Dr. Theo + Dr. Jaqui wrap Season 2 of the Black Social Capital Podcast with a special video episode. They are joined by new creative director Solomon to talk wins this academic year, lessons learned, and what's next for the show.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui speak with Doni Aldine, founder and Editor-in-Chief of CULTURS magazine. Doni is also a professor at Colorado State University and she shares her research on how individuals who live with multiple cultures as children develop a unique global perspective.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui learn about Andrea Mortley’s journey to becoming the Director of Graduate Medical Programs for the University of Miami. She gives insight about how she approaches diversity, equity, and inclusion training for medical trainees and how to become a powerful voice in a field that is still emerging.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui learn about Dr. Malika Grayson’s business STEMinist Empowered LLC and her best-selling book “Hooded: A Black Girl’s Guide to the PhD.” Dr. Malika shares all the pivots she took in her academic and professional journeys that prepared her to be a business owner and public speaker.

Dr. Jaqui and Dr. Theo dedicate this episode to celebrating Black women. They also discuss the history of Women’s History Month and this year’s theme.

In this very special episode of the show, Dr. Jaqui and Dr. Theo sat down with students from El Camino College, a community college in the LA area. Facilitated by their Student Equity Advisory Council and their Black Student Union, we were the guests and they took over the host chairs!

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui talk to Dr. Jeffrey Robinson about his new book “Black Faces in High Places” after getting a sneak peek at the first chapter. They talk all about the reception of his first book “Black Faces in White Places” and why this second book was so important to write.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui chat with Joshua Ogundu about the creation of his new dating app, Heart-to-Heart. He tells us all about why he believes entrepreneurship is important, how he decided when it was time to launch, and how he builds community online and in person.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui chat with Amirah Raveneau-Bey, co-founder and CEO of The Home Dispatch, about her new startup. Amirah is using her background in tech to help homeowners with their many renovations, maintenance projects, and general property upkeep. She talks about all the ways she helps homeowners free up time so they can get to the more enjoyable parts of homeownership like decorating and hosting friends.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui talk to Jewel Celestine Anizor about her path to becoming an executive HR professional. She gives advice about leading a company expansion during a pandemic, how to create your own personal board of directors, and how to become a leader when you are promoted to manager.

We go behind the scenes with Dr. Jaqui and Dr. Theo as they have a short convo on the benefits of generalist positions in the workplace-- and the career opportunities that specialist roles and generalist roles may present.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui sit down with 'The People's Executive, Stonish Pierce’s, FACHE, and learn about his path to becoming the Chief Operating Officer of a hospital.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui talk with Kaine Nicholas, Executive Director of the Black Cooperative Investment Fund (BCIF) which provides microloans to the Black community. Kaine is passionate about building financial literacy within the household and within small businesses. He shares how people can support BCIF, how to get funding from BCIF, and its impact on the community.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui share about their journeys as investors and give tips on how to get started on your investing journey.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui wrap with Timothy Johnson, President and CEO of United Way of the Bluegrass in rural Kentucky. Timothy sheds light on how United Way organizations help their local communities and gives advice on how introverted leaders can develop an executive presence.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui learn about Dr. Eve’s journey as a first-generation college student and how that identity led to her successful business venture Evingerlean Worldwide. She gives advice to individuals who want to pursue speaking, book writing, etc. Dr. Eve also talks about historical dissertations and why HBCUs need to be researched using them. 

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui explore some the ways schools have historically harmed Black and Latinx students and how those practices carried over when school went online. Ideas for addressing these harmful practices are offered.

Dr. Theo and Dr. Jaqui speak with Dr. Ashley about her work teaching Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers to truly serve Black and Brown babies, developing ECE policy, and how her work connects to her childhood in South Central Los Angeles.

Dr. Theo & Dr. Jaqui talk about what academic tenure is and how decisions are made around it-- especially for Black faculty like Nikole Hannah Jones.

Dr. Jaqui and Dr. Theo wrap the their first season of podcasting! They talk about balancing survive mode versus thrive mode during the year that was 2020 and how they are launching a brand new workshop series to help you shift from surviving to thriving.