Navigating Your Career Amid Coronavirus w/Alexandrea Davis
S4:Ep 8
In this episode, I chat with one of my MBA besties about how we are thinking through our careers during #ThatRona.
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Still Tryin’ To Spring Forward: A FARE Update
S4 Update 2
Yep, I’m NOT back! BUT, I didn’t want to not talk with y’all at all.
In this non-episode, I talk about three KEY things:
1. Give Yourself Grace
2. Intentions and Impact ARE NOT EQUAL – How not to take it personally.
3. Quit Telling People to Go To HR!!!! DO NOT GO TO HR…. unless you have a plan!!!
Tired and Strugglin’: A FARE Update
S4 Update
I’m seven episodes into 2020 and I’m struggling. This isn’t a normal episode. In this episode, I get honest about what is going on with me and what I’m learning– in my new gig, in producing this podcast, and in life in general.
To Gain Sponsors, You Must Do This!
S4:Ep 7
In this episode, we continue the sponsorship prep work you started in Episode 5. Now that you know what you are bringing to the table it’s time to put that knowledge into the action steps in the episode.
Don’t Sleep On Lean In! w/ Raena and Pam from LeanIn.Org
S4:Ep 6
In this episode, I talk with the good folks at LeanIn.Org. Raena Saddler, VP of People & Managing Director and Pamela Nonga Ngue, Senior Communications Specialist at LeanIn.Org share with me all the resources they have for Corporate Warriors like you!
Are You Prepared For Sponsorship? The Career Big Game!
S4:Ep 5
In this episode, building from last week’s episode, we focus on getting ready for sponsorship. Before we start targeting potential leaders in the organization, we some work to do on ourselves first. Once we have prepped, we give ourselves a better chance to ask for sponsorship. We talk about building your narrative, understanding your organization, and how NOT to ask for sponsorship.
Remix: Sponsors w/ Michelle Silverthorn
S4:Ep 4
In this remix episode, Michelle Silverthorn, Founder and CEO of Inclusion Nation, a diversity consulting firm based in Chicago, joins me for a TRILL convo about Sponsors. Michelle keeps it all the way TRILL, dropping all the nuggets you need to gain sponsors at work.
Networking: Don’t F**K This Up
S4:Ep 2
In this episode, we focus on the tactics of Networking through a cautionary tale of what NOT to do when reaching out to people.
New Year! New Decade! New Season!
S4:Ep 1
Happy New Year!!! In this episode, Felicia breaks down what to expect this season. We have a new FOCUS and framework to create content to help you obtain your best possible outcome, Inside and Outside the Workplace.
Holiday Rewind: Tips From An MBA Rock Star
Holiday Rewind S3:Ep 50
Regardless if you have listened to S3: Episode 39 or not, you gotta check out all the nuggets my mentee dropped in this episode. As 2019 is coming to an end, take time out to listen and take notes as you prep for an awesome 2020!
Career Housekeeping: Your End of Year To-Do List
S3: Ep 48
In this episode, I talk about the three things you should do as we wind down the end of 2019 and prepare for the beginning of a new decade.
Stop Saying,” I Want A Promotion!” Do This Instead.
S3:Ep 47
In this episode, I explain why verbally asking for a promotion is the fastest way of not getting promoted. Instead, I talk about how you set yourself up to earn your next promotion, all without announcing, “I Want A Promotion.”
STOP Being Mad, START Taking Up For Yourself, CONTINUE the Black Girl Magic
S3:Ep 46
In this episode, I discuss two points of frustration at work: 1. BS that we find ourselves unnecessarily involved in, and 2. Being treated with disrespect. I give you some things to think about and language to help you focus on your priorities and professionally defend yourself without being labeled defensive or angry black woman.
My First 30 Days, A F.A.R.E. Update
S3:Ep 45
In this episode, I give an update on my first month at my new gig. I talk about my thoughts and observations, my biggest fear about going back to work and the new goal I have for my career.
Season 1 Remix: What IS The Consortium with Danni Young
S3: Ep 44
Aired February 13, 2017 on DFWiRadio.com
Yep….I’m still trying to get settled in a new city and a new job….and for those who listened to lasts weeks episode and was even more pumped about getting an MBA…. This Remix from Season 1 is for you!!!
In this episode, I talk with Danni Young, Director of Recruiting for The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management. We talk about the benefits of being a Consortium Member, what you need to know before you apply to B-School, and how you can get your MBA at one of the Consortium’s Top Ranked Member Schools.
Season 2 Remix: MBA or Nah?
S3: Ep 43
I’m still trying to get settled in a new city and a new job….So….
This episode is a remix of season 2, episode 8 where I discuss the real reason why I got my MBA, I share the Good, Bad, and Ugly of this MBA game, and give you things to think about for your own MBA journey.
Suffering From Burnout? Take off for Hooky Day! w/ Erayna Sargent & Kortney Carr
S3:Ep 41
In this episode, Felicia’s good friend and B-School classmate Erayna Sargent Takes Over the Podcast with a passionate message about why you need to take care of yourself and start with taking off for Hooky Day, October 22, 2019!
Setting Yourself Up For Success: Take 2
S3:Ep 40
In this episode, I catch up with one of my favorite mentees. You may remember her from S2 Episode 9. A little over a year ago, she has started a new job, relocated across a number of states only to be set up for failure. Now, she tells us what has happened since then and what she is up to now. It’s amazing what a difference a year can make.
How This MBA Rock Star Connects the Dots of Success
S3:Ep 39
In this episode, I chat with one of my favorite Mentees turned Mentor. In four short years, she has built an amazingly supported career at her current company. Today, she shares how she has connected the dots of corporate success, allowing her to build a great reputation, solid sponsor relationships and gain the label of high performing/high potential talent. Although I would love to tell you who she is and where she works, it’s more important to deliver these career nuggets without pause or hesitation.
Interning While Black with My Little Cousin
S3:Ep 38
In this episode, I have the opportunity to sit down with my little cousin (he’s 20 now but he will always be my favorite 9-year-old with a bow tie) and talk with him about his summer internship experience with a global investment firm. It is the classic okie-doke set up for failure. Let this be a lesson to you. You can interview well, gain the opportunity, get set up to fail… only to be told that you aren’t good enough. Don’t believe the hype.
