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Ep. 12. Denise Muha: Always Tell the Truth on the Hill: Capitol Hill, that is. May 27, 2019

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Be it Capitol Hill, the state capital or the chamber of your local city council, Denise provides sage advice on the importance of speaking-truth-to-power: to demand a moral response to a problem, rather than an expedient, easy or selfish response.

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Ep. 11. Carolyn Hayden: I Realized My Work Could Have a Social Impact May 27, 2019

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Carolyn Hayden shares her entrepreneurial history as a regional contractor for American Express before Visa was VISA; on becoming one of the nation’s first black female owned and managed Ford dealerships; and launching an international management consulting firm promoting affordable homeownership at home and the development of village water wells as a source of clean water working abroad.

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Ep. 10. Beverly Kuykendall: Win Over Hearts and Minds May 27, 2019

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Beverly shares her journey to marry-up humanitarian interests with business motivation. She provides a “how to” on government contracting and surviving in business and life.

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Ep. 8. Mindy Bortness: As Your Spend Your Days Is As You Spend Your Life May 27, 2019

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Mindy Bortness powered through her own fears when fighting breast cancer to come out on the otherside as an advocate for others facing-down serious illnesses and sharing her vision on how to own your life “post-recovery” with renewed vigor to achieve her dream of business ownership.

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Ep. 7. Singleton B McAllister: I Found a Way to MAKE the Law! May 27, 2019

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As a child of the segregated south, and daughter of the first black state’s attorney in Maryland, Singleton shares the varied influences of parents, mentors and elected officials on her career trajectory and commitment to domestic and global social change.

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Ep. 5. Iris Ann Cooper: Haters Serve an Important Lesson for Achievers May 27, 2019

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Being the “first and only” created childhood isolation and periods of self-doubt, but in the end, worked to underscore the old adage: “what don’t kill you only makes you strong”. Iris went on to achieve multiple successes as a serial entrepreneur and gaining national recognition as the founder of Glory Foodsn with an array of shelf-ready and frozen ethnic food products found on the shelves of Walmart, Kroger, Winn Dixie and countless other regional grocery chains.

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Ep. 4. Shaune Arnold: I Divorced my Parents at age 14 May 26, 2019

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Shaune describes her emotional escape from an abusive household into the foster care system. From parental abandonment to foster care with sheer determination and grit, Attorney Shaune Arnold shares her journey from the darkest valley to the sun-filled mountain top where she emerged prepared to help navigate the legal labyrinth on behalf of other abandoned or battered children, and earning a multitude of other academic and professional certifications.

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Ep. 3. Dee Dee Strum: The Whole World is a Stage and Everyone Plays a Part May 26, 2019

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Dee shares the benefits of life as a military dependent during the times when her counterparts were disadvantaged by segregated housing, segregated schools and denied opportunity for equal access to public amenities such as libraries and swimming pools.

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Episode 2. Nan McKay: I Will Survive and Hold My Head High! May 26, 2019

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Co-host and TBI founder, Nan McKay, shares her-story: where it all started in a little town in Illinois when her father was killed in a car accident and the town blamed Nan's family for the death of an 11 year old boy. This life-defining event forged her determination to hold her head high and power through adversity throughout her life.

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Ep. 1. Intro: Is the Past the Present? May 26, 2019

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How far have women come to close the gender gap? The introduction provides facts about how much progress women really have made. Were the “olden days” really that good? Is history relevant today? If not, why do we sometimes feel like we are going backwards? And why tell the stories? So young women can learn through listening to the stories that you sometimes have to fight through the bad times to get to the best moments of your life. We want them to realize that, even in the face of gender, racial or cultural discrimination, even when there is no clear path ahead, there is a whole world of possibility out there for them, that they can continue to dream, that they can succeed, and that they have it in them to do it.

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