ManageMint Made Easy formerly Let's Take This Offline

Hey there, Management Mavens! 

Welcome back to Season 4 of the ManageMint Made Easy podcast, where we offer a fresh take on leadership. 🎧

Buckle up for a no-filter, full-of-flavor journey through what REALLY makes management feel like you're navigating a workplace wilderness. 

We're two Island girls from New York who've been in these leadership streets for decades, and we're here to break the cycle of managers just surv...

Listen up, burnout warriors! 👀 Today we're breaking down the toxic relationship between your to-do list and your community connections. 🤝🏾

Welcome to part 6 of the special wellness series, Community Wellness, where we're building our five-star wellness plan ⭐ - and here's the most important truth: Being busy does NOT mean you're building meaningful relationships. 💖

I'm about to spill ALL the community tea, from my days of bei...

Listen up, my friends. Today we're breaking down the toxic relationship between busyness and your bank account. 👀

Welcome to Episode 5 of our limited series in partnership with DonorPerfect where we’re creating our very own five-star wellness plans ⭐ - and here's an most important truth: Being busy does NOT mean you're making bank. 💵

I'm about to spill all my financial tea, from my days of being a total money martyr to learning how...

So here's the real tea, friends: Sometimes our busyness is just trauma wearing a fancy productivity costume. We're filling our calendars to avoid dealing with the messy stuff underneath. But you (yes, you) deserve peace. You deserve to breathe. You deserve to put yourself first.

Welcome to Episode 4 of our limited series in partnership with DonorPerfect where we’re creating our very own five-star wellness plans ⭐ - and here's the ...

Picture this, friends: You're scrolling through life on autopilot, your LinkedIn title feels like your entire identity, and you can't remember the last time you did something just for JOY. Sound familiar? This episode is for you, friend. It’s time to trade that stress ball for a crystal ball, soul searchers! ✨

Welcome to Episode 3 of our limited series in partnership with DonorPerfect where we’re creating our very own five-star we...

Okay, listen up, y'all. Today, we're talking about this body of ours - that thing we've been ignoring while we answer just one more email. 😬 (I know we’re all guilty!)

Welcome to Episode 2 of our limited series in partnership with DonorPerfect where we’re creating our very own five-star wellness plans ⭐ - no more glorifying the hustle, just pure joy and balance.

Today friends, we're pulling back the curtain on the small, manageable ...

Hey hey friends, welcome back to the podcast! It's been way too long since I've had the chance to chat with y'all, but I'm so excited to kick off this brand new special series in partnership with DonorPerfect. Over the course of the next 5 episodes, I’ll be sharing my personal journey and advice to help you create your very own five-star wellness plan ⭐ - no more glorifying the hustle, just pure joy and balance.

In this first epis...

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We’re not playing nice in this one, friend! This episode features the creatively talented Rochelle Sodipo, Creative Director at Roseredd. In it, we discuss the widespread practice of faux vulnerability, the art of intellectualizing, and how you can start bringing out your own authentically vulnerable creativity.

Meet Rochelle Sodipo:

Rochelle is best known for Brand Identity and Brand Strategy...

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We are featuring the wonderfully regal Liz Miranda, State Representative 5th Suffolk District, MA House of Representatives. In it, Miranda shares her journey about being an immigrant in the United States, how the killing of her brother shaped her career, and the importance of being an effective political leader in underrepresented communities. 

Meet Liz Miranda:

Liz is best known for leadi...

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This episode features the brilliant Lenita Dunlap, Principal at Not Just Fundraising, as she discusses what it means to cut through the chaos. Lenita tells us what led her to provide trauma-informed care, the world of nonprofits, and her mission to provide access to mental health and equitable education for marginalized communities.

Meet Lenita Dunlap:

Known as The Chaos Whisperer, Lenita lov...

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The talented principal and CEO at The Board Pro, Christal Cherry shares with us the struggles she faced in her dating life, the challenges she faced when she decided to adopt at 45, and how her little boy has not only made her a better person but has taught her to be a better leader.

Meet Christal Cherry:

Christal’s Social Moniker is I'm a Bold Bitch! and she’s best known for being direct, loy...

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We are featuring award-winning speaker Aiko Bethea, the Founder of RARE Coaching & Consulting. In the episode, Aiko addresses the hard questions. How are you showing up for your team as a conscious leader? While creating a diverse team is great, Aiko discusses why creating a culture that amplifies and encourages diversity is even better. 

Meet Aiko Bethea:

Known as the Seeker of Justic...

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We are featuring the amazing Danielle Henry, the Senior PM / OD Consultant at Great Dane 921 LLC. We're taking on the topic of Cultural EQ, a topic that’s been dominating boardroom conversations in the workplace: emotional intelligence in ourselves and the people on our teams. Danielle doesn’t hold back as she tells us all about what we think we know, what we don’t, and how to bridge the gap betw...

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We are featuring the ever-empowering Jarius McNair Edens. Jarius is a Holistic Personal Growth & Leadership Trainer at The Kreative Lounge & Social Kollective. Kishshana and Jarius chat about what it means to lead with joy. As leaders, we have to know that if we can come to the table, to the meeting, to our team with that joy and internal insight of excitement about what we're doing, we ...

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Kishshana and Mama J discuss our obsession with credentials and the importance of developing ​​a liberatory mindset so you can break out of the confining boxes you’ve put yourself in and unlock new levels of potential.

Mama J is on a quest for love and revolution, acknowledging and accepting the lifelong evolution of unbecoming. She talks about unlearning and how to transform pain into power an...

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This episode features the always-inspiring Katrina Strohl, Psychological Safety Consultant and host of podcast Absolutely Not! Kishshana and Katrina discuss how a toxic work environment led Katrina to decide to take her own life and how that experience kickstarted their journey toward advocating for mental health and encouraging others to set personal boundaries at work and enforce their own psy...

What's Up Friends!

We are back for Season 3 of Let’s Take This Offline, the podcast for everyday leaders. Join me back in the studio for some of the best conversations with experts on leadership, management, wellness, DEI, and topics about how we live our lives, what matters to us and our families and about the work we do, and why we do it!

The Rooted Collaborative

For those of you listening for the first ...

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Kishshana zeros in on faux vulnerability versus real vulnerability and how that works for you as a leader. How do vulnerabilities from your life or previous work experiences carry over into your current work and your leadership? They show up in you being closed off, not allowing people and coworkers to get to know you, striving to achieve, and being extra hard on yourself and therefore on others...

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Kishshana points out that you all carry a leadership role in some aspect of your life whether in your career, in your faith-based organization, social organizations, or as a leader at home. She suggests contemplating what you need in a leadership roadmap for yourself, to set your leadership foundation, in order to figure out how to be a good leader. 

Your Leadership Roadmap

Have you du...