The Reset Podcast

Day 29 (PM edition) of #29DaysofMagic! with Angelique Miles, an amazing creator! We reminisce about some of the highlights of Long Island, and how it's always a tiny world. She talks about how she had been working on the 102nd floor of the world trade center, but because of the hour and a half commute and not loving what she did she went to a temp agency and got sent right into the music industry. She shares about her time in m...

I finally got Erica Loewe on the podcast for Day 29 (AM Edition) of #29DaysofMagic! She is the special assistant to the president and chief of staff for the office of public engagement at the White House. She talks about her interesting first jobs, and knowing shoe spanish, and how she got to D.C. She talks about her current role in making sure all communities are able to interact with senior White House officials. Erica shares abo...

So stoked for Day 28 of #29DaysofMagic! with Nikki A. Bethel the Disruptor.. Nikki shares about having such great mentors and trying things to determine not only what she liked but also what she did not like. She talks about how she just so happened to get a resume over and the wild ride it took her to get to where she is today. She discusses lifting people while you climb. We really stress the importance of having people around yo...

So hyped for Day 27 of #29DaysofMagic with Michelle Coley, DEI professional. We talked about her first job at a library. We talk about how she was working towards marketing, but when a consulting firm offered up to 3x her salary she went after it, and how she strategically left a job right before that department was completely shut down. Michelle discusses about how important finding satisfaction in her job is and her whole story ...

Super excited for #29DaysofMagic! Day 26 with Jamila Williams; The Hackett Group, Principal, Strategy & Business Transformation. We talk about her first job while in high school at a car dealership. We talked about navigating politics while she was one of only about 4 black people at her job at goldman-sachs. Jamila discusses helping open doors for others especially as she is a high level consultant, and in the recruiting side ...

I am beyond thrilled to have Kai Deveraux Lawson on the podcast for Day 25 of #29DaysofMagic! She is the Culture Consultant & Co-Host of the Mixed Company Podcast. We talk about her first job slinging perfume testers at 8 years old, she’s been on that hustle for decades. Kai talks about how DEI is really about knowing, acknowledging and respecting your audience in the marketing world. We talk about 2020 and how time reveals who...

Day 24 of #29DaysofMagic! very delighted to have Nikki Porcher the founder of Buy From A Black Woman. She shares how she had two first jobs! We talk about how interesting it was to grow up in an era without social media. She shares all the jobs she had, including being in the Air Force, what she has learned from them, and how that has led to her leading her own company. She shares a bit about her time in Operation Freedom and at wa...

Day 23 of #29DaysofMagic! super excited to have Gleana Albritton, Sisu Media Group/Storyteller & Producer. We talk about her career journey, and what she learned at her first job. She talks about a lot of lessons she has learned, especially how it is not possible to control everything. Her incredible narrative really highlights realizing when you need to learn more, and getting more information, knowledge, skills and networks t...

I am so glad to have Pamela E Frazier on for day 22 of #29DaysofMagic! an amazing marketing & talent maven. We talk about how at her first internship she was so aware that that was how she wanted to start her career, working at a major record label. While she was at the record label she learned how to read a room, be highly organized and anticipate the needs of others. Pam shares about how it takes time to learn and by being cu...

Super excited to have Ericka Pittman on day 21 of #29DaysofMagic! Managing Director - Epitome Solutions. We talk about her incredible first job, and how her career journey has brought her to where she is today! She shares how she did so well at a job that it led to her getting a publishing job, and all the amazing advertising she has done for some the biggest names in the industry. We discover we have an amazing common friend in co...

Day 20 of #29DaysofMagic and I am super psyched to have Wendy Washington, Founder and Managing Director of the T.I.D. Agency, on the podcast! We talk about her first job as a paralegal, and how she began to moonlight as a writer, and how she started the TID agency. She shares about putting on experiences helping a lot of artists publicize their music and some of the creative ways she has had to market the music. She talks about hav...

It’s my birthday! And I’m super excited to have Janel Martinez on for Day 19 of #29DaysofMagic! Author, Writer & Content Creator // Founder of Ain't I Latina? She talks about being a black woman of latin american descent, how uncomfortable it was to not see herself in digital media and so she started her own platform about what being Afro-Latina has been like. Janel talks about how there are so many different cultures with ...

For Day 18 of #29DaysofMagic I am so delighted to have Shamis Pitts, the Founder + CEO, Pitts Leadership Consulting LLC, on the podcast! We talk about her first job when she had a paper route at age 12! At the intersection of process, strategy and people management Shamis was generally at the backbone of someone else's happening, and had to take a step back to think about if the choices she made were really serving her, or just...

Day 17 of #29DaysofMagic! with Natasha McCrea, Jackson McCrea Whiskey, co-founder ; Love CEO Institute, Founder. We talk about her first job, that she absolutely loved which was at the Merry Go Round Clothing store in the local mall. She talks about being an assistant to c-suite level executives, and how that led to her starting a business which was like a consulting for temporary personal assistants. All the while she was acting, ...

Today's Amazing Black woman is Sheila Jackson for Day 16 of #29DaysofMagic! She is the Founder & Co-CEO of Jackson McCrea Whiskey. We talk about her first job at Planned Parenthood while she was in high school. We talk about how she had begun as a psychotherapist, and did a lot of writing for magazines like Essence. She shares that she has written two books about history, and has done so many amazing different types of writ...

Day 15 of #29DaysofMagic! I am super excited to have Erika Williams, Manager, Partnership Activations, Tradeshows & Events, she has such an amazing story I am super excited to share it with you all! She started her career out at a record label! She talks about her time on tour with a certain rapper where she had great learning opportunities. Erika shares the importance of listening because you can learn from everyone from the j...

I am super excited to have Jené Mitchell on for #29DaysofMagic! She is a Front End Web Developer - Technology Specialist at VML. We talk about her unique experience working at White Castle and getting to shadow different jobs. Jene talks about how she manifested her job, a little bit, when she decided in 2015 that she wanted to work in an agency, and after 5 years got approached by a recruiter about doing just that! She shares abou...

Day 13 of #29DaysofMagic! with Ezinne Okoro, Global Chief Client & Culture Strategy Officer, VML. She talks about her first job at McDonalds which she absolutely loved! She talks about when she went to Nigeria at 18 it was a life changing experience and then had a second life changing experience very quickly after when her mother passed away right after she got to college. She talks about how much she really blossomed after she...

I could not be more thrilled to have Sabrina Browne on the podcast for Day 12 of #29DaysofMagic! She is a PR professional and an amazing influencer. Sabrina shares about her journey to getting to where she is now, and how life is full of rollercoaster highs and lows. She shares about how Public Relations Student Society of America and Public Relations Society of America has helped her with networking. She shares about how important...