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September 7, 2025 40 mins

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Welcome to the Girl, Get Up Podcast, hosted by me, Ms. Cee Jones!  This is your go-to show for real stories, bold moves, and the limitless possibilities of career advancement and entrepreneurship.  Each week, I sit down with passionate business owners, creative minds, and industry leaders who are boldly building their brands and living out their purpose. Through powerful interviews, Girl, Get Up highlights the wins, the lessons, and the inspiring journeys behind the businesses of our communities.  Ready to showcase your personal or professional brand and inspire the world?  Explore digital tools to master storytelling and grow your business at my Stan Store 👉🏾 https://stan.store/MsCJones!

Meet Whitney L. Barkley, M.S. a.k.a. Whitney B., an entrepreneurial extraordinaire.  Whitney B is a Personal Branding Expert, Author, the CEO of Speakerazzi, and a former director of the award-winning Greater West Dayton Incubator from Dayton, Ohio.  Whitney's journey began with her inclination toward journalism in her youth, leading her to pursue a degree in Mass Communications. She secured employment as a Digital Content Creator for a television station, where she fell in love with storytelling and discovered her gift for teaching. 

With more than a decade of experience in journalism, personal branding, and entrepreneurship, Whitney has leveraged her professional expertise in journalism and personal branding to serve nonprofits, startups, organizations, and influencers nationwide, masterfully using storytelling through digital content to amplify their impact.  Her passion? Equipping entrepreneurs to boldly step into the future, locally and globally, by leveraging storytelling and even AI to 10X their brand presence.

Key Interview Insights:

⚙️A True Entrepreneur to the Core – Serving 350+ Entrepreneurs Through Education and Innovation as Director of an Award-Winning Incubator Program

⚙️Television vs. Educator – How a Life-Changing Opportunity Led to Personal Branding Mastery for Whitney B

⚙️From Columbus, Ohio, to Dayton, Ohio: Mentorship First Starts at Home – How Whitney’s Father Became Her First Entrepreneurial Inspiration

⚙️The Secret Sauce of Mentorship – Showing Potential and Creating Mutual Exchange

⚙️Your Opinion Ain't Fact: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome with "I Am" Affirmations

⚙️The Skinny Black Girl's Guide to Freedom + Hey, Black Girl! – The Inspiration and Message Behind the Love Letters to Self 

⚙️The Pink Lemonade Podcast – Finding Peace While Under Attack

⚙️The AI Introduction – Helping Business Owners Embrace Technology Fearlessly and Use It to Expand Their Voice

⚙️The Surreal Moments – Whitney’s surreal award-winning moments, including the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

 If you’ve ever struggled with imposter syndrome, doubted your voice, or wondered how to show up boldly in your brand and business, then tune in and get ready to be inspired by the brilliance, wisdom, and authenticity of Whitney L. Barkley.

 Connect with Whitney L. Barkley:

✅Company: Speakerazzi (Content Marketing Firm) 

✅Books: "The Skinny Black Girl's Guide to Freedom," "Hey, Black Girl!" 

✅Podcast: "The Pink Lemonade Podcast"

✅Website: https://www.speakerazzi.com/

✅Upcoming Events: Upcoming Virtual Class: CustomGPT Workshop: Brand Voice Edition - https://www.speakerazzi.com/events/custom-gpt-workshop-brand-voice-edition-5

✅Instagram: learnwithwhitney | whitneylbarkley

 

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