Black Woman Leading Laura Knights

We are celebrating the completion of our fifth season! 
In addition to the focused topics we explored this season, the theme for season five was Identity.  We explored the questions - “Who are you and who do you want to be?”
The core questions this season were focused on embracing our identity and core values, and amplifying the message that who we are right now is worthy and who we choose to become through our learning and growth is worth the effort.
We have a very special guest joining us for this recap episode — my mother, Elizabeth Ann Rogers!
Since our parents are one of the primary influencers of our identity development, I thought it only made sense to have a major personal influencer of my identity join us for this final episode of the season! Plus, my mom is our number one podcast listener! She listens to every episode and takes notes.  If no one else is listening, I can always count on her to tune in.
In this special recap episode, my mom and I reflect on questions of our evolving identity, and we both share our highlights of season 5. It’s a sweet episode.
Listen to hear our insights about all the good stuff we covered this season! 
 
Resources:
We are now enrolling for the August 2024 sessions of our Mid-Career and Early Career leadership development programs.  Registration includes a ticket to the May 2025 Black Woman Leading LIVE! Conference + Retreat. Learn more at https://blackwomanleading.com/programs-overview/
 
Credits:
Learn more about our consulting work with organizations at https://knightsconsultinggroup.com/
Email Laura: laura@knightsconsultinggroup.com
Connect with Laura on LinkedIn
Follow BWL on LinkedIn
Instagram: @blackwomanleading
Facebook: @blackwomanleading
Podcast Music & Production: Marshall Knights 
Graphics: Te’a Campbell
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If you desire to advance to senior or executive levels of leadership, this episode is for you!
In this solo episode, Laura provides an overview of strategic leadership competencies that are critical for career advancement, and shares five functions of strategic leaders–aligning, developing strategy, translating, thought partnering, and sensing–to help you conduct self-assessment to identify your strengths and areas to develop.
Laura  shares the cautionary tale of the Black woman leader who is unable to advance because she is too deep in the “tactical weeds” of her role, and some indicators of if you need to proactively invest in developing your strategic leadership skills.
Finally, she shares some recommended next steps to implement these insights into your career development journey. Tune in and take some time to reflect on your strategic leadership skills.  
Resources:
We are now enrolling for the August 2024 sessions of our Mid-Career and Early Career leadership development programs.  Registration includes a ticket to the May 2025 Black Woman Leading LIVE! Conference + Retreat. Learn more at https://blackwomanleading.com/programs-overview/
Credits:
Learn more about our consulting work with organizations at https://knightsconsultinggroup.com/
Email Laura: laura@knightsconsultinggroup.com
Connect with Laura on LinkedIn
Follow BWL on LinkedIn
Instagram: @blackwomanleading
Facebook: @blackwomanleading
Podcast Music & Production: Marshall Knights 
Graphics: Te’a Campbell
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In this recap episode, Laura shares her highlights from the Black Woman Leading LIVE! Leadership Conference + Retreat that took place in Virginia Beach, May 13-16, 2024.
Black Woman Leading LIVE! is hosted annually.  It is the premier leadership development conference to help Black women professionals learn, heal, and grow in their leadership capacity.
Watch the recap video and join the interest list for the 2025 event at www.BWLRetreat.com
Resources
We are enrolling for the fall sessions of both the Black Woman Leading Early Career and Mid-Career programs.  Learn more at https://blackwomanleading.com/programs-overview/ Credits:
Learn more about our consulting work with organizations at https://knightsconsultinggroup.com/
Email Laura: laura@knightsconsultinggroup.com
Connect with Laura on LinkedIn
Follow BWL on LinkedIn
Instagram: @blackwomanleading
Facebook: @blackwomanleading
Podcast Music & Production: Marshall Knights 
Graphics: Te’a Campbell
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In this episode, we welcome Kara Stevens, CEO & Founder of the Frugal Feminista, to discuss uncovering and rewriting your money story.
Your money story is the narrative you tell yourself about money and your rights and relationship to it based on your values, beliefs, and life experiences.  Our money stories are often “borrowed” from the people who raised us. Depending on what was borrowed, you may want to rewrite your money story once you gain awareness and clarity about your own desires and needs.
In the episode, Kara educates on how to identify your money story and the importance of healing our relationship with money if our stories create negative connections to our worth, value or happiness.  She shares her own personal journey, and how an aligned money story can become a vehicle for creating more wealth and freedom in your life.  
Tune into this inspiring episode to gain insights on how to move from a mindset of lack to one of abundance with regard to your relationship with money.
About Kara
Kara Stevens is the founder of The Frugal Feminista, a thriving personal finance and personal development company committed to helping people heal their relationships with money and themselves.
Her relatable financial advice has been featured on Forbes, CNN, Business Insider, Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance, ESSENCE, Women’s Day Magazine, The Washington Post, and other nationally recognized media outlets.
She is also the author of heal your relationship with money, The Happy Finances Challenge, and Unmasking the Strong Black Woman. 
Connect with Kara
Website: https://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frugalfeminista/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/frugalfeminista LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-stevens-37882b12/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefrugalfeminista/?_rdc=1&_rdr Get Kara’s books here: https://www.thefrugalfeminista.com/shop/ Upcoming events
Join us for the Black Woman Leading LIVE! Conference +Retreat, May 13-16, 2024 in Virginia Beach! Learn more at bwlretreat.com Credits:
Learn more about our consulting work with organizations at https://knightsconsultinggroup.com/
Email Laura: laura@knightsconsultinggroup.com
Connect with Laura on LinkedIn
Follow BWL on LinkedIn
Instagram: @blackwomanleading
Facebook: @blackwomanleading
Podcast Music & Production: Marshall Knights 
Graphics: Te’a Campbell
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In this episode, we welcome Dr. Telesa Hart, Chiropractor and Burnout Coach, to help us to explore self-care strategies we can use to regulate our central nervous system.
Your central nervous system includes your brain and your spinal cord. It plays a role in everything you do, and helps you to move, think, and feel. The central nervous system carries your body through its ‘rest and digest’ functions as well as ‘fight or flight.’  
When experiencing different forms of stress, your central nervous system may move out of its healthy functioning state to a dysregulated state, which may contribute to disease and other mental and physical challenges.  When considering many of the stressors Black women face, it’s not uncommon to experience dysregulation in this way. This is why Dr. Hart encourages listeners to integrate a regular self-check into your daily wellness practice.
She provides a brief overview of the functions of the central nervous system, and provides examples of symptoms and signs that may indicate that our system is overloaded.  She shares practical self-care activities we can use to regulate our central nervous system, and also provides insight on when we may need to contact a professional medical provider for support.  
Dr. Hart describes  the link between burnout and central nervous system dysregulation, sharing her own powerful story of burnout and how she overcame a very difficult moment in her life that inspired her work today.
 
About Dr. Telesa Hart
Dr. Telesa Hart is a passionate chiropractor and burnout coach, dedicated to promoting wellness and nervous system regulation. Born in Ft. Benning, GA, and raised in Germany, Dr. Hart brings a unique perspective to her practice, currently based in Atlanta, GA.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Langston University, a Master of Science in Positive Psychology from Life University, and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, also from Life University. Dr. Hart's expertise lies in the field of Central Nervous System Regulation, where she combines her knowledge of chiropractic care with a focus on holistic well-being.
In addition to her professional endeavors, Dr. Hart is an avid practitioner of acting and poetry, using creative expression as a means of personal growth and connection.
Driven by her vision for holistic wellness, Dr. Hart aspires to grow The You Center into a global symbol of wellness, addressing the physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental aspects of well-being.
With her unique blend of expertise, creativity, and unwavering commitment to wellness, Dr. Hart continues to inspire and empower individuals on their journey to a balanced and thriving life.
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Upcoming events
Join us for the Black Woman Leading LIVE! Conference +Retreat, May 13-16, 2024 in Virginia Beach! Learn more at bwlretreat.com Credits:
Learn more about our consulting work with organizations at https://knightsconsultinggroup.com/
Email Laura: laura@knightsconsultinggroup.com
Connect with Laura on LinkedIn
Follow BWL on LinkedIn
Instagram: @blackwomanleading
Facebook: @blackwomanleading
Podcast Music & Production: Marshall Knights 
Graphics: Te’a Campbell
Listen and follow the podcast on all major platforms:
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In this episode, we welcome Kristen V. Carter, award-winning executive producer, entrepreneur, and speaker to discuss navigating the workplace with power & vulnerability.
While many may view the words “power” and “vulnerability” as diametrically opposed, we do not in the Black Woman Leading world!  Acknowledging that some Black women have found it risky to show vulnerability in the workplace, Kristen shares her experience with this from her work as a showrunner and executive producer leading high-profile projects.
Additionally, she shares negotiation tips that have helped her to secure great visibility in the entertainment industry, and she provides specific wisdom gems for our early career listeners.  
Finally, Kristen shares behind-the-scenes highlights from her most recent project, GOSPEL Live! presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on PBS, and some personal notes on how she is embracing our season five theme of our evolving identity. 
 
About Kristen V. Carter
Kristen V. Carter is an award-winning executive producer, entrepreneur and speaker from Newark, New Jersey. Currently, Kristen serves as Showrunner and Executive Producer for the upcoming live gospel music celebration entitled GOSPEL Live! Presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. that airs on PBS in February 2024. In 2022, Kristen served as an Executive Producer for the Discovery Plus four-part documentary series Profiled: The Black Man about debunking stereotypes that Black men in America face in society. The series received special recognition from the Television Academy for social justice content. 
Notably, Kristen directed and showran Chase’s digital financial literacy series Hart of It All which starred Kevin Hart. Within her dual role as Showrunner and Director, she developed the series format while simultaneously overseeing creative execution from pre-production to post. She enjoys contributing to social impact programming including the 2019 Facebook live stream event National Day of Racial Healing, curated by Ava DuVernay, and the 2020 Virtual Commencement special Show Me Your Walk: HBCU Edition, which featured President Barack Obama as the honored commencement speaker. 
In addition to entertainment, Kristen is actively engaged in mentorship and empowering students and professionals about self-actualization. Kristen is the founder of Trust Your Magic™, an inspirational brand that reinforces the power of honoring one’s gifts and talents. She hosts a podcast of the same name that features guests who have taken a significant leap of faith to shift their lives. Through the brand, she also facilitates an interactive workshop for freelancers and emerging entrepreneurs to catapult their lives and become six figure-plus earners. 
 
Connect with Kristen:
Website: www.kristenvcarter.com Instagram: @kristenvcarter  FB: https://www.facebook.com/KristenVCarter Upcoming events
Join us for the Black Woman Leading LIVE! Conference +Retreat, May 13-16, 2024 in Virginia Beach! Learn more at bwlretreat.com Credits:
Learn more about our consulting work with organizations at https://knightsconsultinggroup.com/
Email Laura: laura@knightsconsultinggroup.com
Connect with Laura on LinkedIn
Follow BWL on LinkedIn
Instagram: @blackwomanleading
Facebook: @blackwomanleading
Podcast Music & Production: Marshall Knights 
Graphics: Te’a Campbell
Listen and follow the podcast on all major platforms:
Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher iHeartRadio Audible Podbay