The Core Intentions Podcast

Ashia Johnson

Good business and lasting impact start with intention, and Sid Johnson and Ashia Johnson, father / daughter co-hosts, are on a journey to create space for socially-conscious conversations around the impact of big and small business, while showcasing the stories of the people behind them, starting at the core of their why. Thank you for listening and joining this community rooted in discovery and intention! Subscribe to the channel to be the first to hear and access the latest episodes and follow along @thecoreintentionspod on social - #thecoreintentionspod.

Episodes

  1. 12/20/2022

    [Ep 10] Reflecting on Season 1

    It would be tough to choose just one quote that perfectly summarizes our thoughts and reflections this first season - we experienced a lot of Aha! moments throughout. And we quickly recognized that our key themes - Supply Chain, Technology, Sustainability, and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion - are intersecting & overlapping. The result is a unique lineup of dynamic, diverse, and thoughtful speakers, who value legacy. Here’s a taste of what we heard & what inspired us along the way… “The main role of technology in society is that it brings us together.” [Farzin - Ep.2] “There’s a difference between writing a check and utilizing minority resources - there needs to be long term sustainability.” [Adrienne - Ep.3] “How do we create equity at every level” [Sage - Ep.4] “The world doesn’t believe that innovation looks like me.” - [Barry - Ep.5] “The one thing I’ve always enjoyed is teaching.”  - [Ruby - Ep.6] “I’m building a pipeline for diverse talent…” - [Coy - Ep.7] For me, it’s all about legacy and paving the way for the next generation.” [Brian - Ep.8] “I want to be able to inspire the next generation.” - [Armani - Ep.9] In this final episode, we reflect on these powerful sound bites, our takeaways from the discussions, lessons we learned running a podcast, the power of a network, and what’s to come next. As always, thank you for listening and joining this community rooted in discovery and intention! We look forward to delivering season 2 and continuing the discussion.  #thecoreintentionspod Subscribe to the channel to be the first to hear and access the latest episodes and follow along @thecoreintentionspod on social.

    41 min
  2. [Ep 8] Brian Tippens x HPE

    06/15/2022

    [Ep 8] Brian Tippens x HPE

    “For me, it’s all about legacy and paving the way for the next generation.” Brian Tippens In this episode, we sit down with Brian Tippens, Chief Sustainability Officer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Brian oversees a global team focused on driving measurable and transparent Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategies that benefit customers, investors, employees and communities. Brian ensures the full integration of ESG into the company’s strategy, delivering business results that benefit people and planet. Brian is also the President and Executive Director of the HPE Foundation and serves on the board of the HPE Political Action Committee.In his prior role, Brian was responsible for fostering an innovative and inclusive culture as Chief Diversity Officer at HPE. Brian serves on the board of directors of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), and is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC). Throughout the episode, you’ll learn about Brian’s unique career and leadership journey across Legal, Procurement, Supplier Diversity, and Sustainability. We dig into critical topics like being intentional and purpose-driven while making career moves, being a socially-conscious leader in the Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) and impact space, aligning Corporate Foundations with the ESG function to tell a cohesive social story, assessing the value chain, building inclusion, equity, and diversity into the business model, ensuring underrepresented voices have a seat at the table, and much more! Learn more about Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), HPE Foundation, and follow Brian on Twitter at @briantippens. Thank you for listening and joining this community rooted in discovery and intention! #thecoreintentionspod Subscribe to the channel to be the first to hear and access the latest episodes and follow along @thecoreintentionspod on social. Book / resource references: The Memo: Five Rules for Your Economic Liberation by John Hope Bryant The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek

    32 min
  3. [Ep 7] Coy Griffin x YOC x CIAFE

    04/27/2022

    [Ep 7] Coy Griffin x YOC x CIAFE

    “There was a big gap missing - a lot of people that owned upcoming fashion brands didn’t understand how technology like analytics, AR, or cool software can help them run their businesses. ” Coy Griffin In this episode, we sit down with Coy Griffin, the Founder of Your Own Creativity (YOC), a Fashion Technology consulting firm, the Co-founder and Operations Director at the Council for International African Fashion Education (CIAFE), an author, a TEDx speaker, a content creator, and a Senior Data Analytics Manager at a NY-based firm. Throughout the episode, you’ll learn about Coy’s unique career and self-defined path to entrepreneurship. We dig into critical topics like discovering purpose through exploring your passions,identifying gaps in existing offerings that add value to customers through innovative solutions and tools, leveraging community and social networks to fuel purpose and to crowdsource ideas, quantifying and measuring success, leveraging experience and expertise to build a pipeline for diverse communities in current & future generations, and much more! Learn more about YOC, CIAFE, and follow Coy on Instagram at @coygriffin_. Thank you for listening and joining this community rooted in discovery and intention! #thecoreintentionspod Subscribe to the channel to be the first to hear and access the latest episodes and follow along @thecoreintentionspod on social. Book / resource references: Leveraging Tech: A Fashionista’s Guide to Fashion Technology by Coy Griffin Make Your Damn Bed Podcast by Julie Merica

    43 min
  4. [Ep 5] Barry Givens x Collab Capital

    12/10/2021

    [Ep 5] Barry Givens x Collab Capital

    “The world doesn’t believe that innovation looks like me.” Barry Givens In this episode, we sit down with Barry Givens, a techie, an entrepreneur, and a lover of all things helping to add COLOR to the tech industry. Based in Atlanta GA, he currently spends his time helping and advising emerging entrepreneurs (mostly African-American) and is working to launch several projects to bring racial parity to the economics, education, and workforce of the tech industry. He co-founded Collab Capital in 2018 where he and his partners Jewel Burks Solomon and Justin Dawkins invest in Black founders to turn their genius into generational wealth. He also serves as the Managing Director for the Cox Social Impact Program powered by Techstars and serves on the board for Venture Atlanta. In 2012, Barry founded a cutting edge hardware technology company named Monsieur. At Monsieur, he and his team developed a patented mixing technology that evolved the way the hospitality industry markets, sells, and dispenses cocktails. Barry and his team successfully raised over $4MM in seed and Series A funding and grew the company to a successful exit in 2017. Prior to founding Monsieur, Barry graduated from GA Tech and spent his early career with John Deere as a design engineer and with Caterpillar as a product manager. He also dipped his toe in the entrepreneurial waters creating a custom shoe company named Slushie Kicks and co-authoring a book titled Plan "B" Sucks: Work on Your Dreams, not Your Boss's. Barry has been featured in notable publications such as CNN, CNN Money, Wired, TechCrunch, Entrepreneur Magazine, Huffington Post, Fast Company and many more. Throughout the episode, you'll learn about his inspiring path to entrepreneurship and honest perspective on the challenges of fundraising, his thoughts on the power of Black innovation, his lens on preparing the current and next generation for opportunities and careers in tech, and his aspirations to build an even bigger Black Wall Street. Thank you for listening and joining this community rooted in discovery and intention! #thecoreintentionspod Subscribe to the channel to be the first to hear and access the latest episodes and follow along @thecoreintentionspod on social. Book references: Black Fortunes by Shomari Wills

    41 min
  5. 11/26/2021

    [Ep 4] Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno x Amazon x Future For Us

    “Equity is my why and self-advocacy is my legacy.” Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno In this episode, we sit down with Sage Ke’alohilani Quiamno, an award-winning entrepreneur, speaker, and changemaker. She is a nationally-recognized diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) leader with experience in talent diversification, retention, employment development, internal and external DEI communications, DEI training, data analytics, and global DEI strategy. Both personally and professionally, Sage is relentlessly committed to intersectional social justice, advocacy for communities of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, and pay equity. Her work is grounded in centering the experiences of historically underrepresented communities and those with intersectional identities to achieve equity. Prior to Amazon, Sage is more widely known as the CEO & co-founder of Future for Us, a community platform with over 20,000+ members whose mission is to advance women of color in the workplace through community, culture, and career development. She has galvanized a nationwide movement to build a future of work reaching new levels of growth through diversity, equity, and inclusion. Throughout the episode, you'll learn about her inspiring path to becoming a DEI tech leader, launching a business for WOC with the intent of 'turning fear into power', and channeling her indigenous roots and cultural practices (e.g. storytelling) to inspire and bring others along.    Thank you for listening and joining this community rooted in discovery and intention! #thecoreintentionspod Subscribe to the channel to be the first to hear and access the latest episodes and follow along @thecoreintentionspod on social. Book references:  It's About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton Leap Frog by Nathalie Molina Niño

    54 min
5
out of 5
8 Ratings

About

Good business and lasting impact start with intention, and Sid Johnson and Ashia Johnson, father / daughter co-hosts, are on a journey to create space for socially-conscious conversations around the impact of big and small business, while showcasing the stories of the people behind them, starting at the core of their why. Thank you for listening and joining this community rooted in discovery and intention! Subscribe to the channel to be the first to hear and access the latest episodes and follow along @thecoreintentionspod on social - #thecoreintentionspod.