On Forsaken Standards, Forgotten Serenity and Finding Success
With the first quarter of the year in the rearview mirror, I took last week completely off grid to fill my cup back up and embraced the full, unadulterated glory of recharging. 🔋 We’ll talk more about why this matters in a bit, but even if you can give …
On Comprehension Crisis, Childhood Connection and Comforting Communications
I recently went to see my dermatologist and she gave me such props on my skin, that I’d rather folks TALK TO ME NICE!!! Because we thank God that we don’t often look like what we’ve been through. I’m over here, half the time not drinking enough water and sleeping …
Letter To My Younger Self – Episode 1 of the Little Troublemaker Special
This week, I kick off the return of the podcast with a Letter to my Younger Self. I’m telling her 5 things to remember as this journey of life flows. The lessons that she would have wanted to know early, and not just from trial by fire. And to do …
Kick Doors Open (with Gina Yashere) – Episode 25 of Professional Troublemaker
This week I had the pleasure of sitting down with comedian, producer, author, and fellow Naija queen, Gina Yashere. She was the first and only British comic to perform on Def Comedy Jam and has three comedy specials on Netflix that she co-produced. She’s also a writer and series regular …
Be The Queen (with Elsa Majimbo) – Episode 8 of Professional Troublemaker
This week on Professional Troublemaker, I’m talking to 15x chess champion, professional bragger, comedian, and social media sensation Elsa Majimbo. DOWNLOAD EPISODE 8 TRANSCRIPT Pre-global pandemic, Elsa was a journalism student with just over seven thousand followers. Fast forward a few viral videos later, and Elsa is out here with …
Mind Your Own Body (with Gabourey Sidibe) – Episode 5 of Professional Troublemaker
This week on Professional Troublemaker, I’m talking to the brilliant, hilarious, take-no-shit-from-anyone actress and author Gabourey Sidibe. We all know Gabby from her acting debut as the title character in Lee Daniels’ Academy Award-nominated film, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.” After winning and being nominated for …
Normalize Therapy – Episode 4 of Professional Troublemaker
This week on Professional Troublemaker, I’m revisiting a topic I covered on the blog a couple of weeks ago – therapy. Today we’re talking about why it’s so critical and why I think we need to normalize therapy. If you’ve followed me for any length of time at all, you …
Take Your Shot (with Jessica O. Matthews) – Episode 2 of Professional Troublemaker
On this week’s episode of Professional Troublemaker, we’re bringing you a conversation with Jessica O. Matthews that will give you the gems and the confidence you need to adopt this life habit of fear-fighting and professional troublemaking. This week on I’m talking to Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power, award-winning …
My Moment That Matters and Episode 1 of the Podcast Series I Hosted
Sometimes, I get to do some really cool things. When AT&T came to me and said they wanted me to host their four-episode podcast series this Black History Month, that was certainly in the “ok that’s cool” box. I dropped a picture of me in the studio a couple of weeks …
My Ratchet and the Geek Podcast is Back and Episode 17 is Up!
In October 2012, me and my homie Scott Hanselman started a podcast called Ratchet & The Geek to talk pop culture, tech, social media and our love of TV. Who’s the ratchet one and who’s the geek? You might think you know already but both of us are both! Trust …