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“We get to write our own story. It was more important that I let go of the bad stuff and move on, and make the choice to create something good out of it.”

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Liz Hunt @lizhunt_consulting, who, after 14 years running her own agency, shares how toxic experiences shaped her mission to revolutionize creative management. Learn about “The Visionary” profile, the power of forgiveness after workplace trauma, and how to build teams where creatives truly thrive.

Timestamps:

0:00 Meet branding expert Liz Hunt
0:55 The Creative Index explained
4:04 Understanding visionary creatives
8:24 Complementary creative partnerships
12:01 Unifying teams toward goals
15:14 Reinventing through career chapters
19:42 Overcoming workplace trauma
24:46 Choice and personal transformation
27:35 Forgiveness as freedom path
31:53 Building a future movement

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“The minute you can start to see a pattern, you can start to see the system that’s producing the pattern.” – Dana

Discover how true outliers create sustainable impact by seeing beyond individual actions to transform entire systems.

Join Niiamah Ashong with leadership experts Shirley and Dana as they reveal how pattern recognition, authentic leadership, and choosing joy can help you navigate cultural backlash and win at the game you’re really playing.

Learn why courage is the foundation of all meaningful change and how to lead with purpose in challenging times.

Timestamps:

0:00-1:24 – Introduction
1:54-5:08 – The Foundations of Systemic Change
5:09-8:30 – Leadership in an Age of Backlash
8:30-12:45 – From Individual Actions to Systemic Impact
12:45-18:20 – Authenticity and Courage
18:20-25:15 – Navigating Cultural Challenges
25:15-34:00 – Finding Your Power
34:01-42:01 – Closing Insights

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“An inspired leader for me is I have to help the people around me be fantastic. I have to help them be great. I have to help them grow, so that tomorrow they are better than they are today.” Bruce Mayhew

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Bruce Mayhew for a deep dive into authentic leadership and finding your true path. Bruce shares how waiting for the right moment to write his book “The Path of an Inspired Leader” aligned with his personal growth journey.

Timestamps:

0:00 Introducing Bruce Mayhew
1:07 Bruce’s current professional role
2:41 Soft vs human skills
4:17 Bruce’s upcoming leadership book
6:09 Defining an inspired leader
9:20 Bruce’s book writing journey
15:06 Universe signals right timing
17:29 Waiting for the right moment
19:09 Integrity in career decisions
21:18 Finding your authentic path

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“Innovation is turning creativity into money or anything of value. An idea you keep to yourself is worthless, but an idea you bring into the world is priceless.” Bill Stainton

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) with Bill Stainton & Robin Ferguson as they challenge everything you think you know about innovation and reinvention. From producing hit TV shows to transforming leaders, these outliers share why “what the hell” might be your best strategy.

Timestamps:

0:00 Roundtable with innovation experts
0:37 Bill’s TV producer background
2:05 Robin’s transformational coaching journey
3:42 Defining innovation and creativity
7:37 Courage in facing discomfort
13:17 Navigating messy middle transitions
26:23 Deadlines and creative constraints
32:47 Overcoming self-doubt and fear
39:22 Challenge: broaden your perspective
45:27 Living in messy middle

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“The ability to come back from a failure or from a disappointment is the ultimate separator. Resiliency is an absolute superpower.” Billy Ryan

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Billy Ryan to discover why “hire for character, train for skill” transforms teams, and learn when to shoot versus when to pass the ball in your leadership journey.

Timestamps:

0:00 Billy’s sports background journey
1:15 Reinventing across multiple industries
4:47 Authenticity in leadership matters
8:41 Delegation challenges for performers
16:17 AI versus human coaching
18:23 Embracing failure as growth
29:28 Playing for long term
39:09 Rebuilding with strategic intent
45:43 Finding your true identity
48:12 Celebrating wins along way

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“You can’t be a people pleaser and be authentic at the same time. There is absolutely no way that they can happen.” Brittany Johnson

Join Niiamah (@niiamahashong) and Brittany A. Johnson as they reveal why most entrepreneurs hit success and feel empty inside. Get actionable tools to build sustainable businesses that honor your mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing from a trauma expert who’s lived it.

Timestamps:

0:00 Brittany Johnson introduction begins

0:34 Building without balance causes burnout

1:51 Physical wounds from overbuilding

4:29 Staying in the game matters

7:51 Helper’s fatigue and recharging

14:21 Being labeled unprofessional early

19:34 Authenticity requires no choice

23:50 People pleasing blocks authenticity

31:49 Keep your core self

38:35 Body tells you truth

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