Social media is culture soup. Have you noticed that black church culture is extremely popular on the interwebs? If not, just pay attention during the Thanksgiving holidays. There is one meme that we just can’t shake. I talk to award-winning, national recording artist, worship arts minister and entrepreneur Gaye Arbuckle about why this is. We also talk about her being discovered by gospel legend James Cleveland, her unforgettable…
Are you ready to really utilize your social media real estate to move to the next level of executive influence? You probably know that there is more to social media than event photos, ussies, corporate hashtags, group shots on a step and repeat, “food porn”, vacations and party pics, but how do you unlock the kind of content that attracts the people you are really after: new…
This #ThrowbackThursday is not only about Hidden Figures, it has a hidden gem in it. There’s news for you in this edition that includes an editor’s pick harkening back to March 2019, Women’s History Month. We take a look back at the Hidden Figures event sponsored by the North Texas Black Sports Professionals Network–the first time the show recorded live…because it will happen again in a very special…
(iStock/LightFieldStudios) In my work as a professional executive and business coach, I encounter people who are facing career transitions, whether they are vying for another position inside their own company, considering starting a business, looking for a new job, or planning to move into a new industry. This summer, I had the pleasure of meeting some of them at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention and…
I’m off today. I’m still celebrating my birthday, but I wanted to take you back to one of my favorite episodes where a listener volunteered for laser coaching. We also shared a replay of the Women’s Opera Network webinar on networking. A rich discussion on both ends. Enjoy!
THIS IS META. Listen, this won’t be your surface conversation about D&I. This brother goes deep… and only the businesses who are serious about real change will even begin to understand where he’s coming from and how he is activating for real change. @jeffreylbowman and I see eye-to-eye on several things, and that is that real change starts from the inside out. Find out how his journey as…
Back in The London Calling Issue, we went backstage with Dallas native, L. Michelle Smith, a classically-trained mezzo soprano, author, speaker and marketing leader with over 25 years of experience as a communicator and integrated marketer. In this issue, Ian Truscott hops on the tour bus and catches up with this executive and business coach and entrepreneur. Hi Michelle, we went Backstage with you back in January, since then…
Quietly, a group of small business owners and corporate executives have been gathering over the past year as a part of a NSC Coaching Cohort program. The professionals, from all parts of the country and even Canada, various industries and companies, have been honing skills, identifying goals, mapping plans to attack those goals and having their very own breakthroughs as they meet with me for mentoring and coaching,…
Friends, It’s a joy to spread my wings further, providing professional services in the corporate and agency realm. I wanted to share with you that no silos communications llc is expanding by popular demand to include strategic communications consulting as well as PR and Integrated Marketing counsel and execution. Surprise! The beauty in this venture is that it is a powerful combination with the leadership development consulting,…
When it’s the intersection of #workplace culture, #tech and business, you turn to “The Workplace Doctor” herself, Natasha Bowman, JD, SPHR. My fellow LEAD360 Faculty member joins me for a compelling conversation about tenacity in the face of staggering odds, how#MeToo and #TimesUp left some women out and how she navigated a collision between her personal brand and the corporate workplace that seemed to be working at first.…