Like many people, I occasionally wear shirts or tops with words on them. I enjoy them. Especially when I’m relaxed after work or on the weekends when the corporate uniform is put to rest for a bit. And I, like many people, usually know the meaning of those words. In fact, I recall my mother once telling me to always know what the words and brands that I…
56 Female Speakers You Should Put on Stage, and Why October 14, 2018, Chris Strub Some people say 2018 is the ‘year of the woman,’ but 2019 should be the year that women get their due on stage at traditionally male-dominated marketing events nationwide. I’ve been extremely blessed to present at over a dozen marketing events over the last couple of years, and although the speaker mix still…
What does it take to become a millionaire by the time you’re 15? It takes the motivation that poverty can bring, and it also takes the work ethic that only a black single mom can model to all three of her kids. Jaylen talks about it with L. Michelle is this teaser from Episode 2 that drops Nov 1. Subscribe today! We’re also streaming on Spotify!
Hey, everyone! We are about finished editing Episode 3 with social media for social good guru Chris Strub; but this week, we’ll speak with Eva Green Wilson, of SocaMom.com®. She is an award-winning parenting blogger and a speaker. Eva is a wife, mother of 3, author, illustrator and recent graduate at Howard School of Law. Her blog posts have been featured on BlogHer.com, and republished in b3 Caribbean Magazine (print and…
I’m headed your way, Texas Christian University Bob Schieffer School of Strategic Communicationy. It’s time to go deep. I’ll bring a PR case from my experience, and we’ll dissect how dialogic ethics could have improved results. This is an honors course, so I plan to challenge your thinking. Thank you Dr. Lambiase and Dr. English for having me. See you there!
March 7, 2018 ELC Institute Fellow L. Michelle Smith pens an article for BlackEnterprise.com titled, “Bringing Your Authentic Self to Work as a Black Woman – Unpacked.” The article features a Q&A with four high-powered black female executives, all of whom are ELC members, each giving their perspectives on what it takes to bring your authentic self to work as a black woman in the workplace. Smith’s Q&A…
Within the past several years, companies have adopted digital employee advocacy as a way to harness the power of their workforce for low-cost, high-impact marketing, sales and recruiting. Let’s face it, if you have even a dozen or more employees, it can be a powerfully compelling force for outreach. If you have hundreds of thousands of employees bought into one of the many digital platforms like Social Chorus,…
Frank talk about her career.journey, mentorship, public relations, tech and social media and inclusion in marketing in four parts…in the AT&T Business #WomenInTech series. This is part 1. Part 2 looks at the importance of social media as technology advances in PR and Marketing…and a little about Artificial Intelligence. Part 3 gets personal, with a conversation about my daughter, being authentic and a little about inclusion. Part…
Every once in a while, you take one for the Hometeam. Recently, Now This visited with me at home and at work to hear my story about working at AT&T as a Black woman. What they didn’t capture were my words on extraordinary mentor and sponsorship that I found at the company, and how I wield my black girl magic everyday. But 60 seconds on an IG video…
Your Host L. Michelle Smith provides just a taste of what The Culture Soup Podcast has to offer with a snippet from an upcoming interview with friend, founder and CEO of the beverage company JinJa, Reuben Canada. Canada talks about his philosophy on health, his inspiration for it, and his mentors. Enjoy!