Highly Visible & A Little Misunderstood

In this episode of Money Unmasked, Jonathan sits down with Aja Chavez for a raw, relatable conversation about class, identity, and the quiet pressure to have the "right things" — the right shoes, the right neighborhood, the right financial story — as a way of proving you belong.

Aja's story spans class contrast, debt, the dopamine hit of spending, and the shame that follows. She talks openly about growing up with two ve...

In this episode 7 of our Money Unmasked series, Jonathan sits down with Meenadchi — author, healer, and practitioner of transformative and liberatory work — for one of the most spiritually expansive and deeply rooted conversations of the season.

Meenadchi challenges the idea that money is the enemy, reframing the real culprit as extraction — the economic logic that says some people's labor, land, and life can be ...

In this episode of Money Unmasked, Jonathan sits down with Rahkim Sabree — financial therapist, speaker, cultural translator, and author of Overcoming Financial Trauma — to dig into the question underneath all of our money behavior: what are we really chasing when we chase financial security?

Rahkim unpacks how growing up without financial language, then landing in the banking industry, then becoming a certified financ...

In episode 5 of Money Unmasked, Jonathan sits down with Tai Wiggins, first-gen corporate leader, sales strategist, financial wellness educator, and founder of Debt Down Assets Up and First Gen Corporate, to explore the real tradeoffs that come with chasing money, stability, and freedom. Tai has coached hundreds of clients through debt payoff and financial resilience, but her own story is shaped just as much by layoffs, career pivot...

In episode 4 of our Money Unmasked series, Jonathan sits down with financial empowerment coach and educator rita zhang, founder of Community Roots Financials, to talk about money as something we feel in our bodies, hearts, and spirits—not just in our budgets and spreadsheets.

rita works with low‑income, immigrant, and communities of color, and she’s less interested in “perfect” financial literacy than in wh...

In episode 3 of our Money Unmasked series, Jonathan sits down with licensed marriage and family therapist Dr. Tiona Sykes to unpack what happens when money, hustle culture, and our sense of worth all get tangled together.

Tiona shares how growing up with the message that “nothing in life is free” shaped her belief that safety only comes from working multiple jobs and constantly grinding. Now 30 and in a season of employ...

In episode two of our Money UnMasked series, Jonathan sits down with financial educator and content creator Reni Eniola aka xoReni to talk about money, emotions, and building wealth in a way that actually feels good—not restrictive, shame-filled, or overwhelming.

Reni bought her first house at 23 and has since become a trusted voice on financial literacy, career development, and “adulting” online. But beneath the ...

Welcome to Highly Visible, A Little Misunderstood—where we explore life's most complex conversations with curiosity, vulnerability, and zero pressure to perform.

In this season premiere, host Jonathan Dumas invites you into an intimate exploration of money that goes far beyond budgeting and financial literacy. What are we really pursuing when we pursue money? Is it freedom, safety, status, or something deeper?

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What if joy isn’t a destination but something already living inside you? In this heartfelt and deeply grounding conversation, Jonathan sits down with tech leader, DEIB advocate, and proud mom Tamara Wall to explore joy through the lens of motherhood, legacy, and healing.

This is one of the conversations that never made it out during the Joy season—so bringing it to you now feels especially meaningful.

Tamara opens up ...

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What is joy really—and how do we keep returning to it, even when life feels heavy?

In this season finale of Highly Visible & A Little Misunderstood, Jonathan Dumas reflects on a whole season of On Joy—pulling together the most honest takeaways, tender moments, and practical tools from every guest. No fluff. No toxic positivit...

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Joy isn’t a perk you earn at the end of your to-do list—it’s a practice you build in the middle of real life. 

In this episode of Highly Visible & A Little Misunderstood, Jonathan sits down with Jennice Chewlin—Latina mom, workplace wellbeing strategist, and founder of Chewlin Group—to unpack why joy at work is not “to...

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What if you’re not stuck—just scared?

In this episode of Highly Visible & A Little Misunderstood, I sit down with Shauntelle Carnegie—multi-creative, employee experience strategist, and founder of Black Girl Season—to talk about the role of joy when life feels heavy.

Shauntelle opens up about navigating grief, breaking out of old narra...

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What does it mean to find joy in the middle of problems that should never have existed in the first place?

In this episode of Highly Visible & A Little Misunderstood, I sit down with Louis Byrd, Chief Architect of Responsible Innovation at Zanago Design, to talk about how doing the hard, often frustrating work of fixing broken systems can still be a source of...

What if the thing that’s been missing from your pursuit of joy isn’t more achievement, motivation, or “thinking positive”—but a deeper reconnection to your own body?

In this grounded, expansive conversation, Jonathan Dumas sits down with somatic coach Abe Medoff to unpack how embodiment, breath, and emotional range aren’t just self-help buzzwords—they’re the sustainable infrastructure...

What if joy wasn’t a bonus after surviving the grind—but the intentional practice that sustains the work, heals the wounds, and builds community?

In this stripped-down minisode of Highly Visible & A Little Misunderstood, Jonathan Dumas shares powerful highlight moments from two women doing the internal and external work—Melany Del Carpio and Kenisha Coon. They unpack how ritual, self-expression, boundary-setti...

What if the biggest risk in your career isn’t walking away, but staying in a job that drains your soul? In this episode of Highly Visible & A Little Misunderstood, Jonathan Dumas sits down with Tiffany LeNoir—former tech‑sales leader, mom, and children’s‑book author—to explore why she left a six‑figure role without a backup plan, how she navigated the guilt and fear that followed, and why choosing rest...

How do you keep choosing joy when your heart keeps breaking?

In this episode of Highly Visible & A Little Misunderstood, I sit down with Mimi Gonzalez—host of griefsense, Gen-Z storyteller, and grief worker—to explore how we carry loss, build legacy, and still find our way back to joy.

Mimi shares what it’s like to live with 36 funerals by age 29—and how grief reshaped her relationship with creativity, c...

What does it really take to push through fear, self-doubt, and imposter syndrome—and still choose joy?

In this episode, I’m joined by DJ, professor, and bestselling author Amani Roberts for a grounded, honest conversation about the creative process, the emotional power of music, and the kind of joy that only shows up after you’ve risked something real.

We talk about:

• How nostalgia...

Annual tradition, honest conversation.

Each July 4th I return to Frederick Douglass’ 1852 address to check the pulse of American freedom. In this replay runback I share a partial reading of the speech’s most searing passages—followed by my own reflections 

📤When have you felt both pride and discomfort on the 4th?

Share your story via voice note, DM, or tag @HighlyVisiblePod—I may feature your perspecti...