Balance Boldly for Ambitious Women in Business
279 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 119 ratingsBalance Boldly for Ambitious Women in Business (and a few brave men) is a weekly podcast hosted by Naketa Ren Thigpen, the #1 Balance (and) Relationship Advisor in the world. The show offers work-life balance and relationship development strategies you can implement that help you navigate transitions in life while strengthening personal and professional relationships.
Naketa and her incredibly potent guest focus on enhancing mental health and wellbeing without sacrificing boundaries, sustainable business growth practices, or relationship intimacy from the bedroom to the boardroom. The strategies shared in what feels like a mutual conversation with friends you trust will help you leave new multigenerational imprints and balance boldly.
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Balance Bite: Why You Want to Set Expansive Boundaries
April 17, 2024 08:00 - 12 minutes - 22.9 MBIn this concise yet potent micro episode, I’m answering an audience question on why you want to set expansive boundaries, what the benefits are, and the risk of not choosing to infuse them in your life, relationships, and business. Time Stamps: 00:00 Discussing boundaries and their key significance of what makes them expansive vs rigid 04:06 Why personal boundaries crucial for physical and mental health, especially in relationships 06:42 Benefits of setting boundaries for personal abunda...
The Freedom of Choice: Breaking Beauty Conventions and Societal Standards with Sheila Buswellll
April 10, 2024 08:00 - 31 minutes - 57.4 MBHave you found yourself privately saying, “I don’t get it, I don’t have imposter syndrome, and can’t relate to people who say they have.” Our next guest, Sheila Buswell, can in fact relate to you if you’re a human who connects with that statement. At least she could, until she couldn’t… Once the CEO and Co-Founder of Buswell Biomedical, and veteran of the US Army, got perspective on where the feeling of “not enough” showed up in a specific area of her purview, everything changed. Today, She...
Embracing the In-between: Dr. Jia Ng shares the Journey from Physician to Researcher and Beyond
April 03, 2024 08:00 - 25 minutes - 45.9 MBWe’ve all been there, stuck, questioning ourselves and asking what we should do next. In this episode, Dr. Jia Ng, a Board-Certified Nephrologist, Assistant Professor, Researcher, and Coach opens up and shares what she realized as a powerful truth that guided her toward a path, she could’ve never seen herself if she hadn’t slowed down to hear it. Listen in as Dr. Jia talks about what life looked like leaving a clinical career as a physician, balancing kids, family, and her sanity before taki...
Crafting Supportive Professional Networks Amid Career Transitions with Tiffany Houser
March 27, 2024 08:00 - 44 minutes - 82.5 MBIn a world where transactional connections are too common and professional networks are often built around WIFMRN (what’s in it for me right now) without true thought of establishing long, meaningful relationships, the power of mutual support is rare. Tiffany Houser, Executive Coach and Founder of EVOLVE, is focused on changing the narrative of these contexts by helping the leaders she serves leverage advantages from increased self-worth. If you’ve found yourself in a career transition and a...
Navigating BFF Breakups Gracefully
March 20, 2024 08:00 - 26 minutes - 48.6 MBLast week was about the art of professional breakups and this week we are diving into the signs and solutions for personal relationships that have come to their end. Understanding the theory of reciprocity in relationships is simple but applying that awareness in real time is far from easy when you justify the imbalance because of the amount of time you’ve known someone. If you’ve ever experienced consistent passive-aggressive behavior in a relationship with your BFF or other deemed close re...
The Art of Professional Breakups: Navigating Difficult Endings with Sensitivity
March 14, 2024 08:00 - 22 minutes - 40.7 MBStrategic conversations are required when you find yourself in dire need of breaking up with someone, you’re in a professional partnership with. Whether they are a business partner or project specific partner, tact is essential for your sanity and the sanctity of your reputation. Make no mistake, this is an art form in and of itself that takes practice and intentionality, especially if you must navigate the same space moving forward. Time Stamps: 00:00 Professional breakups and personal r...
Setting the Scales to No Regrets! Part II: Quality Over Quantity Wins Every Time
February 07, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes - 78.1 MBFrom meaningful interactions with loved ones to business strategies focused on premium value, this episode is exploding with resources. This is great information for anyone who works in the dual role of creator and relationship builder and also wants to enjoy the life you’re creating. Tune in for an all-gloves-off personal episode with Part 2 of Setting the Scales to No Regrets! Time Stamps: 00:00 Part 2 of series: "Setting Scales to No Regrets" 03:23 Being busy without balance is ironic...
Setting the Scales to No Regrets! Part I: Balancing Ambition with Personal Well-being
January 31, 2024 08:00 - 42 minutes - 77.1 MBWith mental health crisis, adrenal fatigue, burnout, and stress-induced illnesses on the rise, the topic of your well-being deserves a bit more prioritization. This episode shined light on the importance of self-care, reflection, celebration, and what it means to maintain a healthy balance between ambition and your personal well-being. If you’re curious about how to nurture genuine relationships, set healthy boundaries, while avoiding burnout in the process, tune in. Time Stamps: 00:00 Se...
Are You Getting the Most or the Best from Your Leaders Featuring Valerie Menzel
January 24, 2024 08:00 - 55 minutes - 102 MBIn this conversation, Naketa Ren Thigpen and Valerie Menzel discuss the importance of creating new habits and setting boundaries. They emphasize the need to schedule emails and responses to manage expectations and avoid burnout. They also explore the challenges faced by achievers in setting boundaries and the importance of self-awareness. The conversation highlights the role of strengths in managing people and fostering understanding. They stress the importance of treating others with respec...
Embracing Silence and Self-Care on the Path to Sustainable High Performance with Charlene Gisele
January 17, 2024 08:00 - 25 minutes - 47.7 MBIn this episode, Naketa Ren Thigpen and Charlene Gisele dive into topics like achieving sustainable high performance, recognizing the need for change in business, and navigating conflicting priorities affecting personal life. Centering the discussion on finding joy and engagement while building success, the importance of meditation and personal growth for women in business, and achieving focus through intermittent silence. If you’ve been asking yourself how you can integrate moments of inten...
Bold Actions, New Paths: A Conversation with Natalia Talkowska
November 29, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 51.1 MB“Overwhelmed by the Pressure FOMO has created to make us all feel like we don't do enough. We don't see people. We're missing out on all this great stuff happening around us. And, actually, there's space for everything, and sometimes I feel like we're all overdoing it." – Featured Expert, Natalia Talkowska shares on the Balance Boldly Podcast. Taking layered and complex data and turning it into beautiful sense-making art that’s not only consumed but admired by your clients and audiences is...
Exploring Healing, Harmony, and Growth with Anabel Oelmann
November 22, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 60.4 MBAnabel Oelmann, co-founder of The Healing Company, is driven by the mission to democratize access to integrated healing. Beginning her journey as a model, she battled stress-related migraines, finding relief in Eastern medicine. This transformative experience led her to become a certified nutritionist and establish a functional mushroom company. Today, through The Healing Company, Anabel and her team aim to amplify the impact of leading healing practices, addressing the global healthcare cri...
How Perfectionism and People-Pleasing is Keeping You Back with Coach Moe Poole
November 15, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutes - 66.4 MBOur next guest is the creator of transparency TV, the first LGBTQ plus cartoon channel, specializes in integrative transformational breakthroughs and wears a bonus hat as a Master in Neuro Linguistic Programming. Moe Poole, known as Coach Moe is on a mission to create impact by elevating visionaries to empower others helping them embody one of her key philosophy quotes, “there is magic in your mission.” Today, host, Naketa Ren Thigpen discussed how perfectionism and people pleasing is keepin...
Sneak Peek Behind-the-Scenes: Introducing the Lazy Overachiever in All of Us
November 08, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 50.1 MBIn this episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, we step behind-the-scenes on why the boldest are embracing their inner lazy overachiever to create true balance personally (and) professionally. Taking a personal dive by addressing feedback received from the BBP listeners who have expressed a desire for more of my professional insights, a new complimentary podcast will be airing soon and I couldn’t be more excited. Podcasting since 2012 before it was “cool” has taught me a thing or two about e...
Breaking the Burnout Cycle to Unleash Your Power with Dr. Tamara Beckford
November 01, 2023 08:00 - 20 minutes - 38 MBThis week, our special guest is Dr. Tamara Beckford, an emergency medicine physician, best-selling author, speaker, podcast host, and CEO of UR Caring Docs. Dr. Beckford is on a mission to reduce employee burnout through her workshops and mentorship to helpers and healers across the globe. Today, host Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Dr. Beckford to talk about the difference between burnout and depression, maintaining balance, and breaking the cycle to unleash your power by embracing self-c...
Breaking Free: Embracing Authenticity and Letting Go of Others' Expectations for Greater Freedom with Charisse Fontes
October 25, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 112 MBOur next guest is an accomplished author, speaker, and thought leader in the culture industry. Working with organization levels that range from start-ups to billion-dollar corporations, she’s helping decision-makers and key leaders cultivate strong cultures at the head to help empower the employees that move the body of the business. Charisse Fontes is utilizing her expertise in philosophy, anthropology, community building, and pulling in skills from her surprise hat as a birth doula to insp...
How Selling Builds Your Receive Muscle + Creates Better Balance with Annie P. Ruggles
October 18, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 60.8 MBOur next guest has taken her decade-plus skillset and business acumen beyond the boundaries of what most would expect an expert to say, do, or be. This brilliantly potent human has harnessed her Hulk-like disdain for hard sales, tacky self-promotion, and overly competitive sleazeballs as inspiration for serving entrepreneurs and founders with better ways to build their businesses. When she’s not wearing her witty and joyful creator hats as the Founder of both The Non-Sleazy Sales Academy & Q...
Breaking the Stigma: Navigating Anxiety Through the Power of Acceptance with Dr. Robyn Graham
October 11, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 50.1 MBToday we are holding space with a brilliant human who is Not Your Typical Business Coach, she’s a Marketing and Lead Generation Strategist, Host of an award-winning podcast, and author of You, Me, and Anxiety: Take Action Over Anxiety to Enjoy Being You. Let’s welcome back to the Balance Boldly Podcast, Dr. Robyn Graham What to expect in today's BBP episode: -How to embrace your inner truth to help manage anxiety -Why advocating for a team approach to anxiety management is necessary -Dis...
How to Make Room for Balance Amid GOOD Chaos Featuring Ari Krzyek
October 04, 2023 08:00 - 25 minutes - 47 MBOur next featured guest expert helps women in tech and design break into the industry with sophisticated personal branding and career advancement mentoring. When she’s not serving our future STEAM leaders, supporting them as they ready themselves for greatness, she wears the hat of CEO and Head of Strategy at Chykalophia (pronounced: see-ka-lo-fia). Ari Krzyek is on a mission to help FemTech, Direct-to-Consumer, and women-led brands transform their websites into platforms that drive business...
The Beauty of Discovering Your Brilliance to Create Balance with Dominiece Clifton
September 27, 2023 08:00 - 33 minutes - 61.3 MBToday’s guest is helping women entrepreneurs and professionals hold space to heal. Dominiece Clifton, a Baltimore-based Certified Yoga Instructor, Trauma-Informed Breathwork, and Meditation Facilitator, is on a mission to enhance emotional education and well-being with body-centered approaches to healing. Host Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Dominiece to talk about how she discovered her brilliance and created a life of balance infused with joy along the way. What to expect in today's BBP...
How You Can Heal and Thrive Through Stillness Featuring Tessa White
September 21, 2023 16:45 - 30 minutes - 56.6 MBOur next guest has a unique perspective on the modern workplace. Known as The Job Doctor and go-to career coach for Gen Z and Millennials, Tessa White’s insights on how to navigate complicated relationships at work while building your career are exploding on social media. Today, on the BBP, host Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Tessa White to discuss how you can heal and thrive through stillness. What to expect in today's BBP episode: -Bonds of Connection that can help those close to you...
How #TooMuch is Exactly Enough Featuring Dr. Diane Mueller
August 09, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 51.7 MBOur next guest is a Business Coach helping women find the path to prosperity through pleasure & purpose. Best Selling Author, Speaker, and multi-company founder, with a double doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and Acupuncture, Dr. Diane Diamond Mueller is changing lives with her superpower, being too much… Today, host, Naketa Ren Thigpen talks to Dr. Diane about owning who you truly are inside and leveraging it for more pleasure in life and business. What to expect in today's BBP episode:...
Distinguishing Between Being Rebellious and Reckless with Ashley Wynn-Grimes
August 02, 2023 08:00 - 45 minutes - 83 MBOur next guest is a Baltimore, Maryland, native, dedicated to empowering clients and nursing professionals with impactful, resilience-building tools that help them make informed wellness choices. She’s a trailblazing black female entrepreneur who is leading powerful discussions around cannabis inclusive patient care and restructuring the stigmatized industry. Today, host Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Ashley to talk about multiple distinctions, starting with distinguishing between being r...
Overcoming Hesitations: Fear of Loss and Prioritizing Self-Development in Relationships with Tracy Crossley
July 19, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 43.1 MBTracy Crossley is a Behavioral Expert, Author, and Podcast Host of two weekly podcasts. With her background in business, marketing, psychology, ontological coaching, emotional intelligence, and intuitive abilities, Tracy is the gamechanger for women leaders looking to reinvent how they live and lead from the inside out. On today’s episode, host, Naketa Ren Thigpen explores the personal and professional journey Tracy has had to navigate through her own issues, confronting fears of loss, and f...
How Choosing to Be Happy Can Create Ripples for Generations with Jon Dabach
July 12, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes - 59.2 MBOur next guest isn’t just passionate about transforming relationships, he’s ignited highest when he can help couples transform fast! Jon Dabach is a couples counselor and relationship coach, known as Mr. Spirituality by clients and followers of his engaging podcast, Relationship Revival. Today, Jon is in the studio with host, Naketa Ren Thigpen to talk about complacency in your relationships and career path and the ripples that are created when you lean in and choose to be happy. Get read...
Push Back Against the Status Quo with Alyse Maslonik
July 05, 2023 08:00 - 30 minutes - 55.1 MBBy the age of 23, our next guest was managing a multi-million-dollar property asset in Charlotte, NC. She went on to become one of the youngest Sales & Marketing representatives for a custom home builder in the Charlotte region, where she developed a love of helping people achieve their own piece of the American dream through home ownership. From climbing the career ladder and pushing back against the status quo to create change within systems of injustice and inequity, Alyse Maslonik is on ...
How Understanding Conflict Influences Your Leadership with Kerry Siggins
June 28, 2023 08:00 - 41 minutes - 75.9 MBOur guest today has been leading the fast-growing manufacturing and technology company StoneAge as CEO and Board of Director for well over a decade. As an Advisor, Author, Speaker, and Multi-stream Podcast Host, Kerry Siggins is on a mission to create winning cultures through her sought-after expertise in executive presence and business model transformations. Host, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Kerry to talk about how understanding conflict influences your leadership and ultimate impact....
The Power of Embracing Change: Transforming Your Niche, Mindset, and Life with Brandy Mabra
June 21, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 50.3 MBSavvy Clover Coaching & Consulting's CEO and founder is Brandy Mabra, serves as a CEO Coach for private practice owners in healthcare. With over 15 years of experience in business management and leadership, she has successfully navigated various business environments, transforming chaotic practices into efficient and lucrative enterprises. As she’s learned a thing or two over the years, a huge takeaway for her has been the power of embracing change. Brandy is also the creator of Private Pra...
Positive Mindset for Optimal Health and Wealth Featuring MK Stahl
June 14, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 50.7 MBMary Katherine Stahl, known as MK, is a multi-location Fit Body Boot Camp owner and Community Manager for the franchise. As the voice of the people and the face of the organization, MK is also the host of the Beyond the Scale podcast. Wearing a few legacy making hats, MK is a mom and wife and is passionate about helping others live their best life on their own terms, especially when it comes to balancing motherhood and business ownership. Today, MK sits down with host, Naketa Ren Thigpen on ...
Overcoming Life's Challenges: Tasha Van Howe's Inspiring Journey Through Adversity and Beauty
June 07, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 44 MBOur next guest has a story that too many families relate to in secret shame, weighted under the blanket of grief, loss, and jaggedly steered emotional rollercoasters. Author Tasha Van Howe boldly stepped outside of herself to write a novel penned under the title, Miss Me Always, for anyone who has ever experienced loss or struggled with infertility or the adoption vortex. A personal tale of tragedy and triumph that love helped her conquer, host, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Tasha to tal...
Listen to Your Body and Grow Your Multi-Million Dollar Business with Shiloh Johnson
May 31, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 70.3 MBShiloh Johnson, MST, CPA, is the CEO and Founder of ComplYant, a cutting-edge digital tax assistant helping small business owners and entrepreneurs with a simple way to manage their business taxes. Shiloh is one of only 10 Black women to ever raise over $12M in Venture Capital, and she’s been featured in Forbes Next 1000, Bloomberg Tax, Afrotech, Crains, Glamour, and Built In’s “Best Places to Work in 2023. Today she sits down with host, Naketa Ren Thigpen on the Balance Boldly Podcast and d...
Create Your Own Definition of SUCCESS with Jean Tien
May 24, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 69.1 MBAs the first-born daughter of Asian immigrants, Jean Tien was an obedient daughter who met her family's expectations of climbing the corporate ladder as a mark of success. After discovering that “happily ever after” doesn’t automatically happen when you start to make more money or follow the footprint of traditional success methods, she was motivated to create a new S.U.C.C.E.S.S Method for ambitious women, helping them achieve the success they never thought possible. Today, host Naketa Ren ...
Feed Your Fire with Fuel from the Chaos Life Brings Featuring Elisa Schmitz
May 17, 2023 08:00 - 31 minutes - 57 MBElisa Schmitz is an award-winning entrepreneur and professional journalist. She’s the Latina founder and CEO of 30Seconds.com, an inspiring digital media platform that makes the world a happier, healthier, and more delicious place — 30 seconds at a time. She’s also the founder of iParenting, a “Best of the Web” digital media company that was acquired by the Walt Disney Company. No stranger to life’s fire. The daughter of a Puerto Rican mother and Yugoslavian immigrant father, she learned to...
How Faith Helps You Successfully Work with Your Spouse with Julia Barbaro
May 10, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 68.1 MBJulia Barbaro is a homeschooling mom of six children, wife, certified life and marriage coach and author. She is an integral part of the behind-the-scenes operations of her husband, Gino's, business ventures, including Jake & Gino and the Rand family of companies. Today, she sits down with host, Naketa Ren Thigpen on the Balance Boldly Podcast to talk about how her and her forever lover took a big leap of faith and started over in a brand new industry, in a new state, and grew closer throug...
Helping the Future Healers Succeed with Dr. Rachel Rizal
May 03, 2023 08:00 - 24 minutes - 44.9 MBJoin host Naketa Ren Thigpen as she sits down with Dr. Rachel Rizal, the Fulbright Scholar, Author, and Founder of Cracking Med School Admissions. With expertise from Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, Dr. Rachel has mentored tens of thousands of aspiring doctors and is changing the trajectory of people’s lives with her mentorship programs. This episode dives into how Dr. Rachel prioritizes time and empowers future healers with life mastery tools for succeeding in their medical school applica...
That Time Pregnancy Cravings Led to a Global Empire with Sarah Wilson
April 26, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 53 MBSarah Wilson, the Co-Founder of Chip Cookies, the original gourmet cookie delivery company, is a mom of four who turned her pregnancy cravings into a thriving 11 location business, en route to opening over 15 more locations across the country. creative founding story and how she manages to do it all. Balance Boldly host, Naketa Ren Thigpen, sits down with Sarah to discuss how her business is navigating the uncertainty in the marketplace after sustaining through the pandemic with no-stores cl...
Momma’s Mental Health Matters Too Featuring Becky Vieira
April 19, 2023 08:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBBecky Vieira is the voice behind the popular Instagram mom account, Witty Otter where she is leading the shift in the way women speak about motherhood to get away from the martyrdom and take time for their mental health and overall well-being. Before becoming a writer, Becky spent more than fifteen years as a publicist for some of the biggest public relations agencies representing major consumer brands, including Mattel’s Barbie®, Disney Consumer Products, and the charitable program Stand Up...
Habit Stacking for Health & Happiness with Omar Cumberbatch
April 12, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBOmar Cumberbatch, founder of The Health Coach Academy, is a Professional Health Coach and Radio Talk Show Host. After more than a decade of research and training, Omar is on a mission to guide people struggling to create a holistic lifestyle that fuels their personalized needs so they can be successful in every area of life. Today, Omar sits down with host, Naketa Ren Thigpen on the Balance Boldly Podcast and discusses the benefits he and his clients have all experienced from habit stacking ...
Manifesting Your Forever Lover with Rebekka Mars
April 05, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBThis episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast is life changing. Host, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Aliveness Coach Rebekka Mars who shares her journey of self-love that allowed her to have space for the forever lover she manifested! Think about that for a moment, spaciousness for yourself, enhanced joy, and here comes your human! The one that was created as their own gift to the world and shows up as a beautiful BONUS gift for you, right when you are READY to receive it. What to expec...
Balance Business by Creating It Around Your Values with Alma Bradford
March 29, 2023 08:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBOn the Balance Boldly Podcast today, host Naketa Ren Thigpen chats it up with Business Growth Expert, Storyteller, and Content Creator Alma Bradford on how she chooses to create work/life (and LOVE) balance by building her business around her values. Alma leans in with transparency and talks about whit it’s okay to give yourself permission to create what she calls a Pivot Plan and how that looks for her as we swing full fledge into the year ahead. In this no-holds bard conversation on air, t...
Healing Through Giving Featuring Nelia Hutt
March 22, 2023 08:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBHost of Giving Starts with You Podcast, Canadian Author, Creator of the Ukulele Project in Guatemala, Course Creator, Mental Health Advocate and Passionate Wife, Mother, and music lover. Nelia Hutt is on a mission to bring light to the forgotten, purpose to those looking for fulfillment, and community to the lonely. Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Nelia, and discuss her mission, represented by her company Travel Live Give and how it allows her to live fully as she creates a work/life (and ...
How You Can Create Balance While Expanding with Karen Edwards
March 15, 2023 08:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBWith more than 56 million copies in print, the Brain Quest brand has continued to touch the lives of children for 3 decades. Loved by kids, trusted by parents, and used and recommended by teachers, it is the curriculum-based brand that makes learning fun and today, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with expansion spearhead and Editorial Director, Karen Edwards to chat about creating balance while taking a brand to new heights. What to expect in today's BBP episode: -The behind the scenes lo...
No Need to Shut Down Your Business When Your Family Grows with Penelope Jane Smith
March 08, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBOn this episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, Host Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Financial Freedom Coach for Women Entrepreneurs, Penelope Jane Smith, and chat money, identify shifts, new babies (and) new business creations! After birthing her second baby, Penelope decided it was possible to work her business in a way that complimented her new growing family and there was no need to shut it down this time around! What to expect in today's BBP episode: - How you can show up ...
How to Create Balance While Managing Job Loss and Transition with Deepali Vyas
March 01, 2023 08:00 - 35 minutes - 24.8 MBIn her 22 years at Korn Ferry, Deepali Vyas reviewed over 100,000 resumes, completed over 40,000 executives job placements, and conducted C-Suite leadership assessments and coaching services for top teams. On today’s episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Deepali to discuss how she’s using her world-class knowledge as an executive recruiter, leadership consultant, and mom, to balance life as she prepares the next generation for the future of work and career ...
The Gift We Gain When We Reimagine Our Life with George McCalman
February 22, 2023 08:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBOn today’s episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with George McCalman. An author of a brilliant book that reimagines our idea of Black History, with a collection of 145 Black heroes from activists, scientists, politicians, business owners, artist and everything in between. ILLUSTRATED BLACK HISTORY is a one-of-a-kind project about unique subjects by a triple-threat artist, author and designer that pays homage to Black Americans and their historical achievements ...
Transforming Into a Legend with Aleya Harris
February 15, 2023 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBAleya Harris, CPCE is the founder and CEO of Flourish Marketing, an agency dedicated to helping empire-building entrepreneurs and executive teams differentiate themselves through radically authentic messaging strategy and copywriting. She believes that every leader has the potential to transform into a legend. What to expect in today's BBP episode: -The Power of moving away from to move towards more -Redirecting your energy from your soul -Becoming Radical -Tapping into your gifts -...
Unlocking the Treasures of Self-Love with Mara Hall
February 08, 2023 08:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBOn today’s episode of the Balance Boldly Podcast, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with the incredible Mara Hall and discusses what it means to unlock the treasures of self-love and pour into yourself. Mara has navigated the pros and challenges of working as a sought-after actress on hit shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and Oprah Winfrey’s Network drama, Ambitions; just to name a few. Her accolades and professional triumphs didn’t detract from a truly human experience of being love bombed by ...
How Being in Flow Equals Zone of Genius with Emily Perron_PartII
February 01, 2023 08:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBComing back for Part II, our featured expert Emily Perron is back on the Balance Boldly Podcast! Last time Emily chatted about hiring practices that allow you to balance your business practices, today, Naketa Ren Thigpen spoke with Emily about getting into flow and how it equals your zone of genius. Emily breaks down why it’s important to look at the research that you allow yourself to be led by or boxed in with (and) why it’s okay to do it differently. What to expect in today's BBP epi...
Protecting and Nurturing Our Differences with Kayla Taylor
January 25, 2023 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBCanaries Among Us is a true story about a little girl, with beautiful differences in how she sees the world, being bullied at an elite private school. The author, Kayla Taylor (a pseudonym used to protect her child’s privacy), sits down with Naketa Ren Thigpen for a powerful conversation. In this episode, Kayla discusses the trials and triumphs of advocating while simultaneously journeying to understand herself, her daughter, and the broken system that fails at protecting all of our children...
Creating a Business That Sets Your Soul on Fire with Breanna May
January 18, 2023 08:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBRedesigning a life by design is how the most fulfilled humans live out their purpose. On today’s episode, Naketa Ren Thigpen sits down with Breanna May, best known as Miss Mindset, and chats about the power of spiritual graduation that allows you to create a business that sets your soul on fire! Breanna dives in with a little behind-the-scenes real-life example of how being in a relationship with yourself and knowing when to mind your business can create deeper connections. What to expec...