Black Women Talk Work – Détails, épisodes et analyse

This week we’re welcoming licensed certified public accountant (CPA), business coach and growth strategist, Deanna Brooks.

Deanna gives us a glimpse into her own career journey from Big 4 accountant to business coach, now using her skillset to support small businesses in establishing a strong financial foundation to become scalable and profitable.

We discuss what to look for in a business coach, what to avoid, and at what point in your entrepreneurial journey should you be working with a business coach. Deanna also debunks some of the biggest social media myths about growing and scaling a business, while also offering her take on the power of leveraging community and resources as an entrepreneur, and the invaluable lessons learned from taking the slow and steady path.

To work with and learn more about Deanna Brooks:

• Follow Deanna Brooks (@deannabthecpa) on Instagram
• Sign Up for her upcoming free training - Plugging the Profit Leaks: Financial Mastery for Multi-Million Dollar E-Commerce Brands

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• Learn more about Black Women Talk Work
• Tell us resonated with you the most from this week's episode!

This week, we’re welcoming Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, Licensed Psychologist and Host of the award-winning mental health podcast, Therapy for Black Girls.

We’re discussing workplace trauma, self-care, and what these can look like for Black women in today’s work environment, as well as who you need in your personal tribe when trying to stay mentally healthy while navigating your career. As she reflects on a decade of Therapy for Black Girls, Dr. Joy also shares what she hopes Black women and girls will continue to takeaway from the platform over the next decade.

To learn more about Dr. Joy and Therapy for Black Girls:

• Follow Dr. Joy and Therapy for Black Girls on Instagram
• Listen to the latest episode of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast
• Read Dr. Joy’s first book, Sisterhood Heals

Keep the conversation going with us:

• Follow us on Instagram
• Learn more about Black Women Talk Work
• Tell us resonated with you the most from this week's episode!

This week’s episode features Les Alfred, founder and host of Balanced Black Girl, the top-rated health podcast and digital platform connecting Black women to Black women health and self-improvement experts. After entering the workforce full-time after college, Les began to notice the impact of a more sedentary lifestyle on her physical health and fitness, which led her to prioritizing wellness within her own life and planting the seeds to how she could help other Black women do the same.

Listen as we discuss what building the Balanced Black Girl brand has taught Les about her own relationship with health and wellness, how leaving behind the overachiever mindset has been critical to scaling her business while working a full-time job, and the importance of detaching from mainstream definitions of self-care and curating a self-care routine that is personal to one’s own physical and mental health needs.

This week’s episode features Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of the New York Times Bestseller, that is also being adopted into an upcoming Hulu series, “The Other Black Girl.”

Listen as we discuss Zakiya's journey to writing her first novel, including how her own experiences in the workplace influenced the story and character development, the masterful genre-bending that she executes throughout the novel, and ultimately what she hopes readers takeaway about racism, privilege, diversity, predominately white work spaces, and the Black women who navigate these dynamics everyday.

This week’s episode features Dr. Akua Boateng, Licensed Psychotherapist and Mental Health Consultant. Before Mental Health Awareness month wrapped up, Dr. Akua was gracious enough to speak with us about all things mental health, but particularly dealing with anxiety as the world opens. Listen as we discuss addressing social anxiety as the summer kicks off and how to mentally and emotionally cope if you must report back to an office setting soon. We also reflect on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, with Dr. Akua offering some great insight into the long-term mental health effects of racial trauma, embracing healing in our communities and the importance of humanizing our own bodies while living in a system that does not.