Brilliance Beyond Borders Chinwe Esimai

In this special episode of Brilliance Beyond Borders, we’re sharing an excerpt from the National Sawdust book launch event in New York City. In this episode, Chinwe is interviewed by Lynne Procope, the Ideas Zone Editor at National Sawdust. Lynne is a Trinidad-born American poet, Cave Canem fellow, National Poetry Slam champion, and co-author of the collaborative collection, Burning Down the House. Lynne and Chinwe discuss the inspiration and magic behind the Brilliance Beyond Borders book.

On this episode of the Brilliance Beyond Borders Podcast, Chinwe speaks with the brilliant Margaret Molloy. Margaret is the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Siegel+Gale, the global brand strategy, design and experience firm behind the “simple is smart" ethos. She hosts the "How CMOs Commit” podcast and is the founder of WearingIrish, a passion project to tell the untold story of Irish fashion design.

They discuss the importance of culture and heritage. Margaret shared how her Irish heritage helped shape her career. Listen to learn how to leverage your heritage to build a fulfilling career and contribute to the world. For more information about our guests, visit www.chinweesimai.com/podcast.

Chinwe speaks with social media icon and lifestyle influencer, CeCe Olisa. Named one of the “Top 10 New York Fashion Bloggers” by WhoWhatWear and a “person who proves you can be fit at any size” by MTV, CeCe Olisa is Founder/CEO of CoCoa by CeCe, the beauty and wellness company behind Doll Butter, and co-Founder of theCURVYcon. She currently lives in New York City. Her TEDx Talk "How to Build Self Confidence" is approaching 1 Million views and can be viewed at ceceolisa.com/tedx. To contact Chinwe or our guests, please visit www.chinweesimai.com.

Chinwe speaks with brilliant Holocaust survivor, Elizabeth Bellak, and her phenomenal daughter, Alexandra. Eliz­a­beth Bel­lak (born Ari­ana Spiegel) was born in 1930 into an upper-mid­dle class Jew­ish fam­i­ly in Staw­ki, Poland.

When war broke out, Elizabeth and her older sister Renia were visiting their grandparents in the town of Przemyśl. Renia was killed in Przemyśl in 1942, but Elizabeth survived and made her way back to Warsaw along with a friend’s father who was a member of the resistance, eventually moving to New York with her mother. Years later, Elizabeth was miraculously reunited with her sister Renia’s wartime diary, in which Renia had documented their family’s experiences and shared intimate personal reflections.

For decades, Eliz­a­beth kept Renia’s diary to her­self, locked away in a vault, per­haps nev­er to be dis­cov­ered. At the urg­ing of her daugh­ter Alexan­dra, she decid­ed to bring the sto­ry to light. St. Martin's Press published it in 2019 as Renia's Diary and the diary became an international bestseller.

In this episode, they stress the importance of learning from the past and finding unity in the values that connect us as Americans, in order to improve the world for generations to come.

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Chinwe speaks to Esther Ayorinde, tech sales and go-to-market executive, who is known for her transformational leadership style, connected industry network, and business growth achievements. Esther leads Business Development globally for Cisco’s Managed Services organization, a company acquired by the Fortune 63 company in 2004. Recognized as part of the top 1% of sales at the tech giant. Her passion for tech and building high performing teams has contributed to driving continuous double or triple-digit growth in every business she’s led.

In this episode, they discuss the importance of leveraging data for optimal performance, investing in oneself to avoid burnout, and living a legacy,

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Chinwe speaks with Ekene Onu, Executive Coach and Feminine leadership expert who helps high performing women rise in their careers, increase revenue in their businesses & build thought leadership platforms by reclaiming their womanhood and leading with their feminine energy. They discuss striving for excellence in the workplace, femininity in marriage and relationships, and setting new standards of success and fulfillment.

To contact Chinwe or our guest, please visit chinweesimai.com.