story of resilience, revelation, and the sacred power of crossing over.

Episode Title: Embracing Resilience Through A Literary Lens

In this episode of The Table of Redemption Podcast, host and visionary Harvard alumna Rasheen Jamison-Richardson sits down with acclaimed author and fellow changemaker Bianca Turetsky to explore her redemptive leadership journey through the transformative power of storytelling.

Bianca, a fellow graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2025 and member of the ELOE Residential Masters cohort, shares how literature became both a refuge and a catalyst for healing. Their connection, rooted in the Micro Learning Community (MLC), sets the stage for a rich dialogue anchored in the Leadership Redemption Resilience Framework.

Together, Rasheen and Bianca reflect on the intersection of narrative and leadership—how crafting and sharing stories can illuminate paths through grief, foster resilience, and inspire purposeful action. Bianca’s journey reveals how the written word can become a vessel for redemption, connection, and visionary change.

This episode is a celebration of literary courage, emotional restoration, and the enduring strength found in reclaiming one’s story.

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Title: Redefining Life After Grief On My Own Terms

In this deeply moving episode of The Table of Redemption, host and visionary Harvard alumna Rasheen Jamison-Richardson sits down with Jade Franco to explore her courageous journey of healing, resilience, and redemptive leadership.

Jade, a fellow graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2025 and member of the ELOE Residential Masters cohort, shares a transformative path shaped by personal loss and the power of self-defined purpose. Their bond, forged within the Micro Learning Community (MLC), sets the stage for a heartfelt conversation grounded in the Leadership Redemption Resilience Framework.

Together, Rasheen and Jade reflect on the process of reclaiming life after grief—how Jade’s story became a testament to leading with vision, vulnerability, and strength. Through moments of sorrow and triumph, Jade chose to rebuild on her own terms, turning pain into purpose and isolation into impact.

This episode is a tribute to the power of self-reclamation, the beauty of connection, and the boldness of choosing redemption over retreat.

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Title: Resilience: When Turning Back Is Not An Option

In this powerful episode of The Table of Redemption, host, visionary leader, and Harvard alumna Rasheen Jamison-Richardson sits down with Snehal Rawal from India to explore her extraordinary journey of resilience, artistry, and redemptive leadership. Snehal is a fellow graduate of the Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2025, shares her transformative path alongside Rasheen, her fellow ELOE Residential Masters cohort member. Their bond, forged in the Micro Learning Community (MLC), becomes the foundation for a deeply moving conversation rooted in the Leadership Redemption Resilience Framework.

Together, they reflect on Snehal’s artistic lens as a tool for visionary leadership, and the power of building bridges of hope in moments of rejection and triumph. This episode is a celebration of Snehal's courage, connection, and the unwavering belief that turning back is never an option when purpose calls. Snehal’s story is a beacon for anyone navigating adversity and seeking to lead with heart, vision, and resilience.

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Title: When The Wisdom of Life Burns Bright At Any Age

Alicia Thompson is a fellow alumni of Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2025 who graduated along side Rasheen Jamison-Richardson. They came to know, respect, and honor the work they produce from being closely connected as they both matriculated the ELOE Residential Masters program in what was called their Micro Learning Community (MLC). On the podcast Rasheen celebrates Alicia's creation and launch of her event she launched at Harvard entitled 5 Burning Questions. Alicia's vision drew prominent leaders, artists, acclaimed celebrities, and youth to the stage that included Windell Pierce, Imani Perry, Andre Holland, and others who made a major impact on the world. Rasheen's podcast features her rich relationship & journey with Alicia as they both share wisdom, stories, and redemptive moments through the lens of the Leadership Redemption Resilience Framework. This led to several profound moments that they both share around being able to navigate disruption, and the resilience factor that causes them to see disruption and crisis as a form of beauty. Rasheen captures Alicia's courageous journey as a visionary for her artistic lens and uses it as proof that we can be become builders of bridges of hope and redemption in crisis for others to stand upon in their greatest time of need.

Title: Your Redemption Doesn't Have To Be Loud

Emmanuel Wright is a fellow Harvard Graduate School of Education Class of 2025 alumni with Rasheen Jamison-Richardson. Emmanuel is at The Table of Redemption in celebration of his resilience as the Class of 2025 Student Commencement Speaker. Emmanuel is a strategist, storyteller and an advocate for Black Education and this can be seen in his Leadership Story of Redemption: “Redemption Doesn’t Have to Be Loud” captured by Rasheen's Leadership Redemption Resilience Framework. This episode features Emmanuel’s quiet yet powerful journey of healing, showing how resilience, grace, and inner strength can lead to transformation without fanfare—proving that redemption is just as profound in silence as it is in sound, and the history of his legacy can lead to great accomplishments.

Dr. Mojisola "Mo" Edu is a fellow alumni of Harvard Graduate School of Education class of 2025 who graduated along side podcast host Rasheen Jamison-Richardson. During the podcast you will witness the warmth of their relationship in their dialogue which makes Rasheen elated to Build Bridges of Hope & Redemption by capturing Mo's Leadership Story of Redemption that includes being chosen by her classmates and professors as HGSE's Class of 2025 class Marshall for the E.L.O.E. Residential Masters program that they both attended. Mo's podcast entitled “Transmuting the Darkness Into Light” features Mo's courageous journey through grief, spiritual awakening, and creative rebirth—illuminating how pain, when faced with honesty, purpose, surrender, and love can become a powerful source of light that we as a people can unite and build bridges of hope in crisis. When captured through the lens of The Leadership Redemption Framework Mo's story reveals a leaders who is deeply connected to her life's work, has empathy for others, and causes those she encounter to be moved by her humility and honor as a leading force in her field of expertise.

Alexis Lassiter is a fellow alumni of podcast host Rasheen Jamison-Richardson as they both graduated along side one another from Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) class of 2025. Rasheen chose Alexis as one of her esteemed podcast guest who she wanted to celebrate as a friend and colleague who was named one of HGSE's Intellectual Contribution Award Recipient out of 800 graduates. Her podcast Leadership Story of Redemption entitled “The Art of Not Taking No For An Answer” features Alexis’ bold journey of determination, creative resilience, and tenacity as she transforms rejection into redirection. Captured through the lens of the pillars of The Leadership Redemption Resilience Framework, she proves that when doors close, leaders rebuild boldly into a new life of their own. Rasheen regards Alexis as a trailblazer, and she hopes you find as much joy, hope, and empowerment as she did in this time of crisis, as she leads the way in building bridges of hope and redemption in crisis with her podcast guest through storytelling.

The Table of Redemption Podcast host Rasheen Jamison-Richardson invited fellow Harvard alumni Malaika Ogukwe to the table to capture her Leadership Story of Redemption because of the light and life she carries everywhere she goes while leading on the frontlines as a Well-Being & Leadership Strategist, Artist, creative, and so much more. Using The Pillars of The Leadership Redemption Framework Rasheen captured Malaika's story entitled, Finding the Strength and Joy in Being Resilient captured her life's journey that included suffering the loss of both of her parents in her junior year in college which left her with the mantle of caring for her siblings at age 21. In essence, this episode features Malaika’s powerful journey through trauma, loss, survival, and a powerful spiritual reckoning, offering listeners a raw and redemptive reflection of the joy that can come out of sorrow. Rasheen framework captures what it really means when leaders are able to build bridges of hope and redemption in crisis when they can lead redemptively from a healed place despite the challenges life throws their way.