Black Student Success Podcast

We talked with Ed Cook who went from working as a financial advisor to supporting other financial advisors in his work. He details finding his strengths, pivoting within his career, and ways he pays it forward.

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Clark Atlanta freshman Javari Carlton continues to chat with us about the obstacles he faced when starting his college journey and ways he overcame them.

SUPPORT THE BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP FUND!  

Please consider donating to support the cause of helping Black students reach their goals and succeed through college. All donations are humbly appreciated: https://inquirehigher.com/index.php/donate-to-ih/ 

ABOUT  

Inquire Higher is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes and supports the success of Black students and professionals through multimedia and community support.  

FOLLOW US!  

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Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inquirehigher

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The Hidden Genius Project CEO, Dr. Brandon Nicholson, chats with IH about his story and how it coincides with his role at the Oakland-based nonprofit. 

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Inquire Higher is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes and supports the success of Black students and professionals through multimedia and community support.  

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SUPPORT INQUIRE HIGHER!  Please consider donating to support the cause of helping Black students and professionals succeed. All donations are humbly appreciated: https://inquirehigher.com/index.php/donate-to-ih/

The Hidden Genius Project CEO, Dr. Brandon Nicholson, chats with IH about his story and work with the Oakland-based nonprofit. He details their efforts to get more Black youth involved with technology and entrepreneurship, as well as the upcoming opening of their Chicago location.  

ABOUT  

Inquire Higher is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that promotes and supports the success of Black students and professionals through multimedia and community support.  

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SUPPORT INQUIRE HIGHER!  

Please consider donating to support the cause of helping Black students and professionals succeed. All donations are humbly appreciated: https://inquirehigher.com/index.php/donate-to-ih/

Dr. Devin Lewis joins us to talk about his path to becoming a food scientist. He discusses starting off as a cook, balancing work and grad school, growing grapes as part of his doctorate program, and more that led to becoming a Senior Scientist for Coca-Cola.  

BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER!  

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click "Alternate Method of Entry"). Fundraiser and sweepstakes ends January 31st. https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021  

ABOUT  Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.  

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Justin Roby joins the show to talk about his journey to the world of public health. He details his background in youth development, having a seat at the table as a Director of HIV Care and his commitment of battling systemic racism that impacts his community through his work.  

BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER! 

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click "Alternate Method of Entry"). Fundraiser and sweepstakes ends January 31st.  https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021  

ABOUT 

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.  

FOLLOW US!  

Website - https://inquirehigher.com

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inquire-higher

Returning to the podcast is Ray Whearley who tells us about his new responsibilities in the construction world from his promotion to Project Manager.  

BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER!  

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click "Alternate Method of Entry"). Fundraiser and sweepstakes ends January 31st.  https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021  

ABOUT 

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.  

FOLLOW US! 

Website - https://inquirehigher.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inquirehigher

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We're joined again by Kortney Nash who was a student at UC Berkeley when she was first on the podcast. Now she's working as an editorial assistant in her dream career! Check out how she's been doing since the first interview.

BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER!

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click “Alternate Method of Entry”). Learn more at https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021 

ABOUT  

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.    

FOLLOW US!    

Website - https://inquirehigher.com 

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inquire-higher

We’re joined again by Nick Jones who last talked to us about his journey to becoming a police officer. He updates us on work during the pandemic and his new podcast network.

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click “Alternate Method of Entry”). Learn more at https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021

ABOUT  

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.  

FOLLOW US!  

Website - https://inquirehigher.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inquirehigher

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inquire-higher

Tunde Osilaja returns to the podcast who previously discussed his experience as a military student. Check out how he's doing since becoming a business consultant.

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click "Alternate Method of Entry"). Open through January 31st, 2022!  https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021

ABOUT

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.

FOLLOW US!

Website - https://inquirehigher.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inquirehigher

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We welcome Aaron Robertson back to the podcast who previously talked about his role as a Senior Procurement Analyst. He has been promoted to a Supplier Diversity Manager and discusses how he helps his company utilize a more diverse group of third-party services while giving overlooked suppliers more business opportunities.  

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click "Alternate Method of Entry")   https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021  

ABOUT 

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.  

FOLLOW US! 

Website - https://inquirehigher.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inquirehigher

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Toby Baker joins the podcast to break down a day in the life of a business intelligence analyst. He details his routine and approach to provide some insight on his line of work.

2021 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER!

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click “Alternate Method of Entry”). Learn more at https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021

ABOUT

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.

FOLLOW US!

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Toby Baker, Senior Business Intelligence Consultant, joins the show to talk about his nontraditional path to working in data and analytics. He details how his curiosity working in HR and overcoming a language barrier as a recruiter led him to discover an interest and talent of working with data to help businesses succeed.

2021 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER!   

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click “Alternate Method of Entry”). Learn more at https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021   

ABOUT   

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.   

FOLLOW US!   

Website - https://inquirehigher.com  

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inquirehigher  

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inquirehigher  

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inquire-higher

We're joined by Dr. Chineze Ebo who is a pediatric resident. She talks about what motivated her to join the medical field, obstacles she faced and advice that she has for students who are thinking about pursuing medicine.

2021 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER!

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click "Alternate Method of Entry")  - https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021 

ABOUT

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.

FOLLOW US!

Website - https://inquirehigher.com

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Robert Pressoir joins the podcast to break down a day in the life of a data automation and integration lead. He details his routine and approach to provide some insight on his line of work.

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click "Alternate Method of Entry")  - https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021 

ABOUT

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals. 

FOLLOW US!

Website - https://inquirehigher.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inquirehigher

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inquire-higher

Destiny Harris joins us again to talk her lifestyle blog and podcast, Educated Black Queen. She details how it started, the information and success tips she has from a Black woman's perspective, and her future plans with it.

You can follow and subscribe to Educated Black Queen below:  

www.edublackqueen.com 

IG - @edu_catedblackqueen   

Our 2nd Annual Black Student Success Scholarship Fundraiser is now open! You can enter our sweepstakes to win a variety of prizes, donate to the scholarship fund or both! No purchase necessary to enter the sweepstakes (click "Alternate Form of Entry") 

https://go.rallyup.com/ihscholarship2021    

ABOUT  

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.  

FOLLOW US!  

Website - https://inquirehigher.com 

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inquirehigher 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inquirehigher 

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inquire-higher

Season 3 kicks off with Dr. Brandon Goodloe who talks to us about his journey to pediatric dentistry. He details the inspiration, obstacles, and triumphs behind his career path before working full-time in a private practice.  To connect with Dr. Goodloe, visit inquirehigher.com!

ABOUT

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.

FOLLOW US!

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Selvin Quire from Inquire Higher and Rachel Aideyan from College For The Culture discuss the top ways to get accepted to your dream college during your senior year for this special joint episode!  

Check out their podcasts and follow them on social media:  

Black Student Success Podcast:  

https://anchor.fm/bsspodcast 

https://www.facebook.com/InQuireHigher/ 

https://www.instagram.com/inquirehigher/

contact@inquirehigher.com   

College For The Culture:  

https://anchor.fm/collegefortheculture 

https://www.instagram.com/collegefortheculture/

collegefortheculture@gmail.com

Rachel Aideyan joins the podcast to talk about life as a senior at Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. She details the diversity of the student body, her special undergrad-to-med school program, staying motivated through the academic rigor, and her college podcast.

Follow and connect with Rachel on:

IG: @rachbrilliant and @collegefortheculture

Tyler Hendon, self-published author, talks about his upcoming book Mirage: The Truth About Social Media. He describes how social media culture impacts the way we think, behave and feel as well has how to navigate social media to determine what’s true and what’s misleading.

Learn more about Tyler’s book at: 

https://themiragebook.com/

https://www.instagram.com/miragebook_/

https://www.facebook.com/Mirage-The-Truth-About-Social-Media-145237531032349

ABOUT 

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.

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Seeking peers, mentorship or guidance from more people who look like you? Sign up and our Inquire Higher Community and other Black students and professionals to find many resources and information to help reach your goals!  Learn more at https://inquirehigher.com/index.php/community/ 

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Tyler Hendon joins us to talk about his progression as an HR professional and business consultant. He details taking the risk of moving to Louisville for a job at Amazon, skills needed to succeed in human resources, learning to represent the company you work for, and the initial challenges of growing a business as an introvert.

Follow and connect with Tyler at:

tylerhendon7@gmail.com

Consultwithhendon.com

TheMirageBook.com

ABOUT  

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.   

JOIN THE NEW INQUIRE HIGHER COMMUNITY  

Seeking peers, mentorship or guidance from more people who look like you? Sign up and our Inquire Higher Community and other Black students and professionals to find many resources and information to help reach your goals!  

Learn more at https://inquirehigher.com/index.php/community/  

ASK US ABOUT COLLEGE!  

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DONATE  

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Music by S.Quire - https://soundcloud.com/sel_quire

Jaquilla Ross joins the show to talk about her multi-layered experience as an accountant. She details starting her own accounting firm, the endless paths to take within accounting, fulfilling her passion for teaching at colleges and universities, and the many resources and benefits from joining the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA). 

Follow and connect with Jaquilla on:

Website - https://www.jaquillaross.com/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1018520315180340/Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/finance_gurl_NABA - https://www.nabainc.org/

ABOUT

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.

JOIN THE NEW INQUIRE HIGHER COMMUNITY

Seeking peers, mentorship or guidance from more people who look like you? Sign up and our Inquire Higher Community and other Black students and professionals to find many resources and information to help reach your goals!

Learn more at https://inquirehigher.com/index.php/community/

ASK US ABOUT COLLEGE!

Send all of your college-related questions here - https://forms.gle/P48VoHkk23CuX96x7

FOLLOW US! 

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DONATE 

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Music by S.Quire - https://soundcloud.com/sel_quire

Tiffany Atwater Lee is a certified archivist who joins the podcast to talk about her career in preserving and organizing records of primarily African American history. She details following her passion for history, learning technical skills such as HTML and Python in grad school, opportunities to work with other industries, and her success that’s defined by her worth and value.

Follow and connect with Tiffany at tatwater@auctr.edu

Learn more at https://www.auctr.edu/

ABOUT

Inquire Higher is a thriving virtual community promoting the success of Black students and professionals through community support. Its mission is to encourage the improvement and success of Black students by providing access to educational, career, and business resources while promoting the accomplishments of minority professionals.

JOIN THE NEW INQUIRE HIGHER COMMUNITY

Seeking peers, mentorship or guidance from more people who look like you? Sign up and our Inquire Higher Community and other Black students and professionals to find many resources and information to help reach your goals!

Learn more at https://inquirehigher.com/index.php/community/

ASK US ABOUT COLLEGE!

Send all of your college-related questions here - https://forms.gle/P48VoHkk23CuX96x7

FOLLOW US!  

Website - https://inquirehigher.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inquirehigher

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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inquire-higher  

DONATE  

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Marquayla Ellison, founder and graphic designer of Ellastic Designs, joins the show to discuss her journey as a creative and businesswoman. We get into her artistic nature, the pivotal moment that pushed her to take her business seriously, a typical week in her work, and putting self-care first.  

Follow and connect with Marquayla on:

www.ellasticdesigns.com

IG: @ellastic.designs

Facebook: @EllasticDesigns

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellasticdesigns

Social X MKE: https://socialxmke.com/

JOIN THE NEW INQUIRE HIGHER COMMUNITY 

Seeking peers, mentorship or guidance from more people who look like you? Sign up and our Inquire Higher Community and other Black students and professionals to find many resources and information to help reach your goals!

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Music by S.Quire - https://soundcloud.com/sel_quire

Joel Webley is a long-time pilot and chairman of the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals (OBAP). He joins the show to talk about his career journey in aviation, the different areas in the field that don’t require flying, how much of a “genius” you need to be to work in aerospace, and the success in having options.  

Check out the work that Joel does with OBAP at obap.org!

Kairise Conwell is an experienced, higher ed professional who helps college students as a career advisor. She details how she walks students through their skills and interests to find the best career, when and how to begin networking, going to college with an open mind, and how she defines success. 

Follow and connect with Kairise at LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kairise-conwell/

JOIN THE NEW INQUIRE HIGHER COMMUNITY 

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Catrina Alexandre, Founder of Black Women in Construction, joins the show to talk about her career in construction. She discusses why she got into construction, the many opportunities in the field including working onsite and offsite, and the importance of paying it forward.

Follow and connect with Catrina on:

www.blackwomeninconstruction.com

Instagram: @BLACKWOMENINCONSTRUCTION & @CAT_GOT_UR_TONGUE

Email: CATRINA1217@GMAIL.COM

JOIN THE NEW INQUIRE HIGHER COMMUNITY

Seeking peers, mentorship or guidance from more people who look like you? Sign up and our Inquire Higher Community and other Black students and professionals to find many resources and information to help reach your goals! Learn more at https://inquirehigher.com/index.php/community/