The Table I Built
The Table I Built is a bite-sized podcast on real-life resilience, purpose, and leadership — with episodes under 10 minutes for builders who are short on time but big on vision. Hosted by Andrea C. Walton, MBA, each episode offers raw, reflective insight on grit, healing, and building something meaningful after life turns sideways. From teen mom to executive, Andrea shares hard-earned lessons, true stories, and bold encouragement for anyone who’s ever had to start again.
Episodes
Welcome to Season Three of The Table I Built.
This season, we’re elevating the powerful voices of women who lead with purpose, compassion, and conviction — women reshaping the world through their decisions, their courage, and their impact.
To open this season, I’m joined by Karen Hanrahan, a global leader whose career spans more than 25 years across humanitarian action, child protection, and international development. As the Chie...
Season Two Finale — The Table I Built
In this powerful season finale, Andrea sits down with commercial pharmaceutical leader Shana Washington, a seasoned executive with more than 15 years of experience driving global strategy across the biotech and life sciences industry.
With nearly 1.1 million layoffs across the U.S. this year and close to 15,000 job cuts in pharma, this conversation is timely, honest, and deeply necessary....
In this special bonus episode of The Table I Built, I sit down for a deeply personal and long-awaited conversation with my mother, Urith Lynn Walker — poet, artist, singer, believer, and the woman whose strength has shaped so much of my own.
This year, my mom faced breast cancer for the first time in her life. But this episode isn’t about the disease — it’s about resilience, healing, and grace. It’s about what she learned about ...
Before the rush of the holidays and the close of another year, Andrea pauses to reflect on a season that’s tested and strengthened so many of us.
In this heartfelt episode, she invites you to slow down, breathe, and take inventory of how you’ve shown up for yourself this year — even through loss, delay, or uncertainty.
Because even if every prayer wasn’t answered, your presence here means you’re still becoming.
In this heartfelt solo episode, Andrea opens up about what it means to carry purpose through a season of exhaustion. Between her mother’s recent cancer surgery, her daughter’s recovery, and the ongoing weight of leadership and motherhood, she reflects on the quiet strength it takes to keep standing when life feels heavy.
Because sometimes the miracle isn’t that you keep going — it’s that you’re still standing.
🎙️ A short, ho...
As we close out Disability Awareness Month, I’m joined by a very special guest — my daughter, Naomi Nicole, creator of One Strong Hand.
Born with a radial club hand and raised by a teenage mother, Naomi’s story is one of faith, strength, and redefining what’s possible. Together, we talk about what it means to be underestimated, how to turn obstacles into opportunities, and why our limitations never define our legacy.
Because ...
In this solo episode, Andrea gets real about the unseen cost of success — what happens when you build at the expense of your peace. Through honest reflection and practical wisdom, she unpacks how to create boundaries, release what no longer serves you, and build from a place of clarity instead of chaos.
Because peace isn’t a reward you earn at the finish line — it’s the foundation that helps you finish well.
In this solo episode of The Table I Built, Andrea Walton explores what it truly means to step out of the shadows and into your full power.
For everyone who has ever felt unseen, overlooked, or uncertain about how to show up authentically in their career or calling, this episode is a reminder that visibility isn’t vanity — it’s responsibility.
Andrea shares reflections on fear, self-advocacy, and authenticity, along with three...
In this episode of the table, I built, Andrea Walton sits down with Bunmi Mitchell, an HR Executive who story, embodies, resilience, growth, and grace.
From becoming a mother as a teenager to raising three children, while climbing the corporate ladder, she shares what it means to navigate life, loss, and leadership with purpose. She reflects on how seasons have changed shaped her strength, and how stepping it into her own power ...
Don’t wait for a seat at the table, own the one you bring. In this episode, Andrea Walton breaks down the politics of power: political agility, organizational dynamics, and personal agency. With stories from her own leadership journey, including the “say the last 10%” principle, she shares three ways to claim your voice and your own seat.
In this episode of The Table I Built, I sit down with journalist, PR leader, and Concrete Rose Scholarship Foundation Board Member Hope Katz Gibbs. She shares what inspired her to dedicate her career to amplifying women’s voices, why storytelling is especially powerful in today’s climate, and the advice she gives to women who are ready to share their own stories.
We are back. In this Season 2 opener, I return to the mic solo, speaking directly to the 300,000+ black women who have been laid off, pushed out, or forced to pivot. I reflect on what it means to be both a leader and a casualty of the workforce, and offer real talk and strategy for navigating transition with purpose. This episode is a call to reclaim your voice, audit your value, and start building forward, no matter who counted yo...
In this season finale of The Table I Built, I reflect on the full journey; from GED to Legacy – building. I revisit each episode, share the most powerful takeaways, and thank the community that helped shape Season One. Plus, I’ll look ahead to Season Two, where new voices will join me at the table. This is the moment we celebrate how far we’ve come, and prepare for what’s next.
On this weeks episode, I’m answering your real, unfiltered questions – from navigating professional life after college, to rebuilding confidence after job loss, to knowing when it’s time to pivot. No script-just truth, strategy, and soul. Whether your transitioning, leading, or healing, this one’s for you.
You don’t have to just be one thing. In this episode of The Table I Built, we explore what it means to live and lead as a whole person – mentor, parent, leader, guide, and more. I share what I’ve learned about showing up with grace, juggling, layered roles, and giving yourself permission not to do it all. This one is for the people who pour into others while trying to stay full themselves.
Setbacks don’t get the final say, unless we let them. In this episode I open up about the power of narrative and what it takes to reclaim your voice after life knocks you down. I share a moments from my own story, including surviving domestic violence, and navigating corporate rooms. This episode is an invitation to tell the truth, not with shame but with power. Because healing doesn’t mean erasing what happened. It means owning it...
In this episode of The Table I Built, we’re talking about legacy, not the flashy kind, but the quiet consistent work of building something that last. From concrete beginnings to visionary outcomes, I share what it means to build with intention, alignment, and a long view. Whether you’re launching a business, shaping your family’s future, or laying a spiritual or professional foundation, this episode is your reminder: just because i...
You weren't an afterthought. You weren't a lucky break. You were the plan all along. In this episode, I unpack what it means to stop seeking validation from broken systems and start recognizing your own power, your own presence and your own path. Whether you've been overlooked, underestimated, or trying to play small to survive- this episode is your reminder that you are not the back up plan. You are the blueprint.
Sometimes the most powerful move isn't pushing forward- it's pausing. In this episode, Andrea reflects on the unexpected strength found in stillness, silence and honoring the transitions in life. Whether you are navigating a career shift, processing a setback, this episode is gentle reminder that rest is not a retreat - it's strategy.
In this episode, I speak directly to anyone navigating the fog of job loss, career pivots, or personal reinvention. You’re not broken — you’re in transition.
I share encouragement and practical steps for resetting your mindset, reclaiming your confidence, and remembering who you are before the title and after the layoff.
This one’s for the builders in-between.
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