TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective

TonyTidbit ™
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About the Podcast: "TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective" offers a deep dive into the corporate world through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Hosted by Tony Franklin, aka Tony Tidbit, this podcast shines a light on vital conversations around race, leadership, and diversity, fostering understanding and change. https://ablackexec.com Meet Your Host: Tony Franklin has over three decades of corporate experience and provides transformative insights into diversity and inclusion, making each episode a journey of learning and empowerment. Why You Should Listen: - Diverse Perspectives: Insights from a variety of voices on challenges and triumphs in the corporate sphere. -Action-Oriented: Practical advice for advocating equity and allyship in the workplace. - Educational & Empathetic: A focus on empathy and education to drive impactful change. What to Expect: #BEPpodcast brings powerful transformations, empowering voices, addressing barriers, and delving into topics reshaping Corporate America. It's a platform uniting diverse voices and making a significant impact. Stay Connected: Follow @ablackexec on social media for insights and visit ablackexec.com for updates and additional content. Listen & Subscribe: "TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective" is available on: Apple Podcasts: https://ablackexec.com/apple Spotify: https://ablackexec.com/spotify YouTube Podcasts: https://ablackexec.com/youtube Other Platforms: https://ablackexec.com/listen Join us in transforming the narrative on race, leadership, and diversity in Corporate America. Your participation matters! #BEPpodcast #TonyTidbit #CorporateDiversity #Inclusion #Leadership #RaceInCorporate #DiversityMatters #DEI This podcast uses analytics and growth tools from Podder, Chartable, Podsights, and Podcorn.

  1. 3d ago

    When AI Takes Your Job, Will America Fight Back?

    Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/when-ai-takes-your-job-will-america-fight-back- Episode Video Link: Artificial intelligence was introduced as a tool designed to help employees work smarter. Now, workers are confronting a much harder possibility: companies may use that same technology to eliminate their positions. In this episode of BEP Live, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed debate whether Americans can collectively resist AI-driven job displacement or whether corporate profits have already determined the outcome. Using Meta’s reported AI transformation plans as the starting point, they examine layoffs, worker resistance, labor unions, political promises, economic inequality, automation, data centers, education, and the future of corporate employment. Can employees stop companies from replacing them? Will politicians protect American jobs when powerful corporations have invested billions in artificial intelligence? What happens to consumer spending, taxes, and Social Security when fewer people receive paychecks? Tony and Chris also discuss the practical choices professionals must make now, including building stronger networks, developing AI skills, using employer resources, preparing for layoffs, exploring midsized companies, and considering entrepreneurship. This is a direct, unfiltered conversation about power, workplace equity, corporate accountability, and surviving an economy where loyalty no longer guarantees security. ▶︎ In This Episode00:00 Welcome and the Threat of AI 02:13 Meta’s AI Workforce Transformation 05:12 Workers Versus Corporate Profits 14:06 Can Collective Resistance Work? 25:00 Politics and Protecting American Jobs 32:15 Putting America on Trial 38:10 Regulation, Resistance, and Corporate Power 44:30 Adapting Through Entrepreneurship 52:40 Your AI Career Survival Strategy 58:50 Final Thoughts and the LESS Pledge 1:01:19 End 🔗 ResourcesLinks and resources mentioned in this episode: 🔔 Listen and SubscribeListen to this episode and subscribe for future updates subscribe to A Black Executive Perspective podcast onYouTube PodcastsApple PodcastsSpotify PodcastsAmazon MusicOther platforms or by searching "TonyTidbit" if you like what we're doing and would like to support us, here's some ways you can help us continue the uncomfortable conversations that drive change subscribe to our newslettergive us up to a 5 star review on Apple Podcastsshare an episode with a friend, family member or colleague 🗣️ Follow @ablackexecfollow us across social media @aBlackExecLinkedInInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterTikTokWhatsApp ⭐️ Follow @TonyTidbitfollow Tony across social media @TonyTidbitTwitterLinkedInFacebook This episode was produced by TonyTidbit ™ . Copyright © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email podcast@ablackexec.com .

  2. 5d ago

    Who Decides What a Leader Looks Like?

    Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/who-decides-what-a-leader-looks-like- Episode Video Link: In this episode of A Mixed Executive Perspective, Grace Fooden Correy shares what happened when she entered her first vice president role wearing her natural hair and refusing to let corporate expectations completely define her. Grace reflects on moving from the creative freedom of New York’s fashion industry into executive leadership, where race, appearance, professionalism, and belonging carried different assumptions. Through her experience, she reveals the power of personal agency: deciding who you will be before the room gets a vote. She also challenges listeners to recognize where they may be softening their voices, withholding their opinions, or presenting a more acceptable version of themselves. This episode explores natural hair in the workplace, mixed identity, executive presence, authentic leadership, workplace equity, and why receiving support is not the same as needing permission. You do not have to earn the right to show up as yourself. Sometimes, you simply have to decide to do it. ▶︎ In This Episode00:00 Welcome to A Mixed Executive Perspective 00:30 Entering Leadership with Natural Hair 01:17 Creative Freedom and Executive Expectations 02:18 Redefining the Image of Leadership 03:13 Before the Room Gets a Vote 04:06 The Version of Yourself You Present 05:15 Support Versus Permission 06:00 You Belong 🔗 ResourcesLinks and resources mentioned in this episode: 🔔 Listen and SubscribeListen to this episode and subscribe for future updates subscribe to A Black Executive Perspective podcast onYouTube PodcastsApple PodcastsSpotify PodcastsAmazon MusicOther platforms or by searching "TonyTidbit" if you like what we're doing and would like to support us, here's some ways you can help us continue the uncomfortable conversations that drive change subscribe to our newslettergive us up to a 5 star review on Apple Podcastsshare an episode with a friend, family member or colleague 🗣️ Follow @ablackexecfollow us across social media @aBlackExecLinkedInInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterTikTokWhatsApp ⭐️ Follow @TonyTidbitfollow Tony across social media @TonyTidbitTwitterLinkedInFacebook This episode was produced by TonyTidbit ™ . Copyright © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email podcast@ablackexec.com .

  3. 6d ago

    Who Owns Our Story?

    Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/who-owns-our-story- Episode Video Link: Who owns Black history, and who benefits when that history becomes a source of economic power? Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed welcome April and Justin Hampton, entrepreneurs, historic preservationists, storytellers, and community builders transforming neglected properties in Montgomery, Alabama. The Hamptons discuss how redlining, systemic racism, discriminatory appraisals, white flight, and deliberate disinvestment shaped Black neighborhoods. They also explain how historic preservation, homeownership, faith, education, tourism, and community investment can help create healing, ownership, workforce housing, and generational wealth. From Justin’s decision to leave Corporate America after Harvard to April’s work restoring properties built by Black hands, their journey demonstrates what becomes possible when people reclaim their history and invest in their communities. The conversation explores Montgomery’s connection to slavery and the Civil Rights Movement, the modern economics of Black history, their purchase of six abandoned properties along the Civil Rights Trail, and the difficult but necessary work of building authentic relationships across racial and cultural differences. Black history is not simply something to remember. It is an inheritance, an economic blueprint, and power that can be used to shape the future. ▶︎ In This Episode00:00 Why Do Black Neighborhoods Look This Way? 01:08 Meet April and Justin Hampton 06:00 Reclaiming Black History and Economic Power 14:00 The Civil Rights Stories History Books Missed 19:58 Choosing Purpose Over Corporate America 27:00 Montgomery and the Business of Slavery 30:00 Ownership, Mentorship, and Modern Redlining 35:00 Turning Black History Into Economic Power 41:00 Restoring Communities and Buying the Block 46:00 Faith, Racial Healing, and Authentic Relationships 53:00 Own Your Story and Shape the Future 59:00 Tony’s Tidbit and Final Takeaways 🔗 ResourcesLinks and resources mentioned in this episode: 🔔 Listen and SubscribeListen to this episode and subscribe for future updates subscribe to A Black Executive Perspective podcast onYouTube PodcastsApple PodcastsSpotify PodcastsAmazon MusicOther platforms or by searching "TonyTidbit" if you like what we're doing and would like to support us, here's some ways you can help us continue the uncomfortable conversations that drive change subscribe to our newslettergive us up to a 5 star review on Apple Podcastsshare an episode with a friend, family member or colleague 🗣️ Follow @ablackexecfollow us across social media @aBlackExecLinkedInInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterTikTokWhatsApp ⭐️ Follow @TonyTidbitfollow Tony across social media @TonyTidbitTwitterLinkedInFacebook This episode was produced by TonyTidbit ™ . Copyright © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email podcast@ablackexec.com .

  4. Aug 26

    Mixed, Black, and Done Explaining

    Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/mixed-black-and-done-explaining- Episode Video Link: Grace Fooden-Correy has heard two seemingly opposite judgments throughout her life: “She thinks she’s white” and “You don’t have to tell people you’re mixed. You look Black.” In this episode of A Mixed Executive Perspective, Grace explains how both comments placed the same burden on her: making her identity easier for other people to categorize. She explores mixed identity, Black identity, belonging, code-switching, and the pressure to manage other people’s comfort in predominantly Black and white spaces. Grace also discusses how identifying herself as mixed became a workplace and social survival strategy, and why she ultimately stopped performing her identity for acceptance. For parents raising mixed children, this episode offers an important reminder: children need honest conversations and practical language to understand how race, culture, and identity may be interpreted by others. You do not have to pick a side. You have the right to own your complete identity. ▶︎ In This Episode00:00 Welcome and Introduction 00:45 Two Comments, One Message 01:32 “She Thinks She’s White” 02:28 “You Look Black” 03:12 Identity as a Safety Strategy 04:22 Preparing Mixed Children 05:24 The Pressure to Pick a Side 07:08 Owning Your Full Identity 08:34 Closing Thoughts 🔗 ResourcesLinks and resources mentioned in this episode: 🔔 Listen and SubscribeListen to this episode and subscribe for future updates subscribe to A Black Executive Perspective podcast onYouTube PodcastsApple PodcastsSpotify PodcastsAmazon MusicOther platforms or by searching "TonyTidbit" if you like what we're doing and would like to support us, here's some ways you can help us continue the uncomfortable conversations that drive change subscribe to our newslettergive us up to a 5 star review on Apple Podcastsshare an episode with a friend, family member or colleague 🗣️ Follow @ablackexecfollow us across social media @aBlackExecLinkedInInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterTikTokWhatsApp ⭐️ Follow @TonyTidbitfollow Tony across social media @TonyTidbitTwitterLinkedInFacebook This episode was produced by TonyTidbit ™ . Copyright © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email podcast@ablackexec.com .

  5. Aug 25

    Black Lives Lost: Who Owns the Solution? | Part 2

    Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/black-lives-lost-who-owns-the-solution-part-2- Episode Video Link: In Part 2 of Black Lives Lost, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed II move beyond identifying the causes of community violence and confront the question that matters most: Who owns the solution? Using Baltimore’s historic decline in homicides as a case study, they examine how focused deterrence, credible messengers, community violence intervention, targeted enforcement, trauma care, jobs, mentoring, business investment, and measurable public accountability can work together. Tony and Chris challenge elected officials, law enforcement, educators, clergy, business leaders, families, and community members to stop relying on speeches, outrage, and blame. If Black lives truly matter, the commitment must be visible in our strategies, budgets, leadership, and daily choices before another family is forced to plan a funeral. This is an honest conversation about Black lives, responsible representation, systemic barriers, personal responsibility, community accountability, and the collective action required to reduce violence. ▶︎ In This Episode00:00 Baltimore’s Historic Homicide Decline 01:07 Black Lives Lost, Part 2 03:00 What Part 1 Left Unresolved 05:00 Why We Avoid This Conversation 12:52 Baltimore’s Violence-Reduction Blueprint 20:00 Strategy, Transparency, and Accountability 27:18 Why Policing Alone Is Not the Solution 36:42 Crime Data and Political Narratives 41:40 What Real Leadership Requires 45:00 Families, Schools, and Community Responsibility 52:00 Business Investment and Youth Opportunity 59:45 Judge Leaders by Fewer Funerals 61:42 Moving From Awareness to Ownership 63:18 Tony’s Tidbit: Hope Is Not a Strategy 64:14 Closing Thoughts and the LESS Pledge 🔗 ResourcesLinks and resources mentioned in this episode: 🔔 Listen and SubscribeListen to this episode and subscribe for future updates subscribe to A Black Executive Perspective podcast onYouTube PodcastsApple PodcastsSpotify PodcastsAmazon MusicOther platforms or by searching "TonyTidbit" if you like what we're doing and would like to support us, here's some ways you can help us continue the uncomfortable conversations that drive change subscribe to our newslettergive us up to a 5 star review on Apple Podcastsshare an episode with a friend, family member or colleague 🗣️ Follow @ablackexecfollow us across social media @aBlackExecLinkedInInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterTikTokWhatsApp ⭐️ Follow @TonyTidbitfollow Tony across social media @TonyTidbitTwitterLinkedInFacebook This episode was produced by TonyTidbit ™ . Copyright © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email podcast@ablackexec.com .

  6. Aug 21

    Only One Black Seat?

    Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/only-one-black-seat- Episode Video Link: Is there only room for one Black leader at the table? In this episode of BEP Live, Tony Tidbit and Chris P. Reed challenge the scarcity mindset that turns another Black professional’s promotion into evidence that fewer opportunities remain for everyone else. Through real conversations and lived executive experience, they examine tokenism, corporate politics, workplace competition, leadership insecurity, loyalty, and the expectation that Black executives must compete for opportunities that are never treated as scarce for white leaders. Tony and Chris also debate Queen Bee Syndrome, the “crabs in a barrel” metaphor, DEI rollbacks, representation versus allocation, and whether Black professionals can confront systemic barriers without letting those barriers undermine their confidence or relationships. This is an honest conversation about competing without undermining one another, controlling your attitude and work ethic, and recognizing that someone else’s success is not your failure. ▶︎ In This Episode00:00 The Scarcity Mindset: There Can Only Be One 07:20 The Myth of One Black Seat 13:35 Performance, Relationships and Corporate Politics 18:00 Loyalty, Fear and Threatened Leaders 23:35 Competing Without Sabotaging Each Other 31:10 Queen Bee Syndrome and Corporate Hazing 35:25 Who Built the “Crabs in a Barrel” Bucket? 41:45 Career Options and Escaping Scarcity 43:10 Representation, Allocation and DEI Rollbacks 45:20 Attitude, Work Ethic and an Abundance Mindset 52:00 Corporate Cliques, Loyalty and Insecurity 55:25 Someone Else’s Success Is Not Your Failure 57:00 The BEP Network, LESS Pledge and Closing 🔗 ResourcesLinks and resources mentioned in this episode: 🔔 Listen and SubscribeListen to this episode and subscribe for future updates subscribe to A Black Executive Perspective podcast onYouTube PodcastsApple PodcastsSpotify PodcastsAmazon MusicOther platforms or by searching "TonyTidbit" if you like what we're doing and would like to support us, here's some ways you can help us continue the uncomfortable conversations that drive change subscribe to our newslettergive us up to a 5 star review on Apple Podcastsshare an episode with a friend, family member or colleague 🗣️ Follow @ablackexecfollow us across social media @aBlackExecLinkedInInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterTikTokWhatsApp ⭐️ Follow @TonyTidbitfollow Tony across social media @TonyTidbitTwitterLinkedInFacebook This episode was produced by TonyTidbit ™ . Copyright © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email podcast@ablackexec.com .

  7. Aug 20

    Black Girls Are Not Grown Women

    Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Black Girls Are Not Grown Women Episode Video Link: Why do we continue blaming Black girls for the choices and misconduct of grown men? In this episode of Need to Know with Dr. Nsenga Burton, presented by A Black Executive Perspective, Dr. Burton uses the public conversation surrounding Brandy’s teenage relationship with Wanya Morris as the starting point for a larger discussion about adultification bias, victim blaming, and the sexual exploitation of Black girls. She challenges the “fast girl” stereotype, the glorification of abuse involving young boys, and the cultural hypocrisy that demands accountability in some cases while making excuses in others. Dr. Burton also connects today’s attitudes to the historical exploitation of Black girls and the policing of Black women’s bodies. This is a direct call to stop judging children through an adult lens, hold grown people accountable, and give Black children the protection, empathy, and humanity they deserve. Content Warning: This episode contains direct discussion of sexual abuse, exploitation, and the mistreatment of minors. ▶︎ In This Episode00:00 Brandy’s Story and the Public Reaction 01:35 The Double Standard Around Adults and Minors 03:18 The “Fast” Black Girl Stereotype 05:05 Adultification and Cultural Hypocrisy 06:38 Why Black Girls Deserve Protection 07:52 The Historical Exploitation of Black Girls 09:10 Boundaries and Adult Accountability 11:48 Stop Blaming Exploited Black Girls 12:30 Final Takeaway 🔗 ResourcesLinks and resources mentioned in this episode: 🔔 Listen and SubscribeListen to this episode and subscribe for future updates subscribe to A Black Executive Perspective podcast onYouTube PodcastsApple PodcastsSpotify PodcastsAmazon MusicOther platforms or by searching "TonyTidbit" if you like what we're doing and would like to support us, here's some ways you can help us continue the uncomfortable conversations that drive change subscribe to our newslettergive us up to a 5 star review on Apple Podcastsshare an episode with a friend, family member or colleague 🗣️ Follow @ablackexecfollow us across social media @aBlackExecLinkedInInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterTikTokWhatsApp ⭐️ Follow @TonyTidbitfollow Tony across social media @TonyTidbitTwitterLinkedInFacebook This episode was produced by TonyTidbit ™ . Copyright © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email podcast@ablackexec.com .

  8. Aug 19

    Why I Chose Not to Have Children

    Episode Title: Episode Audio Link: https://podcast.ablackexec.com/episode/Why I Chose Not to Have Children Episode Video Link: Grace Fooden-Correy always knew she did not want children, but the real reason had little to do with career, freedom, or ambition. In this deeply personal episode of A Mixed Executive Perspective, Grace reveals how growing up biracial shaped her decision not to become a parent. She reflects on learning how race, whiteness, wealth, and social status affected power and belonging, navigating dating across racial and cultural lines, and questioning whether she could bring a mixed child into a world that had made her feel like an outsider. Mentoring eventually forced Grace to revisit the decision and confront the truth she had allowed others to misunderstand for years. This is a raw and honest conversation about mixed identity, biracial experiences, motherhood, colorism, cultural belonging, and the deeply personal choices people often carry in silence. ▶︎ In This Episode00:00 Mixed Identity and Motherhood 01:00 Learning How Whiteness Shaped Power 02:00 Dating Across Racial and Cultural Lines 03:00 Why Career Was the Easier Explanation 04:00 Revisiting the Decision Through Mentoring 05:00 You Belong 🔗 ResourcesLinks and resources mentioned in this episode: 🔔 Listen and SubscribeListen to this episode and subscribe for future updates subscribe to A Black Executive Perspective podcast onYouTube PodcastsApple PodcastsSpotify PodcastsAmazon MusicOther platforms or by searching "TonyTidbit" if you like what we're doing and would like to support us, here's some ways you can help us continue the uncomfortable conversations that drive change subscribe to our newslettergive us up to a 5 star review on Apple Podcastsshare an episode with a friend, family member or colleague 🗣️ Follow @ablackexecfollow us across social media @aBlackExecLinkedInInstagramFacebookYouTubeTwitterTikTokWhatsApp ⭐️ Follow @TonyTidbitfollow Tony across social media @TonyTidbitTwitterLinkedInFacebook This episode was produced by TonyTidbit ™ . Copyright © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email podcast@ablackexec.com .

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About the Podcast: "TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective" offers a deep dive into the corporate world through the lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Hosted by Tony Franklin, aka Tony Tidbit, this podcast shines a light on vital conversations around race, leadership, and diversity, fostering understanding and change. https://ablackexec.com Meet Your Host: Tony Franklin has over three decades of corporate experience and provides transformative insights into diversity and inclusion, making each episode a journey of learning and empowerment. Why You Should Listen: - Diverse Perspectives: Insights from a variety of voices on challenges and triumphs in the corporate sphere. -Action-Oriented: Practical advice for advocating equity and allyship in the workplace. - Educational & Empathetic: A focus on empathy and education to drive impactful change. What to Expect: #BEPpodcast brings powerful transformations, empowering voices, addressing barriers, and delving into topics reshaping Corporate America. It's a platform uniting diverse voices and making a significant impact. Stay Connected: Follow @ablackexec on social media for insights and visit ablackexec.com for updates and additional content. Listen & Subscribe: "TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective" is available on: Apple Podcasts: https://ablackexec.com/apple Spotify: https://ablackexec.com/spotify YouTube Podcasts: https://ablackexec.com/youtube Other Platforms: https://ablackexec.com/listen Join us in transforming the narrative on race, leadership, and diversity in Corporate America. Your participation matters! #BEPpodcast #TonyTidbit #CorporateDiversity #Inclusion #Leadership #RaceInCorporate #DiversityMatters #DEI This podcast uses analytics and growth tools from Podder, Chartable, Podsights, and Podcorn.

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  • Creator
    TonyTidbit ™
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    300
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2024 A BLACK EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE LLC. All rights reserved. No part of this podcast may be reproduced without prior written permission. For permissions, email podcast@ablackexec.com
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    TonyTidbit: A Black Executive Perspective