Urban Girl Corporate World
By Nicole
Urban Girl Corporate WorldApr 29, 2020
S5 E4: Purpose, Process & Payoff
Nicole interviews Ellen Bailey (VP of Diversity & Culture @ Harvard Business Publishing) about her journey to leadership, successfully shifting culture through strategy, challenges she's overcome along the way and how they are working together to bring Harvard Case Studies into HBCUs across the nation.
S5 E3: Cybersecurity Secret Weapon
Nicole & Libby Herman (Business Security Officer, ADP) discuss what it takes to be successful as a Business Information Security Officer, how the role is often misunderstood, strategies we’ve used to influence decision makers and advice we’d give to practitioners interested in the role.
S5 E2: Proceed with Confidence
Nicole and Chris Magno (Fortune 500 GM & Columbia University Professor) discuss a course he co-created on cognitive bias, roles that helped him build intellectual curiosity, leveraging storytelling to drive influence, overcoming leadership challenges, the secret sauce to building great teams, and what organizations get wrong with risk management.
S5 E1: Welcome Back!
In the opener of Season 5, Nicole talks her new job, board seat appointment, her LinkedIn Learning course on Supply Chain Security, what she's speaking about at RSA and new updates for this season of the podcast.
S4 E8: Woman of Influence
Nicole & Caroline Wong (Chief Strategy Officer, Cobalt.io) discuss her book, "Security Metrics, A Beginner's Guide", winning the EWF Woman of Influence Award, challenges she's overcome and her upcoming LinkedIn Learning course on the OWASP Top 10. You can find Caroline's book on Amazon here.
S4 E7: One to Watch
Nicole interviews RInki Sethi, CISO @ Twitter, about lessons learned along her path to CISO, the power of assuming positive intent, how to change hearts and minds and what she's most proud of accomplishing.
S4 E6: Threat Hunter
Nicole and Samara Williams, Manager of Threat Operations @ Cardinal Health, discuss meeting through #ShareTheMicInCyber, how threat intelligence makes cybersecurity sexy, Samara's Ted Talk and what influences her leadership style. Follow Samara on Twitter and tune into her TedTalk here.
S4 E5: Leading a Riot
S4 E4: Women at Work
Nicole interviews Amy Bernstein (Editor, Harvard Business Review & Host, Women at Work podcast) about her path to leadership, balancing boundaries and grace, the secret sauce behind creating stories that inspire and what to expect on this season of the Women at Work podcast.
S4 E3: Rethinking InfoSec
S4 E2: #ShareTheMicInCyber
Nicole and Lauren Zabierek (Director, Cybersecurity Project @ Harvard & Co-Founder of #ShareTheMicInCyber) discuss the viral impact of #ShareTheMicInCyber, her non-traditional path into the industry, her most recent white paper on threat intelligence and how her campaign motivated (and helped) Nicole to study cybersecurity at Harvard University. Sign up to support or participate at https://www.sharethemicincyber.com/
S4 E1: Rich Aunty Vibes
S3 E10: Boss with the Sauce
Nicole interviews Tareia Williams (Sr. Director of Communications @ Turner Sports) about winning an Emmy, starting her PR career in tech, taking up space in a male dominated industry, escaping stereotypes, what she's learned working with NBA legends and her work on the 2021 NBA All-Star Game.
S3 E9: Path to Partnership
Nicole interviews Kevin Simmonds (Cybersecurity & Privacy Partner @ PwC) about his journey into partnership at Big 4, an offer from the NFL, building an empowering leadership legacy and what being a partner really means.
S3 E8: Entrepreneurship, Economics & Education
Nicole & Howard (@IamHBrown) talk meeting on Wall Street, creating a high school curriculum based on his trading career, misconceptions about entrepreneurship and his work with Meek Mill.
S3 E7: Keep Pedaling
Nicole and Nelson "Cheetah" Vails (@RideWithNelly) discuss becoming a history making Olympic medalist, growing up in Harlem, discipline versus dedication and why working is the key to winning.
S3 E6: Influence Everything
S3 E5: Find Your Tribe
Nicole & Alexis Robinson (Head of Government Assessments Program @ AWS) talk building a network for the future, how to vet prospects for your circle, creating connections virtually and leveraging the pandemic to your advantage. Join, be an ally to or support the Haven by registering at www.EmpowHerCyber.org
S3 E4: Make it Rain
Nicole interviews Chenxi Wang (@chenxiwang) about her exciting career, the inspiration to found Rain Capital - a women cyber venture capital fund - and the challenges and triumphs along her path to creating a phenomenal legacy.
S3 E3: Perfect Pitch
Nicole and Monica (@MonicaMotivates) break down components a perfect pitch, disparities in venture capital funding, why you should treat your life like a fortune 100 company & how to remain prepared in an ever-changing environment.
S3 E2: Be Great Anyway
Nicole interviews Vida about her path from high school dropout to Columbia graduate, what inspired her to rewrite her story, the skills she's picked up as a management consultant and her podcast, "Crown Jewels"
S3 E1: Guess Who's Back?
S2 E10: Servant Leadership
S2 E9: From Loss to Legendary
Sasha & Nicole reflect on the journey of Stacey Abrams' and are inspired by her path from loss to legend.
S2 E8: Trust Everything
Nicole and Sasha reflect on their biggest 2020 moments, collaborating on a global PSA, HBCU homecoming withdrawals, having dinner with CT Vivian and learning to trust the process.
S2 E7: Overcoming Micro-Aggressions
Nicole and Dianne (VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy & Ops) talk the right and wrong ways to address micro-aggressions, managing imposter syndrome, why a personal board of directors is important and how to leverage authenticity as a connector.
S2 E6: Curated Community
Nicole interviews Romy Newman (President & Co-Founder, FairyGodBoss) about her path to executive leadership, the craziness of leading a tech startup and the importance of community, especially among professional women.
S2 E5: Executive Excellence
Nicole talks with Caron (SVP, Human Resources) about her career transition from engineering into HR, her lens into executive talent strategy and why performance, planning, people and the power of storytelling are critical components to securing executive roles.
S2 E3: The Non-Traditional Technologist
Nicole and her former manager, Kim Albarella (VP of Security Advocacy & Risk) talk their paths from Wall Street to tech, knowing when to leave a role, finding your people, what they've learned working with men and the power of asking dumb questions.
S2 E2: Hacking the Boys' Club
Nicole & Olivia Rose (Chief Information Security Officer) map out milestones to the C-Suite, discuss unicorn job descriptions, why failure is OK, asking for what you want and how to hack common strategies men use to rise up the ranks.
S2 E1: Money. Power. Respect.
Nicole & Dr. Dennis Kimbro (professor, speaker and #1 Best-Selling author) break down key milestones to achieving net worth over $1M from his latest best-seller, “The Wealth Choice: Success Secrets of Black Millionaires,” the criticality of entrepreneurship, level 5 leadership, the marketing strategies of Steve Jobs & MLK, 2 Short lyrics and the power of pivoting.
S1 E16: The People's Choice
Nicole interviews her 94-year old grandfather, AJ Rivers, about being the first black elected official in 1972, partnering with a klansman on his campaign, appointing the first Black Chief of Police and being recognized for his accomplishments by US Congress.
S1 E15: Million Dollar Results
Nicole & Jermaine Burrell (Former Mobile City Councilman, Operations Executive, D&I Champion) explore his earliest inspirations and how servant leadership has been the key to million dollar results in both his corporate and political careers.
S1 E14: Ivy League Litty
Nicole & Ruva (@Ruvalicious) discuss her journey to Ivy League, studying abroad in London, co-leading Harvard's Black Student Theater Community and the importance of representation in the arts.
S1 E13: From Private Equity to the Pole
Nicole D. & Nicole P. (@InnerMeStudios) reflect on their friendship of 20 years, studying abroad and how heartbreak and the '09 market crash led to Nicole’s career shift from Private Equity to CEO of a pole dancing & fitness studio.
S1 E12: White House, Black Woman
Nicole & Obama White House US GSA Senior Advisor Meredith Lilly, Esq. (@attymlilly) discuss her path from law to politics, being honored by the Atlanta City Council and how her servant leadership enhances the lives of over 600,000 Georgia residents.
S1 E11: Wolf of Wall Street
Nicole & Denise (@NewRootsLiving) remember starting their careers on Wall Street, running into CEOs on elevators, the value of preparation and the importance of showing up to drive sustainable success.
S1 E10: Black & Abroad
Nicole & Dr. Le'Jon Payne spill the tea on their experiences as black women living in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, black privilege abroad and recap their community service work in Kenya and Malawi.
S1 E9: Disrupting Fear
Nicole & Maame (@msadjei) dissect how disrupting her sophisticated life in Philly led to finding her happy in Ghana as a creative entrepreneur. We also cover her Ted Talk on overcoming fear, managing imposter syndrome, her media projects that shift misconceptions about Africa and being featured on CNN and in Elle, Vogue, Marie Claire and Essence.
S1 E8: Digitize Your Enterprise
Nicole & Ken (@kenlightened) discuss how he shifted his entire enterprise to virtual amid the COVID pandemic, the importance of digitization to investors and why music education yields enhanced academic performance and critical thinking capabilities in students.
S1 E7: Crown Royal
Nicole & Shawn explore the significance of hair throughout the Black experience including its roots in African society, American legislation, unconscious biases, corporate culture and their personal journeys to self-acceptance and freedom.
S1 E6: Satellite Connectivity
Nicole & Brooke (@the_brooke_stovall) explore how COVID-19 will shift the future-state workforce landscape and share best practices on successfully working from home for single and attached professionals, individual contributors and leaders of people.
S1 E5: When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong (&Right)
S1 E4: Boss Moves
Nicole & Walt (CEO of Lounge Studios, Randall House Records & Wraith Audio) discuss his path from athlete to CEO, negotiating with Beyonce, landing 7-figure deals and successfully navigating the highs and lows of a self-made BOSS.
S1 E3: Rollies and Red Bottoms
Nicole and Amazon Exec, Kevin (@kbs_ii), discuss horology, evolution of workplace dress code, corporate culture and when you should stunt on your peers.
S1 E2: Network = Net Worth
Nicole & Sasha (@richesiiroyalty) have an impromptu 6 AM exchange on their 3-year long mentor / mentee relationship including finding the right fit, what it takes to be a good mentee, having coffee with the most powerful woman on Wall Street and how their professional relationship inspired their personal journeys.
S1 E1: In Purpose, On Purpose
Nicole celebrates International Women's Day by launching the inaugural episode of the Urban Girl Corporate World podcast, sharing her reason and purpose for creating this platform and giving listeners a sneak peak into what they can expect each and every Wednesday.