Development Episodes

Presence isn't permission — it's practice. In this episode, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Nicole Seabrooks — Manager, Repair Services at Tiffany & Co., overseeing the brand's global repair hub, and mom to teenage twin girls. After 16+ years leading teams in retail management, Nicole returned to school in 2020 following the loss of her mother, earning her MFA in Luxury Brand Management from SCAD University and turning grief into reinvention. This is the episode for the woman managing ever...

What are YOU doing with what you’ve been given? Are you hiding it? Clutching onto it? Or like in the Bible, doing nothing with it? Check out this week’s episode with “Real Talk” Tasha Randle, “equips professionals with clarity, confidence, and the action plan to boldly pursue and get the things they want in their career”, as we discuss this and so much more. A little bit about Tasha… Hey! I’m Tasha Randle, a down-to-earth girl who can’t be put into a box. I love God and also love a good trap so...

What do you bring to the table? What do you do well? What makes you YOU? Getting clear about these and strategizing on how to communicate this to yourself and to others is how you “Articulate Your Value” which leads to having more… Check out this week’s episode to learn about how to do this and more from Ashley AsShire, founder of the podcast and lifestyle brand, Schoolin Life. This week’s Guest is Ashley AsShire. I’m a director of student affairs at an R1 institution in the Northeast and an adj...

We’ve heard of Work Life Balance and recently Work Life Integration. Have you heard of Work Life Harmony? Tareka Wheeler, PMP, CEO, T. Wheeler Strategic Solutions, LLC, Career & Mindset Strategist, shares how like stocks, we are a “diversified investment” and must diversify how we expend our energy. When in mom mode, she’s 100% a mom. When working on a project, she’s all in. Work Life Harmony. Check out this week’s episode to learn more and about Professional DNA. Meet Tareka Wheeler, PMP I am ...

Music. Dance. Two ways we connect with self, skin, body, and movement. Dr. J., founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Alchemist Agency, a management and leadership development consulting firm focused on building the capacity of purpose driven organizations, corporations, and executives, and I discuss how recognizing the rhythm of both ultimately threads us to others. The Glory of That! - The Invisible Threads of Life. Check out this week’s episode for more. This week’s Guest is Dr. J. Marti...

Sometimes one journey ends so another could begin which is exactly what happened when Samieh Franklin, project manager, volunteer, and wealth builder, left corporate America. Samieh paused for a few months then launched two organizations, profit and non-profit, to invest in a community she knows intimately. When it’s Time to Go! Check out this week’s episode to learn more. Want to support Sam’s mission, see below for ways to connect. This week’s Guest is Samieh Franklin. Results oriented proj...