I've Been Thinking...

A mistake was made in the introduction, in naming Soyini as the Founder of City Safe Partners. She is the owner.

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About Taniqua Miller, MD

Dr. Taniqua Miller received her undergraduate degree in psychology at Yale University. After completing her medical degree at Harvard Medical School, she completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. As a 1st generation college graduate and physician, she is a committed educator and advocate for underrepresented medical students and physician trainees. She has been recognized by the Emory School of Medicine and the Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics for her teaching excellence and innovative curriculum development. After 14 years of practice, Dr. Miller took a step back from clinical care to center herself and her journey of burnout. She tells her own story of professional burnout to empower other women over 40 to live a boundless midlife. She is a wife, mother of three children, and the founder of TaniquaMD, an educational platform for women in midlife. In her spare time, she loves to sleep, visit the beach, and hang out on the couch with her family.

We sit down for a candid conversation with CEO and Founder of The Boreland Group Inc.,  JENNEFER WITTER 

Jennefer Witter is the chief executive officer and founder of The Boreland Group Inc. (TBG – www.theborelandgroup.com), an 18-year-old boutique public relations firm headquartered in New York City. The agency specializes in women-led and minority-owned businesses as well as grassroots non-profits. It was selected by TheStreet.com as one of five national, Black-owned businesses “making a buzz”. Jennefer was named one of the nation’s “10 most successful black CEOS and entrepreneurs” by MadameNoire Magazine, and her company was recently recognized as one of 12 black-owned businesses to be “loved by its community and beyond” by ThriveGlobal (https://tinyurl.com/y7k4a6hw).

Jennefer is an active public speaker, with presentations to military, trade and academic organizations on implicit bias; gender-based workplace conversation; and public relations, communication and professional growth topics. Venues include TedX Albany: The Pentagon; The Brookings Institution; Pennsylvania Conference for Women; the Virginia Business Conference; The Sea Service Leadership Association’s Annual Symposium; Vital Voices Global Ambassadors Program; The Durst Corporation; Ellevate Network; Columbia University; American University and Fordham University. Jennefer was the keynote speaker at Brown Brothers Harriman’s “Women’s Summit” and Women in Cable Telecommunications DC/Baltimore Chapter. She is a featured speaker with Never Stop Learning, a boutique speakers bureau. 

Jennefer is the author of “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed,” published by HarperCollins. She has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, the Associated Press, TheStreet.com, Bloomberg Radio, MarketWatch Radio Network and WJLA. Her articles have appeared in Forbes, Business Insider, Medium, HuffPost and numerous small business publications. Previously, she was the public relations expert for Inc.com TV and a contributor to AOL Small Business. 

Jennefer is a passionate advocate for women in the workplace. She is an active member of Ellevate Network, a global networking organization for professional women, and serves on the advisory board for Women inPower, a 92nd Street Y-led venture that seeks to support and promote senior-level professional women to C-level positions. She is a mentor to many women in various professional fields. 

Jennefer was formerly a vice president at Ketchum, an award-winning global communications firm. There, she launched a sub-practice that generated one million dollars in revenue in its first year. She represented numerous corporations from Silicon Valley start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, including IBM and FedEx. 

Jennefer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications (Print Journalism) from New York City’s Fordham University. While at Fordham, she worked at WFUV Radio, which was then student-run. She produced and hosted the weekly black public affairs program, “Out Front.” Jennefer received a Regents Diploma from Brooklyn Technical High School, one of the country’s premier STEM schools, graduating with an A average. 

When we chose November 7, 2020 as the date to have this panel discussion, Lessons Learned, I knew we would be post-election and that it would inform a conversation with fellow Women of Color. What I did not anticipate is that just a few hours before recording, we would find out that we would be living through the knowledge that the First Woman of Color would be named to Vice President-elect.

With a global pandemic, massive changes in the dialogue around race and equality, and industry on the verge of collapse, 2020 brought many painful inflection points for many. For Bryetta Calloway, Actress, Singer, Producer, and Storyteller, it also gave birth to a podcast, I've Been Thinking..., that would be a place of painful, fun, cathartic, and necessary conversations. With these conversations spanning issues such as arts and advocacy, diversity in theatre and Hollywood, and how to navigate an ever-shifting global economy, she has built a tribe of amazing Black and Brown voices that are engaging, exciting, and empowering. With less than two months left in what is a historically painful year, she is bringing together a group of Black and Brown women who have challenged her, inspired her, and encouraged her. This FREE event is a must-attend for anyone looking to attach language to the lessons this year has brought and, more importantly, to share how these lessons, painful, powerful, and positive, will inform the way we show up in 2021.

Listen to a very special episode featuring:

Artist and Founder of Jalloh Studios, Mariama Jalloh

Actress and Founder of Black Girls Do Theater, Renee Harrison

Actress, Brennyn Lark

Actress, Ashley Versher, and

Actress and Activist, Nikita Chaudhry

Maggie Bera is an NYC-based actress with a BFA in Musical Theatre from Texas State University. Regionally she's performed at the Fireside Theatre, Theatre Under The Stars, and Connecticut Repertory Theatre. Maggie has also guest-starred in Showtime's The Big C starring Laura Linney, and has appeared in numerous commercials, print and radio ads. She is a proud member of AEA and SAG-AFTRA. 

In 2017, Maggie created Actor Aesthetic - a blog, podcast, and online learning community - to continue educating artists pursuing a career in the theatre industry. She currently has four online courses available, including The Essential Guide to Instagram for Actors, Build Your Audition Book, How To Successfully Submit To Casting Directors (Without An Agent Or Manager), and The Ultimate Guide To Preparing For Musical Theatre College Auditions (In 5 Steps!). In early 2020, she wrote her first e-Book, Marketing 101 For Actors: An Actor’s Guide To Successful Branding, and has since taught her workshop, An Actor’s Online Presence, to college programs in the United States.

An essay for White folk and un-edified Black people in America - Written by Nicole Johnson

Resources for Actors

1. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/coronavirus-covid19-actor-performing-arts-news-resources-70497/
2. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/coronavirus-actor-remote-jobs-coronavirus-70327/
3. https://www.actoraesthetic.com/blog/remote-work-for-actors

Fun Reads:

1. https://www.simplemost.com/famous-celebrities-work-normal-jobs/
2. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/job-skills-can-learn-acting-2321/

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