Contact the Show: ThatsWhatSheDidPodcast@gmail.com Send your questions, comments, and suggestions for women to feature to Tangia Renee. Featured Guest: China Tolliver China Tolliver was a guest of the show during season 2 when she was in the process of starting a podcast show. She had a plan, was doing the work, but then... no show. Listeners have been curious to know what happened to China - so she's back for an update - and it's nothing like you think! In This Episode: How she's shifting her l...
Mar 29, 2019•48 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Contact the Show: ThatsWhatSheDidPodcast@gmail.com Send your questions, comments, and suggestions for women to feature to Tangia Renee. Featured Guest: Sita Kaylin After finishing a degree in Pre-law, Sita Kaylin became a stripper - law school never happened. Now, Sita is a veteran sex worker releasing her book, Anything But A Wasted Life, with all the deets on her experiences in the sex industry. She divides her time between writing, seeing private clients, taking photos of half-naked women, ha...
Mar 22, 2019•42 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Contact the Show: ThatsWhatSheDidPodcast@gmail.com Send your questions or comments to Tangia Renee A gifted writer and public historian, Velma Maia Thomas, is preserving and telling the stories of notable and unsung African-American people in history. Velma created the nationally acclaimed Black Holocaust Exhibit, a collection of original documents on slavery in America and through her work is making sure these stories and documents are not forgotten. In This Episode: Velma describes the impact ...
Mar 15, 2019•45 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Dr. Dawn Karima is a two-time Global Music Award Winner, and Native American Music Award Winner for her CD, THE DESIRE OF NATIONS. This Indigenous Artist Activist Award Winner is also an Indigenous Music Award nominee for her CD, The Stars Of Heaven and for her radio talk show, A Conversation With Dr. Dawn Karima. She is an author and has a new book out called Mother Of Nations. Dr. Dawn also reads a poem from her new book in this episode. In This Episode: How Dr. Dawn found her purpose by simpl...
Mar 08, 2019•46 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In season 1 of the podcast, we profiled Bhagya and her incredible work with Children's LoveCastle based in Bangalore, India. Her work has been about serving the most underserved students in India. Now, I have the pleasure of interviewing her on the show. She's giving us an update on how the organization has grown and where they are gong from here. Bhagya and CLT India have already reached 1 million students and they plan to reach 5 million more! This episode is extra inspirational - you have to ...
Dec 10, 2018•53 min•Season 2Ep. 14
I can't believe Season 2 is at a close. For this last episode I have special guest, Michelle Y. Talbert . She an attorney, small business maven, and the original co- hostest with the mostest of this podcast! She came back to give us an update and some inspiration. She's doing cool things to support women in business and you need to learn more. This may be the last episode of the season, but it's not the last episode. Check back next week for a special bonus episode. Follow us on Instagram and Fa...
Nov 26, 2018•23 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Business diva, Shauna Armitage, is on the podcast today talking about women, business and success. We chat about: How getting fired from a job can be just the thing you need to move forward. Why women should redefine their roles as working women and moms for themselves. Why building a community is a crazy important step in business success. How to develop your grit muscle. Woman of Impact: Queen Elizabeth of England. Shauna is a huge history buff and is sharing a few little-known facts. Continue...
Nov 19, 2018•30 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Writer, activist, teacher and poet, Suzi Q. Smith, is on this week and we talked about ALL the things. From our shared love for, and always complicated relationship with hiphop, the important role of poets and activists in the current political context, the selling of "wokeness" and the supreme importance of self-care. Continue your learning: Meet Suzi Q. Smith Follow her on Twitter and Facebook Additional Mentions: Write About Now Poetry Slam Nuba Please leave us a review and subscribe! Connect...
Nov 12, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Representation matters in every industry and in every office. Every day women are making an impact in small ways that lead to big change. Today on the podcast, we have two women making an important impact in their individual spheres of influence, impacts with the potential to lead to huge change for many people. Good friends of the podcast, Valerie Herrera, City Planner with the City and County of Denver, and Erika Reyes-Martinez, Director of Communications and Community Engagement for Denver Pu...
Nov 05, 2018•57 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Laura Escalante and Camila Antonia started, Dinero Diaries, a financial blog, an online program that helps millennial Latinos learn how to manage their finances after a conversation following salsa dancing made them both realize they had some money questions. Now Laura and Camila are taking the money lessons they've learned and made them accessible and actionable to other millennials. Woman of Impact: Laura is sharing the story of the indigenous artisans on her native Peru. Continue Your Learnin...
Oct 29, 2018•33 min•Season 2Ep. 9
China Tolliver is a former doula turned podcaster. She was inspired to start the Birth Control Podcast after witnessing several incidents in the birthing room where women were not listened to by their doctors or even experiences obstetric violence. With Birth Control Podcast she is creating space for marginalized women to tell their stories. China is taking her podcast on the road and illuminating the experiences of black, brown and indigenous women who are most impacted by failures in the medic...
Oct 22, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Tangia Renee and guest, Representative Leslie Herod, of Colorado House District 8 discuss being the first openly LGBTQ representative in the Colorado legislature, how we eventually end up with more prisons than apartments, and the Caring 4 Denver ballot initiative - an initiative that aims to raise $45 million per year to fund mental health and addiction services. This week I cover Woman of Impact, Christina Pumphrey, a Florida state prosecutor who uncovered deputy misconduct and exposed the pla...
Oct 15, 2018•51 min•Season 2Ep. 7
In this episode, I'm honored to have Rosemary Rodriguez, CEO of TogetherWeCount.org and the former state director of Obama For America, Senator Michael Bennet, and Denver City Council among other important roles. Today we're discussing voter suppression, the mysterious US Census and how it impacts the everyday lives of EVERYONE in the country from young to elder, including: Disaster relief - Turns out we do have $$ for that! Business investments in your community, and The always controversial El...
Oct 08, 2018•48 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In this episode, Analise Harris, CEO of the nonprofit Curls On The Block, shares how her experiences as a special education teacher inspired her to start an after-school program to support girls of color in feeling empowered turned into a nonprofit and entirely new path in her own life. We talk about how Curls On The Block is empowering girls to embrace their natural hair while introducing them to STEAM careers because fewer than 20% of STEAM jobs will be filled by women. We chat the politics of...
Oct 01, 2018•40 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Lizelle van Vuuren, Founder of Women Who Startup and Women Who Startup Foundation, joins me in a candid conversation about why representation matters for women, women of color, and other marginalized groups. We cover what it feels like to be tokenized, being a woman in tech, and wishing LinkedIn was a thing when we were in college. This week we cover Woman of Impact, Lauren Simmons, who is the only female full-time stockbroker on the NYSE. She also happens to be a woman of color and in her early...
Sep 24, 2018•48 min•Season 2Ep. 4
The story of how a teacher, following a tragedy, reinvented herself to create a thriving business that connects women and empowers women. We cover how fear can show up as creative procrastination, the power of women when they connect and getting out of your own way. In this episode, we profile woman of impact, Mary Jo Gorman. She's a doctor, women's advocate, a pioneer in critical care medicine, and serial entrepreneur. Expand your knowledge: Check out Rise Collaborative Workspaces Follow Stacy ...
Sep 17, 2018•42 min•Season 2Ep. 3
We all struggle with our self-confidence, but there is a way through. In this episode, leadership transformation coach and author, Kassandra Vaughn, talks to us about mastering our confidence and inviting our fear to dinner. Woman of Impact Profile: Raquel Cespeda Born in Harlem to Dominican parents, award-winning journalist, cultural activist, podcaster, and documentary filmmaker Raquel Cepeda is the author of Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina . Cepeda’s latest documentary Some Girls , focu...
Sep 10, 2018•33 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this episode, I chat with Stacey Ferguson, CEO of Be Blogalicious, the premier platform for multicultural women influencers. Stacey tells us how to find the social platform that works best for you and your business. We also talk about how women of color can make more money by talking about money, and specifically why influencers shouldn't be afraid to tell each other how much money they make. In each episode we profile a woman of impact, sharing the stories of incredible women you've probably...
Sep 03, 2018•53 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Season 2 of That's What She Did Podcast is dropping Sept. 3rd. Don't miss it!
Aug 20, 20180
Although this is our final daily episode for the month of March, Women's History Month, it does not have to be our final episode. We'd love to hear from you on how we may celebrate women EVERY DAG ON DAY!
Apr 09, 2018•16 min
If you've seen the Black Panther movie, then you are familiar with the Dora Milaje, the elite all-woman warriors tasked with protecting the king, the throne and the kingdom. Well, these bad ass on-screen sisters are based on some bad ass off-screen sisters, the Dahomey Amazons of current-day Benin, Africa. As we wind up Women's History Month, we end on a high note. Be inspired.
Mar 30, 2018•21 min
In the spirit of, 'we're tired and we're not gonna take it anymore,' Ms. Mary Hamilton absolutely personified what it means to demand respect. In the face of a U.S. legal system that was being used to demean her, she stood for her rights, and by extension, the rights of us all.
Mar 29, 2018•32 min
Standing in her truth, advocating for other women and being unapologetic about it, is just a small part of Lizelle's story.
Mar 28, 2018•19 min
Hazel Scott lived life on her own terms. She was a prodigy. A freedom fighter. She loved her music, her man, and her people. Be inspired!
Mar 27, 2018•23 min
"The Eyeagnosis system uses a 3D-printed lens and an AI-enabled smartphone app to diagnose diabetic retinopathy." That's a mouthful, and it was created by then-17-year-old science phenom, Kavya.
Mar 26, 2018•13 min
Charlotte was born wealthy and free, but even in Philadelphia, PA that wasn't enough for her to be able to attend public schools. Home schooled, she taught herself four languages and read over 100 books by the time she was 16. She went on to conquer many firsts, including being the first African American to teach white students.
Mar 23, 2018•16 min
Fighting spirit is exactly what Aqualtune embodies. Listen to hear her rarely told story of fighting against all odds for her freedom, the freedom of her children and her people.
Mar 22, 2018•18 min
Professor Jesmyn Ward is at the forefront of showcasing the stories of Black and Brown people as literary works that are universal and relatable. After overcoming her own creative hurdles in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Professor Ward has gone on to write award-winning novels and share the humanity, trials and triumphs of her characters with audiences worldwide.
Mar 21, 2018•26 min
Founder of Children's LoveCastles Trust, Bhagya Rangachar is determined to ensure that the next generation has the appropriate education to compete in our ever-changing economy.
Mar 20, 2018•21 min
Many of us are familiar with the work of Lorraine Hansberry, including her pivotal and history-making Broadway play, "A Raisin in the Sun." However, she was an outspoken advocate for federal intervention in the school desegregation movement.
Mar 19, 2018•15 min
