Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. This this episode, we take you on a journey through the ebbs and flows of life. Despite life's interruptions, we're back with fresh insights and stories to share. We explore the power of shifting perspectives, the importance of controlling one's narrative, and the need to choose personal growth and positivity, even in uncertain times. We dive into the conversation on the ide...
Apr 04, 2025•36 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Welcome back to The More Than Worst Podcast! In this heartfelt episode, join Liz and Shara as they share their journey of reconnecting, finding their voices, and embracing authenticity. After a long hiatus, the hosts dive into deep discussions about the importance of self-discovery, rest, and restoration amidst the chaos of modern life. Throughout the episode, Liz and Shara explore their personal experiences of redefining success and empowerment, highlighting their 2025 focus words—Freedom, Choi...
Dec 30, 2024•35 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Welcome to the More Than Words Podcast! Join Shara and Liz as they dive into the highly anticipated discussion on menopause and perimenopause. With their special guest, Dr. Terri Malcolm, they explore the intricate journey of transitioning through menopause, shedding light on the various symptoms, cultural contexts, and the importance of self-care and advocacy. In this episode, Dr. Terri unpacks the differences between menopause and perimenopause, debunks common myths, and emphasizes the need fo...
Aug 08, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 26
We're thrilled to welcome someone impactful to our journey, an acclaimed author, keynote speaker and inclusion specialist, Denise Hamilton! Get an exclusive peek into the heart and mind behind 'Indivisible,' and hear Denise share her journey and inspiration for writing this compelling book and how she unlocks the power of teams. Learn More About Our Guest… Considered the Secret Weapon of CEOs! Denise Hamilton is an author, speaker and consultant who focuses on the people side of change. Whether ...
Jul 25, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Welcome to this special episode of the More Than Words Podcast, hosted by The Aunties of Inclusion - Liz and Shara. In this engaging conversation, Liz and Shara dive deep into the importance of being present in our lives and the challenges that come with it. They share personal experiences and insights about their journey towards self-awareness and growth. Shara opens up about her struggles with balancing a busy life while staying true to her values, and Liz offers thoughtful reflections on how ...
Jul 04, 2024•44 min•Ep. 24
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. It’s time to embrace a culture of community and legacy-building! Join us this week as we welcome Mr. Judson Robinson, CEO and President of the Houston Area Urban League, who will share his experiences and strategies for creating inclusive, equitable environments that foster growth and belonging. Don’t miss this insightful conversation!
Jun 13, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. In this episode of More Than Words Podcast, The Aunties of Inclusion delve into the inspiring journey of Latinas Excelling at Doctoral Degrees (LEADD). They sit down with Dr. Biance Neal from LEADD to explore their story, mission, and vision, shedding light on the unique challenges faced by black and brown women navigating the path to graduate school. The conversation begins...
Mar 28, 2024•54 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. This week, Liz and Shara discuss how through a recent personal growth journey, Liz discovered that her default isn't actually joy even though joy is one of her values. Joy seems to be an after thought after everything has worked out. Awareness of behaviors we carry is key to understanding why we react in certain situations. Join the conversation! What is your default?...
Feb 08, 2024•38 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. This week we are joined by Loren Rosario-Maldonado of Cultura where we talk about the importance of integrating cultural intelligence in all spaces. We also share the importance of having your community and taking care of you on a deep level. We need more warriors doing DEI and Culture work, but it takes self-love and community to do it. Loren Rosario-Maldonado, an acclaimed...
Dec 11, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Join The of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. In this week's episode, Liz and Shara catch up. Our listeners don't typically get to hear our shenanigans when catching up so we decided to start recording them. Catch up with us as we talk about end of the year intentions and how burn out is real especially the last few weeks of the year. Let's break the cycles of parent/caregiver burnout and start embracing you and your joy....
Dec 07, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Join The of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. Join us for a conversation with our guest Sharayu Salunkhe, the amazing host of the Sochu Podcast, who will share her on-going journey of self-discovery and her current milestone! Want to learn more about the Sochu Podcast? The Sochu Podcast is focused on finding multidimensional perspectives through the medium of storytelling. The podcast’s objective is to dismantle polarity by amp...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Join The of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. In this episode with special guest Walt, we discuss unleashing potential through leadership and how it plays a critical role of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in fostering effective leadership. We explore how embracing diverse perspectives, creating equitable opportunities, and cultivating an inclusive environment can unlock the full potential of individuals and teams. We di...
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Join The of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. This week, we are discussing the importance of increasing representation of Latinas in the tech industry with guest Hady Mendez. Hady is the founder and CEO of Boldly Speaking LLC, a company that aspires to expand the conversation around Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB). Through her role as a speaker and facilitator, Hady encourages employees and leaders to play an ...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. This week, we are talking to Teresa (Dr. Terri) Dean Malcolm about inclusion in healthcare for everyone and how a coach approach is so important in healthcare. Dr. Terri is a Certified Physician Coach and the Founder of Master Physician Leaders, a coaching firm delivering dynamic, dedicated guidance for physicians committed to maximizing their leadership and wellness potenti...
Aug 03, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. Join Liz and Shara and they celebrate one year of podcasting! It has been an amazing journey with amazing guests. We hope you enjoy all the laughs, tears, reflections and shenanigans.
Jul 21, 2023•22 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. This week, we have guest Dr. Joanna Jenkins who talks with us about DEIB in media and technology. Dr. Jenkins is a creative scholar-practitioner, with well over 15 years of experience at the intersection of creative, communication industry and education. Joanna drives insights and prepares inclusive spaces for culturally and ethically competent students and professionals to ...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. Meet Sophia Toh, the CEO of Illuminate U Coaching, LLC, a company dedicated to helping individuals thrive through executive coaching and inclusive leadership training. Before embarking on her coaching journey, Sophia dedicated 20 years of her career to the corporate world. She held executive positions at Kraft Heinz and Procter & Gamble, where she managed the financial aspec...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. We caught up with Fred Agho while Liz was in Houston last month and were able to learn more about his purpose and mission as a photographer. He talks to us about why it's important to redefine what creativity means. Fred Agho is an accomplished commercial and portrait photographer based in Houston, whose journey began with photographing his collegiate football teammates. His...
May 25, 2023•16 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Join us, The Aunties of Inclusion, as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. This week, we are connecting diversity, equity, and inclusion through art and nature with guest Dr. Erika Powell, Ed.D of The Powell Consulting Group. Dr. Erika Powell has a background in Cultural Anthropology, Intercultural Communication, and Instructional Technology & Design. She has various passions including: Passion #1: Creating a workplace where people from divers...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion, and equity through growth and learning. This week, we have a powerhouse of a speaker, consultant, and coach. Miguel Joey Aviles has been recognized as a 2021 Top 15 Champion of Diversity by Diversity Global Magazine, as a Top 100 Executive Leader by Diversity MBA Magazine, and featured as an Inclusion Innovator by the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM). Former Chief of Diversity and Inclusion at an 88,00...
May 04, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion and equity through growth and learning. This week, we are joined by author, speaker, consultant, and designer Jessica Bantom who recently wrote the book Design for Identity: How to Design Authentically for a Diverse World. Design is expression, a service, an act of creativity. But if designers design for everyone, how can there be so little diversity in the profession? In this book, Jessica Bantom examines the impl...
Apr 27, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion and equity through growth and learning. This week, we are bringing a special guest who keeps us on point with new technology and edits our episodes even when someone (cough Liz) has too much fun over the weekend and sends it last minute. Leo "Buddy" Tyler is the CEO and Founder of CradleRock Entertainment. Leo has spent much of his career becoming an expert in multimedia and we are so grateful that he is part of Th...
Mar 30, 2023•53 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion and equity through growth and learning. This week we discuss coaching, human rights, international collaboration & co-creating, and salsa dancing with special guest, Sara Guerreiro. Sara is a trainer, a coach for international professionals and a human rights consultant. Sara has a background in law and human rights, she is a certified conflict mediator and she has worked over 20 years in home-based and internation...
Mar 09, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion and equity through growth and learning. In today's episode, we are joined by Haley, Founder & Creative Director at the Mac Ryan Production House. She has made it her mission to dive deep into business and treat it as her own to help deliver the strategic vision of her client’s brand needs. Haley has worked with clients in three (3) different countries and has provided creative direction to more than a dozen industr...
Mar 02, 2023•56 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion and equity through growth and learning. This week, Liz and Shara share their thoughts on the "9 Future of Work Trends for 2023", an article published by Gartner. You've often heard Liz and Shara talk about the lasting impacts of the pandemic on us, both individually and collectively. Gartner really confirms everything we've been saying and gives organizations a playbook on how to successfully tackle many of the cha...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion and equity through growth and learning. This week's episode features special guest, Sarah Akinterinwa who is an author, illustrator, and New York Magazine cartoonist. In this episode, we talk about relationships, art, body image struggles, and loving where you are at in life. In 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and having recently been made redundant, she created the comic "Oyin and Kojo", showcasing hum...
Feb 16, 2023•54 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion and equity through growth and learning. In this week's episode, we are joined by Susan (Susi) Knight, President of Knight Consulting, Founder & Chair of 50/50 Women on Boards Houston Chapter. Susi shares her experience on transitioning from Corporate to pursuing her purpose. Join us as we talk about what it means to be authentic, our legacy, and the importance of having more women on boards. Susi owes her professio...
Feb 10, 2023•50 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion and equity through growth and learning. In today's episode, we are joined by Christian Brooks of Brooks Bookkeeping & Accounting Services. Her business aims to empower and educate women of color entrepreneurs and small business owners on their taxes and business finances. Known for developing the knowledge of her clients, Christian is more than a bookkeeping and tax service. She works tirelessly to ensure that you ...
Feb 04, 2023•40 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Join The Aunties of Inclusion as we continue pushing forward diversity, inclusion and equity through growth and learning. In today's episode, we are joined by Angela Chen who is discussing personhood and ethics of care. Angela helps us explore how intentionality around employee needs, connection to a purpose, and maximizing care in the workplace increase shareholder value. Angela is a PhD Candidate at The University of Melbourne and researching human resource management practices that create a f...
Jan 26, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Happy New Year from The Aunties of Inclusion. Join us as we reflect on 2022 and look forward to 2023. We are filled with gratitude, joy, growth, and lessons learned. This podcast would not have been possible without our listeners and supporters. Don't forget to comment, like, share and subscribe. www.morethanwordspodcast.com
Jan 01, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 22
