07. Drinking While Podcasting: Celebrating Taking a Leap of Faith with Nwaka Onwusa
06/18/21 • 76 min
🥂 Onwusa Nwaka became Vice President and Chief Curator of the Rock-and-roll Hall of Fame. 00:51
😇 Onwusa’s roots and intermingled influence of scripture, spirituality, faith, and music. 05:10
🎯 Follow that inner voice and do not waste your time questioning it. 09:07
🥶 Girl from Cali was surprised by the Cleveland weather. 13:41
🤩 Her work in the Grammy Museum and for the White House.17:41
🤓 Meeting and working with many celebrities taught Nawaka so many important things. 25:10
🤯 Picking only three favorite songs is not possible for Nwaka. 33:26
🎶 Her favorite band is Earth Wind and Fire and huge influences are Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Fela Kuti, John Coltrane. 34:40
⚡ Music is power: Eric Dolphy, West Montgomery, Nina Simone, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Aretha Franklin. 37:39
🙃 Funny situations Nwaka had because of her name. 49:14
🔥 ‘Child greater than money’ and ‘Moon shines all over the world’. 51:09
💽 It is important for kids to know that music is not coming from phones--we had vinyls, tapes, CD’s. 57:48
🍸 Kevin is good at making cocktails and improvising on recipes. 1:07:59
😍 get real with yourself, reclaim your time.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nonwusa/
https://www.instagram.com/nwaka.onwusa/
https://bornthatwaythemovie.com/about/
https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/nwaka-onwusa-rock-hall-future-25-1179542/
🥂 Onwusa Nwaka became Vice President and Chief Curator of the Rock-and-roll Hall of Fame. 00:51
😇 Onwusa’s roots and intermingled influence of scripture, spirituality, faith, and music. 05:10
🎯 Follow that inner voice and do not waste your time questioning it. 09:07
🥶 Girl from Cali was surprised by the Cleveland weather. 13:41
🤩 Her work in the Grammy Museum and for the White House.17:41
🤓 Meeting and working with many celebrities taught Nawaka so many important things. 25:10
🤯 Picking only three favorite songs is not possible for Nwaka. 33:26
🎶 Her favorite band is Earth Wind and Fire and huge influences are Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Fela Kuti, John Coltrane. 34:40
⚡ Music is power: Eric Dolphy, West Montgomery, Nina Simone, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Aretha Franklin. 37:39
🙃 Funny situations Nwaka had because of her name. 49:14
🔥 ‘Child greater than money’ and ‘Moon shines all over the world’. 51:09
💽 It is important for kids to know that music is not coming from phones--we had vinyls, tapes, CD’s. 57:48
🍸 Kevin is good at making cocktails and improvising on recipes. 1:07:59
😍 get real with yourself, reclaim your time.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nonwusa/
https://www.instagram.com/nwaka.onwusa/
https://bornthatwaythemovie.com/about/
https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/nwaka-onwusa-rock-hall-future-25-1179542/
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06. Peeing While Standing and Other Obstacles for Women in Leadership featuring Gigi Fergus
🎙️ Pricked story. 00:51
🤦♀️ Shittiest boss Gigi ever worked with. 03:45
🤯 “Our board chair won't even consider a female CEO”. 6:41
😩 Gigi is thinking of changing her name on her resume into initials only. 12:08
🤣 Why don’t we get a housekeeper? 20:15
👏 Why does Gigi refuse the pay gap between genders? 26:00
😲 If you are a woman and you are questioning, you must be threatening. 31:01
💉 Gigi’s pricked stories. 35:55
✅ Trust has to be built from the administrative team and it starts with dialog, transparency, and even over-communication.. 39:40
🌱 We have to educate, train and develop leaders to be professional and let others shine. 48:45
🥧 Suzy is a pie maker. She's not a business owner. 50:27
📏 What is The ‘Inch’ problem? 56:16
📦 What is the Management Box? 59:59
🏥 One of the most underutilized resources in hospitals is the Employee Assistance Program. 1:07:53
👩🏫 Leadership and integrity are experiences. You have to model it, you can’t teach it. 1:13:34
🦄 Consideration expresses itself differently. 1:17:11
🚌 Let’s get the right people on the bus! 1:23:00
🚪 Why am I not able to get through the front door? 1:27:40
🛑 Women are being discriminated against in the business world, especially in leadership.1:38:11
Books mentioned:
The Hidden Habits of Genius by Craig M. Wright
I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
Who: The A Method for Hiring by Geoff Smart and Randy Street
E-Myth Mastery: The Seven Essential Disciplines for Building a World-Class Company
by Michael E. Gerber
Connect with Gigi:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gigi-fergus-mba-rn-7090a23/
https://www.memorablecare.com/about
https://www.facebook.com/gigi.fergus
https://www.facebook.com/Memorable-Care-193787190637186/
Connect with Kim:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-brown-sims/
https://www.facebook.com/kim.brownsims
Instagram: @kimbrownsims_
Next Episode
08. Mind Over Dollars: The Importance of Mental Health and Overall Health and Wellness featuring Rob Weiss
🤯 I think I need help. 00:51
😇 Strong desire related to social justice led him to “marry” social work and mental health services. 03:22
💸 General split is always among income and resources, regardless of ethnic or racial background. 05:14
🥀 Trauma-informed care: The biggest challenge in the field is to prevent retriggering, and reactivating people’s trauma. 09:30
💲 Binded with a dollar: Getting enough mental health providers and medical staff is a big challenge. 13:58
📊 The influence of non-profit organizations on the allocation of pandemic relief funds.18:01
⚡ The government should support infrastructure in their local communities for health and wellness, and it shouldn't be a politicized thing. 20:03
💊 What is Basic Health Care?--Is it a human right or privilege and what kind of infrastructure do we need for it? 23:38
🙏 Examples of programs that can help in the prevention of wellness and mental health issues. 30:45
💰 On insurance: The reimbursement model vs. dollars for prevention model. 32:46
👛 Preventative maintenance of health and expensive medications in the US. 37:43
🚨 We need a shift from a healthcare system driven by profit. 39:30
🎫 Think globally, act locally: we need to be mentally healthy and well--it will translate into your community too. 48:30
💉 Rob’s pricked story: Hope, despite the difficulties. 51:04
💪 It's all about perseverance: Keep your center. 54:58
Connect with Rob’s non-profit agency: www.mentis.napa.org
Connect with Kim:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-brown-sims/
https://www.facebook.com/kim.brownsims
Instagram: @kimbrownsims_
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