Be the Standard: Building Influence That Speaks

Ep 7 - Education and its Boundless Impact

This week on Blaze Her Trail, Dr. Mia sits down with Dr. Ariel Hayes for an honest conversation about education, leadership, and the realities facing students, parents, and educators today. From public schools to the principal's office, Dr. Ari shares her journey, challenges the narratives surrounding education, and offers insight on what it truly takes to help children thrive. This powerful conversation will leave you inspired, informed, and hopeful about the future.

Ep 6 Burned Out & Still Performing

Host Dr. Mia sits down with her mentor and HR expert, Alisa McGowan, for an honest conversation about what happens when excellence comes at a cost. Together, they unpack burnout, pressure, and the hidden weight of always showing up, while exploring how high performers can protect their peace and still lead with purpose.

Raising Them While Building You: Special Mother's Day Edition

This special Mother’s Day edition of Blaze Her Trail is an honest and emotional conversation about motherhood, ambition, sacrifice, and identity. Dr. Mia sits down with award-winning educator and leader Dr. Christina Cobb to talk about the pressure women face trying to raise children, build careers, show up for everybody else, and still hold on to themselves in the process. From burnout and guilt to purpose and healing, this episode challenges the idea that strong women have to carry everything alone. Real. Vulnerable. Necessary.

Be the Standard: Building Influence That Speaks

Success isn’t just about titles, degrees, or promotions, it’s about the impact you leave on people long after you leave the room. This episode on Blaze Her Trail, Dr. Mia sits down with educator, leader, and change-maker Jessica Forbes Brown for a powerful conversation about influence, leadership, purpose, and what it really takes to build a career that speaks for itself. From helping families overcome poverty to mentoring youth and transforming educational spaces, Jessica opens up about pressure, purpose, sacrifice, and how women can lead without losing themselves in the process. This episode is honest, motivating, and filled with the kind of real talk every professional woman needs right now.

Who Checks on the Strong Ones?

In this episode of Blaze Her Trail, Jasmine Griffin, licensed counselor and founder of TALKwithJB, joins us for an honest conversation about mental health in the African American community and the pressure of always being “the strong one.” She opens up about her journey through loss, healing, and rediscovery, and what it takes to balance being a counselor, a wife, and a mother. This is a conversation about breaking silence, and choosing to be whole.