Career Love
Welcome to the Career Love Podcast, Sis! This is your space to boldly step into your Black Woman Bliss Era—building a career, business, and lifestyle you love. Hosted by Mercedes Swan, The Career Love Coach, each episode is filled with lessons, wins, and actionable strategies to help Black women navigate the workplace, embrace their brilliance, build business, and create wealth. From discovering your purpose to launching a side hustle, I'm here to inspire, empower, and remind you: you are seen, valued, and destined for greatness. Website: www.mercedesswan.com Contact: hello@mercedesswan.com
Episodes
What does it really take to build a 45-year legacy in a space not made for you?
In this powerful episode, Mercedes sits down with Ann McNeill, “The Master Builder”, the first Black woman general contractor in Florida and founder of the National Association of Black Women in Construction.
Together, they explore how Black women can find purpose in unexpected places, build confidence that reflects true self-worth, and grow where they’re...
In this solo episode, I’m unpacking the hot take that “career coaches are unethical” and talking honestly about what’s really happening in this wild 2025 job market. We dig into the difference between systemic injustice and individual coaches, how manipulative marketing preys on vulnerable job seekers, and what ethical career support can and should look like for Black women. I also share more about the Career Love Mission, career l...
Energy Leadership for Black Women
Sis, it’s time to talk about the power of energy leadership. As Black women, our journey to success and liberation isn’t about pushing through with another cup of coffee. It’s about intentionally building a career by centering our relationship with energy. In this episode of The Career Love Podcast, I’m joined by Dr. Lynise Green, founder of Well with L, wellness strategist, naturopath, and leadersh...
If you’ve been pushing through workplace burnout, ignoring your body’s signals, or believing that rest is something you have to “earn,” this episode is going to heal your soul! As Black women, we carry generational stories of overwork, perfectionism, and being “the strong one.” But what if the most revolutionary thing we could do for ourselves is to sit our ass down?In this powerful conversation with burnout coach and former teache...
If you’ve been wondering how to stop playing small in your career or business, this episode of The Career Love Podcast is your personal invitation to take up space.I’m pulling up with real talk on the shifts I’ve been making in my own business — and the truth about how unworthiness can keep us chasing smaller dreams than the ones we’re actually called to. This IS a pep talk, sis but I’m also giving you real strategies, mindset shif...
We’re on some HR level #@%$!
In this unfiltered episode, I’m joined by HR’s Agent of Chaos, Francis “Tank” Rhodes and the hot mess that is Human Resources is catching some strays.
From SHRM scandals and toxic leadership to performative DEI and overworked HR teams, we’re naming names (disrespectfully), spilling tea, and calling out the systems that keep workplaces unsafe and inequitable for Black folks.
BASICALLY, BABES, we’re talking...
This episode of the Career Love Podcast is a love letter to the creative, so done with corporate, legacy-building Black woman in this community.
Today, I’m joined by the incredible Nicole Palmer—bestselling author, editor-in-chief, and co-founder of Delnic Media. We talk about what it means to navigate corporate America as a Black woman, how we’re building our digital empires to experience true freedom, and why it’s time to ret...
Join me as I hang out with the fabulous Amanda Henry of Living In The Abundance, who is a Tech Queen, senior learning & development pro by day, and financial freedom advocate by night! We’re spilling the tea on all things career growth, financial independence, and owning your worth as a Black woman in tech.
We dive into Amanda’s inspiring journey from Verizon to tech sales enablement, how she’s using her 9-to-5 to build wealth, ...
Sis, you ever feel like your 9 to 5 just ain’t it? Well, you’re not alone. In this episode of The Career Love Podcast, I’m sharing my personal story of leaving my full-time job in Diversity Equity and Inclusion to become a solo entrepreneur.
From HR for Millennials to building my Career Love brand and entering my Black Woman Bliss Era, I'm walking you through the mindset shifts, planning, and purpose that led me to quit my job ...
Welcome to The Career Love Podcast, Sis! In this powerful first episode, I’m sitting down with my ride-or-die since kindergarten and structural engineer, Destinee Wheeler, to talk about what it really means to be a Black woman in STEM. With Black women representing only 2% of STEM professionals, the journey into and to success in this field is challenging but deeply rewarding.
Join me in this heart-to-heart to talk about Destinee’s ...
Welcome to the Career Love Podcast, Sis!
This is a space where Black women just like you are inspired to step boldly into their Black Woman Bliss Era—building careers, businesses, and lifestyles we absolutely love.
I’m your host, Mercedes Swan, also known as The Career Love Coach. As a diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioner, certified HR professional, and unapologetic Career Coach for Black women, I’m here to help you naviga...
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