EmpowerHER Business Podcast
Welcome to the EmpowerHER Business Podcast — the unapologetic space for Black women entrepreneurs building bold businesses and beating the odds in their FIRST FIVE years.
Here, we talk about the real journey: money, mindset, and the messy middle that nobody warns you about. From beating the 97% failure rate to mastering your cash flow and building a business that lasts, this is where you’ll find the clarity, confidence, and community to keep going.
In our biweekly episodes, host Linette Cottrell — accountant, coach, and advocate for Black women founders — brings you bold conversations, survival strategies, and legacy-driven insights designed to help you thrive beyond year five.
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EmpowerHER Business Podcast
From Job Loss to Barter Black CEO: Nicole Murphy’s 10-Year Journey
She was fired and vowed she’d never work for anyone again.
A decade later, Nicole Murphy built Barter Black—an ecosystem reshaping how Black entrepreneurs grow.
In this powerful episode of the EmpowerHER Business Podcast (formerly Women of Color in Business Podcast), host Linette Cottrell sits down with Nicole Murphy, who turned a painful exit from corporate into a thriving entrepreneurial empire. From early doubts to jumping into Airbnb, to creating a platform where Black founders can grow without cash barriers—Nicole gets real about resilience, reinvention, and community-powered business.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
• How getting fired pushed Nicole into full-time entrepreneurship
• The moment she almost returned to work—and why she didn’t
• How she built her first success inside the Airbnb industry
• Why she created Barter Black and how its “Barter Bucks” system works
• How a digital bartering ecosystem is transforming Black-owned businesses
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