• Ink and Insights: From Educator to Storyteller with Djuana Okotete
    May 5 2024

    Join us for an inspiring episode featuring Djuana Okotete, a former teacher who bravely transitioned from education to the corporate world before finding her true calling as a children's book author and reading advocate. Djuana shares the emotional challenges of leaving behind her beloved profession, the unexpected intersections between education and corporate life, and the fulfilling journey of returning to her passion for storytelling. With candid insights into her creative process and the impact of her work on young readers, Djuana's story reminds us of the power of following our passions against all odds

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    44 mins
  • Talk Less, Smile More: Navigating Introverts and Extroverts in the Work Place
    Apr 8 2024

    Lissette and Maurice talk about their experience being extroverted leaders and how to navigate working with fellow extroverts as well as introverts in the work place.

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    32 mins
  • Who is your Mt. Rushmore?
    Apr 6 2024

    Join Lissette and Maurice as they kick off season 5 with a discussion of who they would invite to dinner and talk all things leadership.

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    32 mins
  • How to Talk to People who you Disagree With: A Conversation with Journalist Monica Guzman
    Aug 2 2023
    Mónica Guzmán is Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels, a nonprofit working to depolarize America, founder and CEO of Reclaim Curiosity, an organization working to build a more curious world; and author of I Never Thought Of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times.
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    51 mins
  • 5 Tips How Teachers and Administrators Can Add Positivity to Their School with Sandy Cristobal
    Jul 16 2023
    Sandy Cristobal is a bilingual educator and administrator. Sandy came to the US with her family when she was seven years old. Her trajectory as a newcomer and English learner led her to pursue education and become a teacher and now administrator. In this episode Sandy shares 5 tips for anyone working in a school setting on how to have a more positive work experience.
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    51 mins
  • Taking Control of White Lives Matter and DEI spaces with Civic Cipher Part 2
    Jun 30 2023
    It this part 2 of 2 episode, Lissette and Maurice sit down with two syndicated radio hosts who were gained national attention after they acquired the rights to the "White Lives Matter" copyright so no one can profit off it.
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    52 mins
  • Taking Control of White Lives Matter and DEI spaces with Civic Cipher Part 1
    Jun 26 2023

    It this part 1 of 2 episode, Lissette and Maurice sit down with two syndicated radio hosts who were gained national attention after they acquired the rights to the "White Lives Matter" copyright so no one can profit off it.

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    51 mins
  • Expanding the Fantasy Genre to Mesoamerica with Lizz Huerta
    May 4 2023
    In this first ever intimate interview, Lissette goes solo to discuss Lizz Huerta's first time novel, The Lost Dreamer. A lush, immersive debut fantasy about a group of women whose way of life is threatened by a new king; a fierce celebration of community, sisterhood, and finding our power.
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    47 mins