Black Esquire Podcast

Black Esquire Podcast

Attorneys Shelley Whitehead and Michelle Jenkins explore topics related to the experiences young, Black professionals have in this day and age. Listen in!

  1. Job Hunting 101: Bringing Your Authenticity To The Table

    17.04.2020

    Job Hunting 101: Bringing Your Authenticity To The Table

    Season 3 Episode 4 Job Hunting 101: Bringing Your Authenticity to The Table Hunting for a job is a lot like dating. It's a delicate balance of your personal preferences with your ability to compete as a viable applicant. Special Guest Alexis Robertson, director of diversity and inclusion at Foley and Lardner LLP, chats with BEP host, Michelle Jenkins, about the "do's and dont's" of hunting for your next career step. Resources mentioned in the podcast: How to Make Friends And Influence People x Dale Carnegie The Authenticity Principle x Ritu Bhasin UnLabel x Marc Ecko Talking to Strangers x Malcolm Gladwell

    47 Min.
  2. Season 3 Episode 3: Networking for Introverts

    12.02.2020

    Season 3 Episode 3: Networking for Introverts

    Season 3 Episode 3: Networking for Introverts In this episode, BEP Host Atty. Michelle Jenkins offers 9 tips for introverts (and extroverts) looking to network. These tips include a practical review of the 2019 CBCF Annual Legislative Conference. Learn how-to put your elevator speech to work and make it count.

    23 Min.
  3. Season 3 Episode 2: Walk It Like I Talk It - Interview Preparation

    05.02.2020

    Season 3 Episode 2: Walk It Like I Talk It - Interview Preparation

    Atty. Michelle Jenkins gives a crash course on how-to prepare for interviews and craft your best elevator speech. Interviews can be a dreadful experience if your not prepared. Tune in to this episode if you need help figuring out how-to pitch yourself with finesse. I know you're a finesser and a fly dresser... let's apply that to your career too!

    14 Min.
  4. Season 3 Episode 1: Resume, Resume Ooo La La

    29.01.2020

    Season 3 Episode 1: Resume, Resume Ooo La La

    Black Esquire Podcast Host, Atty. Michelle Jenkins, provides tips on how-to refresh your resume for 2020. The average resume is reviewed for just 7.4 seconds. Let's chat about making your 7.4 seconds count. In this episode you'll hear some best-practices according to recruiters and HR Professionals. Make your resume more persuasive and compelling this decade.

    14 Min.
  5. Season 2 Episode 6: Feeling Cute, Might Chat Diversity Later

    04.06.2019

    Season 2 Episode 6: Feeling Cute, Might Chat Diversity Later

    Season 2 Episode 6: Feeling Cute, Might Chat Diversity Later Michelle & Shelley sit down with Inclusion Specialist, Jasmine Guy, to discuss the changing landscape of diversity and inclusion. In this episode, we discuss the role of diversity and inclusion officers. Tune In to learn what diversity and inclusion officers do and how they may be able to assist you day-to-day. Guest Spotlight: In her role as Diversity + Inclusion Specialist at Foley & Lardner LLP, Jasmine Guy advises the Chief Diversity + Inclusion Partner and firm leadership on embedding diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency with the firm’s day-to-day operations. She also consults with and advises senior leadership firm-wide to establish organizational priorities, including initiatives aimed at increasing diversity in client teams, leadership pipeline development, and external organizational partnerships. Jasmine works closely with Foley’s Diversity + Inclusion Action Council, National Women’s Network, ethnically diverse affinity groups, and other strategic teams to support the firm’s commitment to Diversity + Inclusion. Through her work, she is helping attorneys understand their biases and their impact on decisions, and is transforming firm culture. #BlackEsquirePodcast #Podcast #PodsInColor #DopeBlackPods #PodernFamily #ChicagoPodcast #Career #ProfessionalDevelopment

    39 Min.
  6. Season 2 Episode 5: Innovative Leadership

    01.05.2019

    Season 2 Episode 5: Innovative Leadership

    Season 2 Episode 5: Innovative Leadership Michelle & Shelley sit down with Black Tech Mecca Co-Founder, Fabian Elliot, to discuss challenges to innovation in tradition-heavy workspaces. In this episode, we lay out the best-practices for: pitching, testing profitability, and increasing sustainability of your catalytic ideas. Tune-in and learn how to use creativity and innovation to your advantage in conservative workspaces. Guest Spotlight: Fabian’s bold vision to connect technology with black empowerment enterprises was prompted by his own professional experiences with racial bias as a young adult. Shortly after his entry to the tech sector, these motivating instances stirred him to play a crucial role in the revamp, revitalization, and rebrand of Google’s black employee group where Fabian was appointed Global Co-Chair. In this role, Fabian co-chaired a leadership team responsible for 14 chapters and 700+ members across London, Dublin, Sao Paulo all over the globe. Developing with purpose of global connectivity, Black Tech Mecca (BTM) became the world’s only data-driven think tank focused on the collective power of the black tech community. With Fabian’s leadership as CEO and Co-Founder, this vitalizing organization leverages data to help cities power the black community’s active contributions to local tech ecosystems through research, education and advocacy. Most recently BTM developed a proprietary BTE City Assessment Framework utilized for a trailblazing report on the city of Chicago- sponsored by Google, NBC-Comcast, and CompTIA. #BlackEsquirePodcast #Career #Podcast #PodernFamily #PodsInColor #DopeBlackPods #YoungGiftedAndBlack

    35 Min.
  7. Season 2 Episode 4: "Flewed" Out

    09.04.2019

    Season 2 Episode 4: "Flewed" Out

    Season 2 Episode 4: "Flewed" Out Co- Hosts, Michelle Jenkins and Shelley Whitehead sit down with special guest MariShonta Wilkerson to make the case for prioritizing travel and share their budget-friendly travel hacks. With nearly 60% of millennials reporting discomfort with utilizing their vacation days; the American workforce is living up to its international reputation for being the most over-worked country. Tune-in to this month's episode to learn (1) how-to plan your next getaway without breaking the bank and (2) why travel is imperative to maintaining your competitiveness in today's increasingly rigid & global job market. Guest Spotlight: Marishonta graduated from Spelman College in Atlanta, GA with a Spanish degree and earned her J.D. from Northern Illinois University College of Law. During law school, Marishonta held a Graduate Assistantship, took pro bono cases as a Senior Law Student at Northern Illinois University’s Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic, and was the President of the Black Law Students Association. Marishonta was the 2015-2016 Illinois Bar Foundation Fellow. Currently Marishonta is Assistant Counsel to the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives where she drafts, analyzes, and defends legislation that becomes law in the areas of criminal law, adoption, child welfare, economic opportunity, and mental health. In her spare time Marishonta enjoys traveling, reading, trying new restaurants, and spending time with family and friends. Marishonta is known among her peer group for her jet setting. She studied abroad twice during her undergraduate career, has traveled to a plethora countries, and voyaged across Americas western coast via train.

    1 Std. 1 Min.
  8. I'm An Artist and I'm Sensitive About My SH--: The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit

    10.01.2019

    I'm An Artist and I'm Sensitive About My SH--: The Entrepreneur's Tool Kit

    Season 2 Episode 3 I'm An Artist, And I'm Sensitive About My Sh** : The Creative's Business Starter Kit Ft. Co- Collaborator, Simply King Podcast Host, Rodney Perry Special Guest Patrice Perkins Are you an entrepreneur? Have a big idea you want to roll out? The Black Esquire Podcast & the Simply King Podcast want to bring you into the new year correctly! We chat with attorney Patrice Perkins , Co-Founder of Creative Genius Law, to discuss the importance of professionalism for entrepreneurial creatives. We chime in on common mis-steps, starting small, what you need to get started, and how-to protect your creations. Tune-In, Now! Guest Spotlight: Patrice Perkins helps her clients turns creative dreams into thriving, sustainable businesses. In 2010, she founded Creative Genius Law as a strategic partner to creative industry clients who need legal guidance to protect their intellectual property and leverage it into financially successful business enterprises. Her clients include artists, television personalities, best-selling authors, culinary entrepreneurs, apparel companies, game developers, content producers and curators, startups, and creative agencies. Patrice is a key member of her clients’ business teams and collaborates with them every step of the way. After earning her Bachelor of Science in Business Economics at Florida A&M University, she went on to obtain a Juris Doctor at DePaul University. She has been a guest instructor at DePaul College of Law; conducted legal clinics; and presented at numerous seminars and panels under the auspices of organizations such as the Chicago Urban League, Social Media Week, American Bar Association “TechShow”, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and EXPO Chicago. She is often called upon for expert commentary by media outlets such as Forbes, NBC-TV5, Fortune magazine, Bloomberg, Design*Sponge and WBEZ radio. Patrice sits on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Artists Coalition and the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce in Chicago. Patrice is one of few attorneys recognized across the globe by the American Bar Association as a “Legal Rebel” – a leading innovator in the legal industry. Website: BlackEsquirePodcast.com Facebook: @Black Esquire Podcast Instagram: @BlackEsquirePodcast Contact: BlackEsquirePodcast@gmail.com

    46 Min.
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