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Finding Your Personal Style to Boost Confidence and Break Barriers for Black Women

What does your personal style say about you? Do you feel it’s authentic to who you are? Does it bring you confidence to exist in spaces you want to be in? If not, this one’s for you. Solita C. Roberts talked about how style can help you make an impact on the world during her interview on Unlocking the Club podcast—here are the takeaways.

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From Being “The Only” to Opening Doors for Other Black Women

How do you embrace the tension between assimilation and disruption? What’s the difference between representation and belonging? Read more on this plus other insights from Nikole Collins Puri’s interview on episode 28 of Unlocking the Club podcast.

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Balancing Ease and Productivity While Seeking Diverse Representation in Media

What’s your definition of productivity? Melissa Haughton, our guest on episode 27 of Unlocking the Club podcast, believes it should include ease and rest. Here are her thoughts on productivity, asking for help, and increasing representation and diversity in the podcast and media industry.

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Putting Soul Back into Veganism: Reflections on Health, Travel, and Living Your Purpose

Eating vegan gelato while people-watching near the Trevi Fountain in Rome—sounds pretty idyllic, doesn’t it? But traveling and eating tasty vegan treats is part of a bigger story in Nicole Ellis’ life. She shared her lessons from a health scare, how to be your authentic self, and what travel taught her on episode 26 of Unlocking the Club podcast. Here are some takeaways from our conversation.

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The Value of a Father: Reflections on Parenting and Making Space for All Emotions

National Play With Dad Day is on November 25. It’s a time to celebrate fathers and move the needle to normalize their active role in home life and as primary caregivers. To discuss his experience as a first-time father and all the dueling emotions that come with it, we talked to Edward Kim on episode 25 of Unlocking the Club podcast—here are the takeaways.

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Grief is Love: Navigating and Embracing Life After Losing Your Loved One

Most of us will experience deep grief and loss in our lifetimes. But we live in a culture that’s grief-averse, where we expect people just to move on. However, there is life and love to be had after grief, and the way to get there is to experience it and process your emotions. Marisa Renee Lee shares how to do just this on episode 24 of the Unlocking the Club podcast.

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Power of Choice: How to Choose Happy and Turn Pain to Purpose

Pain is an inevitable part of life. The question really is, how are you going to use that pain and channel it into purpose? LaTonya Story shared her journey with this on episode 22 of the Unlocking the Club podcast. Read through her insights and encouragement here.

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Mixology Life Lessons: What Cocktails Teach Us About Vulnerability, Rest, and Valuable Action

What were your pandemic hobbies? For Ramona Jackson, guest on episode 21 of the Unlocking the Club podcast, hers was mixing cocktails. Today, it’s a full-fledged business that balances her day job working at the Department of Defense. Here’s some of Ramona’s insights on mixology, vulnerability, rest, and so much more.

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Doing It Scared: Overcome Fear By Running Towards It

Fear is always there. A voice in your mind telling you what you can’t or shouldn’t do. But if you listen to it, you’ll stay in the same place. Instead, run towards your fear in pursuit of authenticity and growth. Read more insights on this from LaNora Wiliams Clark’s interview on Unlocking the Club podcast.

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Finding Your Power to Lift Others and Getting a Seat at Your Own Table

Storytelling is essential. It transforms the truth of pain and challenge into power for change and growth. Anucha Browne shared her story on episode 16 of Unlocking the Club podcast with us, encouraging all BIPOC leaders to lead from a place of power to lift up the next generation.

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