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Dr. Debra Y. Griffith

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Dive into conversations that deepen understanding and expand perspectives on personal and collective growth. Each episode features authors, leaders, and entrepreneurs sharing insights, “aha” moments, and practical strategies. Tune in for inspiration and resources to help you lead, live, and do better.

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Trust, Generosity, and the Work That Matters

Rodolfo “Rudy” Elizondo is an equity-driven leader who has spent more than two decades in public education and the nonprofit sector. Recently appointed Chief of Education at College Track, Rudy brings deep experience as a system-level strategist, a champion for first-generation scholars, and a leader whose philosophy centers real-world problem solving, collaboration, and trust. In this episode, Rudy and I reflect on our rare partnership as two Chiefs working side by side one grounded in data and analysis, the other in intuition and human connection. We talk about what it takes to build trust across differences, how generosity and humility change the way leaders show up, and why leaving ego at the door creates space for the work that really matters. Together, we explore moving past imposter syndrome, leading with our whole selves, and creating partnerships that allow us to focus on scholars, not titles. This conversation is for every leader navigating complex systems who has ever wondered: What would it feel like to lead without ego? 🎧 Available now on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. Key Takeaways Leadership without ego creates space for trust, generosity, and impact. Partnerships thrive when leaders align on purpose, not titles. Imposter syndrome loses power when you choose to lead as your full self. True collaboration honors both data and intuition as sources of wisdom. About Rudy Elizondo Rodolfo “Rudy” Elizondo is the Chief of Education at College Track, a national organization equipping first-generation and underserved students to earn their bachelor’s degrees and lead lives of purpose and power. Previously, he served as Chief Instructional Officer at Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, overseeing 26 middle and high schools serving nearly 13,000 scholars. A first-generation Mexican-American, Rudy’s leadership is grounded in equity, innovation, and a belief in education as a pathway to mobility and transformation. He is a Broad Fellow, a Cambiar Catalyst Fellow, and trained in Culturally Responsive Principal Supervision at the NYC Leadership Academy. 🔗 Connect with Rudy on LinkedIn About Dr. Debra Griffith Dr. Debra Griffith is an executive coach, consultant, and the voice behind the Do Better with Debra podcast. She currently serves as Chief Equity Programs Officer at Alliance College-Ready Public Schools, where she leads the network’s equity strategy focused on college readiness, belonging, and postsecondary success across 25 schools serving more than 13,000 scholars. With over 25 years of experience in education and higher education leadership, she now supports women of color leaders and executives navigating professional transitions and leading transformative change. 🌐 Learn more at Do Better Executive Coaching 🔗 Connect with Debra on LinkedIn

37분
9월 17일

Leading with Love: Dr. Jonathan Grady, Healing, Hope & The Helpers Story

Dr. Jonathan Grady is an influential leader, scholar, and equity strategist whose work centers transformative justice, radical imagination, and leading with love. As Senior Associate Vice President for Equity & Belonging at Cal Poly Pomona, he brings more than 17 years of experience driving systemic equity strategies, cultivating holistic workplace cultures, and building communities where people can recognize their inner strength, brilliance, and magic. In this episode, Jonathan and I talk about what it means to lead with love inside systems that often strip away humanity, and how his framework, The Helper’s Story, offers language for the cost of constant caregiving while also pointing us toward healing and sustainability. We talk about legacy, connection, and why true leadership requires vulnerability, accountability, and joy. This conversation is for every leader who has ever given until emptyand is ready to believe that caring for themselves is not indulgence but resistance. 🎧 Available now on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. Key Takeaways Love is not just a feeling, it is an action, a framework, and a leadership practice. The Helper’s Story invites us to begin within, make meaning, embody action, and embrace transformation. True leadership creates healing spaces where mistakes become opportunities for learning. Rest, joy, and boundaries are revolutionary acts for helpers and caretakers. About Dr. Jonathan Grady Dr. Jonathan Grady is the Senior Associate Vice President for Equity & Belonging at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. A nationally recognized scholar, speaker, and administrator, his work challenges us to rethink how we show up for ourselves and others. Through his Helper’s Story framework, he helps leaders and organizations cultivate cultures rooted in love, healing, and accountability. 🔗 Connect with Jonathan on LinkedIn About Dr. Debra Griffith Dr. Debra Griffith is an executive coach, consultant, and the voice behind the Do Better with Debra podcast. With a career rooted in education and equity-centered leadership, she now supports women of color leaders and executives navigating professional transitions and leading transformative change. 🌐 Learn more at Do Better Executive Coaching 🔗 Connect with Debra on LinkedIn

44분
9월 3일

Truth, Power & Patriarchy

Anna Malaika Tubbs is a bestselling storyteller and truth-teller whose work pulls back the curtain on the erasure of Black women and the systems never built for us. Her latest book, Erased: What the American Patriarchy Has Hidden From Us, is part manifesto, part mirror, helping us see the system clearly and reminding us that our stories matter. In this episode, Anna and I talk about what it means to live and lead boldly inside structures designed to silence us, and how she turns painful erasure into powerful storytelling. We talk about joy, creativity, and faith as acts of resistance, and why young people deserve these conversations just as much as adults do. This is a conversation for every woman who has ever wondered if the problem was her only to discover the truth: it was always the system. 🎧 Available now on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. Key Takeaways Patriarchy is not personal, it’s structural, and we can name it. Writing and sharing our stories is a radical act of visibility. Young people are not too young for the truth, they are the leaders who will carry it forward. Joy and creativity are not luxuries; they are tools of survival and power. About Anna Malaika Tubbs Anna Malaika Tubbs is the New York Times bestselling author of The Three Mothers and Erased: What the American Patriarchy Has Hidden From Us. Her work has been featured in TIME Magazine, CNN, The Guardian, and more. A sought-after speaker and educator, Anna is dedicated to celebrating difference, advocating for women of color, and helping us all see the systems around us more clearly. 🔗 Connect with Anna on Instagram: @annamalaikatubbs 🌐 Learn more at annamalaikatubbs.com About Dr. Debra Griffith Dr. Debra Griffith is an executive coach, consultant, and the voice behind the Do Better with Debra podcast. With a career rooted in education and equity-centered leadership, she now supports women of color leaders and executives navigating professional transitions and leading transformative change. 🌐 Learn more at Do Better Executive Coaching 🔗 Connect with Debra on LinkedIn

48분
8월 27일

The Courage to Choose You with Maria Elena De Guevara (Part 2)

The Courage to Choose You with Maria Elena De Guevara (Part 2) In Part 2 of our conversation, Maria Elena introduces the ACE framework a powerful tool she’s used throughout her life and leadership journey to navigate hard choices with clarity and intention. We talk about knowing when to accept what is, when to push for change, and when to make the brave decision to walk away. Maria shares how she used this framework during one of the most demanding seasons of her life, and how it helped her hold onto her values while navigating toxic systems. We also get into salary negotiation, advocating for your worth, and why leadership at its core is personal. Maria doesn’t hold back, and this conversation is full of the wisdom, strategy, and heart she’s known for. If you’ve ever struggled to speak up for yourself, stayed too long in a role that drained you, or needed a reminder that your values don’t make you difficult, they make you powerful, this episode is for you. Key Takeaways The ACE Framework is a leadership tool. Accept, Change, Exit, three options for navigating challenges with intention, clarity, and power. Toxic environments don’t define your worth. Sometimes staying is strategic. Sometimes leaving is survival. Either way, you get to decide. Advocating for yourself isn’t selfish, it’s strategy. Do your homework, know your impact, and speak their language when it comes to salary and worth. Leadership is deeply personal. The way you show up fully, unapologetically is as important as the systems you try to change. Legacy isn’t just what you do, it’s who you empower. Maria Elena’s impact lives on through the women she mentored who now lead with courage of their own. About Us Maria Elena De Guevara is a retired Director of Human Resources with over 40 years of leadership experience across city, county, manufacturing, and higher education. As Principal Consultant of HR Works!, she has guided organizations and individuals in building stronger systems and healthier workplaces. 🔗 Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Dr. Debra Griffith is an executive coach, consultant, and the voice behind the Do Better with Debra podcast. With a career rooted in education and equity-centered leadership, she now supports women of color leaders and executives navigating professional transitions and leading transformative change. 🌐 Learn more at Do Better Executive Coaching 🔗 Connect with Debra on LinkedIn

20분
8월 20일

The Courage to Choose You with Maria Elena De Guevara (Part 1)

The Courage to Choose You with Maria Elena De Guevara (Part 1) My friend and former colleague, Maria Elena De Guevara, is someone I’ve admired for years. She’s a brilliant HR leader whose career spans higher ed, government, and county leadership but what makes her unforgettable is how she’s navigated those spaces with courage, heart, and honesty. In this episode, Maria shares how she learned to walk away from environments that demanded everything and gave little back. We talk about what it means to reclaim your power, protect your peace, and decide that choosing yourself isn’t selfish it’s survival. This is a conversation for anyone who’s ever felt the weight of toxic leadership, questioned when it’s time to move on, or wondered if it’s possible to lead without losing yourself in the process. Part 1 is about the decision to leave the turning point that reshaped Maria’s relationship with work and herself. Listen in and take what you need. 🎧 Available now on Apple Podcasts & Spotify. Key Takeaways Leadership isn’t just titles: it’s how you reclaim your power in spaces not built for you. Healing is part of leadership: walking away, reflecting, and returning stronger is as valuable as any strategy. Legacy lives in people: the impact you leave behind is measured in lives touched, not job descriptions. Courage is a practice: choosing yourself, your values, and your joy is leadership in action. About Us Maria Elena De Guevara Maria Elena De Guevara is a retired Director of Human Resources with over 40 years of leadership experience across city, county, manufacturing, and higher education. As Principal Consultant of HR Works!, she has guided organizations and individuals in building stronger systems and healthier workplaces. 🔗 Connect with Maria on LinkedIn About Dr. Debra Griffith Dr. Debra Griffith is an executive coach, consultant, and the voice behind the Do Better with Debra podcast. With a career rooted in education and equity-centered leadership, she now supports women of color leaders and executives navigating professional transitions and leading transformative change. 🌐 Learn more at Do Better Executive Coaching 🔗 Connect with Debra on LinkedIn

37분
8월 6일

Don’t Wait to Hit Empty with Lindsey Fuller Burnout, Boundaries & Microdosing Wellness

Don’t Wait to Hit Empty with Lindsey Fuller: Burnout, Boundaries & Microdosing Wellness What if you didn’t wait until you were completely depleted to take care of yourself? In this episode of Do Better with Debra, Lindsey Fuller, Executive Director of Teaching Well shares why she’s committed to healing out loud and how microdosing wellness has become her way to stay grounded, present, and whole. We talk about: The real cost of burnout — emotional, financial, and relational Why rest is not a luxury, but a daily practice The power of trusted confidants in your healing journey How to choose boundaries without apology If you’ve been running on empty, this episode is your reminder: you don’t have to break yourself to serve others. 🕒 34 minutes | Authentic, heart-centered conversation If this episode spoke to you, follow Do Better with Debra on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube (coming soon) and share it with someone who needs the reminder. About the Guest Lindsey Fuller (she/her) Executive Director of Teaching Well Lindsey Fuller is a leader, visionary, and advocate committed to creating trauma-sensitive environments that sustain the adults at the center of schools. Through her leadership at Teaching Well, she helps educators and leaders reimagine wellness as a daily, necessary practice not an afterthought. Lindsey’s work centers on resilience, boundaries, and healing out loud. 📩 Contact Lindsey LinkedIn: Lindsey’s Fuller Website: Teaching Well Website About the Host Dr. Debra Y Griffith Founder & CEO, Do Better Executive Coaching & Do Better by Design Debra Griffith is an executive coach, consultant, and host of Do Better with Debra. With over 26 years of leadership experience across K-12, community colleges, and universities, she partners with women of color leaders to navigate career strategy, resilience, and transformative leadership. Debra’s work is rooted in equity, authenticity, and the belief that we don’t have to wait for permission to lead differently. 📩 Contact Debra LinkedIn: Debra Griffith Website: dobetterexecutivecoaching dobetterbydesign Email: debra@dobetterexecutivecoaching.com Instagram: @dobebrawithdebra

42분
7월 23일

Creating Your Own Lane with Mike Norice, Art, Purpose & Healing Through Expression

In this episode, I sit down with muralist, creative visionary, and founder of Artfully United, Mike Norice, someone whose message stopped me in my tracks when I first heard him speak to a group of high school students about purpose and staying true to your dreams. We talk about legacy, discipline, joy, and what it means to choose alignment over approval. Mike shares how he moved from survival to purpose, from painting for a paycheck to creating from a place of deep integrity and vision. This conversation is about owning your gift, redefining success, and creating a life rooted in intention, not imitation. Learn more about Mike’s work: www.artfullyunited.com Follow Mike on Instagram: @artfullyunited Connect with me: www.dobetterexecutivecoaching.com Instagram: @dobetterwithdebra Email: debra@dobetterexecutivecoaching.com If this episode spoke to you, share it with someone who’s ready to say yes to their purpose.

50분
7월 9일

The Crown You Already Have - with Lawrence Carroll

In this deeply personal and powerful episode, Debra sits down with artist, author, and youth advocate Lawrence Carroll to talk about identity, legacy, and the complicated relationship many of us have with our hair. From childhood messages to cultural expectations, Lawrence shares the story behind his poetic love letter, My Dear Queen, originally written for his sister and now a self-love anthem for Black and Brown women everywhere. Together, they explore how hair shapes our sense of self, the affirmations we didn’t grow up hearing, and the healing that happens when we rewrite the story with intention and love. This episode is a reminder that our hair, our stories, and our worth are all connected. Tune in and reflect on your own journey. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and coming soon to YouTube.

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Dive into conversations that deepen understanding and expand perspectives on personal and collective growth. Each episode features authors, leaders, and entrepreneurs sharing insights, “aha” moments, and practical strategies. Tune in for inspiration and resources to help you lead, live, and do better.

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Dr. Debra Y. Griffith
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2023년 - 2025년
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