The Urban Planner's Podcast

In today’s episode, Gigi interviews Lakeylah White. Lakeylah is currently running for mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She how her background in planning provided her with the experience in running for public office. She also discusses how there is very little planning being done in the state of Mississippi and how she is advocating for that in her platform.

To connect with Lakeylah, you can connect with her on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter at @lakeylahwhiteformayor and her website lakeylahwhitemayor.com. 

In today’s episode, Gigi interviews John Sanchez. John is currently running for the New York City Council 15th District. He talks about is non-traditional involvement in the planning process although he is not a planner by trade. He also discusses a lot of changes that he is advocating for during his campaign that will make NYC a better place.

To connect with John, you can connect with him on Instagram at @johnsanchezny; on Twitter at @nyjohnsanchez and his website johnsanchezforny.com. 

In today’s episode, Gigi interviews Winfred Mills. Winfred talks about how he changed careers into the planning field. He extensively discusses how he has been actively pursuing a job in the planning field with no degree in planning and how others can do so as well. 

To connect with Winfred, you can connect with him on LinkedIn and on Instagram, @fredericmoulin_. 

In today's episode, Gigi talks about becoming paperless in a planning office. She provides some tips on how her office has become almost 100% paperless. This advice is great for this Covid-19 era. 

In today's episode, Gigi talks about how to choose the best planning school for you. She provide some tips on some of the keys things to look at when selecting the ideal program.

In today's episode, Gigi talks about some study tips for the AICP exam. She provides some tips based on her own personal experience with taking the exam as well as tips from others that do study prep.

In today's episode, Gigi delves in everything that you need to know to apply for the AICP exam. She provides some insider tips on how to ensure that you are able to pass the "entrance exam" to take the actual exam. 

In today's episode, Gigi The Planner interviews her husband Jeremy and she quizzes him on what he knows about the planning field. It was a fun light episode with lots of laughs. 

In today’s episode, Gigi interviews Bakari Height, one of her new blog writers for her blog. Bakari talked about his experience as a transportation planner in the Atlanta area as well as his organization Marta Army. He even discusses how he was able to work in the planning field still in planning school. 

To connect with Bakari, you can follow him on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter  @mrmidtownatlanta also make sure to visit his website martaarmy.org.

In today’s episode, Gigi concludes her series called Starting Your Planning Brand. She interviewed Byron Nicholas from The Black and Urban Platform. Byron talks about his experience with starting his own online writing platform and explains how he incorporates family and others into his work.

To connect with Byron, you can follow him on Instagram @blackandurban and Twitter @blackandurban_ and make sure to visit his website blackandurban.com.