The What's Next Podcast with Nina & Shay
The What's Next Podcast hosted by Nina S. Mickens and Sheshe Segar will take you on a journey into the lives of entrepreneurs and industry leaders who have succeeded despite the gender and or racial challenges they faced. Their stories of struggle will inspire you and their stories of success will motivate you.
Episodes
25 episodes
Make A Decision You Can Live With, Rhonda Simmons
Philly native Rhonda Simmons, an educator, author, preacher and entrepreneur, founded a home for unwed teen moms in Texas, a state that is ranked amongst the highest in teen pregnancy rates. Rhonda was candid with us about what inspired her to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 23
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1:01:32
Autism Advocacy & Awareness with Ayanna Davis
Ayanna shares the misconceptions surrounding being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder later in life and the disparity in resources available for people of color. We discuss the difference in identifying black and Hispanic children with aut...
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Season 2
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Episode 22
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47:50
Pouring Into The Community with Dr. Felecia Pullen
Dr. Felecia Pullen, founded and is the President and CEO of Let’s Talk SAFETY, Inc., a not-for-profit that includes: SAFE in Harlem, a CDC-funded teen-led prevention coalition; The PILLARS, Manhattan’s first OASAS-funded Recovery Community &...
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Season 2
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Episode 21
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1:00:03
Healing The Hurt with Crystal Brooks
As someone who is usually in the background, PG County’s own Crystal Brooks stepped into her light to build and run Love You More, Inc, a non-profit organization that aids in building young girls’ and women’s self-esteem. After becoming a certi...
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Season 2
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Episode 20
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49:59
Representation Matters In Dentistry with Dr. Cecilia LaRoche
Dr. Cecilia LaRoche turned her love of math and chemistry into a lucrative and fulfilling career in dentistry. Recognizing that she was a hustler early on, Dr. LaRoche gravitated towards commission-based work to be in control of her pay. As the...
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Season 2
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Episode 19
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59:01
Tidying Up Your Life & Creating Space with Kimberly Hairston-Neal
Kimberly “The Modern Steward” Hairston-Neal has made her love for organizing and time management into a family business alongside her husband, who manages the contracting side. Kimberly’s specialty is helping individuals simplify their life to ...
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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1:00:12
Brains, Beauty and Boujee with Michele Baker-Whyte
Michele shared how she pursued both her passions from a young age, wanting to be a nurse and a cosmetologist. Michele explains different types of nursing career tracks and what ultimately worked for her as a traveling nurse. Seeing her mom and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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49:01
Rewriting Your Story with Nicole Shawan Junior
We interviewed Brooklyn’s own Nicole Shawan Junior, a writer, leader, advocate and truth teller. They reminisce on a love of writing going back to the 80’s performing their stories for their family as a child and having a mom that nurtured a lo...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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1:13:35
Candid Capture with Documentographer Kevin Jean-Jacques
Documentagrapher Kevin Jean-Jacques discussed the shift that occurred after his sister’s death that led him to pursue his passion of documenting life through photography. Checking through his social media pages, Kevin captures weddings, brand p...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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52:17
Designing Your Brand Your Way with Niko Stevens
Niko Stevens, designer of FiveKarats and FiveKarats x Niko shared her journey to building a fashion brand based in New York and taking the steps to invest in making it successful. A collaboration with SHEIN in the books, Niko is building ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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1:03:20
Safety Is Our First Priority with Andre Williams & Troy Womack
We talked with lifelong friends and business partners Andre Williams and Troy Womack from Impervious Protection and Consulting Group. Andre highlights his prior service as an NYPD Police Officer that gave him the reputation for being a pr...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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54:51
Custom Made Yachts and Motorcycles with Jason Campbell
Jason co-owns JP Customs NYC, an award winning custom motorcycle shop in the Bronx that is well respected by industry leaders. Jason discusses being a self-taught mechanic, fabricator and welder that uses his skills and love for working with hi...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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50:01
Make Your Mark w/ Actor & Gaming App Creator Nikiva Dionne
We chatted with actor and Lyric Party game app creator Nikiva Dionne who initially ignored her childhood dream to be an actor despite the signs always being there. Having read the legendary book, The Alchemist, and going on a fast helped Nik...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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1:03:39
The Ethical Hacker, Carl Gray, III
Maryland’s own, Ethical Hacker, Carl Gray, III takes us on his journey that started when a Pastor gifted him a computer at a young age. We get into hacking 101, ethical hacking being a sought after field with job security and how to prevent you...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:00:19
Creating & Scaling Your NonProfit w/ Kimberly O'Neil
We talked to award-winning professor, executive leader, and social good expert Kimberly O’Neil who helped to demystify the myth that nonprofits should not make money. Kim pivoted and through her business Giving Blueprint, she lea...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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57:22
Season 1 Recap
Welcome back!!!! Season II is here. Nina and Shay recap Season I’s lessons, dope guests and gems that were dropped. Much love and thanks to everyone who listened, subscribed and shared our episodes. We are excited t...
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Season 2
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9:51
Anu Sun on Music, Culture & the Community
Anu Sun is a Grammy and Emmy Award winning musician and producer whose roots were planted in music and community. Anu Sun is born from parents who were members of the Black Panther party and involved in social activism, and was exposed to...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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57:45
Stacey Blissett-Saavedra Wants You to "Find Your Ideal Situation"
Stacey Blissett-Saavedra shares her experience as a woman working in technology and how the space has allowed her to combine her love of graphic design, architecture, and real estate. Stacey will have you asking yourself big questions like, is ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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56:03
Durval Morgan on Sports Medicine & Music
In this episode, Durval joins us to share his experience pursuing a career in sports medicine and how the industry lacked representation for people of color in the field. While Durval is a professional athletic trainer, a love of music, e...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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51:22
Regina Haywood on The Business of Baking
Gina is a mom-trepreneur that credits a scroll on Pinterest, to make something unique at a kids' bake sale, for helping her create a thriving custom cookie business. Gina discusses the baking business for women of color, conquering the “cookie ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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47:01
Unique London on Going From Medicine to Makeup
Celebrity make-up artist Unique London has over 20 years of experience and is a legend in the makeup industry. According to Unique, “you think you're destined for one thing, and you absolutely become destined for something else.” ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:15:33
Hakeem Webb says "You're the CEO of Your Life"
In this episode, Hakeem J. Webb tells us how a series of circumstances that led his family to struggle financially further propelled his walk into a purpose of financial literacy. He is the Founder & CEO of NCFA, Inc., (National Chris...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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49:20
Shef Shaun Believes "Preparation is The Key"
Shawn Forsett (known as Shef Shaun) is a Pittsburgh based trained culinary artist with a love for Mediterranean dishes and a penchant for impeccable fare. Shef Shaun discusses how he never thought his love for food and cooking would be a career...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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51:56
Alexis Denise is Giving You Gorgeous Flowers Always
Alexis Denise is a high energy, Brooklyn Born Florista and self proclaimed CANVA Queen whose side hustle Alexis Denise Floral Designs is growing and becoming more lucrative. As a small business owner you do everything from administrative work t...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:07:03
