The Reset Podcast

Tahiirah Habibi, The Hue Society - Founder/ CEO Tahiirah shares how she was working at age 15 as a really awesome usher, how she worked her way through college, and how she went from letting other people demean her to taking back her authenticity, autonomy, and her audacity as she became an entrepreneur. She shares about the Jay-Z line that inspired her to name her company The Hue Society, and it's double meanings. She shares a...

For this episode of #29DaysofMagic! I am so delighted to chat with Francine Parham! She is the Founder of FrancineParham & Co., an amazing Author, and wonderful person! She has the most incredible story story, she shares about her first job out of college at General Mills. She shares amazing life advice, like Rule #1: Never burn a bridge. She talks about her time as an incredible executive at GE and then Johnson & Johnson, ...

I am very delighted to have Runo Okiomah on the podcast for this #29DaysofMagic! She is an amazing person and Founder of Elo Spaces & Workplace Expert. She talks about working at McDonalds right before college and right after getting back to the US from Nigeria. She shares about how fascinating her life has been going from America to living in Nigeria and back and how in all the places she felt a bit like an outsider and how it...

Super delighted to get Kim Anthony, Owner, BrillianceMode, LLC (Speaker, Author Leadership Coach), on for this episode of #29DaysofMagic! She talks about how because she competed at a high level competing on the US national gymnast team, and how that played into her being a gymnastic coach both as her first job and her first job out of college. She shares about how she trained by jumping and flipping on brick sidewalks until her mo...

I am so excited to get Charece Williams, leading brand and sports marketing executive, on the podcast for this year's #29DaysofMagic! She has a truly incredible career journey doing so many varied things, and from it she learned what she absolutely did not want to be doing. She shares about how important it is to bring your true self to work to do the work well, especially because the diverse personalities and opinions really m...

Super delighted to have Samantha Fennell on for this years #29DaysofMagic! She is the Partner and Managing Director at Purpose. She shares about how she got her first job by being around the right people and declaring openly her intentions to get into sales at a magazine. She shares about her incredible career journey, including working at Vogue and for the Obama campaign in 2008 to where she is now. She shares really stellar advic...

I am delighted to bring back Chana Ginelle Ewing for this year's #29DaysofMagic! Her last time on the podcast was back in 2021 Episode 155 (Which you could revisit here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0eferwEI6KBvENHdxq0mZT?si=kZsaYOoKRQScajU9eJAY7g) and hear the updates from then to now! She talks about how her first job as at AID Action Committee of Boston helped her to be brave in front of peers, and helped set her on her ...

I am so excited to share with you all Kimberly Brown's story for this episode of #29DaysofMagic! She is the Managing Partner Housing Impact Partners. She shares about how as a 16 year old she was selling credit cards and leading the department. She talks about how she got to where she is today. She talks about helping founding the African American Real Estate Professionals for the Los Angeles Chapter. She shares how she started...

To kick off the last week of #29DaysofMagic! 2025, I am super delighted to have on Lorine Pendleton, she is the Founder/Managing Partner of 125 Ventures. She talks about how she wanted to buy designer clothes and give kudos to her parents for helping her learn the value of money by encouraging her to get her first job at a Blimpie Sub Sandwich shop. She shares her incredible career journey to now where she is now. She shares about ...

I am beyond delighted to share with you all Naydja Cojoe's story during this #29DaysofMagic! She is an entertainer, community health advocate and all around amazing diva. She shares about how her first job was at a roller rink and how she knew her whole life that she would be singing on stage. She shares a little bit of her story and the amazing advice she got that helped her stay humble, and how she became a Dixie Cup. She shares ...

I am so excited to share Samantha Kotey's story with you all for this #29DaysofMagic! She is Senior Corporate Counsel & CEO/Founder Auntie's African Ice Cream, and such an amazing person! She shares about her first few jobs at restaurants, and her career into being an attorney where she is now! She shares about how it has always been a black woman who has helped her get all the jobs or pointed her to getting all the jobs. She s...

I am super delighted to have Tiffany Dufu, the President at The Tory Burch Foundation, on for this episode of #29DaysofMagic! 2025! She talks about being a Girl Scout selling cookies, and her first real job which she absolutely hated, but she really learned how helpful it was to learn that people can say no to you over and over but the world doesn't fall apart. She talks about her incredible journey where so many amazing incred...

For my Birthday I'm super excited to have Lisette Lavergne on the podcast for this #29DaysofMagic! She is the Founder and CEO of Lisette Lavergne Law PC. She shares about her first awesome job babysitting similar to how her mom had. She shares that she double majored in theater arts and political science. She shares about her decision to work as a performing artist with the George Street Playhouse Touring company to do social p...

I am so delighted to have Bree West, Showrunner, Producer, Writer, and Director, on for #29DaysofMagic! She shares about her first job as a babysitter and the throughline into being a producer. She talks about how she worked with Kevin Durant's mother. Wanda, to get her story out there, and though Wanda was happy with the movie Bree wanted to nit pick a few things which led to her and her then boyfriend starting Octet Productio...

I am super excited to get to have Susan Chapman-Hughes on the podcast today for #29DaysofMagic! Global C-Level Business & Digital Transformation Executive, Corporate Board Director, Global Speaker, Consultant and Author. She shares her story starting as a community planner and her incredible amazing career journey to leading on corporate boards, serving on many non-profits that help out communities along the way, and how that l...

Today I am delighted to have Lauren Persons, mom and educator, on the podcast for #29DaysofMagic! She talks about her first job when she was 12 and then her next job as a cashier. She talks through her career journey working for the federal government, working for the private sector, until she finally started listening to herself and she is now at a 3rd grade educator. She likens being a teacher to being a mother, and how teaching...

I am super excited to interview Jehmu Greene, CEO and Founder of We Defend Truth. She shares about how her first job didn't really pay her and now as an activist still does not get paid a lot. She talks about her incredible journey trying to promote progressive values even going to work at Fox News. She talks about her great work at WeDefendTruth in working to combat disinformation and trying to bring more and more people back to c...

I am super excited to have Kenice Mobley, incredible self employed comedian, on the podcast for #29DaysofMagic! She shares about her first job at Jack in the Box, and how it practically did not happen. She talks about how seeing some people do bad at comedy inspired her to go after being a comedian. She talks about how she launched her full time comedy career right during February 2020. She talks about how there are many pitfalls w...

I am delighted to get the wonderful Che Chisholm, Founder / Filmmaker / Educator, on for #29DaysofMagic! She talks all about her amazing career through all things entertainment and how it led to her founding two separate companies now! She started Automatic Studios, and you'll have to listen to hear some about her more recent project PIYP. She shares about so many amazing journeys and the one she is currently starting on knowin...