Living Corporate

Wellness As Liberation ft. Dr. Lawanda Hill

What if freedom isn't something we chase… but something we remember? In this episode, host Crystle Johnson sits down with Najma Ahmed, creator of the Free Black Girl podcast, to explore what it really means to be free. From leaving her "dream job" to breaking generational patterns and embracing radically soft living, Najma shares her powerful story of transformation, healing, and reclaiming joy. ✨ Topics we explore: What keeps Black women from living freely? The lies we’re told (and tell ourselv...

Accountable Leadership and Employee Experience

Zach sits down with HR executive Njsane Courtney to talk about his career, leadership, and the landscape of work. Connect with Njsane Courtney https://www.linkedin.com/in/njsanecourtney/ Check out our merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Living Corporate's offerings and services⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . https://work.living-corporate.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate...

Wealth As Liberation ft. Jasmine Smalls

In this economy?! You probably giggled a little reading that because it's real and you've probably heard it a lot lately. During this season, we've talked a lot about legacy and how it isn't just about assets you can touch and feel. I would venture to say that while wealth is similar, we still want our money. I'm so excited to sit down with Jasmine Smalls to talk about Wealth As Liberation. You don't want to miss what she has to say about how being rooted in our inherent worth, contributes to ou...

What I Learned From Quitting My First Job

Thinking about quitting your job? You're not alone. In this episode of Living Corporate, we’re keeping it real about burnout, boundaries, and finding purpose without handing in your resignation. We talk strategies for staying grounded, navigating tough work environments, and managing your energy so you don’t feel like quitting every Monday morning. 💡 If you're feeling overwhelmed but not quite ready to walk away, this is the conversation for you. 🎙️ Tune in now for honest insights and actionab...

Wealth As Liberation ft. Jasmine Smalls

What if your birthday wasn’t just a celebration—but a call to go? This week on We Ain’t Dying For This, we’re talking about Wandering as Liberation with my good Sis, Natasha Wade. And babyyyy, it’s not just a cute little travel story. Sis packed up her car and hit the road—solo. No set plan, just a deep need to feel free. She wandered to places where Black stories live, where liberation was fought for, where healing could meet her. And somewhere along the highways and history, she met herself ag...

SHRM National, AI, and the Workplace

Zach sits down with friend of the show Sarah Morgan to talk about the current landscape of work and HR at large. Connect with Sarah https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahkayemorgan/ Check out our merch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Living Corporate's offerings and services⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . https://work.living-corporate.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate...

Wandering As Liberation ft. Natasha D. Wade

What if your birthday wasn’t just a celebration—but a call to go? This week on We Ain’t Dying For This, we’re talking about Wandering as Liberation with my good Sis, Natasha Wade. And babyyyy, it’s not just a cute little travel story. Sis packed up her car and hit the road—solo. No set plan, just a deep need to feel free. She wandered to places where Black stories live, where liberation was fought for, where healing could meet her. And somewhere along the highways and history, she met herself ag...

Preparing the Workforce of the Future During Trump’s Admin

Zach sits down with Gisele Marcus, Washington University at St. Louis' Vice Dean, to talk about the impact of Trump's admin policies on her work shaping the future of work. Connect with Gisele⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/giselemarcus/ ⁠Check out our merch⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Living Corporate's offerings and services⁠⁠⁠⁠ . https://work.living-corporate.com/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠ ! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate...

Creativity As Liberation ft. Shellsy Malveaux

If you’re anything like I used to be, you’ve probably disqualified yourself as a creative again and again. You believe that creativity looks a certain way–pretty, polished, and perfect. But guess what? Those aren’t the qualifiers of what being creative means. This week’s episode with Shellsy Malveaux is all about her journey of liberation through creativity. Stay Connected with Shellsy Malveaux: LinkedIn: / shellsy-malveaux-49041a57 See What She’s Building: / unconventional_shell...

Why Work Sucks

Zach sits down with friend of the show Madison Butler to talk about why work sucks right now. Connect with Madison https://www.linkedin.com/in/bluehairedunicorn/ Check out our merch⁠⁠⁠ ! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠Living Corporate's offerings and services⁠⁠⁠ . https://work.living-corporate.com/ ⁠⁠⁠Join our Patreon⁠⁠⁠ ! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate...

Insight to Impact - How Opportunity Labs Leveraged Data to Save Lives

Zach sits down with Dr. Mario Ramirez, Managing Director of Opportunity Labs to talk about their first of its kind tool in the same of opiod safety in public schools. Learn more about Opportunity Labs https://www.opportunitylabs.co/ ⁠Check out our merch⁠⁠ ! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about ⁠⁠Living Corporate's offerings and services⁠⁠ . https://www.living-corporate.com/about ⁠⁠Join our Patreon⁠⁠ ! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate...

Dreams As Liberation ft. Kimberly Pack

This week’s episode with Kimberly Pack is all about dreams and how the act of dreaming has played a role in her liberation. Stay Connected with Kimberly Pack: LinkedIn: / kimberly-pack See What She’s Building: https://www.togetherascend.com ____ About We Ain't Dying For This: We are a community of Black women committed to our collective liberation through radically soft living. Tune in each Thursday to hear from Black women who are choosing to live their lives on their own terms. Stay Connected ...

Day in the Life: How Trump's Policies impact Citizens on the Mexico Border

Zach sits down with Mark Estrada who talks about his life, culture, family, and career at the intersection of the Trump administration's border policies.

Hustle is a Habit

Zach sits down again with entrepreneur, B2C expert, speaker, influencer, and a bunch of other dope things, Nicaila Matthews Okome, to talk about the state of work. Learn more about Nicalia https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicailamatthewsokome/ ⁠Check out our merch⁠⁠ ! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about ⁠⁠Living Corporate's offerings and services⁠⁠ . https://www.living-corporate.com/about ⁠⁠Join our Patreon⁠⁠ ! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate...

Breathing on Purpose

Zach sits down with founder, consultant, speaker, entrepreneur, and wellness expert Alexandra McCalla to talk about somatic work and employee experience. Learn about Alexandra https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-mccalla-5ba8b56b/ ⁠⁠Check out our merch⁠⁠ ! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about ⁠⁠Living Corporate's offerings and services⁠⁠ . https://www.living-corporate.com/about ⁠⁠Join our Patreon⁠⁠ ! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate...

The Psychology of an Inclusive Workplace

Zach sits down with Dr. Bernardo Ferdman , principal of Ferdman Consulting, has dedicated his career to helping organizations leverage diversity to achieve better business results and become places where everyone can belong and contribute. He partners with leaders, teams, and organizations to build inclusive mindsets, behaviors, and strategies that unleash individual and collective potential and talent. As a coach, consultant, speaker, and facilitator, Bernardo works to empower leaders to create...

HAVE YOU EVERY BEEN PANTSED? | EP 3

Your weekly does of shenanigans is back with IT'S YOUR TURN EP 3! Got some better cameras, shots, but the vibes have stayed! What do y'all think? Let us know ;)

Knowing As Liberation ft. Patrice Webb

I’ve burned myself out a couple of times, and to be honest, each time I was stuck in this place of believing I wasn’t enough, that I should be doing more, and that I had zero power to change anything. It took a few months of resting, clearing my mind, and getting in my body to arrive at a place of knowing: none of those things were true. I have always been enough. I did not need to do more. I am the only one with the power to change my life. In this week’s episode, I sat down with Patrice Webb t...

My Wife and I Had Twins

Zach sits down off schedule to share updates on Living Corporate, his family, the landscape of work, and the function of various HR functions. https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://work.living-corporate.com/

Introspection As Liberation ft. Melinda King

Whether you want to hear it or not, healing starts with you. And the faster you push what someone else did to the side, the quicker you can move on to understanding who you want to be and what it will take to get there. While I’m a strong advocate for community, this part of the journey is all about self—self-awareness, self-compassion, self-love. This week’s episode with Melinda King is all about her journey of introspection and how it was the first step to liberation for her. Stay Connected wi...

ARE WE SIBLINGS? | EP 2

Check out NUNNABOVE's "IT'S YOUR TURN" Podcast! the first of many to come to Living Cooperate Network. Dive into our jokey dynamic while we discuss hypotheticals, music news, and some musical jeopardy.

Tech, AI, and the State of DEI

Zach sits down again with founder, investor, speaker, and tech leader Y-Vonne Hutchinson to talk about her journey, her latest venture, and the state of DEI. Learn about Y-Vonne https://www.linkedin.com/in/y-vonne-hutchinson Check out our merch ! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about Living Corporate's offerings and services . https://www.living-corporate.com/about Join our Patreon ! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate...

Legacy As Liberation ft. Brittany Janay

What Tech Entrepreneurship Looks Like in This Moment

Zach sits down with founder, speaker, investor, entrepreneur, and innovator Kimberley Bryant to talk about the landscape of tech today. Connect with Kimberley Bryant https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlybryant Check out our merch ! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about Living Corporate's offerings and services . https://www.living-corporate.com/about Join our Patreon ! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate...

Joy As Liberation ft. Joy Donnell

Folks who have taken our love, dedication, empathy, and presence for granted are now in the find out phase. And while they are over there trying to figure it out, I hope you’re finding the joy that lives within. I’m over the moon to drop this week’s episode featuring Joy Donnell—Joy As Liberation. I’ve always felt her through what she shares here on LinkedIn, but to meet her in person healed me a little more. Stay Connected with Joy Donnell: LinkedIn: / doitinpublic See What She’s Building: http...

Recruiting Diverse Executive Talent in the Trump Era, Part 2

Zach sits down with Khalil Dumas to talk about the work of recruiting executive talent in this landscape. Reach out to Khalil https://www.linkedin.com/in/kahlildumas Check out our merch ! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about Living Corporate's offerings and services . https://www.living-corporate.com/about Join our Patreon ! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate...

Romanticizing As Liberation ft. Eren Cooper

You are the main character in your own story and it’s time to start acting like it. We are all spinning together on this rock in the middle of the universe with many things we’re juggling, but we can’t let that keep us from experiencing joy. And to be clear, we don't need anyone else to experience it—pause, breathe, and acknowledge the beauty around you. In this episode of the We Ain't Dying For This podcast, Crystle sits down with Eren Cooper to discuss how she romanticizes her life as a form o...

Recruiting Diverse Executive Talent in the Trump Era, Part 1

Zach sits down with Denley McIntosh to talk about executive recruiting in Canada and the difference in Black entrepreneurship between there and the states. Check out our merch ! https://living-corporate-shop.fourthwall.com/ Learn more about Living Corporate's offerings and services . https://www.living-corporate.com/about Join our Patreon ! https://www.patreon.com/livingcorporate...

Vulnerability As Liberation ft. Jasmine Fluker

Crystle sits down with Jasmine Fluker to talk about vulnerability and what we lose when we choose not to lean into it. What I find most powerful about elevating the stories of Black women, is that sharing affirms the truth—we are not alone. It is through our vulnerability about our experiences that we heal parts of ourselves and parts of those who’ve been waiting for us. Stay Connected with Jasmine Fluker: LinkedIn: / jasminefluker Instagram: @curatedbyj_ Book A Call: https://calendly.com/jasmin...

Hope As Liberation ft. Brittany King

Crystle sits down with Brittany King to discuss hope's role in her own liberation, her daughters', and the lives of Black women she's in community with. “Hopelessness has a high price tag. You put your head down and your hope goes down, too.” — Brittany King Listen, I had to challenge every single thing I thought I knew to get free from the prison I built for myself. There is always an option to do something different, but will you answer when your future self starts calling? Stay Connected with...