Podcasts by Ask JBH

Ask JBH #73: Universal Aid for Children of Ukraine - Navigating the Crisis from 2023-12-13T18:13:27

Irina Tishchenko Lujan has worked with Universal Aid for Children of Ukraine since 1999. She served as their Scholarship Program director in Odessa for ten years before moving to the United Stat...

Ask JBH #72: The Key to Effective Branding With Marty Neumeier from 2023-10-04T13:00

Marty Neumeier is someone who literally wrote the book on branding, in fact, he’s written numerous books about it. He is an author, designer, and brand adviser whose mission is to bring the prin...

Ask JBH #71: Ed Wiley III's Culinary Creations - A Taste of Childhood Memories from 2023-09-13T14:59:48

Ed Wiley III spent more than 30 years as a journalist, working as a newspaper and magazine reporter, congressional press secretary, communications manager, and most recently as the Managing Edit...

Ask JBH #70: Finding Forgiveness and Healing From Trauma – Laura’s Journey of Self-Discovery from 2023-09-06T18:18:58

Laura Cathcart Robbins is the best-selling author of her memoir, Stash, My Life In Hiding, and host of the popular podcast, The Only One In The Room. She has been active for many years as a spea...

Ask JBH #69: Taking Risks, Embracing Failure, and Playing Poker – Advice From Jenny Just from 2023-08-16T20:26:07

Jenny Just is a visionary, powerhouse, and one of the few self-made female billionaires in the United States. From her days of cutting her teeth on the trading floor in Chicago to now running a ...

Ask JBH #68: Haile Thomas’ Guide to Living a Healthy Life from 2023-08-09T13:44:17

Haile Thomas is a 22yr old international speaker, wellness & compassion activist, content creator, writer, co-founder of wellness teahouse, Matcha Thomas, and the non-profit HAPPY (Healthy, ...

Ask JBH #67: Diversity, Innovation, and Better Decisions - Kate Glazebrook's Insights on Hiring from 2023-08-02T15:05:34

Kate is Co-founder, Chair, and previous CEO of Applied, the essential platform for de-biased recruiting. Applied uses behavioral and data science to help organizations find the best person for t...

Ask JBH #66 with Ian Beacraft: An Influential Voice in AI and the Future of Work from 2023-07-26T14:16:43

Considered one of the top voices in AI and the future of work, Ian Beacraft is a trusted advisor to the world’s most innovative companies. The founder and Chief Futurist of Signal and Cipher, Ia...

Ask JBH #65: Breaking Barriers and Redefining Success - Jaylen Bledsoe's Journey from 2023-07-12T16:56:30

Jaylen Bledsoe is the Chairman of the Bledsoe Collective and Managing Director of Flare Partners. Jaylen has served on AT&T’s Supplier Diversity Board, advised White House officials in Presi...

Ask JBH #64: Daniel Acheampong on Why Venture Capitalists Should Stop Playing the Same Old Tune from 2023-07-05T14:20:26

Daniel was most recently an Entrepreneur in Resident at MIT designX, where he co-founded a marketplace platform. He was an associate at Summit Partners, where he helped manage the firm’s due dil...

Ask JBH #63: Breaking Barriers in Healthcare - Dezbee McDaniel's Mission to Bridge the Gap from 2023-06-28T13:00

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of CliniSpan Health, Dezbee McDaniel has been a career entrepreneur. He is an alum of Venture for America, a prestigious entrepreneurial fellowship, where ...

Ask JBH #62: Opal Lee's 1400-Mile Journey to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday from 2023-06-19T18:30:59

Dr. Opal Lee is known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” At 90 years of age, she started a walking campaign from Fort Worth, TX to Washington, DC to bring awareness to the need for celebrating ...

Ask JBH #61: Kevin Kelly’s Blueprint for a Better Future from 2023-06-14T16:00:56

Kevin Kelly is Senior Maverick at Wired magazine. He co-founded Wired in 1993, and served as its Executive Editor for its first seven years. He is also founding editor and co-publisher of the po...

Ask JBH #60: Rodney Sampson from 2023-06-08T20:07:32

Rodney Sampson is heralded as the leading inclusive innovation, entrepreneurship and investment ecosystem builder in the world, particularly given his mission to ensure that everyone, everywhere...

Ask JBH #59: Joetta Clarck Diggs from 2023-05-31T13:00:43

Joetta is an Olympic athlete who has made an indelible impact in sports and business after her legendary 24-year elite career as a half-mile runner. Joetta represented the United States of Ameri...

Ask JBH #58: Theme Rains from 2023-05-17T14:57:20

As the Australian Ambassador for Women's Entrepreneurship Day celebrated annually at the United Nations, Theme Rains raises awareness for the global empowerment and support of women entrepre...

Ask JBH #57: Dr. Karmetria Burton from 2023-05-08T14:35

As a transformational leader, Dr. Burton has worked in various strategic management level positions with national and international responsibility involving diversity and inclusion for such comp...

Ask JBH #56: Miracle Olatunji from 2023-04-17T13:51:57

Miracle Olatunji is a financial analyst, public speaker, entrepreneur, and author of Purpose: How To Live and Lead With Impact. When she was 17, she founded her first business, OpportuniMe, whic...

Ask JBH #55: Angelina Darrisaw from 2023-04-03T14:18:31

Angelina Darrisaw is the founder and CEO of C-Suite Coach, a firm that offers expertly designed professional development and coaching programs for working professionals and small business leader...

Ask JBH #54: Wendy Diamond from 2023-03-27T13:01

Internationally Renowned Social Entrepreneur, Impact Investor, Animal Advocate, Humanitarian, Best Selling Author, TV Personality and DO GOODer! Wendy Diamond is the CEO and Founder of Women'...

Ask JBH #53: Wendy Fitzwilliam from 2023-03-13T19:45:36

An entrepreneur, lawyer, philanthropist, mother, author and Miss Universe 1998, Wendy Fitzwilliam has forged a career that spans television production, entertainment, social activism, fashion, r...

Ask JBH #52: Nana Gecaga from 2023-01-30T14:00:43

Nana Gecaga is the chief executive officer of the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), a state corporation in the Kenyan government under the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife. KICC i...

Ask JBH #51: Keion Henderson from 2023-01-23T14:52:14

Bestselling author and treasured spiritual leader Keion D. Henderson is Founder, CEO, and Senior Pastor of The Lighthouse Church and Ministries, one of America’s fastest growing churches headqua...

Ask JBH #50: Shaun Robinson from 2023-01-17T19:22:28

Emmy Award-winning journalist, television personality, author, producer, philanthropist and girls’ empowerment activist, Shaun Robinson is a true role model.

She has won the respect and a...

Ask JBH #49: Chevelle Franklyn from 2022-12-21T14:00:10

When one thinks of an artist whose music career spans over three decades, has made stops along world tours in South Africa, the United Kingdom, The Middle East,  Europe, Australia, the US, ...

Ask JBH #48: Michael Coles from 2022-11-07T14:54:19

Deeply involved in the community, Michael Coles is a transformational leader, accomplished entrepreneur, education advocate and motivational speaker. He is living proof that there are no limits ...

Ask JBH #47: Candi Carter from 2022-10-10T13:00:20

Candi Carter is a media executive who has produced award-winning broadcast television for over 30 years. In her most recent role, Carter was an executive producer/showrunner for ABC and had a fi...

Ask JBH #46: Rebecca Schwarzlose from 2022-10-03T13:00:10

Rebecca Schwarzlose is a cognitive neuroscientist studying the developing brain at Washington University in Saint Louis. She earned a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from M.I.T. and served as the editor o...

Ask JBH #45: Vaughn Williams from 2022-09-26T13:00:29

Vaughn Millard Williams III has an extensive career in the area of Community Programming with an emphasis on Human Resource Management, Supplier Diversity, Procurement, Operations and Social Ser...

Ask JBH #44: Paul Ashley from 2022-09-19T19:14:40

Paul D. Ashley is a seasoned procurement executive with over 20 years of Industry Experience. Paul is currently Director Strategic Engagement within the Global Procurement group at Bristol- Myer...

Ask JBH #43: A'Lelia Bundles from 2022-06-21T00:38:35

Author and journalist A’Lelia Bundles is the author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker – a New York Times Notable Book about her entrepreneurial great-great-grandmothe...

Ask JBH #42: Pinchas Kras from 2022-06-13T18:38:34

As a successfully recovered addict, Pinchas Kras is the Founder & CEO of a sobriety platform called Soulber, an app that assists in the journey of sobriety and better reintegration into soci...

Ask JBH #41: Scarlett Lewis from 2022-04-04T17:00

Scarlett Lewis founded the nonprofit Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement in honor of her son, Jesse, who was murdered during the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy in December 2012. Shortly after...

Ask JBH #40: Kathey Porter from 2022-03-29T16:52:46

Kathey is a nationally recognized small business strategist and award winning supplier diversity expert. With a career spanning nearly two decades in marketing, small business development, suppl...

Ask JBH #39: Christine Dimmick from 2022-03-14T17:00

Christine Dimmick is the Founder/CEO of The Good Home Company Inc., author of Detox your Home, and a public advocate for health and wellness. Her work in environmental sustainability is solution...

Ask JBH #38: Eddy Moratin from 2022-03-07T17:37:57

Eddy Moratin is president of Lift Orlando, a nonprofit that works with residents, business leaders, and community partners for neighborhood revitalization in The Communities of West Lakes. The o...

Ask JBH #37: Sigal Atzmon from 2022-01-24T16:00

Sigal Atzmon left a successful career in the financial sector to pursue her entrepreneurial ambitions and her passion for healthcare. 

Born and raised in Belgium, Sigal climbed the r...

Ask JBH #36: M Abeo from 2021-12-06T16:00

M Abeo (they/them) is a Mental Health Advocate, Speaker, Podcast host, Producer and Photographer + Creator of the Faces of Fortitude movement, which began as a series of portraits documenting th...

Ask JBH #35: Rob Andrews from 2021-11-29T16:00

Rob represents a new post-partisan generation of political figures: the “service generation.” At a young age, he realized that bettering his community mattered more than fame on the football fie...

Ask JBH #34: Ami Kassar from 2021-11-22T16:00

Ami Kassar, founder and CEO of MultiFunding and author of The Growth Dilemma, has earned a national reput...

Ask JBH #33: Dr. James Deutsch from 2021-11-15T16:00

Dr. James Deutsch is an emergency medicine physician in Torrance, California and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Listen

Ask JBH #32: Sara T Brand, Ph.D. from 2021-11-08T16:00

Dr. Sara Brand is the Founding General Partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund investing in women-led companies improving environmental and/or human health. She is a...

Ask JBH #31: Michele Kajiwara from 2021-11-03T19:49:50

Michele Kajiwara is the senior vice president of premium seating sales for STAPLES Center and Microsoft Theater, two world-class venues owned and operated by AEG, the largest sports and entertai...

Ask JBH #30: Shuchi Sarkar from 2021-08-16T21:29:40

Shuchi is an accomplished marketer with broad experience in different roles and numerous categories across many geographies at HP, Compaq, Motorola and Ogilvy Advertising. Prior to joining Creo,...

Ask JBH #29: Dr. Randal Pinkett from 2021-07-05T17:00

Dr. Randal Pinkett has established himself as an entrepreneur, speaker, author and scholar, and as a leading voice for his generation in business, technology, diversity and inclusion.  He i...

Ask JBH #28: Shay Gillespie from 2021-06-28T17:00

As the Founder and CEO of Color Coded Kids (CCK), a computer programming firm geared towards kids, Shay is responsible for overall strategy and expansion of CCK’s current national footprint. &nb...

Ask JBH #27: Sanford D. Greenberg from 2021-06-21T22:17:52

Sanford D. Greenberg is Chairman of the Board of Governors of The Johns Hopkins University's Wilmer Eye Institute, the largest clinical and research enterprise in ophthalmology in the United Sta...

Ask JBH #26: Jay Ruderman from 2021-06-14T17:00

Jay Ruderman has focused his life’s work on seeking social justice by advocating for people with disabilities worldwide, and educating Israeli leaders on the American Jewish Community. As Presid...

Ask JBH #25: Chris Denson from 2021-06-07T17:00

Chris Denson is an award-winning innovation advocate, marketer, host, and humor-inspired content creator.  As both a storyteller and practitioner, he is an expert at uncovering unique busin...

Ask JBH #24: Elizabeth A. Vazquez from 2021-05-31T17:00

Elizabeth A. Vazquez is the CEO and Co-Founder of WEConnect International, a global network that connects women-owned businesses to qualified buyers around the world. She is a world leader in wo...

Ask JBH #24: Elizabeth Vazquez from 2021-05-31T17:00

Elizabeth A. Vazquez is the CEO and Co-Founder of WEConnect International, a global network that connects women-owned businesses to qualified buyers around the world. She is a world leader in wo...

Ask JBH #23: Francine A. LeFrak from 2021-04-12T17:00

Francine A. LeFrak is the President of the Francine A. LeFrak Foundation and the Same Sky Foundation Fund. A successful social entrepreneur, women’s rights advocate, and philanthropist, Francine...

Ask JBH #22: Dr. J. Chris Ford from 2021-03-08T18:00

Dr. J. Chris Ford is an experienced serial entrepreneur, researcher, and expert in building inclusive innovation ecosystems and programs for intellectual property monetization for Federal agenci...

Ask JBH #21: Benita Fortner from 2021-03-01T18:00

Benita Fortner is the recently retired director of supplier diversity for Raytheon Company where she concluded her forty-seven-year career in the aerospace and defense industry. During her caree...

Ask JBH #20: Adrienne Trimble from 2021-02-22T18:00

Adrienne Trimble is the President and CEO of the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC). She is a known thought leader for advancing corporate diversity, equity and inclusion ini...

Ask JBH #19: Laurie Dowling from 2021-01-05T21:32:07

Laurie Dowling is President of The Dowling-Woo Company, a woman and minority-owned small business.   Laurie is a consultant who works with non-profit organizations and for-profit enter...

Ask JBH #18: Mayank Shah from 2020-12-29T20:17:04

Mayank Shah is the Founder & CEO of Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK). Before moving to the UK from India in 2000, Mayank ran a successful business for 16 years procuring steel and ha...

Ask JBH #17: Denise Gregg from 2020-12-14T18:00

Denise Gregg is the COO of AppleOne Canada.  She has over 30 years of client care experience in sales, training, operations and client relations.

Talent Champion, Trainer, Motivator,...

Ask JBH #16: Zest from 2020-12-08T18:10:51

Janice’s sister Zest joins Ask JBH.

Ask JBH #15: Cedric & Kim Shiner from 2020-11-23T17:00

Cedric and Kim Shiner are an African American husband and wife team in Inland Southern California who have started a ranch to bring organic farm fresh eggs and meat to the community. Their five ...

Ask JBH #14: Adriana Gascoigne from 2020-11-16T21:50:44

Adriana Gascoigne is the Founder and CEO of Girls in Tech, a San Francisco-based non-profit organization devoted to empowering, educating and engaging women in the tech industry...

Ask JBH #13: John Hope Bryant from 2020-10-09T16:00

American Banker magazine 2016 “Innovator of the Year”, Inc.’s “The World’s 10 Top CEOs” (honorable mention), and one of Time magazine’s “50 Leaders for the Future” named in 1994, John Hope Bryan...

Ask JBH #12: Timothy Alan Simon from 2020-09-18T00:27:53

Timothy Alan Simon, Commissioner Emeritus, (Simon) was appointed to the California Public Utilities Commission by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on February 15, 2007 ending his term on Dece...

Ask JBH #11: James H. Lowry from 2020-07-16T23:55:09

Management consultant and entrepreneur James H. Lowry was born in 1939 to Chicago postal workers Camille and William Lowry. Lowry graduated from the Francis W. Parker School in Chicago, and went...

Ask JBH #10: Reverend JL Armstrong from 2020-06-21T19:08:03

Rev. JL Armstrong is an Associate Minister at First African Methodist Episcopal Church (F.A.M.E.), the oldest African American church in Los Angeles. Rev. Armstrong began his ministry un...