Women of Color An Intimate Conversation Deneen L. Garrett

what’s the t with E. Monique Evans- 2021 #TBT
 
                                     
 
In this episode, I flipped the script my Sister Friend E. Monique Evans who answered “What’s the T?”.  Instead of my normal Q&A style, I tossed out topics and Monique weighed in. We talked Dating to the Pride Umbrella to Privilege and brought it back to “Women of Color” fashion with the importance of using our voices, specifically Trans WOC + Wealth. Could not leave this out especially with Monique being in Banking. What's the T? Check out the episode for the full scoop. BTW, it’s a long one so pause then play if you must.  
 
Do you want more out of life? Are you ready to live boldly in pursuit of your dreams?
Today’s episode sponsor is Deneen L. Garrett.  Deneen is a Passionate, Innovative, Executioner (P.I.E.) who elevates the voices of women of color and empowers them to Live a Dream Lifestyle™ through podcasting and speaking.
Deneen is a Women Motivational Speaker and the Creator & Host of the Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (Formerly An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color) Podcast, which she launched in 2020.
Deneen specializes in helping women of color who want more out of life live boldly to create a dream life.
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This week’s Guest is E. Monique Evans
Monique’s pronouns are she/ her. She transitioned in 2006. She’s a fem transgender woman who lives OUT LOUD and identifies as Pansexual and Demisexual.
In 2003, she relocated from Cincinnati, Ohio to Dallas, Texas. So in this 20th year celebration, she has embarked on a new role in her finance career path. 
 
Currently, she functions as a banking officer in credit delivery for Commercial Real Estate. Additionally, she takes on business development and consultant duties in her role as Enterprise Co-Lead on the PROUD ERG at her company. 
 
She is integral to her firm’s initiatives, strategic growth and contributes to LGBTQIA+ advocacy in both the workplace and community with leadership as a director on the board of a local non-profit in Dallas, Texas. She also celebrates five years of public speaking engagement.
 
Ways to Connect
IG: https://www.instagram.com/iammoniqueevans/
 
Media:
By Michelle Brown, Collections by Michelle Brown: https://www.audible.com/pd/Collections-by-Michelle-Brown-WSG-E-Monique-Evans-from-Finance-to-Poetry-Podcast/B0936GDJ3W

Women Leading The Finance Industry: Wells Fargo’s E. Monique Evans on The 5 Things You Should Do To Increase Your Financial Literacy: https://medium.com/authority-magazine/women-leading-the-finance-industry-wells-fargos-e-monique-evans-on-the-5-things-you-should-do-to-9d674193f4a6

She Represents: E. Monique Evans: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=541810963661133
By Sherri Yarbrough, The Dallas Weekly

Clearing the Obstacles: https://dallasvoice.com/clearing-the-obstacles/
 
 
 
 
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It HAD to Exist Black Trans Lives Matter with Michelle Brown You’re Not Alone  
 
 
About the Podcast
 
Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color) is a podcast about women empowerment stories and for Women of Color who want more out of life. This show is for women who have had enough and want change, especially those who have been waiting to choose themselves and live boldly. 
 
In each inspiring episode, hear from women from different backgrounds, countries, and ages who have embarked on personal journeys, sharing their stories of empowerment, overcoming, and their path to living a dream life (style).
 
Women of Color is a Top 5 Women of Color (searched

What is your Passion - Feed it with Karen Horne- 2021 #TBT - Episode 110
 
                           
 
Karen Horne, DEI Executive at Warner Bros. Discovery, believes there is an abundance of talent, but not always an abundance of access. Karen helps talented creators navigate the puzzle pieces like structure, politics to be positioned for success. Feed Your Passion.  Check out this week’s episode as we discuss what it takes, what talent is, and what YOU need to do to “get access”.
This is still one of my favorite episodes probaby because we talk about Issa Rae. Still waiting for them to produce a bonus episode of Insecure - Low Key Stalkin'.
 
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Do you want more out of life? Are you ready to live boldly in pursuit of your dreams?
Today’s episode sponsor is Deneen L. Garrett.  Deneen is a Passionate, Innovative, Executioner (P.I.E.) who elevates the voices of women of color and empowers them to Live a Dream Lifestyle™ through podcasting and speaking.
Deneen is a Women Motivational Speaker and the Creator & Host of the Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (Formerly An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color) Podcast, which she launched in 2020.
Deneen specializes in helping women of color who want more out of life live boldly to create a dream life.
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This week’s Guest is… 
Karen Horne is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience within the entertainment industry. She has been recognized as a Diversity and Inclusion pioneer and pipeline builder. Karen recently joined WarnerMedia where she is Senior Vice President of Equity & Inclusion. She leads the domestic and international creative talent development pipeline programs and initiatives across the enterprise’s many brands, including HBO, HBO Max, Warner Bros film and television, the Turner Networks, Adult Swim, Cartoon Network, CNN, DC Comics and WarnerMedia’s gaming divisions.

Prior to joining WarnerMedia, Karen spent over a decade at NBCUniversal,where she was Senior Vice President, Programming Talent Development and Inclusion. In this role, Karen was responsible for overseeing in-front-of and behind-the-camera primetime diversity efforts. The programs and initiatives she created and/or developed became the industry’s gold standard and a blueprint for many other companies.
Horne designed, implemented and oversaw Nickelodeon’s Writer Fellowship Program. She was the Director of Writer Development & Special Projects for Walt Disney Studios and Walt Disney Network Television. Previously, she served as Director, West Coast, for the Black Filmmaker Foundation.

Horne was also a Co-producer for the HBO Emmy Award-winning animated series “Spawn.” 
Her early career includes stints at ABC as the Executive Assistant to the President, ABC Entertainment, as well as positions at ABC Television Network Group and ABC Sports.

Ms. Horne has spoken both nationally and internationally on diversity and inclusion best practices and has been honored with several awards and recognitions for her diversity and inclusion work and her service to underrepresented communities. She serves on the boards of Montclair State University’s School of Communication and Media; USC’s Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, The Alliance of Women Directors, the Bay Area’s Urban League and is a member of several entertainment industry organizations.
Ways to Connect 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-horne-90b6603/ 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/khorne1234
IG: https://www.instagram.com/karenhorne/ 
Email: karen.horn

Overcoming Challenges with Dr. Angela Gonzalez, MD, M.Sc., Ph.D.- 2021 #TBT - Episode 109
 
 
                                        
 
Often as Black women, and WOC, we have proven ourselves and it’s still not enough. We have a choice to give in or persist. Listen to this week’s episode as Dr. Angela Gala Gonzalez, MD, M.Sc., Ph.D., shares a very pivotal moment in her life when she was faced with this decision and how she handled it.
 
 
Overcoming Challenges
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Do you want more out of life? Are you ready to live boldly in pursuit of your dreams?
Today’s episode sponsor is Deneen L. Garrett.  Deneen is a Passionate, Innovative, Executioner (P.I.E.) who elevates the voices of women of color and empowers them to Live a Dream Lifestyle™ through podcasting and speaking.
Deneen is a Women Motivational Speaker and the Creator & Host of the Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (Formerly An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color) Podcast, which she launched in 2020.
Deneen specializes in helping women of color who want more out of life live boldly to create a dream life.
Hire Deneen For: Keynotes | Speaking Engagements (Virtual) | Workshops | Fireside Chats | Podcast Interviews
 
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About Dr. Angela Gala Gonzalez, MD, M.Sc., Ph.D
HI, I'M ANGELA
Hi everyone! I am Dr. Angela Gala, Cuban by birth and proudly Texan adopted by the fantastic and beautiful City Of Houston. I graduated as a doctor in 1991; I have a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in medical sciences. Recently, I became certified as a Health Coach with the National Society of Health Coaches (NSHC) and Certified Health & Life Mastery Coach by the Health Coach Institute. I enrolled in the HCI program to expand and hone my skills and achieve the Master of Transformation. I work with women who are in a midlife crisis and have lost themselves. I help them create a new and better next chapter of their lives.
 
Connect:
Coaching: https://www.healthcoachmatch.com/coaches/united-states/texas/houston/a-gala-gonzalez_coach-67609/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gala0128/?locale=en_US
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angela.galagonzalez
IG: https://www.instagram.com/galaangela/?hl=en
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9YQ_lykgKZ4bfejwPhIL3w (en español)
Resources:
Power on Heels Fund, Inc.: https://poweronheelsfund.org/
 
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How Lisa L. Baker Took a Leap of Faith Pursuing Life Coaching Things High Achieving Black Women Need to Recover From to “Have It” Awards in Excellence: How to Take Control of Your Life  
 
 
About the Podcast
 
Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color) is a podcast about women empowerment stories and for Women of Color who want more out of life. This show is for women who have had enough and want change, especially those who have been waiting to choose themselves and live boldly. 
 
In each inspiring episode, hear from women from different backgrounds, countries, and ages who have embarked on personal journeys, sharing their stories of empowerment, overcoming, and their path to living a dream life (style).
 
Women of Color is a Top Women of Color (searched) Podcast on Apple and a 35 Best Women Empowerment Podcasts by Feedspot.
 
My Podcast Coaching Journey: 
 
Celebrate My Success Podcasting Tips for Black Podcasters The Power of Search Engine Optimization (SEO)  
 
Deneen is committed to elevating the voices of WOC and empowering them to Live a Dream Lifestyle™ NOW! 
 
Contact Deneen for speaking opportunities deneen@deneenlgarrett.com. 
 
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Afro Cuban : How Josy Gallagher is “the Best of Both” - 2020 #TBT - Episode 108

                                         
Being raised by parents born in Cuba, her mom is mulatta and her father is Black, Josy Laza Gallagher, MA, (she,her,hers,ella), is who she is. She is not one or the other. She is proud to be the best of both worlds. We talk about this and more.
 
Afro Cuban : How Josy Gallagher is “the Best of Both”
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Do you want more out of life? Are you ready to live boldly in pursuit of your dreams?
Today’s episode sponsor is Deneen L. Garrett.  Deneen is a Passionate, Innovative, Executioner (P.I.E.) who elevates the voices of women of color and empowers them to Live a Dream Lifestyle™ through podcasting and speaking.
Deneen is a Women Motivational Speaker and the Creator & Host of the Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (Formerly An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color) Podcast, which she launched in 2020.
Deneen specializes in helping women of color who want more out of life live boldly to create a dream life.
Hire Deneen For: Keynotes | Speaking Engagements (Virtual) | Workshops | Fireside Chats | Podcast Interviews
 
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Memorable Quote from Josy
““I am not one or the other. I am the best of both worlds.”
 
 
 
About Josy Laza Gallagher
Josy Laza Gallagher, the Cross-Cultural Solutions Practice Leader for The FutureWork Institute, has over 25 years experience in organizational development and human resources with specific expertise in Diversity and Inclusion, training and development and staffing.
 
Josy has a proven capability in leading culturally diverse teams and operating in global organizations, as well as in delivering training and organizational development programs that focus on respect in the workplace. Josy is fluent in English, Spanish, and French and has traveled extensively, living/working in over 20 countries.
 
She participated on a Cross-Cultural Competencies in Healthcare panel at the World Diversity Leadership Summit in Vienna, Austria, presented on the future of the workplace, workforce and marketplace at the Human Capital Forum in Santiago, Chile, and at the Women’s Conference, Habana, Cuba.
 
Josy has worked with such clients as American Express, BP, Continuum Health Partners, Deutsche Bank, Dewey & LeBoeuf, DLA Piper, The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Global One, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson (Ethicon, Global IT, McNeil Nutritionals, North America Pharma, OMJPI and Tibotec Therapeutics), MD Anderson Hospital, Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center, NYSE Euronext, Scholastic, Sodexo, UN Security, Weil, Gotshal & Manges and The World Bank.
Her areas of specialty include Latino-race issues, racism, gender communication, recruitment and retention, work/life balance, mentoring, cultural competencies in healthcare, global virtual teams, harassment prevention and building multicultural women’s alliances. Josy served as a diversity officer on loan for a major global law firm, Johnson & Johnson and COBI, managing their organizational assessment project and supporting the implementation of their diversity and inclusion strategy.
Josy is an executive coach for the Ascent Multicultural Women Leadership Program, Tuck Business School, Dartmouth University. In her role as a coach, Josy helps women of color reach higher levels of authenticity, effectiveness, leadership and fulfillment in their personal and professional lives. She has been a coach and facilitator at People of Color NAIS Annual Conferences, working with the Latino students.
 
As Vice-President, Training & Organizational Development of Global One, Josy was responsible for creating and

Military Spouse - How Bianca Smith Leans into This Life - Episode 107
 

Ever wonder what it’s like living overseas for military spouses?  Bianca Smith has leaned into being a military wife and shared what this looks like.
 
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In this episode with Bianca, we talk about:
 
[] Living in Spain [1:35] How Bianca embraced the move [] Creative Entrepreneurship [6:06]How Bianca started her business [] “Raising Kids” [16:56] How Bianca raises her children to use their voices  
 
Transcript
 
Do you want more out of life? Are you ready to live boldly in pursuit of your dreams?
Today’s episode sponsor is Deneen L. Garrett.  Deneen is a Passionate, Innovative, Executioner (P.I.E.) who elevates the voices of women of color and empowers them to Live a Dream Life (style) through podcasting and speaking.
Deneen is a Women Motivational Speaker and the Creator & Host of the Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (Formerly An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color) Podcast, which she launched in 2020.
Deneen specializes in helping women of color who want more out of life live boldly to create a dream life.
Hire Deneen For: Keynotes | Speaking Engagements (Virtual) | Workshops | Fireside Chats | Podcast Interviews
 
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Living in Spain  
How Bianca embraced the move
Sometimes we blame our parents for things then realize we have the power to change.
Bianca:  “When we finally had the chance to move to Spain, I was like, wow, this is a chance for my kids to learn Spanish. And I remember someone saying to me one time, I think sometimes we blame our parents, like my mother didn't teach me Spanish. And he said, but you're old enough to learn on your own. I'm going to take a chance I'm going to have Spanish friends, I'm going to take Spanish lessons.”
Owning that you can change, opens us up to new; new experiences, new languages, newfound power. As women of color, we should embrace “new”.
 
 
Creative Entrepreneurship
How Bianca started her business
Black women are the fastest growing demographic of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Although Bianca is not in he U.S., she is a Black woman entrepreneur and shares how this came to be.
Bianca: “Because we move so often, that's the reason I started my business.  I started doing bookkeeping for Etsy shops. Then a military spouse said let's think about becoming a VA. I went from being a virtual assistant solopreneur to now having a team of five and own a financial marketing agency”
Just like with everything else, being a Black woman, woman of color, entrepreneur comes with issues. There is, however, support.
 
“Raising Kids”
 
How Bianca raises her children to use their voices
There’s power in using your voice as Bianca’s children learned.
Bianca: “I raised my kids to have a voice and to speak up. They are the only African American kids at their school so sometimes saying things like “so we can celebrate Chinese New Year but not Black History Month” leads to“diversity training”.
Knowing that what you have to say is of value, trusting your own outrage, refusing to be silenced are just three ways we as women of color can use your voices.
 
Memorable Quotes from Bianca
“f you take the time to understand their culture, I understand their language, they will open up to you.”
“Know who you are, that you have more power, know what you stand for.”
“Take this year to be still. Take time for you. Cut out all the noise.”
 
 
About Bianca
Bianca is a military spouse stationed in Spain with her husband of 18 years and has 2 teenagers at home and one child in college.

Dream Within a Dream - How ♛ Olivia Lives a Dream Life through Writing - Episode 106
     
                                             
 
Sometimes what you find yourself doing is a Dream Within a Dream as is for ♛ Olivia. Pause and consider what life you’re living. Is it a dream? Is it a dream within a dream?.
 
Sometimes what you find yourself doing is a Dream Within a Dream as is for ♛ Olivia. Pause and consider what life you’re living. Is it a dream? Is it a dream within a dream?
 
Dream Within a Dream - How OLIVIA Lives a Dream Life through Writing
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In this episode with ♛ Olivia, we talk about:
 
[] Do You Happen to Know [1:08] What happens after the I love you [] What is your Dream Deferred [16:36] My writing life is my dream deferred [] Who is in control of our happiness [27:28] You are in control of your own happiness  
Transcript
 
Do you want more out of life? Are you ready to live boldly in pursuit of your dreams?
Today’s episode sponsor is Deneen L. Garrett.  Deneen is a Passionate, Innovative, Executioner (P.I.E.) who elevates the voices of women of color and empowers them to Live a Dream Life (style) through podcasting and speaking.
Deneen is a Women Motivational Speaker and the Creator & Host of the Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation (Formerly An Intimate Conversation with Women of Color) Podcast, which she launched in 2020.
Deneen specializes in helping women of color who want more out of life live boldly to create a dream life.
Hire Deneen For: Keynotes | Speaking Engagements (Virtual) | Workshops | Fireside Chats | Podcast Interviews
Signature Talks:  How to Live Living a Dream Lifestyle™ | How to Leverage LinkedIn to Grow Your Podcast (Business, etc.)
 
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Do You Happen to Know
 
What happens after the I love you
So many get caught up in the I Love You’s and don’t think beyond this. In her writings, ♛ Olivia goes beyond this to reflect on what happens after.
♛ Olivia:  “I'm celebrating 33 years of marriage and we're still really good friends. I had to start looking at my relationship as this is my best friend. And when you think about getting past the I love you, it is difficult sometimes you have to continue to love somebody, especially after they disappoint you.”
A healthy relationship needs commitment and willingness to be accommodating to each other's needs. Similarly we need to have the same commitment and willingness with ourselves to grow as empowered women of color.
 
What is your Dream Deferred
 
My writing life is my dream deferred
A Dream Deferred is a dream delayed.
♛ Olivia: “My writing life is my dream deferred. I started out in the 80s as a journalist, and I wanted to do television news. But in the 80s, they didn't have, you know, people on the news that look like me.  So I did radio news and print news… In 2012, I left teaching, and I came home and my husband was like, Well, you've been teaching people to write for so long. Why don't you write? And so I wrote a little short story and self published it.”
I ask about dreams deferred of all my guest paying homage to my late sister, author and poet Soltreu who wrote a novel entitled Dreams Deferred.
 
Who is in control of our happiness
 
You are in control of your own happiness
So often we look externally to be happy. We think a new car, house or person will give us what only we can.
♛ Olivia: “The story can have a happily ever after. But it's up to you to be happy. Get on there and enjoy your life.”
It is up to us to be happy. It is up to us to own our voices and power.
 
 
Memorable Quotes from ♛ Olivia
“Maybe I'm limiting myself in allowing love to find me by having this preconceived notion of how it should be packaged.”
“Are you sti