Digging Deep: On Discovering Your Identity (With Sidoney Samuels-Buckridge)

We will always face challenges across life, big or small. If you're looking for some motivation, or another perspective to approach a tough spot in your life... this episode is for you. Anne Mahlum is an entrepreneur, innovator, and inspiring public speaker. Most recently, she founded [solidcore] - a boutique fitness company with over 70 locations. 

Listen in as Anne shares her story, what motivates her, and how she overcame several challenges that tested her belief system. You don't want to miss this final episode of Season 3. 

Now more than ever, being socially present is a challenge for all of us. Which is why Jeanine W. Turner, Ph. D. joins us as a guest today, to discuss her knowledge and research on communications, presence, and why it’s more than simply just putting your phone away.

Episode 8 is live, and Dr. Priya Agrawal, Global Lead for HPV Vaccines at Merck, joins Melissa to talk through why she strives to be an authentic leader, the power and energy that she finds in vulnerability… and why we all need to stop worrying so much about what others think.

Sidoney Samuels-Buckridge, Head of U.S. R&D Employee Engagement at AstraZeneca and newly minted author joins Melissa to share her story.  Deeply passionate about people, Sidoney loves to mentor young professional women, especially women of color. Listen in as Sidoney and Melissa get deep on topics around truly discovering your identity, moving through life with purpose, and using your own story to impact others.

Sidoney published her first novel, Pain to Purpose: My Journey to Redemption, in January 2021.

Episode 6 is live, and we are so thrilled to have Tunde Oyeneyin - Motivational speaker, Peloton instructor, Founder of S.P.E.A.K. and newly minted author, join us as a guest on The She-Suite Podcast! Tunde sits down with Melissa to share her life story, ways that she found strength, and how she moved from times of hardship... to triumph. Tunde's brand new book, Speak, is out now. You don't want to miss this epidsode; Tunde's authenticity and energy are sure to inspire!

Janina Lundy, Head of Emerging Audience Development at Amazon Studios & Prime Video, joins Melissa in Episode 5 of Season 3, to share her story. Originally from the same alma mater at Northwestern University, Janina's passions and career direction shifted as she grew, always drifting back into the entertainment marketing industry.  Now with Amazon Studios for slightly over a year, she shares how she navigated her strengths and weaknesses as a leader, all the while sustaining and building into her community that supports her through it all.  

Antonia Hock, the Global Head of The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center, joins Melissa to share all about career,  life journey, and challenges that she has faced.  She also digs into her own personal leadership style, and how she sees herself as an innovator in the midst of our ever-changing world.  

Supporting women and lifting each other up is what embodies The She-Suite Sisterhood, and is exactly why Melissa invited Jana Rich to join the podcast for Episode 3. CEO of Rich Talent Group, Jana founded her company almost 8 years ago. Rich Talent Group's mission is to recruit and find diverse talent within the digital industry, specifically supporting women, people of color, and the LGBTQ community, to get on both leadership teams, as well as boards. 

Tune in to hear Jana's story, struggles and lessons along the way, and her advice and thoughts on how to go about joining a board. 

Guest Oguchi Onyewu joins Melissa in Episode 2, to share his story, struggles, and mindset as a leader. A Nigerian-American soccer player born and raised in the Washington DC area, 'Guch' attended Clemson University in 2000, before deciding to pursue a professional football career in France in 2002.

He currently resides in Belgium and oversees all club activities at R.E. Virton, a professional soccer club that currently operated in the 2nd division. His career journey has led him to leverage various opportunities and create his own path as an athlete, carving out his own space and brand. 

We're back! Season 3 of The She-Suite Podcast has officially kicked off, and episode 1 is rich with advice and inspiration. Dana Rixter, Director of DEI Culture and Retention at BAE Systems, Inc., joins Melissa to talk about her own career journey, but more important, how she has gone about creating her own prescription for well-being - and how you can do the same.