Command the Room, Own the Narrative — with Nicole Seabrooks

Command the Room, Own the Narrative — with Nicole Seabrooks

Presence isn't permission—it's practice. In this episode, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Nicole Seabrooks—Manager, Repair Services at Tiffany & Co., overseeing the brand's global repair hub, and mom to teenage twin girls. After 16+ years leading teams in retail management, Nicole returned to school in 2020 following the loss of her mother, earning her MFA in Luxury Brand Management from SCAD University and turning grief into reinvention. This is the episode for the woman managing everything who's ready to stop asking for permission and start setting the boundaries that let her lead at work and show up fully at home. Connect with Nicole Seabrooks * Guest Name: Nicole Seabrooks * Title / Role: Manager, Repair Services | Tiffany & Co. * Guest Profile: womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/nicole-seabrooks/ [https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/nicole-seabrooks/] Episode mentioned: https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/How-To-Find-Success/ [https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/How-To-Find-Success/] Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — the newsletter built for strategy, sisterhood, and your next bold move. Visit: dream-lifestyle-collective.beehiiv.com [https://dream-lifestyle-collective.beehiiv.com/] Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → deneenlgarrett.com [https://deneenlgarrett.com/] Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube → @DeneenLGarrett [https://www.youtube.com/@deneenlgarrett] WOC Live | July 2026 — The Presence Series: Command the Room, Own the Narrative 📅 7/2 — Demarra West | From Trauma to Authority: Building a Business on Your Own Terms 📅 7/9 — Danielle Desir Corbett 📅 7/16 — Princess Cullum, PhD 📅 7/23 — Nicole Seabrooks 📅 7/30 — Dominica McBride

Podcast Marketing Coach Danielle Desir Corbett on PSO, Discovery-Based Marketing & Amplifying Your Voice as a Creator

* Presence without discoverability is a best-kept secret. In this episode, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Danielle Desir Corbett—Founder & CEO, 6x grant-funded and award-winning travel creator, host of The Thought Card, and podcast marketing coach. Danielle helps independent creators grow their audiences through discovery-based marketing strategies like SEO and PSO (Podcast Search Optimization), and curates funding opportunities through Grants For Creators—one of the fastest-growing grant discovery platforms in the U.S. and Canada. This is the episode for the creator who is ready to stop waiting to be found—and start being undeniable. Connect with Danielle Desir Corbett * Guest Name: Danielle Desir Corbett * Title / Role: Founder & CEO | Podcast Marketing Coach * Platforms: The Thought Card | Grants For Creators * Guest Profile: womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/danielle-desir-corbe/ [https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/danielle-desir-corbe/] * Website: danielledesir.com [https://danielledesir.com/] * Podcast: thoughtcard.com/podcast/ [https://thoughtcard.com/podcast/] * Instagram: @thedaniellecorbett [https://www.instagram.com/thedaniellecorbett] * LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danielledesir [https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielledesir/] Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — the newsletter built for strategy, sisterhood, and your next bold move. Visit: dream-lifestyle-collective.beehiiv.com Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → deneenlgarrett.com Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube → @DeneenLGarrett WOC Live | July 2026 — The Presence Series: Command the Room, Own the Narrative 📅 7/2 — Demarra West | From Trauma to Authority: Building a Business on Your Own Terms 📅 7/9 — Danielle Desir Corbett 📅 7/16 — Princess Cullum, PhD 📅 7/23 — Nicole Seabrooks 📅 7/30 — Dominica McBride

Demarra West: From Trauma to Authority — Building a Business on Your Own Terms

Presence begins from the inside out. In this episode, host Deneen L. Garrett sits down with Detroit-based Trauma Responsive Therapist, Author, and Founder Demarra West for a conversation about what it truly means to build a business—and a life—on your own terms. Demarra is the author of Me Too: A Therapist's Journey to Heal, Find Liberation & Joy, host of The Be Well Beautiful Podcast, and a yoga, meditation, breathwork teacher, and Reiki master. This is a conversation about wholeness, authority, and the courage it takes to command your room when you've spent years holding space for everyone else. Guest: Demarra West, Founder, Be Well Beautiful 🔗 Guest Profile: womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/guests/demarra-west-1 🌐 Website: demarrawest.com 📸 Instagram: @bewellbeautifulpeople 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/demarragardner 📚 Amazon Author Page: amazon.com/stores/Demarra-West/author/B0CQTPJZLW Previous Episode: Harnessing Power, Finding Purpose → womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/Harnessing-Power-Finding-Purpose Connect with Demarra West: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/demarragardner Instagram: @bewellbeautifulpeople Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — the newsletter built for strategy, sisterhood, and your next bold move. Visit: dream-lifestyle-collective.beehiiv.com Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → deneenlgarrett.com Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube → @DeneenLGarrett WOC Live | July 2026 — The Presence Series: Command the Room, Own the Narrative 📅 7/2 — Demarra West | From Trauma to Authority: Building a Business on Your Own Terms 📅 7/9 — Danielle Desir Corbett 📅 7/16 — Princess Cullum, PhD 📅 7/23 — Nicole Seabrooks 📅 7/30 — Dominica McBride

When Life Lifes: A Real-Time Pivot with Oryn Stewart

When Life Lifes: A Real-Time Pivot with Oryn Stewart What if the most powerful thing you can bring to your next chapter is exactly what they told you to leave at the door? We're closing out The Execution Series: Power, Pivot & Purpose — and we did it the way real leaders do. Life lifed. My scheduled guest couldn't make it, and instead of canceling, we pivoted in real time. My producer, Oryn Stewart, stepped from behind the scenes to in front of the camera — and what happened was one of the most honest conversations of the series. We talked about what it really means to let go — not just say it, but do it. Write it down. Burn it. Singe the thing that keeps coming back. We talked about the scab you keep picking and why the wound won't heal. We talked about showing up vulnerable, releasing your expectations of how people respond, and why presence — not ambition — might be your real purpose right now. And we talked about faith without works, and why praying for change while avoiding the work is how we stay stuck. This episode is about leading with your whole self, building a legacy that bridges your deepest wisdom with your professional presence, and what it actually looks like to execute when the plan changes. Because that's the thing about power — it's not what you do when everything goes right. It's what you do when it doesn't. Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. 🎙️ Subscribe wherever you listen. 📺 Watch on YouTube. 🔗 Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective newsletter for Black Women 50+ → deneenlgarrett.com

The Purpose Catalyst: Leadership, Risk & Resilience with Dr. Connie Y. Bell

What if the most powerful thing you can bring to the boardroom is exactly what they told you to leave at the door? In this installment of The Execution Series: Power, Pivot & Purpose, host Deneen L. Garrett is chatting with Dr. Connie Y. Bell — transformational executive leader, doctoral mentor, and author operating at the high-stakes intersection of leadership, risk governance, and human resilience. As a Senior VP of Security Risk and founder of the Beyond the Bell Collective™, Dr. Bell delivers a masterclass on moving from professional stagnation to strategic clarity. In this episode, we explore: * The Power of Purpose: How to align high-level execution with your personal "why" * Risk vs. Resilience: Navigating global threats while protecting your own intentional wellbeing * The Permission Factor: Shifting from performing for corporate standards to leading with true impact and integrity Full episode notes: https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/ [https://www.womenofcoloranintimateconversation.com/] Connect with Dr. Connie Y. Bell: LinkedIn: connie-bell Instagram: @divamom2u Join the Movement: Are you a Black woman 50+ ready for your next chapter? Join the Dream Lifestyle™️ Collective — the newsletter built for strategy, sisterhood, and your next bold move. Visit: dream-lifestyle-collective.beehiiv.com Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation is a Top 20 Women's Empowerment Podcast · YouTube U.S. Top 1% · Global Top 8.5% · Top 5% of podcasts worldwide. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe · Leave a Review · Share with a woman who needs this today. Host: Deneen L. Garrett, Cultural Alchemist & Media Architect, Creator & Host, Women of Color: An Intimate Conversation Official Website → deneenlgarrett.com Live every Thursday at 1PM ET on YouTube → @DeneenLGarrett WOC Live | June 2026 — The Execution Series: Power, Pivot & Purpose 📅 6/4 — Tanya Spencer | Power & "Bad-Asshery" 📅 6/11 — Nicole Welch | The Control Room Catalyst | Mastering the Pivot 📅 6/18 — Dr. Connie Y. Bell | The Purpose Catalyst | Purpose-Driven Leadership & Strategic Authority 📅 6/25 — Ebony Goodrich | Leadership is More Than Being "Qualified" | The Spiritual Pivot