Breaking Bias

About this Episode Today’s guest today is Calvin Gibbs. Calvin. Calvin has over 14 years of Theater Experience and has been a professional speaker and trainer for over 5 years. He is also a Distinguished Toast Master and founder of Born 2 Speak 2 You. Today Calvin and I will discuss growing up in a different time, social justice issues and pushing through it all to become an entrepreneur. Call to Action: Start where you are – learn about the people around you and engage with their culture. 5 Words: Determined, Smarter, Cautious, Humor, True to Self Guest Links: https://calvingibbs.com/ https://born2speak2you.com/ https://www.facebook.com/born2speak2you born2speak2you@mail.com Connect with Us: Website:  https://www.breakingbiaspodcast.com/ Breaking Bias Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakingbias/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbiaspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakingbiaspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakingbiaspodcast Show Host, Heather: https://www.instagram.com/hponfire/   Podcast: Podcast Host Dashboard: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakingbiaspodcast Voicemail: ‪(617) 468-8981 bwJUdMIbl5BBqmZzHUbR

About this Episode Today Heather is chatting with Brenden Kumarasamy. Brenden is the Founder & President of MasterTalk.ca which is a coaching service for coaches and executives. Brenden’s goal is to not only help his clients become the top 1% best communicators in their industry but also to provide free access to communication tools for everyone in the world. On this episode he shares his personal backstory and the choice to change careers which allowed him to semi-retire by age 25. Call to Action: Send your friends and loved ones a video message to share your gratitude. 5 Words that Brenden Idenifies with currently: Insanity, Impact, Learning, Work & Freedom Guest Links: https://www.youtube.com/c/MasterTalks https://www.rockstarcommunicator.com/?r_done=1 https://www.instagram.com/masteryourtalk/ Connect with Us: Website:  https://www.breakingbiaspodcast.com/ Breaking Bias Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakingbias/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbiaspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakingbiaspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakingbiaspodcast Show Host, Heather: https://www.instagram.com/hponfire/   Podcast: Podcast Host Dashboard: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakingbiaspodcast Voicemail: ‪(617) 468-8981

About this Episode On the show today Heather chats with Michael Fosberg. Michael holds many titles a few of which are Actor, Author, Speaker, Diversity & Inclusion trainer/educator, and founder of Incognito Inc. Michael has harnessed is own unique and very personal life story as a way to promote dialogue around race, identity and self-discovery. Call to Action: Tell your story 5 Words/Values:Ethics, Friendship, Loyalty, Values, Passion Guest Links: https://incognitotheplay.com/ https://www.instagram.com/incognitotheplay/ Connect with Us: Website:  https://www.breakingbiaspodcast.com/ Breaking Bias Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakingbias/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbiaspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakingbiaspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakingbiaspodcast Show Host, Heather: https://www.instagram.com/hponfire/   Podcast: Podcast Host Dashboard: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakingbiaspodcast Voicemail: ‪(617) 468-8981

About this Episode Today’s guest is Ciahnan Darrell. Ciahnan is an award-winning writer and scholar. His work takes aim at the inequity caused by race, gender, and social class in our society and how these factors shape the lives of each individual and thus the world around us. Today we’ll explore role of a white people working in spaces, talking about and, in the case of Ciahnan, writing about inequities that often don’t directly them. Guest Links: https://www.ciahnandarrell.com/ Connect with Us: Website:  https://www.breakingbiaspodcast.com/ Breaking Bias Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakingbias/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbiaspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakingbiaspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakingbiaspodcast Show Host, Heather: https://www.instagram.com/hponfire/   Podcast: Podcast Host Dashboard: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakingbiaspodcast Voicemail: ‪(617) 468-8981

About this Episode Our guest today is Tracee Garner, an award-winning and best-selling author of 18 books. Her writing includes both fiction and non-fiction and center around African Americans triumphing over adversity to create their own success. In addition to writing, and among many other things, Tracee is a speaker, a course-creator, writing coach and a fierce advocate and voice for people with disabilities. Call to Action: Seek out someone with a story entirely different than your own. Acknowledging and valuing people unlike yourself is the first step to inclusion. 5 Words: Clarity, Driven, Gregarious, Empathetic and Thankful Guest Links: https://traceegarner.com/ https://www.instagram.com/teegarner/ https://twitter.com/teegarner As a special gift to podcast listeners and in celebration of National Disability Awareness Month, enjoy reading Tracee's book free right now until November 12, 2022. Disability Field Guide, here: https://BookHip.com/SWNTXFH You can also get her fiction book, the first in the Jameson Family Series, Whatever May Come FREE First In Series FREE Via Book Funnel - Until December 23, 2022 https://BookHip.com/WVCVFKW Connect with Us: Website:  https://www.breakingbiaspodcast.com/ Breaking Bias Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakingbias/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbiaspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakingbiaspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakingbiaspodcast Show Host, Heather: https://www.instagram.com/hponfire/   Podcast: Podcast Host Dashboard: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakingbiaspodcast Voicemail: ‪(617) 468-8981

About this Episode Today’s guest is Keri Sicard. Keri is the founder and owner of Virtual IP Law where they help businesses turn ideas and brands into valuable assets. In addition to being an experienced attorney and business owner she is also a race car driver, mom of three, guardian ad litem and serves on the board of directors for Game Plan Sports. Keri shares her experience being a female in spaces where females aren’t often expected and about breaking the mold to create a unique work environment free of office politics and geographical constraints. Call to Action: Don’t let anyone else tell you what YOU are capable of! 5 Words: Caring, Compassionate, Stubborn, Fun & Intelligent Guest Links: https://virtualipllc.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/keri-sicard/ Connect with Us: Website:  https://www.breakingbiaspodcast.com/ Breaking Bias Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakingbias/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbiaspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakingbiaspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakingbiaspodcast Show Host, Heather: https://www.instagram.com/hponfire/   Podcast: Podcast Host Dashboard: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakingbiaspodcast Voicemail: ‪(617) 468-8981

About this Episode On the show today is Margaret Mary O’Connor. Margaret has been called the modern-day David. She is on a mission to reveal carefully guarded secrets of the Catholic Church. Fueled by her own experience of being silenced and ignored she has become a published author, her recent book ‘Scandal in the Shadows’ reveals her true story and uncovers inconvenient truths that the church would rather remain hidden. Guest/Episode Links: https://yourradicaltruth.com/ https://www.facebook.com/yourradicaltruth/ https://twitter.com/yrradicaltruth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjFw3dovvqk Connect with Us: Website:  https://www.breakingbiaspodcast.com/ Breaking Bias Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakingbias/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbiaspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakingbiaspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakingbiaspodcast Show Host, Heather: https://www.instagram.com/hponfire/   Podcast: Podcast Host Dashboard: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakingbiaspodcast Voicemail: ‪(617) 468-8981

About this Episode Today’s guest is Sam Thiara. Sam is an Author, Speaker, Educator and Storyteller who is committed to the betterment of communities. He is also the founder and Chief Motivating Officer at Ignite the Dream Coaching and Consulting. 5 words (ish) that Sam would use to describe himself in this current phase of life: Servant Leader, Champion Enabler, Community do-gooder, Activator/Ignitor, Storyteller Guest Links: http://www.sam-thiara.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sthiara/ https://twitter.com/sam_thiara https://www.facebook.com/sam.thiara.site/ https://www.instagram.com/samthiara/ Connect with Us: Website:  https://www.breakingbiaspodcast.com/ Breaking Bias Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakingbias/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbiaspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakingbiaspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakingbiaspodcast Show Host, Heather: https://www.instagram.com/hponfire/   Podcast: Podcast Host Dashboard: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakingbiaspodcast Voicemail: ‪(617) 468-8981

About this Episode Heather is joined today by Omar L Harris. Omar is an author, Coach, Speaker, and Consultant. He has taken his 20+ years of corporate leadership and distilled it into tangible thoughts and actions for use by both current and future leaders worldwide. Omar shares is experience and thoughts on the importance of leadership. We discuss the importance of leading yourself first and the impact (both good and bad) leadership has on our work cultures as well as society at large. 5 Words that describe Omar in this phase of his life: Creative, Intuitive, Direct, Selective and Confident. Guest/Episode Links: https://www.omarlharris.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/omarlharris/ Connect with Us: Website:  https://www.breakingbiaspodcast.com/ Breaking Bias Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakingbias/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbiaspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakingbiaspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakingbiaspodcast Show Host, Heather: https://www.instagram.com/hponfire/   Podcast: Podcast Host Dashboard: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakingbiaspodcast Voicemail: ‪(617) 468-8981

About this Episode In this episode Heather is joined by award winning author, world traveler, professor, and life coach Sandra Hunter. Sandra’s stories have won the 2018 Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition, 2017 Leapfrog Press Fiction Award, and the 2016 Gold Line Press Chapbook Prize. She is a 2018 Hawthornden Fellow and the 2017 Charlotte Sheedy Fellow at the MacDowell Colony. This conversation will take us many places but most of all humbles us and reminds us that as humans we are wildly diverse and don’t belong in the stereotypical boxes others try to shove us in. Call to Action: To enhance critical thinking and reground yourself Sandra says breath deeply for 5 rounds of deep inhale/exhale - inhale for 4 seconds then exhale for 4 or 5 rounds of 4 second box breathing 5 Words Sandra would use to describe herself in this moment of life: Strong, Compassionate, Heart-Centered, Authentic, and Energetic. Guest Links: https://www.facebook.com/WildWomenLeadersofColor https://www.sandra-hunter.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandrahunter/ https://wildwomenleadersofcolor.com/ Connect with Us: Website:  https://www.breakingbiaspodcast.com/ Breaking Bias Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakingbias/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/breakingbiaspodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/breakingbiaspod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Breakingbiaspodcast Show Host, Heather: https://www.instagram.com/hponfire/   Podcast: Podcast Host Dashboard: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/breakingbiaspodcast Voicemail: ‪(617) 468-8981