Women of Color An Intimate Conversation

Deneen L. Garrett
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๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ: ๐—”๐—ป ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป is a ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—ฝ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป'๐˜€ ๐—˜๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ Podcast centering Black women and Women of Colorโ€”our stories, our leadership, our livesโ€”for women ready to choose themselves boldly and unapologetically. If you're done waiting to choose yourself and ready to live boldly, this show is for you. Each episode features intimate, inspiring conversations with women from diverse backgrounds, countries, and generationsโ€”sharing real stories of empowerment, resilience, and transformation. They've faced challenges, redefined success on their own terms, and are living their ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒโ„ข NOW. ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Press play. Choose yourself. Let's get into it. Join the ๐——๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒโ„ข ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective-1653/about

  1. 4D AGO

    Episode 200: You Don't Wait for Permission โ€” You Become It | Kaila James

    Two hundred episodes. And we're just getting started. Episode 200 of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is here โ€” and it arrives exactly the way it should: with a conversation that goes straight to the heart of what this podcast has always been about. Identity. Legacy. Leading as your full self. Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Kaila James โ€” senior strategic global leader, cultural architect, and recording artist โ€” for a milestone episode that doesn't celebrate by slowing down. It celebrates by going deeper. Kaila opens up about the dream role that nearly cost her everything, what she had to unlearn to step into her power, and why being multi-hyphenate isn't a distraction โ€” it's a superpower. From AI strategy to music to the art world, she shows how culture and creativity don't compete with ambition; they complete it. Guest Profile: womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/kaila-james/ In this episode: The moment Kaila lost herself in her dream job โ€” and how recalibration changed everything Why unlearning "pick one lane" was the weight she needed to drop How being a multi-hyphenate leader creates freedom, not chaos What AI really means for women of color who are building something Why you are already qualified โ€” and what it costs you not to begin The takeaway: You don't wait for permission. You become it. 200 episodes of real conversations, real women, real impact. Thank you for being here since the beginning โ€” and for every share, every listen, every moment you passed this show to a woman who needed it. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast produced by The Leon Thomas Group. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe ยท Leave a Review ยท Share with a woman who needs this today. Join the Dream Lifestyleโ„ข๏ธ Collective โ€” the community built for Black women 50+ who are building in real time: skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective

    58 min

  2. APR 10

    Santana Inniss | Opening Doors: Access, Coaching & Building Legacy

    Santana Inniss walked away from corporate, looked around at the women being left behind, and decided to do something about it. In this episode, the Founder of The Glow Initiative (Glowi) joins Deneen L. Garrett to share how she is ending barriers to professional coaching and what it really means to build a legacy that opens doors for others. In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, we explore: The Corporate Pivot: The specific decision that shifted Santana from the corporate ladder to social impact leadership. Unlearning Excellence: What it takes to dismantle traditional ideas of who "deserves" high-level support and coaching. Legacy in Real Time: Why closing the access gap is a justice issue and how Santana is building for women she may never meet. The Power of Access: How The Glow Initiative (Glowi) is matching women in hard-to-reach communities with professional resources. This conversation is for the woman of color who has ever felt like the door was closedโ€”and for the woman ready to be the one who opens it. Connect with Santana Inniss: Website: glowi.org Guest Profile: Santana's Full Bio Connect with Deneen L. Garrett: Join the Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Collective: Join Here Website: deneenlgarrett.com Produced by: The Leon Thomas Group

    58 min

  3. APR 3

    Break Free | Silencing Self-Sabotage & Leading Authentically | Dr. Brandy Peer

    What if the thing holding you back isn't your circumstances โ€” it's the story you keep telling yourself about your circumstances? Dr. Brandy Peer has spent her career inside that question โ€” and built an entire practice around helping women answer it, dismantle it, and move.    In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Dr. Brandy Peer โ€” CEO of BMPowered Consulting, LLC, Identity Architect, speaker, and consultant who has dedicated her career to dismantling the systemic and inner obstacles that keep high-achieving women playing small โ€” for a conversation that will make you rethink everything you've been told about ambition, success, and what you're actually capable of.   Together, Deneen and Dr. Brandy explore three powerful questions:   Who were you before the title, before the credential, before the build โ€” and what was the decision that shifted how you saw yourself as someone built to lead? The decision that cost her something to trust is the one that changes everything. She tells it here.   What did you have to unlearn to fully step into what you're building โ€” and how has that changed how you define legacy now? What she had to suppress, unlearn, and release to stop building someone else's version of success โ€” and start building her own.     What do you want the woman watching to walk away and build โ€” or stop waiting to start? Because self-sabotage isn't just in your head. It's in the structure. Dr. Brandy names exactly where to find it โ€” and what to do. Then she tells you what to build next.     This episode is for the woman of color who knows she's built for more but keeps getting in her own way. Dr. Brandy gives you the language, the lens, and the permission to finally lead as yourself โ€” and everything rises to meet you when you do.   Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20, 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast. WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET on YouTube.   ๐Ÿ“บ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeneenLGarrett Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: https://www.theleonthomasgroup.com ๐Ÿ“บ WATCH THE FULL REPLAY WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET. Watch the full replay and join the live chat on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeneenLGarrett โœจ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: DR. BRANDY PEER Guest Profile: womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/dr-brandy-peer/ Connect: Instagram [add once confirmed] | linkedin.com/in/drbrandypeer ๐Ÿ‘‘ ABOUT YOUR HOST: DENEEN L. GARRETT Deneen is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, and the visionary behind the Dream Lifestyleโ„ข๏ธ Collective, the sanctuary for Black women 50+. Join the Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective-1653 Website: https://deneenlgarrett.com | Inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: https://www.theleonthomasgroup.com GUEST LINKS LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drbrandypeer Website: womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/dr-brandy-peer/ BMPowered Consulting: bmpoweredconsulting.com   ABOUT THE HOST โ€” DENEEN L. GARRETT Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Coach, Writer, and host of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast amplifying the voices and journeys of Women of Color. She is also the Founder of the Dream Lifestyleโ„ข๏ธ Collective, a sanctuary for Black women 50+.   Dream Lifestyleโ„ข๏ธ Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective-1653 Website: https://deneenlgarrett.com Business inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com

    43 min

  4. MAR 27

    Leaking Is Common But NOT Normal | Pelvic Floor Health, Immigrant Grit & Women's Health Advocacy | Dr. Charu Chopra

    She arrived in the U.S. at 27. Never been on a plane. Left her entire family in India. Faked her accent so no one would notice where she came from. Worked harder than anyone in the room โ€” and learned the hard way that hard work without a voice is invisible. Dr. Charu Chopra is a physical therapist of 17 years. For the past 7+, 100% of her patients have been women. She specializes in pelvic floor and breast rehab therapy โ€” and she is one of the most honest, direct voices in women's health working today. In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Dr. Chopra for a conversation that covers far more ground than expected: from the intersection of identity, immigration, and entrepreneurship, to the pelvic floor truths most women have never heard from a healthcare provider. What Dr. Chopra covers in this episode: Urinary leakage, pelvic pain, pain with intercourse, and bladder urgency โ€” common, but NEVER normal. Every woman deserves to know this. The Kegels myth โ€” why doing Kegels with tight pelvic floor muscles makes things worse, not better. Black women's postpartum mortality rate is 3 times higher than the rest of the population โ€” and pelvic floor physical therapy is recommended for every woman after birth, regardless of delivery type. Sexual trauma as an unaddressed cause of pelvic floor dysfunction โ€” and why Dr. Chopra is often the first healthcare provider who ever asked. Direct access states โ€” in Arizona and many others, you don't need a doctor's referral to see a pelvic floor PT. Dr. Chopra also shares the unlearning that shaped her leadership: how she moved from assimilation to ownership, from code-switching to speaking her full truth, and how she discovered that the same courage it takes to cross the world is the same courage it takes to advocate for yourself in any room. This episode is for the woman who has been dismissed. Who has normalized pain. Who has been waiting for a green light that was never coming. Own yourself. Set your boundaries. Never doubt yourself. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20, 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast. WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET on YouTube. ๐Ÿ“บ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeneenLGarrett Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: https://www.theleonthomasgroup.com   โœจ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: DR. CHARU CHOPRA Website: https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/charu-chopra/   ๐Ÿ‘‘ ABOUT YOUR HOST: DENEEN L. GARRETT Deneen is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, and the visionary behind the Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Collective, the premier sanctuary for Black women 50+. Join the Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective-1653 Website: https://deneenlgarrett.com Inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com

    44 min

  5. MAR 20

    Unlearn. Reclaim. Lead. | Stop Waiting for Permission to Be Seen ft. Gia Warren

    You were built to lead. So why does the path keep feeling out of reach? In this episode of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, Deneen L. Garrett  sits down with Gia Warren โ€” strategic operations and program management leader,  MBA, and global executive with leadership experience at Lumen, Intel, Amazon,  and AT&T โ€” for a conversation about what it truly means to be built to lead. Gia shares the decision that shifted how she sees herself, what she had to  unlearn on the road to operational excellence, and what she wishes more women  understood before they start looking for the path forward. If you're a Black woman 50+ who knows you're meant for more โ€” but keeps  waiting for the right moment, the right room, or the right permission โ€” this  conversation is going to meet you exactly where you are. In this episode: โ†’ The decision that shifts how you see yourself as someone built to lead โ†’ What high-achieving women have to unlearn to claim their own success โ†’ What separates women who find their pathway from women who don't โ†’ Why operational excellence is as much a personal standard as a professional one โ†’ The permission no one gives you โ€” and why you have to become it โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ CONNECT WITH GIA WARREN LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giawarren/ โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€ ABOUT YOUR HOST โ€” Deneen L. Garrett Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker,  Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Coach, Writer, and host of Women of Color: An Intimate  Conversation, a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast amplifying the voices  and journeys of Women of Color. She is also the Founder of the  Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Collective, a sanctuary for Black women 50+. Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective-1653 Website: https://deneenlgarrett.com Business inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€โ”€

    40 min

  6. MAR 14

    Money as Safety: Rebuilding Self-Trust & Financial Power

    Deneen L. Garrett is joined by internationally recognized advocate and empowerment coach Kalyn Fahie for a powerful conversation on money, safety, and rebuilding self-trust. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation โ€” a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast โ€” continues its LIVE era by exploring what financial power truly means for women who are rebuilding their lives, identities, and futures. In this episode, Kalyn shares the deeper framework behind "Money as Safety" โ€” and how women, particularly Black women over 50, can reclaim financial confidence without rushing their healing. Together, they explore: โ€ข Why money can represent safety โ€” not just status โ€ข Rebuilding self-trust after survival โ€ข Economic empowerment as a pathway to agency โ€ข Expanding financially without abandoning emotional healing For women navigating transition, reinvention, or recovery, this conversation affirms a powerful truth: safety and freedom are not opposites โ€” they are intertwined. WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeneenLGarrett Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: https://www.theleonthomasgroup.com/   Guest โ€” Kalyn Fahie Kalyn Fahie is an internationally recognized advocate, author, and empowerment coach with nearly two decades of experience ending domestic and sexual violence. As founder of Sisters Acquiring Financial Empowerment (SAFE), she has served over 6,400 survivors and pioneered innovative economic empowerment programs. Her work has been featured by the White House in Essence Magazine, and she is a recipient of the Spirit of Advocacy Award from the National Network to End Domestic Violence. Website: www.KalynFahie.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mskalyn LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalynfahie   About the Host โ€” Deneen L. Garrett Deneen L. Garrett is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Coach, Writer, and host of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast amplifying the voices and journeys of Women of Color. She is also the Founder of the Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Collective, a sanctuary for Black women 50+. Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-collective-1653 Website: https://deneenlgarrett.com Business inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com

    33 min

  7. MAR 6

    Stop Shrinking: Luxury Branding for Women 50+

    Stop shrinking. Raise your standards. Your experience doesn't expire โ€” it compounds. In Episode 194 of Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with luxury personal brand strategist Cheryl Pullins for a masterclass in visibility and positioning. This is a mandate for the woman 50+ who is ready to be seen, positioned, and paid at the level she has earned.     Building a luxury brand isn't about "fluff"โ€”it's about the architecture of your authority. In this episode, we unpack: The Standard of Luxury: How your internal standards dictate your income and influence. Positioning as the Bridge: Moving from "experienced" to "Iconic" in the eyes of your market. The Cost of Shrinking: Why accomplished women over 50 must stop apologizing for their brilliance. Legacy Architecture: Building a personal brand strategy that honors your journey and your future. For the Black woman 50+ who is still building, expanding, and leading: this is your room. ๐Ÿ“บ WATCH THE FULL REPLAY WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET. Watch the visual experience and join the live chat on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeneenLGarrett     โœจ GUEST SPOTLIGHT: CHERYL PULLINS Website: hericonicempire.com Connect: Instagram | LinkedIn ๐Ÿ‘‘ ABOUT YOUR HOST: DENEEN L. GARRETT Deneen is a Cultural Alchemist, International Speaker, and the visionary behind the Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Collective, the premier sanctuary for Black women 50+.     Join the Collective: Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Collective on Skool Website: deneenlgarrett.com Inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com     Produced by The Leon Thomas Group

    31 min

  8. MAR 3

    From Podcast to LIVE: The Next Era of Women of Color

    Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation โ€” a Top 20 podcast on the 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast list โ€” is entering a new era. In this episode, Deneen L. Garrett is joined by Leon Thomas (The Leon Thomas Group) to share the shift from a traditional podcast format to a LIVE weekly experience. Why go live? What changes? And what does this mean for Women of Color โ€” especially Black women 50+ โ€” seeking conversations centered in leadership, visibility, wealth, and legacy? This conversation breaks down: โ€ข The vision behind WOC Live โ€ข What to expect each Thursday โ€ข Why this shift matters now WOC Live streams every Thursday at 1:00 PM ET. Subscribe on your preferred platform and join us for what's next. Watch + Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeneenLGarrett Produced by The Leon Thomas Group: https://www.theleonthomasgroup.com/ About the Podcast Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a 100 Best Women's Empowerment Podcast hosted by Deneen L. Garrett, featuring honest, soul-centered conversations that empower women to choose themselves, heal deeply, and live boldly. All episodes: https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/ Dream Lifestyleโ„ข Collective: https://www.skool.com/dream-lifestyle-skool-1061/about Connect: https://deneenlgarrett.com/ Business inquiries: Deneen@deneenlgarrett.com

    29 min
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