The WEBB Remedy Podcast
The WEBB Remedy Podcast is an entrepreneurial Mindset Shifting project of WEBB Squared, a nonprofit incubator/accelerator supporting small businesses and entrepreneurs in North Carolina. Through tailored coaching and innovative training, WEBB expedites this transformation, empowering entrepreneurs to develop their enterprises with confidence, resources, and influence, thereby effecting positive change within themselves, their businesses, and their communities.
Hosted and produced by Rinnie Orr, co-founder of WEBB Squared, the WEBB Remedy Podcast showcases the stories, missions and visions of the businesses and entrepreneurs served through WEBB services. Each episode delves into the challenges and triumphs of BIPOC entrepreneurs, offering insights and inspiration for those navigating the path to success. With a focus on fostering economic inclusivity and diversity, the podcast serves as a platform for authentic conversations that empower and uplift the entrepreneurial community.
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The WEBB Remedy Podcast
Turning Transitions Into Transformation — The Story of Papriqqa's Community Kitchen
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Have you ever felt like you were shouting into the void—sending out resumes, reaching out on LinkedIn, trying to network your way forward—only to feel more disconnected than ever?
What if the answer isn't doing more… but pausing long enough to reconnect with yourself, clarify what you actually want, and build relationships that don't feel transactional?
In this episode, Esra Uzun Mason shares how career transitions can become opportunities for clarity, connection, and growth. The conversation explores layoffs and the uncertainty many professionals are facing, while offering a grounded perspective on how to navigate change with intention and support.
At the center of the discussion is Papriqqa and its Community Kitchen — a cohort-based networking experience designed to help people reconnect with themselves, build meaningful relationships, and move forward with greater confidence.
What we cover in this conversation
- Why transitions can feel disorienting, especially when work, identity, and security are shifting at the same time.
- How to pause, reflect, and clarify what you really want before rushing into the next thing.
- Why non-transactional relationships matter when building a career and navigating uncertainty.
Esra’s background in more than 12 years of Learning & Development and her work creating scalable, human-centered employee development ecosystems.
How Papriqqa’s Community Kitchen brings together mindfulness, design thinking, creative writing, group coaching, accountability, and free 1:1 coaching.
The role of the kitchen metaphor in creating an authentic, community-driven approach to networking.
Connect with Esra Uzon Mason and Papriqqa Community Kitchen
https://esrauzunmason.substack.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/papriqqa/
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