Emboldened The Emma Bowen Foundation Alumni Association

Niéna is a highly respected Emmy Award-Winning Showrunner + Executive Producer, Director & DJ who has increased revenue, engagement, and diversity for major brands, media, and tech companies. Her television work includes on-camera appearances, hosting, developing, and producing for television and digital networks including ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, OWN, Disney, Showtime, and more.

Niéna talks about image and reputation and being your authentic self. She also shares what got her into DJing from such a young age. Listen more to Niéna's story on this episode. 

Willie Sanchez is an experienced multi-media professional with 25+ years of experience in all media formats. He works as a senior director of digital operations at Fox News Radio. Willie shares his journey in the podcast world, what started it, and how it looks today. He also shares his experience on what it is like proposing ideas in the workplace. He encourages listeners to remember a simple "No" doesn't mean, "No, never," it means "No, not right this second" and to keep working on those ideas you might have. 

Our guest Tracy L. Lawrence is the Founder and CEO of The Lawrence Advisory. The Lawrence Advisory is known for hiring, coaching, and building high-performing teams, emphasizing innovation and performance. Lawrence was recently named the first Executive-in-Residence at USC’s Marshall School of Business.

Before launching The Lawrence Advisory, Tracy Lawrence led the Los Angeles-based consumer and Entertainment practice at Russell Reynolds Associates, one of the world’s largest recruiting and assessment firms. Previously, Lawrence served as General Manager of Fox Family Channel, leading the cable network until its sale to The Walt Disney Company for more than five billion dollars, the most significant price ever paid for a cable network.

Lawrence uses her real-world expertise to advise Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms, asset management companies, media and technology companies, and nonprofits in creating teams that drive growth and performance. She has held leadership roles at Viacom, Kraft, Nestle, and PWC.

Our guest Landrie Hatcher is a multimedia producer residing in Los Angeles, CA. He has over 8 years of industry experience specializing in television, film & event production. Landrie currently produces lifestyle content for Architectural Digest & SELF Magazine and is in the process of building his own health & wellness business. His largest passions in life include anything that gets him outdoors and experiencing new things daily. When not busy with work, Landrie can be found traveling, hiking with his puppy, and enjoying seafood. Landrie is a graduate of Howard University and a former Emma Bowen Fellow.

Our guest Kathy Johnson is a consultant and principal at The Lawrence Advisory, a human-capital consulting firm that offers Executive Search, Organizational Development, Leadership Coaching, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consulting. She brings extensive leadership experience from both the corporate and non-profit sectors and a track record of success in building organizational capacity, infrastructure, and leadership programs to drive workforce diversity.

As we enter a new season with Adrienne Perkins and Zion Baldwin as hosts, we talk to Brad Billington a former Emma Bowen Foundation Alumni. He now works as a  full-time field producer for the network's new in-house production company -- ABC News Studios, where he will lead field shoots for documentaries airing on Hulu, Disney +, Nat Geo, and ABC News Network. Before entering his role Brad learned all parts of the newsroom. He found passion in storytelling but wanted to share their stories with more time. Now, he can. 

"Ultimately. I want to just look back on my career and say how many people I have been able to help by telling their stories," Brad Billington.